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Sweet corn, small red potatoes cut in half, Kielbasa pieces, and shrimp on a sheet pan.

Sheet Pan Shrimp Boil

Horizontal 6-photo picture collage of sheet pan fajitas, chili Mac, loaded pepper jack mack and cheese, South of the Border Pie with corn chips and a green salad, sloppy joes, and sausage and peppers with egg noodles. In the middle the words "35+ Back to School Dinners" are overlaid on the collage of photos.

35+ Back to School Dinners

A dinner plate with coconut rice, broccoli, and 4 ounce filet of baked bang bang salmon with a fork held diagonally from the left inserted into the salmon.

Baked Bang Bang Salmon

A a dark blue and white Polish pottery bowl patterned with small circles with a dot in the middle filled with homemade granola.

The Absolute Best Homemade Granola

A serving bowl full of super crispy roasted potato chunks tossed with Parmesan cheese and parsley flakes.

Extra Crispy Roasted Potatoes

The corner of a baking sheet with parchment paper with a filet of sweet and smoky brown sugar salmon and a fork inserted into the salmon from the left.

Sweet and Smoky Brown Sugar Salmon

A large dark blue white polka dotted Polish pottery plate with smashed parmesan brussels sprouts.

Smashed Parmesan Brussel Sprouts

Three fajita stuffed sweet potatoes sitting in a glass 9x13 baking dish topped with melted cheese and sliced green onions with melted cheese surrounding the bottoms of the sweet potatoes.

Fajita Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Baked Sweet Potato Wedges on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper.

Baked Sweet Potato Wedges

Cut Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting in a large cookie sheet with a piece missing from a corner.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

A bowl filled with quinoa, roasted corn, zucchini, chopped sweet potato and spinach topped with feta cheese, half an hard-boiled egg, chickpeas, and balsamic dressing.

Sweet Potato Quinoa Bowls

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A parchment paper lined cookie sheet with roasted cauliflower, Zucchini, red bell pepper, purple onion, and mushrooms.

White Balsamic Roasted Vegetables

Sheet pan Hawaiian pork bowl with chopped red cabbage served over coconut rice.

Sheet Pan Hawaiian Pork Bowls

A sheet pan placed horizontally with roasted sliced cabbage pieces with seasoning.

Roasted Cabbage Steaks

A cookie sheet full of oven-baked thick slices of bacon.

How to Cook Bacon in the Oven

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Hi, I'm Maria. A mom of five and a total foodie. My superpower is taking ordinary recipes and making them DELICIOUS. Your family will LOVE these meals! Come cook with me, I promise it will be amazing! Get started here or search my archives below.


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