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An oval Polish pottery dish of Almond Joy Baked Oatmeal.

Almond Joy Baked Oatmeal

A serving bowl of orange tapioca jello salad.

Orange Tapioca Jello Salad

A banana carrot chocolate chip muffin with the wrapper pealed down sitting on a small plate with chocolate chips scattered around the plate. On the left of the plate are two diagonally placed carrots. Above the plate is a partial banana and to the right is a muffin sitting in a muffin pan.

Banana Carrot Chocolate Chip Muffins

A dark blue Polish pottery bowl with white polka dots with homemade yogurt drizzled with honey and topped with slice strawberries. Two strawberries are in the upper left corner and one in the bottom right corner.

Instant Pot Homemade Yogurt

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

White chicken chili with hominy in soup bowl and topped with shredded Colby Jack cheese, chopped avocado and chopped cilantro with tortilla chips on the upper left.

White Chicken Chili with Hominy

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

Extra Crispy Roasted Potatoes

A dark blue Polish Pottery plate with white polka dots filled with cranberry orange oatmeal cookies and dried cranberries scattered around the plate. A half of an orange is in the upper right corner and bottom left corner.

The Best Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Cookies

A dinner bowl plate with three baby potatoes, chopped chicken and green beans with bacon bits.

Slow Cooker Country Chicken and Veggies

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

8 pieces of peanut butter fudge on a small plate. Faded in the background are more pieces of fudge and the leftover slab of fudge.

Easy Peanut Butter Fudge

Two egg rolls, sweet chili sauce, and a serving of fried rice on a plate.

Dhiana’s Indonesian Egg Rolls

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

Smashed Parmesan Brussel Sprouts

A dark blue plate with a swirled pattern with a serving of turkey breast topped with gravy, a serving of mashed potatoes and gravy and stuffing.

Instant Pot Turkey Breast

A white bowl of churro muddy buddies.

Churro Muddy Buddies

An oval Polish pottery dish of wide rice sausage and mushroom stuffing with craisins. A Metal serving spoon is inserted diagonally on the left.

Wild Rice Sausage and Mushroom Stuffing

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