Make this for a weekend dinner and guess what? Your family will beg you to make it again..maybe tomorrow!

Hey, I just got back from my daughter and son-in-law’s home. I call him my bonus boy because I love him just like one of my own! They are expecting their second baby any day now.

Since I live on the other end of the state from them and I might not get to be there as soon as the baby is born I decided to fly up and spend a few days getting meals planned, prepped and in the freezer so my daughter can take it easy until the baby gets here. Well, they do have a two year old so I guess I should say “Take it as easy as possible with a toddler under foot.”

We did quite a bit of food prep and one of the things we did was purchase a rotisserie chicken to make a casserole with. It was awesome to not have to cook that extra ingredient and it was perfect fr what we needed.

I just wish I had this recipe when I went there. I love that you can prep this, put it in a pan, freeze it and bake it weeks after you made it. Now that is a helpful meal right there. Looking in the freezer and realizing you have a few of these kings of meals in your freezer would be like looking in the dryer only to discover that someone left a five dollar bill in their pocket. Actually I like to consider that my tip:~D

So let me give you a tip my cooking friend. Don’t spend so much time making each meal when you can cook extra and freeze half for later, it is such a huge time and money saver and seriously, think about not having to wash all the pans every single night. Woot Woot!

This is what Gina of Kleinworth & Co has to say about this easy dish.

What tops your list when you think of comfort food? For me, casserole & soup. I was craving both the other day & couldn’t decide which to make. So I decided to combine the two & create this AMAZING Chicken Noodle Casserole.I love how quick & easy this dinner is & how much my family loves it.

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Quick tip: If you are making this to take to someone’s house, consider making it in an foil pan so you don’t have to worry about bringing your dish home.

Photo and Recipe courtesy of Gina at Kleinwoth & Co.

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Best Brownie on the PLANET! and that is putting it mildly!

My mom packed the best lunches when I was growing up. There were a lot of things she would put in our bags to make them interesting, but basically it boiled down to the basics. Such as a sandwich, chips, whatever fruit was in season, and a cookie or baked treat.

There were many times that I would open my lunch and see that she had made brownies. Yummo!

I try to have brownie mixes on hand for those last minute treat items, but after I made these and saw how simple it was I will never go back to boxed mixes again.

The best part is that you probably have these ingredients idn your pantry right now! So what are we waiting for? Let’s bake something memorable tight now!

This is what Karina of Cafe Delights has to say about this classic recipe.

The Best, Fudgy ONE BOWL Cocoa Brownies! A special addition gives these brownies a super fudgy centre without losing that crispy, crackly top!

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Quick Tip: OPTIONAL
Crushed walnuts, peanuts, almonds, pecans, etc. Chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Karina of Cafe Delights

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Talk about Simple! You will never buy bagged cookies again when you see this recipe.

In the amount of time it takes to pick out a bag of cookies at the store and pay for them, you could already have these in the oven!

The best part is that your kids can make these and help clean up the minimal mess.

There have been several times that I have seen cake mixes on sale at the grocery store. The problem is that we don’t eat a lot of cakes from mixes so I usually just walk on by! I had never thought to keep several boxes on hand for cookies!

Our cookie jar is usually full, it requires not just the baking time, but also the cleaning time. Every once in a while, the supply runs low and time makes it impossible to take on a few hours of baking. This recipe is a slam dunk!

I will have to make these for our next 4th of July party!

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Quick Tip: If you do not have Funfetti cake mix, use a white cake mix and toss in red and blue sprinkles. How much? I don’t think you can have too many sprinkles but I will let you be the judge of that.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Classy Clutter

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