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Easy recipe for homemade baked beans that will make everyone ask for more. Better even than Bush's baked beans! Easy recipe for homemade baked beans that will make everyone ask for more. Better even than Bush's baked beans!

I think most people would agree that Bush’s baked beans are good. I was hesitant to try making homemade baked beans because it’s hard to improve on something that everyone already likes. But I decided to try to make them anyway, and they are really good!   These beans are definitely better than store bought,…

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These Kris Kringle cookies are really easy to make and great to give away as gifts for the holidays. Share them at a Christmas cookie exchange! These Kris Kringle cookies are really easy to make and great to give away as gifts for the holidays. Share them at a Christmas cookie exchange!

I have tried a lot of different Christmas cookie recipes over the years. Every year I like to try at least one or two new Christmas cookie recipes to add to my cookie collection.   This year I decided to try these Kris Kringle cookies. They are similar to chocolate chip cookies, with the milk…

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Quick and easy ham and bean soup that you can make in your crock pot with a leftover ham bone. Quick and easy ham and bean soup that you can make in your crock pot with a leftover ham bone.

After the holidays, I am always looking for ways to use up holiday leftovers, like ham bones from my Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas ham. I like to buy hams when they are on sale during the holidays and keep them in my freezer until I am ready to use them. After the holidays, it’s time…

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