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Italian Meatballs (Paleo, Whole30, Gluten Free)

Love big, beefy, old-school Italian meatballs? These hearty and tender herb-infused meatballs are super delicious—and they’re also paleo, Whole30, low carb, nut-free, egg-free, and dairy-free! My kids adore Italian meatballs, but like me, one of them (Ollie) can’t tolerate gluten. So to appease my little guy (who’s actually taller than me now!), I decided to modify my paleo-friendly Polpette di Vitello recipe from our first cookbook. Instead of using ground veal and making bite-size balls, I substituted ground beef, amped up the umami with some Magic Mushroom Powder, and rolled up some meatballs the size of lacrosse balls. In other words, I made BIG BALLS. Not only are these meatballs big in size, they’re big in flavor—and you can even make...

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Pecan Cream Deep Dish Pie

An easy dessert recipe with a no-bake filling made from brown sugar swirled with warm melted butter mixed with cream cheese, pecans and whipped topping over a simple pecan shortbread crust. Special enough for Thanksgiving and Christmas but easy enough for anytime! Growing up and to this day, my very favorite dessert is something we call Chocolate Delight (excuse the photos, this was one of my very first recipe posts). It’s a dessert with chocolate and cheesecakey layers over a pecan shortbread crust with chopped pecans sprinkled on top. I’ve tried other versions of it and have learned what I LOVE about our version is the pecans. The pecans make it.  It’s where the cheesecakey layer meets the pecan crust...

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Smoky Chicken Chimichurri Lentil Salad

  A perfect This And That meal, this Smoky Chicken Chimichurri Lentil Salad is fast, fresh, light and absolutely delicious! With hardly any cooking involved, this mix-and-make recipe can easily be adapted to a Vegetarian or Pescatarian diet. A Good Chimichurri Sauce Lifts All Other Ingredients A solid sauce is a great foundation for a dish that requires hardly any cooking. The stalwarts of this Spring dinner are my vibrant green Chimichurri sauce and the smoky garlic and paprika marinade. My boys love chicken wings and I have dozens of recipes with gorgeous marinades that I cook for them. But most of them are standalone chicken wing recipes that they eat as a snack. This one is special because it...

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Don’t Miss Out: 45 Home Goods You Can Buy Discounted on Amazon for $25 and Under

From super cheap cookware to stylish home decor, Amazon always has the most amazing deals on home products. During Amazon’s most recent Prime Day sales event, Spy editors spent weeks searching for the best deals across a variety of categories, and to be honest, we were blown away by some of the sales in the home product space. With that mega sale now behind us, there are, thankfully, still lots of affordable items up for grabs at Amazon. To help you sort through it all, we’ve hand-picked a selection of cheap home products that are certainly worth checking out. These may not be the most exciting items in the world, but they’ll help your home and life run more smoothly...

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Top 24 - Decorative Pot Holder | Oven Mitts

  1. Big Red House Big Red House Pot Holders, with The Heat Resistance of Silicone and Flexibility of Cotton, Recycled Cotton Infill, Terrycloth Lining, Set of 2 Black Big Red House - Buy these professional quality pot holders now Look no further click add to cart Youll be happy you did 100 satisfaction guaranteed having owned a soup company we know great potholders Check out our book the big red house soup cookbook If for any reason you are not happy with these black pot holders send them back to us for a full refund Silicone striping provides a nonslip grip special silicone striping provides a gripping material so you no longer have to worry about that bowl of...

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