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Vertical recipe photo of Sink the Boat Dip. Sloped white rectangular bowl in center with dip, creamy white dip topped with shredded yellow cheddar, halved grape tomatoes and snipped chives. Surrounding the dip are potato chips and pumpernickel sticks. The backsplash is white subway tile.

Sink the Boat Dip

April 19, 2024 by Tina Verrelli 6 Comments

My version of Boat Dip is so good it may Sink the Boat! I was looking for new Spring/Summer dip recipe ideas…and came across Boat Dip (one of those viral social media recipes!! A really simple dip you can throw together for a day on/by the water! (or for any reason!) I added a few…

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Snacks, Spring Foods, Stand Mixer Recipe, summer foods Tagged With: boat dip, cold dip, summer dip

Vertical photo of Our Favorite White Chicken Chili updated. Blue pottery bowl with ruffled edge filled with white chicken chili and garnished with cilantro, sliced fresh jalapeños and cilantro. The bowl is surrounded by limes, jalapeños, picked red onions, tortilla chips and it placed on a white plate with a spoon.

Our Favorite White Chicken Chili – updated

April 1, 2024 by Tina Verrelli Leave a Comment

A little thicker – A little cheesy! I decided to update the 2016 version of this recipe to make it more like the original White Chicken Chili I tasted at The American Bar and Grill over 25 years ago! I’m not even sure it’s the same restaurant as I don’t see the White Chicken Chili…

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Filed Under: chicken, Dinner / Lunch, Mexican, Southwestern Tagged With: chicken, Chicken Chili, Chili, pureed beans, White Bean

Overhead photo of black slow cooker with cooked Reuben Dip. Dip is topped with cheese, Russian dressing and chives. The slow cooker is on a wooden board with Triscuit crackers in a small bowl, Pumpernickel sticks in a small bowl, some whole chives in a wooden dish, a blue and white kitchen towel and some white plates with spoons.

Easy Slow Cooker Reuben Dip (Shred with Mixer)

March 14, 2024 by Tina Verrelli 3 Comments

Shred Corned Beef and Mix Dip with your Hand Mixer! Delicious classic Reuben Dip you can make from start to finish in your slow cooker! I use my KitchenAid 6-Quart slow cooker with a metal utensil safe glazed stoneware insert to make Slow Cooker Reuben DIp. If you don’t want to make in a slow…

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Cooking for A Crowd, Holiday Recipes, St. Patrick's Day Tagged With: Corned Beef, Hand Mixer Hack, Hot Dip, Slow Cooker Dip, Slow Cooker Reuben Dip, St. Patrick's Day

One corner slice of white frosted sheet cake with colorful sprinkles on a stack of three plates with a gold fork. Sheet cake and bowls of sprinkles in the background.

Easy Sprinkle Sheet Cake

March 4, 2024 by Tina Verrelli 12 Comments

Almost-Homemade Cake! In a world where cake mixes are consistently shrinking giving you shorter cakes, you can make a better box cake with this doctored up cake mix recipe. (Cake mixes used to be 18+ ounces, now they are 15.25 and even some brands are 14.25 ounces!) I use a 15.25 white Duncan Hines Cake…

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Filed Under: cake, Dessert Tagged With: Almost Homemade, Easy Sprinkle Sheet Cake, Sprinkle Cake

Vertical photo featuring brown sugar crumble in a bowl in the foreground, a cherry pie with brown sugar crumble in the middle of the photo and a KitchenAid Stand Mixer faded out in the background.

Brown Sugar Crumble Topping

February 24, 2024 by Tina Verrelli 1 Comment
Modified March 7, 2024 at 10:38 am

Delicious Brown Sugar Crumble Topping for your coffee cakes, muffins, fruit desserts and pies! It makes about 2.5 cups. The perfect amount to generously top a 13 x 9-inch baking pan or a batch of 12 standard sized muffins with some left over! What is Crumble Topping?   Crumble topping is a delicious dessert topping that…

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Filed Under: Breakfast & Brunch, Dessert Tagged With: Brown Sugar Crumble Topping, stand mixer recipe

Rectangular dip with hot cottage cheese queso dip surrounded by tortilla chips and red bell pepper strips

Cottage Cheese Queso Dip

January 26, 2024 by Tina Verrelli Leave a Comment
Modified February 12, 2024 at 4:50 pm

Quick & Easy Creamy Protein Queso Dip! Whip up this quick and easy high protein, low carb queso dip in your chopper, food processor or blender! This recipe comes from “ketosnackz” account on Instagram.

Filed Under: Appetizer, Chopper Recipes, Snacks Tagged With: cottage cheese queso dip

Recipe Photo for Dirty Martini Dip. Shows the white creamy dip sprinkled with fresh snipped chives and a bamboo pick with 3 olives. In the background are ramekins with pretzel chips and carrots and cucumber slices. Also 2 martini glasses with dirty martinis.

Dirty Martini Dip

November 25, 2023 by Tina Verrelli 11 Comments
Modified November 20, 2025 at 5:53 pm

A delicious, savory and creamy dip with all the flavors of a dirty martini cocktail!

Filed Under: Appetizer Tagged With: dip, Dirty Martini

Stand Mixer Italian Style Meatballs (Beef & Pork)

November 24, 2023 by Tina Verrelli Leave a Comment
Modified December 12, 2023 at 11:18 am

Classic Tender & Juicy Meatballs Made With Beef & Pork: These meatballs have the classic tender and juicy texture of Italian American meatballs made with beef, pork and a flavorful panade of buttermilk soaked bread. This is my version of this meatball recipe, I liked the technique of mixing them in my stand mixer, but…

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Filed Under: Beef, Dinner / Lunch, Pork, Stand Mixer Recipe Tagged With: Meatballs

Our Favorite Chex Mix

November 20, 2023 by Tina Verrelli Leave a Comment

This Chex Mix is one of our Thanksgiving traditions. It’s so toasty, savory and crunchy! It makes a large batch – plenty to share with your crowd! I’ve been tweaking the recipe for years to get it just how we like it! You can easily customize your cereals and mix-ins. It makes 4 quarts of…

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Fall/Autumn Recipe, Holiday Recipes, Snacks, Thanksgiving Tagged With: chex mix, savory cereal mix

“Spanish” Style Beef Empanadas with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

November 6, 2023 by Tina Verrelli Leave a Comment

All Empanadas Recipes: “Spanish” Style Beef Empanadas with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce – these empanadas have tons of savory flavor with ground beef, garlic, roasted red peppers, smoked paprika and olives – all wrapped up in a tender flaky dough. The simple Roasted Red Pepper Sauce is perfect for dipping your empanadas! The “Spanish” Style Beef…

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Filed Under: Appetizer Tagged With: empanada dough, National Empanada Day

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Shiitake, Ginger & Pork Pot Sticker Soup

Butternut Squash Stuffed Shells

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Whiskey Glazed Corned Beef: 2 meals in 1

Roasted Asparagus Soup with Pumpernickel Croutons & Prosciutto Crisps Recipe (+ Vegan Version)

Empanada Party: 4 Fillings + 3 Sauces = YUM!

PB & Fluff Push Pops (Just a Quick Idea)

Warm Farro Salad w/ Grilled Flank Steak

All-Time Favorite Recipes:

Royal Icing (Using Meringue Powder)

Butter Toffee Crunch Ice Cream

Back to the Bake-Off

Chocolate Buttermilk Bundt Cake

2 beef tacos with homemade flour tortillas on blue Mexican pottery plate

Easy Homemade Flour Tortillas

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Pastel pink frosted cake with festive colorful sprinkles on top. Smooth sides of cake with fluffy swirls on top. Homemade style. Cake is on a glass pedestal with a stack of plates, forks and the bloom of a pink hydrangea in the background.

How to Make: Less Sweet American Buttercream Frosting – Smooth, Creamy

Ciabatta Bread

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Homemade Dog Waffles – “Woofles”

Purr-fect Kitty Salmon Treats

Ruff, Ruff Truffles: Pumpkin & Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Peanut Butter and Pumpkin Doggie Biscuits

Meow-ums Kitty Crackers

“gnaw, gnaw” Biscuits: Teeth Tamers for Guinea Pigs and Rabbits

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