Melissa -- Ice Cream Inspiration, Author at This Silly Girl's Kitchen

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☙ 10 August ❧

Easy Gourmet Mashed Potatoes {contributo...

Recipes • Side Dishes

Easy Gourmet Mashed Potatoes, the next time you make mashed potatoes, try this recipe. You will never go back to ordinary mashed potatoes again! I love ordering mashed potatoes at restaurants when they come with the skins. Add some cheddar cheese, bacon and green onions, and you have a...

☙ 13 July ❧

Quick and Easy Pasta Sauce

Main Dish • Recipes • Sauces & Condiments

Quick and Easy Pasta Sauce, you must try this delicious recipe for red sauce that can be whipped up in a half an hour or less! If you love pasta, you must try this delicious recipe for red sauce that can be whipped up in a half an hour...

☙ 8 June ❧

Perfect Broccoli Salad {contributor Meli...

Recipes • Salad • Side Dishes • Summer

Perfect Broccoli Salad, broccoli, walnuts and cranberries in a creamy dressing, perfect for summer! Do you want your kids to eat their broccoli? One mom told me that her kids eat this salad like it was candy. That’s probably because it has sugar in it, but you can also...

☙ 11 May ❧

Cheater Cheesesteak Sandwiches {contribu...

Lunch • Main Dish • Recipes

Cheater Cheesesteak Sandwiches, Make this popular sandwich in about 15 minutes for an easy, yummy weeknight meal! If you’ve never had a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich, you are in for a treat. They are wonderfully hearty and flavorful. I love the combination of beef, green peppers, red onions, mushrooms and...

☙ 13 April ❧

Cracked Black Pepper Biscuits {contribut...

Baked Goods • Breads • Christmas • Recipes • Thanksgiving

Biscuits are nothing to get excited about. At least, that’s how I used to feel. To me, biscuits were just an afterthought–a starchy side to more important fare. But now, these biscuits ARE the more important fare. Biscuits are nothing to get excited about. At least, that’s how I...

☙ 9 March ❧

Orange Spice Caramel Corn {contributor M...

Christmas • Fall & Halloween • Recipes • Sweets • Thanksgiving • Winter

I have been on an orange kick lately. Oranges are one of those fruits that can be stars in any season. We always got an orange in our stocking at Christmas, which I can tell you I was not thrilled about as a child. It might as well have...