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    Comfort food dinner recipes

    Kick dinner up a notch with these homemade recipes! Find the best comfort food ideas and reinvented Midwestern classics like beer braised pot roast or sheet pan pork nachos. These are recipes for home cooks that enjoy real food made with flavorful ingredients.

    • Brown Sugar and Bourbon-Brined Pork Chops
    • Dry Rubbed Baked Chicken Wings
    • Shredded BBQ Chicken Breast in the Crockpot
    • Fall-Apart Tender Beer Braised Pot Roast
    • Coca Cola Pulled Pork (Slow Cooker & Instant Pot)
    • The BEST Sheet Pan BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos
    • Perfect Boiled Beer Brats and Onions
    • Spicy Shrimp Stir Fry
    • Grilled Duck Breast Tacos with Apple Slaw
    • The Best Chicken and Veggie Stir Fry
    • Chicken Parm Subs
    • Pork Belly Bibimbap (& frustration)
    • Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
    • Local Lamb Flatbreads (& presents)
    • Butter Rubbed Roast Chicken (& dinners)
    • Beer Battered Fish Fry
    • Honey Balsamic Chicken with Roasted Fall Veggies
    • Pesto Roasted Chicken Legs

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    Hey y'all, I'm Amanda! I believe in good food for good people. I hope you enjoy the homemade recipes you'll find on my site.

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    Wisconsin Classics

    • Brandy slush cocktail 
    • Beer battered fish fry
    • Wisconsin brandy old fashioned
    • Grasshopper cocktail
    • Beer brats and onions
    • Pink squirrel with ice cream
    • Raspberry jello pretzel salad

    Venison Dinners

    • Seared venison tenderloin 
    • Venison dry rub 
    • Juicy venison burger
    • Red wine venison roast
    • Venison meat sauce 
    • Smoked venison backstrap
    • Grilled venison tenderloin

    Coffee at Home

    • Pumpkin cream cold brew 
    • Vanilla iced coffee
    • Dirty chai latte 
    • Pistachio cream cold brew
    • Maple syrup latte
    • Vanilla sweet cream cold brew
    • Homemade chai concentrate

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