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From-scratch Chicken Parm is an Italian restaurant staple (at least here in the United States) and it’s fun to make at home, as well. But if pounding, dipping, and breading chicken is too much ...

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Oh, hey, everyone. It’s been a hot minute. We got completely busy with our Freezer Meal Guidebook  (which you definitely need as we move into the crazy busy holiday season). Throw in our famil...

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When I was a kid, my mom’s go-to dinner when she didn’t know what to feed us was hamburger and onions. What is Hamburger and Onions, you ask? Well. It’s hamburger. And onions. Just hamburge...

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Quick and easy weeknight meals are not always something that is good enough to serve company or something your kids will not only eat but request. These Korean Beef Noodle Bowls are both! They ar...

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I love stir fries on busy weeknights and during the dead of summer and this beef and green bean stir-fry is no exception! Loaded with veggies and lean protein, we guarantee your family will love ...

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These Smoky Honey Mustard Pork Chops are RIDICULOUSLY fast, easy, and so delicious! They use just a handful of pantry ingredients to make a protein-packed dinner. These Smoky Honey Mustard Pork C...

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So I have a serious addiction to Asian noodles. It’s very dangerous and can be extremely expensive to treat. These Thai Peanut Noodles are an incredibly easy and inexpensive fix–it uses a lot...

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I’m continuing to love my Instant Pot Electric pressure cooker, and as requested, I have another recipe for you–Pressure Cooker Chili-Lime Chicken!  If you don’t have a pressure cooker- do...

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In continuing my focus on easy weeknight dinners this month (you guys set my Sheet Pan Fajitas completely viral!)  I’m bringing you another one of our family favorites: Homemade Crunch Wraps!�...

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I’ve talked a lot about how it took me a long to settle down in Louisiana after living in Utah for basically the first 27 years of my life. This was never supposed to be a long-term thing–thr...

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Here at Our Best bites we specialize in practical, delicious ideas to help you get dinner on the table for your families.  We share a LOT of different types of recipes and content around here, b...

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When I was little, one of my favorite meals (and still one of my favorite comfort foods) was meatloaf. I didn’t understand why it got such a bad rap. It seemed to be one of those things my frie...

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I’ve said this so many times, but lunch is the hardest meal for me. I hate eating alone. I hate eating the same thing every day. I hate making food for one person. But, especially when I’m tr...

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We have a section in our recipe index for Pressure Cooking, and some of our most popular are the quick shredded chicken recipes because they work well for easy dinners and also meal prep, if you�...

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There are a lot of fundamental cooking skills that I believe everyone needs to master.  And unless you’re a vegan, vegetarian, or in any other way opposed to beef, cooking a great steak is one...

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Do you remember being a kid and wondering in the kitchen around dinner time to check out what your Mom was making and the sheer jubilation you’d feel when you unexpectedly found out it was some...

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Getting back into the swing of things after Christmas vacation has been a harsh reality (especially since after a 4 days of school last week, bad weather cancelled three days this week, which my ...

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Sheet pan dinners are crazy popular and for good reason–they’re one-dish and hands-off, they’re quick, and clean-up is a breeze. So if you’re running in 5,000 directions over the next few...

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Now, I’m always a sucker for cooking meat with soda. It’s a super classy thing to be a sucker for–I’m pretty sure food snobs around the world are aghast at the idea of marinating a pork ...

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Chicken.  I always like the idea of roasting whole chickens, but honestly I never have great luck with them in the oven.  I’ve tried a million different ways and I’m just never overly impr...

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For as long as we’ve been writing this blog, dinner time has been a major point of focus for the majority of our readers.  And we get it.  I too, often look at the clock around 5pm and sudden...

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I think one of the greatest misconceptions about me being a food blogger is that I love to cook every single meal every single day. Don’t get me wrong, I love food, I love cooking, I love the c...

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I have the fondest memories of Beef with Broccoli. You know, the Americanized Chinese classic that you can find in just about every mainstream Chinese restaurant in the United States. Back when I...

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First of all, in VERY exciting news, guess what Sara and I got on our doorsteps on Wednesday? This. It’s really, really happening! The book won’t be released until the beginning of April, but...

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There is something about chicken and rice. It’s easy, it’s great comfort food, it’s delicious. My kids love it (well, except for my daughter who is expressing mild interest in vegetarianism...

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I have a long-standing love affair with fish tacos. I am also insanely picky about them–I am almost always disappointed by fish tacos I eat in restaurants (Dear North-of-Baton-Rouge Louisiana: ...

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Okay. Can we talk a little about shrimp? And how they’re one of the friendlier seafoods? Even non-seafood-lovers often enjoy shrimp. Shrimp are widely available and easy to cook and can be serv...

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I was talking to a fellow pregnant woman recently who shared with me her frustrating habit of overconsumption, which I could completely relate to.  Nutrition is so difficult for me when I’m pr...

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You know how when you read through some recipes, you know you’re going to love them? That’s totally how I felt when I read this recipe. Except I knew I wanted to change things. And I knew exa...

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So, it’s St. Patrick’s Day.  And this recipe is not green, nor does it involve an orange mustache, or a pint of Guinness.  It’s not even from Ireland, it’s inspired from another country...

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You know those people who go on vacation and eat super healthy the whole time they’re gone, never going to any fun restaurants and carefully crafting healthy meals with the microwave, coffee ma...

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So remember a few weeks ago when Sara was sick? This last week was my turn. I wasn’t sick like she was sick–I was still semi-functional, but miserable, which is one of the worst kinds of sick...

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We sometimes get emails and comments wondering why we don’t post more _________ (because that blank is always different for everyone) or that it’s been too long since we’ve posted whatever ...

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This quick and easy Chinese Orange Beef boasts perfectly balanced flavors and can be whipped up in less than 30 minutes on the stove top with basic pantry ingredients.  It’s a great week-night...

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Whether or not I’m trying to eat healthy, one of my very most favorite things to eat is pork tenderloin. It’s super lean and no matter how you cook it, it’s done in a matter of minutes. Whe...

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You know how Sara went to Anguilla and St. Maarten a few weeks ago and lounged on the beach and ate delicious seafood? Yeah. I stayed in Louisiana, swollen and achy (although very grateful for th...

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When I was young, many of my favorite childhood comfort foods involved things from the sea.  My Mom’s classic Creamed Tuna on Toast, for example, crispy fried halibut on the pier in my hometow...

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Come summer time we literally eat some variation of this Lemon-Garlic Herb Rubbed Chicken at least once a week at our house. It’s a great way to use up garden herbs and is totally flexible acco...

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I know we keep promising an actual meal around here and then keep getting sidetracked with fun Halloween stuff so I’m finally going to give you something dinner-worthy!  (Not that doughnuts or...

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I’m always a little leery of foods with Caribbean spice blends.  They always sound great to me, with a lot of the Latin flavors I love like citrus, cumin, and tropical fruits.  But they also ...

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My family LOVES these grilled Italian burgers.  They are quick and easy to prepare and require minimal ingredients.  The patty is created with a combination of ground beef and a little Italian ...

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