HAPPY 2017! What an outstanding year 2016 was for Meal Planning Maven and ME! I continued to experiment with different types of ingredients and new preparation techniques which definitely kept me on my toes.   I had a blast “meeting” so many of my Facebook fans (now 37,500+!) as well as...

Happy almost 2017! for the last recipe of 2016, I am super-excited to share my new snap-to-make shrimp "app" for your New Year's celebration. Did you ever notice how the shrimp is always the party nibble that attracts the crowds? Well these little gems are no exception!

 
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By popular request... The BEST Homemade Latkes and Applesauce! You don’t have to celebrate Chanukah to love latkes! If making your own potato pancakes seems daunting, I bet these step by step instructions as well as my collection of tried and true tips will have you whipping up some of the crispiest and...

How many of you shy away from making roast chicken because you think it’s just too time consuming? Or that it's far easier to stop at the grocery store to pick up a cooked rotisserie chicken?

 
Complete Poultry Recipe Collection
 
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