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Speedy Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup (Instant Pot)

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Chicken Chorizo Chili (Famous Red-Style Chili)

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Easy Nutella Puppy Chow (Without Peanut Butter)

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Spinach Balls with Hot Mustard Sauce (Gluten-Free)

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Bacon Cornbread Recipe

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Better Than Skyline Cincinnati Chili Recipe

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Winning Pulled Pork Chili Recipe (Slow Cooker)

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Perfected Raspberry Peach Mojitos Cocktail

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5-Mins BBQ Pulled Chicken (Crock Pot Easy)

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Chewy, Fudgy Flourless Chocolate Cookies

A close up shot of a plate of Easy Buckeye Turtles recipe

Buckeye-Style Peanut Butter Turtles

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Spiked Lemon Shake-Up Cocktail (Boozy Fair Drink)

Hi, I’m Melissa!

Hey! I’m Melissa, mother of 4, who loves to make soul-warming comfort food that keeps the taste, but takes out the fuss. My family-friendly recipes are deceptively gluten free, using simple grocery store ingredients that appeal to all food lovers.

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Crazy-Good Cheesy Sausage Muffins (No Bisquick)

a bowl of apple crisp with ice cream and caramel on top

Easy Vintage Gluten-Free Apple Crisp Recipe

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Legit Squishy-Soft Gluten Free Bread Recipe

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Extra Fluffy Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins (Easy!)