Quick and Easy Baked Rotini

Quick and Easy Baked Rotini

No time to cook this time of year?   Quick and Easy Baked Rotini to the rescue!  The only prep you will do is taking the ingredients out of the cupboard and fridge.   This dish meets my requirements for a “dump and stir” dish meaning all you’re doing is dumping things into the pan and stirring. […]

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No Bake Cranberry Goat Cheese Appetizer

No Bake Cranberry Goat Cheese Appetizer

To help make Thanksgiving entertaining a little easier, I wanted to share an appetizer recipe that is easy to throw together on a moment’s notice and doesn’t require any of the coveted space in the oven.  So, I would like to share with you Happy and Yummy’s  No Bake Cranberry Goat Cheese Appetizer.  This six ingredient dish is festive and […]

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Cheesy Barbecue Meatloaf

Cheesy Barbecue Meatloaf

Meatloaf is a food with a name that is entirely too vague for my liking.    What meat, exactly, is it?  And why must it be camouflaged in a loaf? Much like the Healthier Chicken Cordon Bleu I posted a few weeks ago, meatloaf is a dish I never had any interest in.   I freely […]

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Mama's Flying Solo Salad

Mama’s Flying Solo Salad

On very rare occasions, I find myself alone at dinner time.  What’s a girl to do? When I was younger, a brownie sundae with whipped cream and cherries (covering the chocolate, dairy and fruit food groups ) was the meal of choice.   Now that I’ve grown wider – I mean, ahem, wiser – I know […]

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The Mother of All Mac and Cheese

The Mother of All Mac and Cheese

This mac and cheese recipe is one of the easiest, and most delicious, side dishes. EVER.  Alex tells me it is “cheesy, delicious and great for pool parties” which means she will invite people over so I have an excuse to make it.   A little bit of this stuff goes a long way.  A small […]

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Grandma's Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Grandma’s Garlic Mashed Potatoes

So, I will confess that I have never been much of a mashed potato person.  I don’t think I’ve ever voluntarily ordered mashed potatoes at a restaurant and every year I pass over the mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving in lieu of, well, any other carbohydrate.  But when I received a request for a shepherd’s pie from […]

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Visit Happy and Yummy on Facebook

Visit Happy and Yummy on Facebook

Happy weekend to everyone!  I spent the day editing pictures you’ll be seeing soon and I used a more vintage look for this last batch.  Very tricky but lots of fun for me.  I knew I got it wrong when Alex told me “wow, that looks like alien food!”  Subtlety is not her strong suit 🙂 […]

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Busy Mama's Burritos

Busy Mama’s Burritos

You can eat ‘em hot, You can eat ‘em cold, Wrapped in a tortilla Or just dumped in a bowl. Cook ‘em in 20 minutes? Why yes you can! And – the best part – dirty just one pan. Yes, it is true!  This versatile burrito filling is relatively healthy, super easy to make and […]

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Tastespotting is now featuring Happy and Yummy

Tastespotting is now featuring Happy and Yummy

I am thrilled to be kicking off a weekend of cooking adventures with the news that Happy and Yummy is now on Tastespotting!  This is a picture of the Happy and Yummy  profile page now, and there are two pictures: one is happy and the other is yummy 🙂  A picture of the Happy and Yummy’s […]

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Get Happy and Yummy on Yummly!

Get Happy and Yummy on Yummly!

I am so very happy to share the news that Happy and Yummy can now be found on Yummly!  You can save all of your recipes from all over the web in one place on Yummly and besides being super convenient to get your recipes from wherever you are, you can even make notes for […]

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