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Here are all my comfort food recipes, both sweet and savory. The cozy recipes you want to make again and again when it’s rainy or you’re having a sad day. These recipes are sure to make your heart and your stomach very happy. Whether savory comfort is a big bowl of chicken and dumplings, decadent and creamy mac & cheese, or a fancy goat cheese mac and cheese, I’ve got you. And if you want something sweet, like a gooey fudgy brownie, butterscotch pudding, or mint chip ice cream, I can help you there, too!

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Angel Slices (Pecan Slices)

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Brown Butter Cauliflower Soup

Orange Hot Chocolate Recipe

Orange Hot Chocolate Recipe

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Classic Butterscotch Pudding

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Easy Chocolate Pudding Recipe Without Eggs

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The Best Chocolate Syrup

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The Best Hot Fudge Sauce You’ll Ever Make

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The Best Chocolate Pound Cake | My Mom’s Recipe

Strawberry Peach Sonker with Milk Dip

Strawberry Peach Sonker with Milk Dip

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Creamy Coffee Panna Cotta Recipe

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Easy Mint Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Comforting Noodles: An Easy Take on Cacio e Pepe

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Sweet Potato Sonker

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The Best Sauce To Pour Over Cream Cheese

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The Best Creamy Mac and Cheese Recipe. Seriously.

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Brown Butter Blueberry Buckle

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Lazy Peach Sonker

Cream Puff Cake

Cream Puff Cake

Blackberry Cherry Sonker | Juicy Deep Dish Cobbler

Blackberry Cherry Sonker | Juicy Deep Dish Cobbler

Chocolate Cheese Pie for Greg

Chocolate Cheese Pie for Greg

Southern Mac and Cheese Recipe | Pimento Cheese Pasta

Southern Mac and Cheese Recipe | Pimento Cheese Pasta

Double Chocolate Cheesecake | Pressure Cooker or Oven

Double Chocolate Cheesecake | Pressure Cooker or Oven

Bucatini Pie | Rich, Decadent, Delicious

Bucatini Pie | Rich, Decadent, Delicious

Mother Leavee’s German Plum Cake | Plum Kuchen

Mother Leavee’s German Plum Cake | Plum Kuchen

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The Best Ham Biscuits

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Southern Chicken and Flat Dumplings

Double Cheddar Baked Mac and Cheese

Double Cheddar Baked Mac and Cheese

Dulce de Leche Roasted Banana Pudding

Dulce de Leche Roasted Banana Pudding

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Maple Pumpkin Pudding

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How to Make Traditional Vodka Sauce

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