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Prosciutto Cups with Pear and Goat Cheese

December 3, 2018 By Shannah 23 Comments

Prosciutto cups with pears and goat cheese are the perfect easy party appetizer! This one bite appetizer is so perfect because it combines salty, savory and sweet flavors into one delicious little bite.

Every party needs an delicious one bite appetizer that the host can easily make in advance but also stands the test of the hours long it sits during a party. Prosciutto cups with pear and goat cheese are perfect for parties because much of the prep can be done 1-2 days ahead.

While they can survive a few hours on the party table, you won’t need to worry about that because they will totally disappear once people try them.

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Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Hearts

February 3, 2015 By Allyson Zea 9 Comments

There is a lot of work that goes into making homemade treats! Your significant other would be very impressed with these Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Hearts!

Need a simple but amazingly delicious dessert recipe for Valentine’s Day? These Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Hearts are perfect. They make a fantastic gift or make them for yourself to enjoy.

I am really excited to share this recipe with the Just Us Four readers today! I love making Oreo Cookie Truffle Balls, but I thought it would be fun to mix things up for Valentine’s Day and make some Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Hearts!

There are a little time consuming, but totally worth it. I ended up bringing all my goodies to a Super Bowl party on Sunday and they were gone before half time! This oreo truffles recipe are a total win!

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Holiday Baking: Bacon Chile Cornbread Mini Muffins

December 8, 2013 By Shannah Coe 7 Comments

Every potluck I go to during the holiday season is missing one thing: savory breads or muffins. We have a lot of chili, tons of soups or pastas and more than our share of desserts. But, I like a little bread with my soup or chili so I am always left missing the one thing that just isn’t there. For our office holiday potluck and my own Christmas party, I set out to remedy that problem by baking cayenne bacon chile cornbread mini muffins.
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Recipe: Tater Tot Casserole

August 28, 2013 By Shannah 45 Comments

We have a little thing in my office called Tasty Treat Thursday. Basically, each Thursday, one of our team members brings in something to share with the rest of the team. It ranges from things like cookies to full on lunches. On a recent Thursday, one of my team members brought in something that I just had to make at home because I knew my kids {and husband} would love it: Tater Tot Casserole.

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Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas

June 19, 2013 By Shannah 3 Comments

This post first appeared as part of my contributor series over at Sugar Bee Crafts.

Recently, I decided to try my hand at making salsa verde! I was so excited with how it turned out…delicious! It made a lot though so I looked for ways to use it beyond chips and salsa for snacks. I figured why not replace the regular salsa and make salse verde chicken enchiladas!

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Kid Friendly Food: Meatloaf Muffins

June 12, 2013 By Shannah 16 Comments

Kids are a funny bunch. They can be the pickiest eaters on the planet and forget trying to get them to eat any vegetables. These kid friendly meatloaf muffins are a perfect way to make a classic dinner more kid friendly!

My kids love finger foods of just about any type. I decided to try and make a few of favorite homemade meals into a more kid friendly size. When the macaroni and cheese “cupcakes” were such a big hit, I decided to try turning our regular meatloaf into little muffins. {You can call them cupcakes if you want because most kids will eat anything that is called a cupcake.}

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How to Make Your Own Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup

May 29, 2013 By Shannah 5 Comments

Ok, so you’re flipping through a cookbook or clicking around the web and you stumble upon a recipe that looks good. Reading through the list of ingredients, you see the dreaded “cream of __ soup” line item.

Don’t worry! You don’t have to use the canned stuff that can filled with sodium and who knows what else! There is a better way that is super easy. I’m going to share with you how to make your own condensed cream of mushroom soup. A bonus: this recipe can totally be adapted to be a make your cream of pretty much anything soup.

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Weekly Menu – What to Cook Wednesday #99

May 8, 2013 By Shannah 5 Comments

Happy Wednesday!
I love that our Wednesdays here on the blog are filled with delicious recipes. Putting together a weekly menu is so much easier when you can find inspiration all around blog land.

Sunday: A stew might sound a little heavy for our warming temperatures but I loved the idea of a red lentil stew so I had to add it!

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Boozy Baking: Red Wine Cupcakes with Wine Cream Cheese Frosting

May 1, 2013 By Shannah 15 Comments

The boozy baking continues here at Just Us Four. I couldn’t just stop with the whoopie pies so I decided to try out some cupcakes too. After all, cupcakes are where my love of boozy baking originated.

After a few {dozen} texts with Liz, I settled on trying red velvet cupcakes first. She was very supportive and assured me that I couldn’t really mess this up. I mean…I was using wine and nothing is bad with wine 😉

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Weekly Menu Plan – WTCW #98

May 1, 2013 By Shannah 1 Comment

Wow…we almost to 100 weeks of sharing a weekly menu plan with you! I hope, along the way, you’ve discovered some awesome recipes to make. I know I have found great resources for dinner ideas while putting the weekly menu plan together for this series.

Let’s see what I found this week in my online searching…

Sunday: We don’t cook very often but I would like to try and incorporate it into our diet more. What better way than adding it to the weekly menu? This week’s attempt: Pan seared salmon with bacon molasses vinaigrette

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