I love a good dip recipe.  It’s always my favorite food at any gathering.  Plus, dips are perfect for this time of year.   And I know you all love any recipe that can be made ahead of time too!  This Cajun 7 Layer Dip is going to be one to add to your recipe box!

This Cajun 7 Layer Dip is a little twist on a traditional 7 layer dip.  It’s filled with a little Cajun spice using Tony Chachere’s Bold Creole Seasoning.  It gives the dip a nice little Cajun kick.  It still has the traditional refried bean, guacamole, and sour cream layers, but it also has a layer of black-eyed peas and some diced red bell pepper!

It’s a great recipe to make ahead the night or morning before your gathering.  Pair it with some corn or tortilla chips and you are good to go!  We even use leftover dip as a topping on nachos the next day!

What ingredients do you need to make this dip?

• canned refried beans
• canned black eyed peas
• guacamole
• Tony Chachere’s Bold Creole Seasoning
• cumin
• sour cream
•  shredded cheese
• small red bell pepper
• green onions
• roma tomato
• corn chips or tortilla chips

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• Smoked Chili Con Queso Dip
• Hot Bean and Cheese Dip
• Baked Corn and Sausage Dip

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I am so excited to share what I’ve been working on lately!  Have you heard of The Family Cookbook Project?  It’s an online website where you get to create your own printed cookbook yourself or you can use the tools to invite others to contribute recipes too!  

Y’all know how I feel about old-fashioned recipes.  I’ve got recipes tucked away all over.  Seriously, I have tons of cookbooks, stacks of magazines, and two drawers full of recipes I’ve collected over the years.  I love that my favorites can easily be saved into a beautiful book with so many options to customize it.  You can share little background stories with each recipe too which makes it extra special!

Wouldn’t this be awesome for a family reunion project too?  We have one from my husband’s family, and I always enjoy looking at those cherished recipes.  Now I get to pass those down to my kids too.

It’s super easy to get started here!  There are hundreds of layout options, and it’s a really user-friendly software.  Plus, it creates an index and a table of contents which makes it really professionally done.  You can do it yourself, or find a family member who wants to help you put it together.  

Ideas for Your Family Cookbook Project:

• Give this as a gift for Mother’s Day for all those special mothers in your family.
• It would also make a great high school or college graduation gift for those graduates moving out on their own.
• Teach your kids to cook with their own personal cookbook.
• Have family members contribute to create a cookbook for an upcoming family reunion.
• Make a cookbook with family favorites and holiday gathering recipes and give them as Christmas gifts!

Here are some of my Family Cookbook Project Recipes I am including:

One-Pot Cabbage Casserole
This recipe is near and dear to my heart.  I wouldn’t create a cookbook without it!

Crockpot Sausage and Potatoes
This is a total reader favorite around here!  

Hot Bean and Cheese Dip
I make this dip for just about every family gathering.  It’s a must in my cookbook.

Creamy Beef Noodles
This is what I call jam-up hamburger casserole around here.  My kids know it’s the good noodles with meat!

Easy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream
I couldn’t leave this one out!  I make it on the regular all summer long.  My kids need to know this one!

I hope you’ll join me in creating a lasting family heirloom with all those recipes you hold near and dear!  Get started making your own here!

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Cranberry Orange Loaf – A wonderfully easy and delicious recipe filled with cranberries and orange juice.  Plus a great gift basket idea featuring Dunkin’ Donuts® Coffee!

Today I have to tell you all about two of my latest obsessions.  First up…cranberry and orange.  Where has this been all my life?  I tried this for the first time last year, and there is a reason they are paired together.  Tart cranberries go great with the sweet citrus orange flavor.  I first found a muffin recipe in a family cookbook last year, and I was intrigued that the recipe called for very little butter and 3/4 cup of orange juice.  And I must say…I am so glad I made them.  The whole batter is filled with the most wonderful orange flavor, and it goes perfectly with the cranberries.  I need to remember there is a reason certain foods are born to go together.

My second obsession lately…well really not lately…more like for years now…is coffee.  I heart coffee.  I love it in the morning, in the afternoon, and even at night.  There is nothing more comforting than coffee…the smell, the warmth, the whole vibe it brings.  I never pass up a chance for a cup of coffee.  To me, it represents one of those small and simple joys in life.  The chance to relax and plan the day ahead or wind down after a long day.  It’s in these simple moments where I usually find the most appreciation for everything.  That is what coffee does for me.  I heart coffee.

And I love finding a good coffee.  It makes the whole experience even better.  Dunkin’ Donuts® has become on of my new favs.  I find it at Walmart.  And I decided to put together a cute gift basket that makes the perfect gift for a teacher, a coworker, or a neighbor.  I know when I was a teacher, I loved getting anything coffee related.  Like I said, coffee makes me happy.

This gift basket includes a couple Mini Cranberry Orange Loaves, Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies, Dunkin’ Donuts® Original Blend Coffee, a cute coffee tumbler, peppermint sticks, and some Christmas measuring spoons.  There are really so many different things you add to a coffee gift basket.  It’s super easy to put together and customize to the person’s tastes.

To dress up the basket a little, I just added some deco-mesh and wrapped up the loaves in some cute baker’s twine.  The little jar came with a perfect tag.  The cookies are from this recent post.  I made mini versions by just measuring out 1/2 teaspoonfuls of dough.  And fyi, these are the easiest homemade cookies I’ve ever made in my entire cookie-making life 🙂

I finished off the loaves with a little sprinkling sugar too.  I just love how pretty they look when all finished and packaged up.  I know you will love this recipe!

If you’d like to get a coupon to buy some Dunkin’ Donuts Coffee for your own gift basket, go HERE to do so.  Plus you can see more Dunkin’ Donuts products available at Walmart HERE.

Mini Cranberry Orange Loaves

Yield: 4 mini loaves

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Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• zest of 1 orange (about 1 tbsp)
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 cup fresh cranberries, chopped
• sprinkling sugar (found with sprinkles)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a large bowl.
3. Add orange juice, zest, melted butter, and egg. Whisk until just combined. Fold in cranberries. Spray 4 mini loaf pans with cooking spray. Fill loaf pans with batter until 2/3 full. Top each with a sprinkle of sugar. Bake for 22-24 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool a few minutes and remove to a cooling rack to finish cooling.

Notes

This recipe can also be baked in a large loaf pan. Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and center is set.

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One of the reasons I love this time of year is because it is all about comfort food.  Families are gathering together and celebrations are beginning.  And if you’re like me and like to eat, which I’m sure you do because that is why you visit my blog 🙂 , you are searching for great dishes to feed a crowd.

Well, I’m all about a good casserole dish.  And the ones that involve pasta are my favorite!!  And I REALLY love the ones that have little shortcuts.  For this Mexican Baked Ziti, I took one of my favorite recipes and made it Mexican-style.

But I have a little secret.  I used a Ragu sauce as a shortcut!  I know!  At first, I thought of Ragu as an ingredient for mostly Italian dishes, but all that changed when they issued a little challenge with their Ragu Ready. Set. Cook! Contest.  This contest challenges home cooks to create new and unique pasta recipes featuring a Ragu sauce and a set list of ingredients.  So here are the ingredients in the recipe challenge:

• Italian Sausage
• Black Beans
• Garbanzo Beans
• Eggs
• Feta Cheese
• Goat Cheese
• Breadcrumbs
• Arugula
• Cilantro
• Pine Nuts
• Bacon
• Shrimp
• Polenta
• Pasta
• Corn Tortillas
• Cauliflower
• Spaghetti Squash
• Avocado

I mean there are so many possibilities!!  As part of the contest, I had to choose 4 from the list, so I chose to use black beans, eggs, pasta, and cilantro.  Next, for the sauce, I went with Ragu’s Meat Creations Sauteed Beef & Onion.  But they really have so many sauces to choose from as you can see here.

Participants can submit their recipe here through November 30 for a chance to win the $3000 Grand Prize!  I’d love to know what you’d make for this challenge!

This recipe starts out like a traditional meat sauce with black beans and corn added to it plus some chili powder and cumin.  Unlike a Mexican Lasagna, where the noodles are layered with the cheese mixture and meat sauce, this one gets combined with the cheese mixture and the pasta.  The layering process is super simple too!  And it feeds a crowd.  But if you are not into feeding a crowd of people, you can do one of two things:

-Split the dish into two separate smaller freezable casserole dishes or aluminum pans.  Bake one for dinner and freeze the other for dinner on another night.

-Bake it all in one casserole dish, and freeze the leftovers in portions in individual freezer storage bags for your family to defrost and bake when they choose.

Mexican Baked Ziti

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Ingredients

• 2 lb. ground round
• 1 tsp creole seasoning
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 28 oz. can whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tbsp chili powder
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 1/4 tsp kosher salt, divided
• 1 24 oz jar Ragu Meat Creations Sauteed Onion & Beef
• 1 15 oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 lb. Mostaccioli or Ziti pasta
• 1 15 oz. lowfat cottage cheese
• 16 oz. Colby Jack cheese, shredded
• 1 egg
• fresh ground pepper
• fresh chopped cilantro (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. In a large pot, brown ground round. Add onions and garlic while meat is browning. Continue to saute over medium until onions are translucent.
3. Add whole tomatoes, giving them a good squish with a wooden spoon.
4. Add chili powder, cumin, and 3/4 tsp kosher salt.
5. Add Ragu Meat Creations Sauteed Beef & Onion, black beans, and corn. Stir and let simmer over medium for about 25 minutes.
6. While sauce simmers, boil the pasta.
7. Remove 4 cups of sauce to a bowl to cool a little.
8. In a separate LARGE bowl, mix together cottage cheese, 2 cups of Colby Jack, egg, and rest of the salt and pepper to taste.
9. Drain pasta, rinse under cool water. Add to cheese mixture and stir. Add reserved meat sauce and stir.
10. Spray a large casserole dish with cooking spray. Add half the pasta mixture to the bottom of the dish. Layer half the remaining meat sauce on top of pasta. Sprinkle some Colby Jack. Repeat layers once more.
11. Bake for 20 minutes. Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro, if desired.

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Zucchini Meatballs & Tomato Gravy – A perfect way to sneak those vegetables into meatballs!  Plus they are served with a delicious tomato gravy and carrots.  They are perfect served over mashed potatoes! #SmartMeals

I am a lucky mama.  I have kids that are great sleepers and great eaters…most of the time 🙂

This is not something I take for granted, especially when I hear other moms talk about some of their troubles.  Now, we still have our little issues…like my 4th one who every now and then wants to act like a newborn all night.  #blameitonthemolars

But all our babies so far have been great eaters up until about 3 1/2 years old.  And then something happened to each of them.  They discovered that those green beans are green or those little things inside the gravy are onions.  That phase, luckily, is winding down for my older ones.  They are now eating better again and being more adventurous like they were as little bitty ones.

So during this little picky stage, I’ve had to get creative.  And there is really nothing my kids like better than a meatball.  I make them in all shapes and sizes as you can see from these burgers, this soup, these patty melts, and these sliders.  In any form, they are a hit!

And to my pleasant surprise, these Zucchini Meatballs and Tomato Gravy were a hit too!  I shamelessly admit that I took pride in the fact that my kids were eating zucchini and didn’t even notice it.  Hehe!  They gobbled it all right up.  Mission accomplished!  Now don’t get me wrong.  I will still offer veggies to them in its purest form, but while we are at this picky stage, a mom has to do what a mom has to do.

It’s also a really great meal to use up all those vegetables in the fridge before they go bad.  I’m really trying to work on that and get smarter with my meals!  If I can’t sneak them in a meatball or put them in a gravy, then I usually end up roasting them with a little olive oil and salt and pepper.  That, by the way, is one of the quickest, easiest, and yummiest side dishes around!

And for those yummy mashed potatoes, I used Horizon milk and butter.  They came out so creamy and delicious!  They were perfect with that tomato gravy…comfort food heaven!  Be sure to check out the full line of Horizon products.  You can also get some great recipe ideas on their Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages.  Be sure to check them out and follow along! I’d love to know which products are your favorite too!

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Pizza Patty Melts – Flavorful patty melts coated in sauce served atop a garlic toast and topped with pepperoni, mozzarella, and parsley. #BertolliTuscanTour

I love combining classic foods to create a meal.  I’m sure my husband is probably just wanting a normal meal every now and then, but I can’t stop.  I like to change things up a bit.  I think it comes with the job.  My focus more and more is taking one idea and turning it into a completely new recipe.  I mean it’s got to be good, right?  I always have recipe ideas floating around in my head.

And it doesn’t take much to make me think of pizza.  It is one of my favorite things in life.  It is my comfort food.  And when I get the opportunity to turn something into pizza, you can bet I will!  That is how these Pizza Patty Melts were born.

For this wonderful little creation, I used a Bertolli® sauce I picked up at Walmart.  I chose the Tomato & Basil flavor because I wanted that classic pizza flavor.  Plus I really love the premium flavor and quality of their sauces.  They are Tuscan-inspired, and y’all know from this post, I’m a bit obsessed with all things Italian!  I also love how Bertolli® has been around a long time and is celebrating it’s 150th anniversary.  I knew their sauce would go perfectly with my patty melts!

I started by making my basic meatball mixture, which I LOVE!  Then I added some peppers and onions and mushrooms and followed that up by letting it all simmer in the Bertolli® Tomato & Basil sauce.  To finish these off, you just pile on some pepperoni and cheese, and stick them under the broiler.

Then you say hello to the perfect knife and fork kind of meal!  Really these were so good!
Be sure to check out the Bertolli® Pinterest page and the Bertolli® site for more recipe ideas!

Pizza Patty Melts

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Ingredients

• 2 lbs. ground round
• 1 egg
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 cup Italian bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup shredded parmesan
• 2 pinches crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 pinches of dried oregano
• 1 1/2 tsp creole seasoning
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium green bell pepper, sliced
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
• 1 jar Bertolli® Tomato & Basil Sauce
• 5 garlic toasts (found in freezer section)
• 30 pepperoni
• 5 slices mozzarella
• Optional: Fresh chopped parsley

Instructions

1. Mix ground beef, egg, garlic, bread crumbs, parmesan, crushed red pepper flakes, oregano, and creole seasoning until combined.
2. Form 5 patties. Make a depression in the center to keep patties from shrinking too much.
3. Cook patties in a large skillet or saute pan until browned (about 15 to 20 minutes) over medium heat. Remove from pan.
4. Add olive oil to pan. Add onions, peppers, and mushrooms. Saute for about 5 minutes.
5. Add patties back to pan. Add Bertolli® sauce. Stir and flip patties to coat with sauce. Simmer covered over medium heat for another 7 minutes.
6. Cook garlic toasts at 425 degrees for 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Turn on oven broiler.
7. Onto each garlic toast, top with a patty, sauce with veggies, 3 pepperoni, slice of mozzarella, 3 more pepperoni. Place under broiler for about 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with fresh parsley.

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Superhero Lunch Box with Free Lunch Box Notes – A fun MARVEL superhero-themed lunch box and you can print fun Superhero Lunch Box Notes for your little superheroes!

Do you have any superheroes in your house?  How about any children who love them?  We do for sure!  My oldest son can tell you so much about all the superheroes.  He is definitely a young MARVEL enthusiast!  From books to games to costumes, he’s got it all.  I’m even thinking about giving both my boys a superhero-themed bedroom in the near future.

Well now at Walmart, you can find these MARVEL Granola Bars in Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip.  I knew these would be perfect for my little guy and for a superhero-themed lunch box.  I also made some fun lunch box notes to go with it!

I started off making some Cheese & Pretzel Muscle Builders and Grape & Pretzel Muscle Builders.  Next I made a Flash Grilled Cheese.  My little guy is going to be so impressed that mommy knows who Flash is and that he has his shield in the form of a grilled cheese!  #coolmom

Then I made a quick Captain America Snack mix with graham crackers, red & blue candies, and mini marshmallows and a fun Hulk-Smash Yogurt with lime-flavored yogurt and sprinkles.

Tips to prepare this lunch quicker:
-Prepare the Captain America Snack Mix in advance and place in baggies.

-I portion out the yogurt into the bento containers and freeze it.  That morning, I take out the container and add the rest of the lunch items to it.  If not using a bento container, you can freeze yogurt in individual cups with lids.

-Prepare the pretzels separate from the cheese and grapes in little storage bags.  When it’s time to get the lunch box in the morning, just grab the pretzels bag and the grape and cheese cube bag and pack it in the lunch box.  Your little superhero can build his muscle builders while he or she eats!!  Now they have an excuse to play with their food!

But I think what he will be most excited about will be these MARVEL Granola Bars.  Each one has a different character with a message.  There are 6 different wrappers: Captain America, Hulk, Spider Man, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Thor.  Plus, these granola bars are not your average size granola bar.  They are 40% bigger.  On the package you can find 4 collector cards – Hulk, Iron Man, Hawk Eye, and Spider Man.  We can cut them out and collect them all!

Don’t forget to cut out a cute little superhero lunch box note!  I secretly like to include these to encourage my little guy to read!  I know if it has a superhero’s message, he will surely want to figure out what it says.

Have fun creating a Superhero Lunch Box for your children, and don’t forget to print your own Lunch Box Notes below.

Be sure to check out how to make your child’s lunch SUPER and visit the MARVEL hub for a TON of great ideas!  I’d also love to know which MARVEL hero would be your child’s number one pick in their lunch box!

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Hey everyone!  It’s September!!!  The start of all things FALL begins!  I’ll be breaking out the fall decor this weekend!  It’s my most favorite season to decorate my house.  Now my husband…he’s probably cringing right about now thinking about helping me drag tubs of decor out of the attic…

But I LOVE it!  Another thing I love is back to school stuff, as I’ve mentioned a lot lately.  Just the other day, I partnered with Wet Ones Singles and shared this Lunch Calendar Printable with you guys.  Today I’m back to share a great lunch idea with you.  Ham & Cheese Macaroni Muffin Cups are an awesome make-ahead and freezer-friendly lunch idea for your children…and even you too!

The muffin version of mac and cheese makes these so lunch-friendly!  I popped them in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds and quickly sealed them up the thermos.  They were still warm and yummy in time for lunch!

To go along with these Ham & Cheese Macaroni Muffins, I made some fruit kabobs with grapes and strawberries.  Because who doesn’t love food on a stick?  I also added some yogurt with sprinkles.  I freeze the yogurt, and it is thawed by lunch time.  I don’t have to worry about it spoiling that way.

Don’t forget how convenient these Wet Ones Singles are for lunch boxes too.  Since who knows how many surfaces your children have touched before heading off to the lunchroom, you can feel better about them having clean hands to eat, and they kill 99.99% of germs.  Unlike a hand sanitizer, they don’t dry out skin since they have aloe in them.  They are also hypoallergenic.  So your children can be ready to chow down on these Ham & Cheese Macaroni Muffin Cups with clean hands!  #WishIHadAWetOnes

These Ham & Cheese Macaroni Muffin Cups are super easy.  And those crispy edges…those are my favorite part!  You can add more ham if you’d like too.  I only added a cup to this recipe, but if you like more meat, go ahead and add some more.  After I let them cool, I placed them in a freezer bag and froze them.  In the morning, just take out and heat how ever many you need.

Go here to print the Lunch Calendar. 

Other Lunch Ideas:

Chicken Enchilada Stromboli

Roasted Red Pepper & Turkey Wrap

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The other day I shared a Box Tops post with you all that included several of my recipes here on the blog that can be made using Box Tops products.  Today, I wanted to provide you with an educational printable to be used for your collecting.

Since we started school again, my kids have been happily collecting Box Tops.  They like to be the one who finds them and cut them out.  My son, who is in 1st grade this year, took them out of our collection container and started counting them.  And….that got me thinking.  It dawned on me that I could make a Box Tops Math printable for my kids to use while collecting.  All they have to do is glue the cut out Box Tops into the boxes.  For every five they collect, they have to complete a short math problem.

These math skills on this printable are geared towards lower elementary students, particularly in 1st and 2nd grades.  The printable even includes a few higher-order thinking questions since this is primarily what the children need to be doing.

Click here to print your Free Box Tops Math Printable.

Remember, Box Tops are worth .10 each for your school, and the school can purchase items they need with the money!  It’s such an awesome way for kids to contribute.  My kids love looking for all the products with Box Tops when we go to Walmart.  They are on so many items!  Plus, you can even collect eBox Tops!  Just go here to check them out and register.

Looking for fun ways to encourage children to collect Box Tops for your local schools?  Here are some ideas:

• Grade vs. Grade Competition
• Boys vs. Girls Competition
• Class vs. Class Competiton
• Reward Parties:  Popcorn, Pizza, Ice Cream, Free Dress, Popsicles, Pie the Principal, Movie, Cupcakes
• You can even reward with raffle ticket entries!!

Be sure to check out all the recipes on my site that can be made using Box Tops products!

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Participating schools are eligible to receive donations from General Mills® through the Box Tops program.

• Box Tops are worth $0.10 for the school.
• Box Tops is one of America’s largest school earnings loyalty programs.
• Over 80,000 K-8 schools participate.
• Schools can use Box Tops cash to buy whatever they need.
• Box Tops for Education has contributed over $525 million to participating schools since the launch of the program in 1996.

My oldest daughter and I went to Walmart and picked up several Box Tops products to get started on our collecting for her school.  Several of the items we picked up are perfect for their lunch boxes.

Collecting these is such a great way for them to have a meaningful contribution to their school.  Schools can purchase the latest technological gadgets, playground equipment, electronic signs, classroom televisions, and other helpful equipment.  The kids really benefit from this program.

Plus Walmart helps you earn money for your school with eBoxTops now!  Head over here to register and start earning online for your school.

So to get you started on your collecting, I though I would share some of my recipes that can use Box Tops Products!

First, you can find them on several baking products like Betty Crocker Cake Mixes and Bisquick.  Check out these recipes:

Lemon Blossoms

Boston Cream Pie Poke Cake

Strawberry Sour Cream Cake

Caramel Pecan Spice Muffins

Nutella Swirl Puffy Pancake

Next, you can find them on General Mills Cereal boxes like Cheerios:

White Chocolate Cereal Snack Bars

Plus, Pillsbury puts them on their refrigerated biscuits and crescent rolls in the refrigerated section.  These are in a lot of my recipes!

Crescent Chicken

Taco Calzones

Breakfast Pizza Bake

Ranch Chicken & Bacon Biscuit Quesadillas

Finally, they are even on PRODUCE!  Green Giant Potatoes would be great for this:

Baked Potato Casserole

Have fun collecting!!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of General Mills®. The opinions and text are all mine.

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