Meal Planning 101 Meal planning has changed my life in many ways. It lowers my stress at the grocery store. I don’t have to run out at 5 PM for the one thing I need to make dinner. I save money by making less trips to the grocery store, because let’s face it., that “one…
Recipes
Fettuccine Alfredo with Garlic Roasted Broccoli
Someone once told me that Fettuccine Alfredo is basically just macaroni and cheese for adults. They are so right. Fettuccine Alfredo is one of the more decadent pasta dishes. It combines butter, cream, and Parmesan cheese to make an amazingly silky and flavorful sauce poured over satisfying pasta. This Fettuccine Alfredo with Roasted Broccoli fits…
Buttermilk Ranch Chicken Tenders
I LOVE Chicken tenders. There, I said it. I love the traditional crispy ones from sit-down chain restaurants, and I love the “nugget” style chicken from fast-food chains. My husband and I gave up on fast food 1 year ago (everything except IN n OUT!), so I can’t get my fix near as often. We…
Brioche French Toast
Yeah, yeah. I know everyone knows how to make french toast. Dip it in some egg, fry it, drown it in maple syrup. You already know how to do that! Brioche french toast is not your ordinary french toast. I am here to tell you that using brioche as your bread of choice is going…
Cooking With Kids: White Chocolate Bark
Over the weekend, we made White Chocolate Bark with our kids. My husband was home to help, which is good because this installment of cooking with kids was definitely a two-man operation. I have cooked with my two kids by myself plenty of times, but this recipe seemed to be a bit more chaotic. It…
Top 30 Holiday Side Dish Recipes
We’re getting closer to Thanksgiving and it’s time to start planning your Thanksgiving meal. My goal is to help you save time while preparing a delicious meal. Last week I gave you a list of the top 20 pie recipes. Today, I am offering 30 of the best holiday side dishes because you can’t have…
Sloppy Joes
Are you looking for a warm and filling weeknight dinner? This is sloppy joes recipe is for you. They are ready in just 30 minutes and a great cooking recipe for kids. How to make sloppy joes? Start with diced carrot, onion, and celery. Cook them on the stove top until they start to soften;…
20 Best Pie Recipes
Halloween is over, November is here, so bring on the Thanksgiving planning! You can’t have Thanksgiving dinner without at least one pie, right? At the start of fall, I gave you a list of 10 apple recipes to try. Today I have a roundup of 20 best pie recipes from bloggers just like me. To…
Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe
Cheesy Garlic Bread Recipe You guys, this cheesy garlic bread is SO good! I had been experimenting with making my own garlic bread since I started making homemade french bread and have had some serious failures. This one is a winner! I start with softened cream cheese mixed with softened butter. I whip it up…
13 Pounds Of Apples
13 Pounds of Apples As you know, I took my kids apple picking last week. I had great plans to pick 50 pounds of apples and split it with a friend. It turns out that 50 pounds of apples is A LOT of apples. I picked and picked and picked. I compared my kid’s weights…
