Have you ever made grilled corn on the cob in foil? When we have a cookout, we like to try to spice things up a bit, especially when on vacation (like we are today!) Burgers and hot dogs are great (the kids certainly love them!), Read More
Chilled Southwestern Quinoa Salad
This chilled Southwestern Quinoa Salad is the perfect (easy) recipe! You can use it as a main dish or as a side dish. If you are just starting on your Clean-Eating journey, check out this post about How to start eating clean. In Read More
Conversation Starters for Kids – Questions to Ask Your Child About School
If you are struggling to glean details from your child's school day, use these questions to ask your child about school. These three questions are perfect conversation starters for kids. They help your child develop a habit of talking about their Read More
Meatless Yellow rice and beans Recipe!
Do you want to know my very favorite Meatless meal ever? This is it. I could cook it every night, but Mickey & the kids would get tired of it WAY before I would. ♥ It's not quite a vegan meal, since it uses cheese, but it could be vegan with Read More
Taco Bake Casserole – Quick, easy & a family favorite!
Now it's time to mix the ingredients of your your taco bake to create your recipe. I usually combine everything right in the baking dish because it's easy. :) Start by putting the taco meat on the bottom of the greased (or sprayed) baking Read More
Great-Grandma’s Easy Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Recipe
I wanted to share my Great-Grandma's Homemade Spaghetti Sauce with you today. It's my favorite & I hope it is your new favorite, too. Serve it with over noodles (or even zucchini noodles) and add a side of garlic bread. YUM! Don't forget to Read More
Low Carb Cauliflower “Potato” Salad
There is something about warm weather and longer days outside that make having a great dinner with my family even more special. We love to eat on our back porch so we can still be outside, even when we're winding down for the day. This low-carb Read More
Easy Potato Skins Recipe
Well... football is here, so I wanted to share this Easy Potato Skin Recipe. The kids have been busy with football practice every week, which means that we are soon going to be eating football food (fall food) and one of our favorites are potato Read More
Alfredo Chicken Broccoli
My very favorite dish is Alfredo Chicken Broccoli - a pasta with alfredo sauce, chicken, and broccoli. When we go out to eat, I order this about 50% of the time. I really liked it until I added the broccoli... then I just loved it & it became Read More
Free menu plan – week 6
Welcome to Week 6 of our free menu plan. I have to say that writing out our menu plans here for you, keeps us more organized, too! Monday: Baked Chicken and sweet potato fries (get the recipe here) Tuesday: General Tso's Chicken (so so Read More
{CLEAN RECIPE} Avocado, black bean & lime wrap
This clean recipe for a Avocado, Black Bean & Lime Wrap is fantastic! It takes less than five minutes to prepare and it is always delicious! I love to use avocados when I can because they are really healthy! I started using them when I Read More
Fresh Coconut Oil Turkey Meatballs with bacon with Maple Dijon Gravy (the kids LOVE these!)
This post brought to you by Butterball Every Day. All opinions are 100% mine. Coconut Oil Turkey Meatballs with bacon... You are going to love these! Last week, I had a great time attending a "Fresh eating" informational meeting at a Read More
Our favorite recipe : Home made chicken basil pizza! (The kids make it!)
My family and I make this recipe at least once a week! It is our favorite recipe: Home made chicken basil pizza! (The kids make it!) We buy two large pre-made pizza dough balls from the pizza shop, but today I am going to share this recipe Read More
Old-fashioned Italian Raisin Meatballs (perfect for busy school nights!)
Tonight I want to share my favorite quick school night meals! First up is Raisin Mealballs. Ok- I know what you are thinking: Raisin Meatballs? Quick? Tasty?….. Really? YES! Raisins? In meatballs? I promise- you just have Read More
How to plan the perfect family reunion menu (recipes included!)
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of American Frozen Foods Institute and the Frozen Food Roundtable for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I hope that it gives you some great tips on how to plan the perfect menu for a family Read More
Southern Grilled Cheese & creamy Southern Tomato Soup (plus a fun recipe for your kids!)
Tonight we are serving up southern grilled cheese with a side of Southern Tomato Soup (and a fun grilled cheese recipe for the kids, too.) DIRECTIONS: I (adults only) heat up a griddle or pan. We take (real) butter that has been Read More
Southern Hashbrown Casserole – Cheesy Potato Casserole
This post brought to you by Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. It is almost time to celebrate my brother's birthday! We are getting together over the weekend for dinner at my Mom and Dad's house and I was asked to make my 'signiture dish' Read More
Crock Pot Fiesta Chicken – (Slow Cooker Chicken with salsa)
My brother & sister-in-law made this dinner one night, while we were on vacation, just as a throw-together meal. Well- we all loved it and have been making it ever since. I will usually stop at Moe's (restaurant) and pick up a bag of their chips Read More
