I wanted to share our favorite holiday breakfast ideas, because it is almost time for the holidays and our Elf on the Shelf likes to do a lot of silly things, like make breakfast treats that make the kids laugh! This week, our kids have picked a Read More
Free Menu Plan – Week 7
Welcome back to my simple, family friendly free menu plan! I plan our meals based on a few things: simplicity, health and taste. We have four young kids, so I cook meals that our whole family will like. Here goes... this week is a little 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
Free easy Menu Plan week 5
Welcome back to my free easy menu plans! Nothing fancy... just regular meals for a busy family (6 of us). :) All of these meals are served with vegetables (usually the steam-in-a-bag, a side (like sweet potatoes, hash brown casserole or salad) and Read More
5 Surprises for their lunchbox
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Ellio's Pizza for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Our kids are back to school and they are excited about it! Let me tell you something funny- they are MOST excited about lunch. I seriously Read More
Menu Plan (free)
Hi! Welcome back to our menu plan for the week. I don't claim to be fancy or a gourmet cook, so if you want that, you are in the wrong place. I serve simple, healthy meals that our kids will eat (yay!) Monday - we ate out (our one day a Read More
Fall sweet treats for those chilly nights
Fall sweet treats for those chilly nights are perfect for this time of year, aren't they? I love fall as you can probably tell by all of the fall posts I've been writing. Today I wanted to share my favorite recipes from last week's pin-it party. Read More
Easy Menu Plan – week 3
Welcome back to week three of our menu plan - easy, simple meals that our family will eat (and hopefully enjoy, but that might be stretching it with 4 young kids!) If you missed menu plan week 1 or menu plan week 2, you can find more recipes Read More
Weekly Meal Plan (week 2)
Last week I asked (on my Facebook Page) if anyone would be interested in our free menu plan every week and the response was a huge "YES!" As I explained last week, in Menu Plan week 1, my meals won't be fancy and it Read More
Weekly Menu plan- week 1
I wanted to share this meal plan with you today. It's week one, the first of eight weeks of meals planned for you. I am NOT a fancy cook. I'm pretty basic and I use the crockpot a lot. We have four kids and we are Read More
Oreo Cookie Brownies (Video Instructions)
These cookie brownies (whatever you want to call them!) are so good! You are going to love them... who doesn't love 3 ingredient cookies? Here is what you need to get started: Cookie mix (you could use this recipe for healthy Read More
25 Must Try Recipes for the Grill
Summertime is always filled with a lot of backyard cookouts and grilling adventures as you try new recipes. We love eating a variety of meals so finding good recipes for grilling is always a must! 1) Grilling corn is so simple and delicious Read More
Summer Food hacks
This post contains affiliate links to products that I love and know you'll love, too! I am excited to share some great Summer Food hacks! I love to find different ways to make our summer days fun, relaxing, special and memorable. Here are Read More
Strawberry Soda Cake
Strawberry Soda Cake is one of my favorite desserts... chocolate cupcakes are a close second! these easy weeknight desserts are perfect for a busy family. Strawberry Soda Cake This cake is so much fun to make. Since it’s all Read More
Mini Lemon Scones Dipped in White Chocolate
These Mini Lemon Scones Dipped in White Chocolate are amazing and perfect for the holiday weekend! You could even add them to your S'Mores bar and call it a PARTY! Have you all ever tried those little scones from Starbucks? I think Read More
Semi-homemade granola bars
Are you on of those people that can just throw a few ingredients together and come up with a great new recipe that everyone loves? I'm not. I never have been. Maybe it's just that I'm too afraid to try. Or maybe it's just that my husband takes care Read More
25 recipes to Invite the Kids Into the Kitchen
Kids always love joining mom or dad in the kitchen. Sometimes it seems like kids only want to eat junk food, and it can be helpful to overcome this by inviting them into the kitchen. Here are some fun recipes to try with your kids: 1. Mix it Read More
10 Ranch Dressing recipes that you are going to love
The best part about ranch dressing recipes is that they are always easy and they always taste great! I love when I find a quick recipe that our family loves - and these are all perfect! Thanks to Hidden Valley for inspiring these ideas! When Read More
5 Easy Shrimp Recipes
I'm excited to partner with SeaPak to bring you an awesome giveaway for free SeaPak products for a full year… (see the bottom of the post for info about it!). In the meantime, check out these 5 easy shrimp recipes. My family loves shrimp, Read More
100 calorie Protein Cookies with M&Ms
These protein cookies with M&M's are so good! You see, our kids love to have sweet treats, but we really try to limit it. I don't like to give them cookies or candy when they can have fruits and vegetables instead. On the other hand, I don't Read More
