Chicken recipes are the go-to in most households and this amazing collection of chicken recipes will make sure that your dinner never gets boring! Chicken recipes are great because chicken is inexpensive, has a mild flavor, and can be prepared…
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Guacamole is easy to make and delicious with chips, tacos, or just on a spoon! Guacamole is one of my favorite things to eat ever. I always pay extra for guac when we’re out. But with this easy guacamole recipe…
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Stuffed Mushrooms are the perfect make-ahead appetizer recipe. Just pop them in the oven when you’re ready to serve. Yum! I first wrote about these Stuffed Mushrooms when I was 34 weeks pregnant with my 4th kiddo (unknown to me…
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Our meatloaf recipe is a classic comfort food, easy and delicious to make. This meatloaf recipe is the best meatloaf you’ll ever make! I like to make two meatloafs at once and freeze the second one for an easy dinner…
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Potato wedges are the perfect easy recipe addition to your next family dinner! Raise your hand if you’re an exhausted parent trying to balance keeping your kids happy with keeping them healthy. :: raises hand :: We have a tough…
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Our Cornbread Recipe made with bacon is the perfect addition to your next chili meal. Only a few ingredients to get dense, moist, never dry cornbread! Tis’ the season for this Cornbread Recipe! The kids are back in here in Florida,…
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Peanut Butter Granola is delicious and easy to make. We like to add chocolate chips to our peanut butter granola! P.S. This Peanut Granola just saved the day in our house. Recently we did a gluten-free trial run with my…
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Oven Fried Chicken is a budget friendly, deliciously simple dinner idea. It’s sure to please your tummy and your wallet! We served ours over some whole grain pasta, blender spaghetti sauce, and a side of roasted cauliflower. See our huge…
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Beef stew is a delicious and comforting food. Make it in your slow cooker, in the oven, or in your instant pot! Beef stew is one of my favorite comfort foods. You’re going to love this recipe for beef stew…
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This Sweet Potato Casserole was a staple at our holiday dinners growing up. Sweet potato casserole is simple to make and will please even the pickiest eaters. It’s taken me a while to get this Sweet Potato Casserole up because…
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This Monster Bundt Cake will be the hit of your Halloween party! Start with a box cake mix and end with a terrifyingly delicious dessert! This Monster Bundt Cake was so easy to make and such a big hit in…
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Zucchini Bread – filled with pecans (and sometimes chocolate chips!) is a simple but delicious recipe to use up your summer zucchini crop. Zucchini bread is so delicious and easy to make, this zucchini bread recipe makes two loaves. Eat…
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Ghee (Clarified Butter) is a rich and delicious version of butter with a high smoke point and no milk solids. Clarified butter (also commonly referred to as ghee in Indian cooking) is butter with the water and milk solids removed….
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Fruit Rolls Ups are easy to make at home and are the perfect healthy snack to grab on the go or enjoy after lunch. Fruit roll ups are a great way to get your sweet fix without breaking the calorie…
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Hand Pies are the perfect way to ease back into the chaos of the school year. Make a big batch in advance so lunch packing is a breeze! This Peanut Butter and Jelly Hand Pies post…
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Bread recipes are exactly what you need to make your house smell warm and inviting, and make your belly feel full and happy. You’ll love our collection of the BEST bread recipes! Bread recipes are a favorite of mine to…
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Roasted broccoli is hands down, my kids favorite vegetable, possibly mine as well! Roasted broccoli FTW! First it was the Roasted Asparagus, and now the Best Roasted Broccoli EVER. And if we’re being honest, it’s another recipe stolen from a…
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Energy Balls are a great healthy snack idea! Made with just fruit and nuts, they’ll give you a clean burst of energy! These Energy Balls made with just fruit and nuts are a great start to healthy snacking. When I was asked…
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This chicken salad recipe made with fruit and nuts is the perfect lunch recipe idea. It is the BEST chicken salad recipe! Whenever I make this chicken salad recipe (which is a lot, because it is the best chicken salad recipe),…
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Chimichurri is perfect for marinating, dipping, and dressing pretty much everything! It’s easy to make and tastes amazing. You’ll wonder how you lived without it! Chimichurri is easy to make and delicious. There’s a new Mexican restaurant near my house…
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Baked Salmon is a simple dish, perfect for a healthy light lunch or dinner. You’re going to love this baked salmon recipe! Baked salmon is delicious on it’s own, or turn it into smoked salmon dip, salmon patties, or salmon…
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Our easy Rack of Pork with Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Sweet Potatoes is the perfect dish for your holiday dinner menu! Rack of pork is easy, delicious and a beautiful dish. If ever you’ve needed to have a deliciously fancy looking…
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Our honey mustard recipe is the perfect quick dip for corn dogs, chicken nuggets, or drizzle it on your favorite salad or wrap! This honey mustard recipe comes together super fast and is made with ingredients you probably already have…
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Microwave Spaghetti Squash! Spaghetti squash is a great healthy substitute for noodles, but it can be a pain to cook – unless you know how to microwave spaghetti squash! Microwave spaghetti squash is easy to make and super healthy. I…
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Taquitos for everyone! Happy Taco Tuesday! Make these taquitos and every day becomes Taco Tuesday! Taquitos (which literally translate to little tacos), are easy to make and always a hit. Tacos are life. Can we just agree on that? So…
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This Apple Butter the easiest apple butter recipe you’ll ever make. Also the most delicious apple butter recipe! Apple Butter was one of the first recipes I posted on my site in 2008 (when I only had two kids!). I perfected…
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Our Cinnamon Mug Cake is the perfect one serving dessert. Cinnamon mug cake is like a warm hug. If you’ve ever had the Mondayest Tuesday ever and just desperately wanted to fall deep into the couch with your television remote or favorite…
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Pumpkin Pie Bites mix silky pumpkin pie with delicious gingersnap cookies to make a simple and tasty bite sized treat! I have a deep fondness for pumpkin pie. I also have a deep fondness for cute bite sized desserts. These fun and…
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Chicken noodle soup is easy to make and the perfect solution when you need simple and flavorful comfort food. Chicken noodle soup is one of my absolute favorites. In fact my husband claimed it was the best chicken noodle soup I’ve…
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Dinner rolls are so easy to make when you use this quick yeast recipe. Start to finish in 30 minutes, you’ll have dinner rolls on the table in no time! Dinner rolls! Quick! I’m not generally much of a bread…
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Pumpkin Ice Cream recipe is perfect for those of us craving Fall when it’s still hot out. And you can make it without an ice cream maker! Pumpkin Ice Cream, whaaaaa?! What do you do when the calendar says “Back…
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Pumpkin Donuts with Maple Nutmeg Glaze is the perfect simple recipe to enjoy in the season of ALL THINGS PUMPKIN! I brought my husband a plate of these Pumpkin Donuts after maybe being a touch hard on him for something…
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Breakfast casserole is the best way to slow down your busy morning routine! Breakfast casserole is the perfect way to use that ham you have stashed in the freezer! Ham is my husband’s favorite so we always buy extra whenever…
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Cauliflower rice is the perfect way to get in an extra helping of veggies. Cauliflower rice tastes just like white rice but with none of the guilt! Cauliflower Rice is one of the best healthy food switches. Cauliflower rice makes a…
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Peanut Butter Cookies are a special treat in our house. This peanut butter cookie recipe only uses three ingredients that you definitely already have in your pantry! If you love peanut butter cookies, then you’re in for a real treat. …
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Our cruise packing list will have you set for whatever kind of cruise you’re about to embark on. We’ve been on a dozen cruises and can now teach you exactly what to pack for a cruise! A cruise packing list…
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Vancouver is a gorgeous tourist friendly city on the western coast of Canada, British Columbia. If Vancouver is not on your to-visit list, add it now! We recently visited Vancouver for the first time before boarding our Princess cruise to…
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Gazpacho is a delicious cold Spanish soup made with fresh vegetables like tomato, cucumber, and garlic. Gazpacho is the perfect summer soup – light, refreshing, and most importantly cold! All your friends will be asking for this amazing gazpacho recipe!…
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Whittier Alaska is the entrance to wildlife and glacier filled Prince William Sound and home to the famous Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel. Whittier Alaska was the last stop on our cruise to Alaska with Princess Cruises! It was a sad day,…
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Chicken Zoodle Soup is the guilt free comfort food you didn’t know you needed. Easy to make, filling and delicious! Our chicken zoodle soup was inspired by a recent cruise we took to Alaska with Princess Cruises. Inevitably, if you…
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Skagway Alaska is a small city in southeast Alaska, located along the popular Alaskan cruise route the Inside Passage. Skagway Alaska was the most adventurous stop on our cruise to Alaska! We visited Skagway Alaska as the third port of…
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This cracker recipe is ridiculously easy to make with only two ingredients and tastes absolutely delicious. You will definitely want to make these homemade crackers soon! I was inspired to develop this cracker recipe not once, but twice while we…
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Juneau Alaska is the capital of Alaska and a popular stop on Alaskan cruises thanks to its proximity to Mendenhall Glacier, hiking trails, whale watching, and salmon fishing. Juneau Alaska was the second port of call on our Alaskan cruise. In…
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Smoked Salmon Dip is an easy recipe to make and works great as an appetizer, quick lunch, or late night snack! I ordered Smoked Salmon Dip as an appetizer at the restaurant in Hoonah Alaska when were there on our…
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Hoonah Alaska, the Icy Strait Point port, is a popular destination on Alaska cruises and a great place to whale watch, fish, hike, shop, and enjoy! We visited Hoonah Alaska as the first port on our Alaskan Cruise and enjoyed…
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Make Spicy Meatballs for your next game day! Easy to make and delicious to eat! Spicy Meatballs are perfect for game day! Game day is a BIG deal around these parts. And by “game-day” I mean any Sunday, Monday, or…
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This Pumpkin Waffles recipe is the perfect simple fall breakfast idea. Hey there Pumpkin Waffles! I don’t know about you folks, but around here the kids are headed back to school. Which says one thing loud and clear to me…
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Nutella cookies are easy to make – only four ingredients – and might just be the best cookies you’ve ever had! Nutella cookies are the mash up of two amazing desserts I had the pleasure of indulging in onboard our…
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My husband teases me because whenever we go to a restaurant, I always order the same things. But hey, I like what I like. One of my standbys is Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup. I love it. So, in anticipation needing…
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Shrimp and grits are a classic southern comfort food! Shrimp and grits, yay! I feel like most folks who love grits grew up eating them. I however did not. In fact, I had never even tried grits until a year…
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