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If you need a quick and delicious recipe for a weeknight dinner or a potluck, this is your ticket! It takes only a few minutes to toss together once you’ve boiled the potatoes and is a light, yet filling surprise. With just a few easy ingredients, you’ll have this dish on the table in no time. If you need a one-dish meal, toss in some leftover grilled chicken or steak. It’s also yummy the next day still chilled, so it {Read More}
It’s been a loooooong time since any of my kids have eaten chicken tenders. It’s virtually impossible to find pre-made chicken tenders that have normal ingredients I’d actually feed my kids, let alone a gluten-free version. It’s been so long, in fact, that I had completely forgotten chicken tenders are a thing. That is, until a few days ago when my 3 year-old saw a classmate eating some at school and came home and asked for some. He meant it {Read More}
What they say is true, you know. That necessity is the mother of all invention. And that desperate times call for desperate measures. That’s how this pizza crust came to be. A few nights ago, when all my children had gone to bed, and I was picking up after the day I realized I needed to come up with something for their lunches the next day. We were low on their favorite lunch staples, and even if I {Read More}
This recipe is one of those recipes that made me have a “well, duh!” moment. It is so easy, so simple, so nutritious and yet it never occurred to me until recently to try it. Don’t ask my why. We eat a LOT of beans in our family. We all love beans (well, all of us except that tricky middle boy who seems to live and grow on air) and eat them probably every day. We’re mostly vegetarian around here, {Read More}
Oh. My. Goodness. This may be the best thing I’ve ever eaten. I’m not kidding. Admittedly, I’m obsessed with yams, but I cannot imagine how anyone could dislike this dish. Uh-mazing. If you’re anything like me, you give yourself a virtual palm to the forehead pretty much every time you browse Pinterest. There are so many great ideas found there that are so simple I can’t figure out why I haven’t thought of them. One of those ideas is hash {Read More}
Huevos Rancheros is a traditional Mexican breakfast that usually consists of a corn tortilla and an egg with some sort of tomato sauce. I’ve eaten it in many restaurants and each has their own version. This is my version- that I eat at least once a week. It is our go-to meal for anytime of day. Kimball’s Huevos Rancheros1 tortilla (I like to use a whole wheat and corn tortilla, but any type of tortilla is fine)refried beansshredded cheese1 eggbaby {Read More}
Last week, after the presentation I gave at MOPS on nutritious eating, a friend asked me how I make my spaghetti sauce. Lately, I’ve taken to making giant pots of sauce and freezing most of it for later use. It is super duper easy to do, and really inexpensive to make. I call mine Kitchen Sink because I add all kinds of ingredients to it to sneak more veggies into my family. Kitchen Sink Spaghetti Sauce 4- 28 ounce cans {Read More}
After weeks (yikes!) away, I’m baa-aack! I could go into detail about what’s been going on at our house that’s pulled me away from this blog (and cooking much for that matter), but it’s really more appropriate for our private family blog. Plus, you likely don’t really care- you just want a recipe. Right? One thing I will tell you is that during a lovely day at the beach with the boys watching Daddy surf, I got sand in my {Read More}
Do you wish you could escape all the cold winter weather? Take your taste buds to a warmer climate with these two Mediterranean inspired dishes. Cumin Cinnamon Chicken 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts1 can diced tomatoes1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained2 tablespoons garlic salt1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Place all ingredients in a crockpot and cook on low for 4 hours, or until chicken is fully cooked. Tzatziki 1 cucumber, peeled and minced or shredded1 cup plain {Read More}
Don’t you love soup? It’s so comforting and soul-warming, isn’t it? As a kid, I didn’t like soup. At all. Well, I take that back. I liked Campbell’s Split Pea soup. But, I didn’t like homemade soup. I guess I just wanted something more substantial. But, my husband loves soup. Loves soup. So the winter we got married was a season of experimenting with soup, coming to terms with the idea that soup would have to be on our menu {Read More}
