Thanksgiving Roundup
Thanksgiving came & went in a blink it felt like. This is my favorite meal of the year, hands down. I have hosted/cooked for so many years now, I feel like I have it down to a science; from the prep, to the timing, to …
Tag: easy
Perfectly Simple Potato Salad
I love a potato salad with bells and whistles like the rest of us, but sometimes, simple is better. It is a no-frills, easy and quick recipe. I especially enjoy this at cookouts because there are often so many flavors happening. This offers a refreshing, …
Truly Perfect Frosting
I am incredibly picky with frosting. I have tried countless recipes in order to find something just right with no luck- smooth and creamy, not too sweet, and easy/quick to make. It seemed impossible, until now. I stumbled across a recipe that called for flour …
Roast Split Chicken
I was slightly perplexed when my husband came home with split chicken this past week. I had never cooked that before. We often cook chicken breast or a whole roast chicken, so admittedly I didn’t really know what to do with it or what it …
Best Roast Chicken
Yes, I’m biased, but this is good! And let me apologize for my terrible photos. A whole chicken, especially raw, just does not photograph well! Roast chicken is a staple in our house. As a busy, full time working mom, I need to be thoughtful …
Blueberry Picking Fun
My husband often jokes how he finds it funny people pay to do manual labor. He clearly didn’t go fruit picking until he met me, ha. I have always loved this, though. Now that I have kids, I enjoy taking them as well. We typically …
Oat Pancakes
There’s no wordy intro to this post, sorry to disappoint 😉 I was simply in the mood for pancakes, needed to make pancakes for my kids to have for during the week & I wanted something a bit more nutritional/substantial than basic pancakes. Even though …
Simple Pancakes
We love pancakes. There’s no denying that. Pancakes shouldn’t be complicated. They should be exactly as the name sounds- pan-cakes. Cakes cooked in a pan 🙂 Here is my tried and true recipe. They’re perfect on their own, simply topped with some butter and syrup. …
Tropical Quinoa Salad
This was one of the first recipes I wanted to post here. It was one of those moments where in my mind I did something, and so I thought I actually did, but really, I didn’t! Crazy! I realized this when I wanted to make …
Better Hamburger Helper
This recipe is a more personal one to me, as this was something my mom made when I was a child. It was a big favorite of mine! It’s one of those meals that when I smell it, I’m flooded with happy feelings. I finally decided …