It's often joked in the mom circles that you lose brain cells with each kid you have. So I wonder if that means that I've have 4x less than I had before the little dudes showed up. And I wonder if I get an 'all-boy-handicap' of sorts. Because oh-my-holy-guacamole...they make me crazy sometimes. For the most part I'm used to their level of busy-ness and movement, but … [Read more...]
Coconut Key Lime Bread
Last week a dream came true for me. This dream has been 2 years in the making. Not long after I found out I was pregnant with Cuatro in the summer of 2012, a terrible longing for the beach came over me. Like, a crazy longing. To be at the beach, by myself...with my girlfriends. (My husband is a mountain guy, so a beach vacation with him might be a bad idea!) When you have … [Read more...]
Freezer Friendly Cashew Parmesan Crusted Pork
Company supper right here, my friend. Next time you have company coming over and you find yourself wondering what to prepare. I've got the answer for you right here. CASHEW. PARMESAN. CRUSTED. PORK. You're gonna be shocked at how simple this is. AND...it's freezer friendly! You can freeze this before baking the pork. Now you'll have something fabulous waiting for … [Read more...]
20 Meals for $150 – The 2nd Edition of Slow Cooker Freezer Meals
Have you ever wished you could make enough dinners for almost a month, so you can spend more time with your family each night while dinner cooks itself? Let me introduce you to the… It's the weekend, the sun is rising and you smile as the house comes alive and you think about all the fun and adventure that will come today. You have a quick thought about needing to … [Read more...]
Freezer Friendly Bean & Cheese Enchiladas
Yes, more enchilada recipes. Because I have {what feels like} a bazillion corn tortillas in my freezer from all of the Costco Freezer Meal Plans. Enchiladas are so delicious, they freeze and reheat beautifully. So here's another freezer friendly enchilada recipe for you. And I took a photo of them as I would put them into the freezer. Prepare everything, add the sauce on … [Read more...]
Freezer Friendly Stovetop Ratatouille
Freezer Friendly Stovetop Ratatouille! You'll love this flavorful dish! Yes, you can freeze Ratatouille. You can. Really, you can. A friend on Facebook shared the other day... Throwing together a quick dinner at the last minute when one kid is eating only soft stuff due to new braces, another kid is a vegetarian, and the third kid is avoiding dairy, and I left my very … [Read more...]
Butternut Cranberry Rice Pilaf
All the flavors of fall in a dinner dish. That's this rice pilaf! When making this, I used 1/2 cup of wild rice because I have some in the pantry and I'm trying to use it up! You could use all brown rice or even all wild rice if you have some. Wild rice is expensive, which is why I try to use it sparingly and stretch it out! This pilaf has roasted butternut squash, … [Read more...]
Baked Pumpkin Pancakes with Homemade Pumpkin Syrup
The pumpkin insanity continues. From my Spiced Pumpkin Latte to my beloved Pumpkin Pie French Toast...we are adding this to list of Erin's best pumpkin recipes. Y'all. Holy Pumpkin-Moly. Y'ALL. Seriously. You have to make these. If you're part of our $5 Meal Plan, you'll be trying these soon. And it's going to be REALLY hard for me not to add them to the plans … [Read more...]
Vegetable Alfredo Sauce
Have you ever made your own Alfredo sauce?! If not, I implore you. Challenge you. Demand you. (hehe!) No, I really think you should try it! I love playing with homemade white sauces, and in this case an Alfredo sauce with veggies. Creamy, cheesy, salty and delicious over pasta! For this Alfredo sauce, I decided to save myself a few calories and used whole milk instead … [Read more...]
Homemade Freezer Friendly Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
Our family loves pizza. Even the dairy free kids. (They get special cheese.) There is just something about pizza. The crust, the sweeter sauce, the cheese, the flavor explosions from the toppings. Or maybe this Americanized Italian food somehow transports us to a world across the ocean to the boot shaped country...and we dream and long for a vacation or trip there. {Oh … [Read more...]