These cute mini Shepherd's pies can be the perfect treat for getting your picky eaters to eat dinner. The small size of these muffin tin shepherds pies are fun for kids and great for serving a crowd. (Think: grab n go holiday party appetizer or snack!) You can also pack these for lunches, freeze them for dinner on a busy night, or make them "fresh" and serve them piping … [Read more...]
Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Kinda makes you wanna lick the screen doesn't it??? Holy melted butter...and cracked pepper. This is the kind of recipe that makes me fall in love with mashed potatoes all over again. I seem to fall in love year after year...about this time...just before Thanksgiving! These creamy mashed potatoes will make everyone at your table drool. Seriously, they will. PRO TIP: … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Apple Relish
I adore these kinds of "frugal gourmet" kinds of meals. Loads of flavor - different from my normal "cooking method" - but still super easy to put together! You could totally make this by adding the "relish" at the beginning of the slow cooking time, but I prefer to have a little 'crunch' left in my apples with a relish-topping like this. If you plan to add the apples at the … [Read more...]
7 Paper Products Penny Pinchers Never Purchase (And 1 That You SHOULD!)
The 7 Paper Products Penny Pinchers Never Purchase Consumers are wising up when it comes to buying paper products, because they are hesitant to pay for anything that will get used once and thrown away. Instead, smart consumers such as penny pinchers are steering towards reusable products, so they not only save the planet but save some money in the process too. Are … [Read more...]
Trail Mix Brownies
I am a HUGE fan of "dumping" together fun baked recipes like this! I love mixing and matching dried fruit, nuts and seeds into trail mixes...especially after the holiday baking season. (Now is the best time to save on baking ingredients - so STOCK UP!) This resulted from a fun mix and match of goodies I had in the baking cabinet, and a fun homemade fudgy recipe on my … [Read more...]
French Toast Kebabs
First off, happy Halloween! Hope you've had a fun time with your family and neighbors during trick or treating and other fun gatherings! This is the last (but new!) recipe in the 31 Days of Kid Friendly recipes series. And I think I've saved the best for last?!? I've got a fun way to serve French toast for you below. You make French toast, as you would, and then use a knife … [Read more...]
Potato Chip Chicken Strips
Chicken Strips. Every kids favorite food, right?!? We actually don't eat many chicken strips at home, but when we do...they look like this! Homemade. Using crushed potato chips as the 'breading.' And served with some fresh fruit! (Also, great meal for your older kiddos to assist in making...) See the Kid Friendly recipe for Potato Chip Chicken Strips … [Read more...]
Cheesy Sausage Breakfast Muffins
GRAB AND GO. That's the name of the game on some mornings for us. Normally, my boys are early risers...but every so often, we're out late for an activity or event and 6:30 am is just too early to rise. And on those mornings, I rely on these babies... These are one of the staple breakfast foods that I always keep on hand in the freezer. They are a part of our regular … [Read more...]
Strawberry Crepes
So. My boys ask for pancakes EVERY.SINGLE.WEEKEND. morning. (Not kidding.) It's like it's they are programmed to ask for them every Saturday and Sunday. If our schedule allows (like, no early soccer games!), then I'm usually willing to help them make the pancakes and supervise (read, referee) the pancake flipping that has to happen. But there are some … [Read more...]
5 Fun Twists on Sloppy Joes
My boys get slap-happy when they hear that sloppy joes (or some variation of them!) are on the menu! Sloppy joes are EASY - brown ground beef, add sauce, slop onto buns. But...that can get old, especially if sloppy joe are a regular in your family's meal rotation. I've got some fun way for you to mix it up and serve your kiddo's favorite sloppy joe meat in a different … [Read more...]