Brinner, Brinner, Ham and Hashbrowns for Brinner! (Or weekend breakfast works too!) Check out this super scrumptious and fantabulous breakfast skillet idea. It's sauteed potatoes and peppers (either fresh or frozen Potatoes O'Brien blend) plus some ham and eggs. You could even get crazy during Dr. Seuss's birthday week and add some diced avocado on top for a 'green eggs … [Read more...]
Skillet Macaroni with Swiss Chard
Don't think your family will eat chard? Then they haven't tried this skillet macaroni yet. (Seriously, you have to make them try it. Or if you think they will adamantly refuse, you can substitute spinach for the chard. And if they refuse that, then I can't help! ;) ) But I find masking it in a delicious pasta, topped with some Parmesan, shouldn't garner too many complaints. … [Read more...]
Chicken & Stuffing Skillet Dinner
This recipe was originally sent to me by a reader and I couldn't help but try it right away! I've shared the original recipe as she sent it to me, but I'm also going to tell you how I adapted it to fit my family's dietary needs. The kids can't have dairy, so instead of the nacho cheese soup, I just used a half and half combination of milk and water to make 2 1/4 cups. Then I … [Read more...]
Monkey Breakfast Salad
I'm always looking for new breakfast ideas. And when I saw this one on Pinterest, I knew instantly that it would become part of my regular rotation. I often make the kids baked oatmeal, or muffins, or scrambled eggs for breakfast, but find myself usually making something different. When they have cereal and sausage, I grab a muffin from the freezer to eat in the car during … [Read more...]
Tips and Tricks on Cooking Pasta in a Skillet
Hey and hi from our first post in 2015! We decided to kick off this New Year with a brand new theme for the crazy popular '31 Days' series that we ran this past year. By the time that we are done with this series, you are going to be an EXPERT SKILLET DINNER MAKER! EXPERT, I say! I'm going to teach you the ins and outs of skillet dinner cooking, will include one of my … [Read more...]
Hatch Pineapple Cornbread
Sweet. Spicy. Sweet. Spicy. I love recipes combine the sweet and spicy flavors from different ingredients. And who doesn't love a good cornbread recipe...especially one that's been doctored up with the sweet and spicy flavors! Here's a from-scratch cornbread that highlights the sweet from pineapple and the spicy from hatch chilies. Ooooh-la-la-la-la-la! Taste bud … [Read more...]
Hoppin’ John Recipe
Black eyed peas make me think of two things. Well, three really. 1. The band. What fun music they produce! {bustin' out the dance moves} 2. My grandfather. He passed away many years ago, but I remember going to visit him in Houston when I was a kid. We'd eat at one of two restaurants near his home. I preferred 'The Black Eyed Pea,' right on I-10. It's long gone now, but … [Read more...]
Ham and Broccoli Breakfast Casserole
I triple heart this easy breakfast casserole for Christmas morning! It uses English muffins which makes the dish hearty, plus the spicy mustard gives it the perfect tangy zip for a holiday morning breakfast. Make it the night before so all you have to do is throw it in the oven in the morning. Ham and Broccoli Breakfast Casserole with Extra-Sharp … [Read more...]
Homemade Pumpkin Roll
Go ahead and reach through your screen and grab a lick of that cream cheese filling. Or just drool on your keyboard a bit. (We won't judge. We're all doing it, whether we admit it or not.) A holiday staple in many homes...here is the $5 Dinners version! This delicious treat is worth every.single.step that it takes to create such a masterpiece. Because … [Read more...]
Winter Cobb Salad
Cobb Salads. When I think of a Cobb Salad, I think salad on steroids. A salad with not enough greens and too many kinds of meat. Maybe that's because I generally get a Cobb salad when I'm traveling or out for dinner...but I can never finish them...they are just too much. So I've lightened things up a bit from a 'traditional' Cobb salad with this one. It's got 5 … [Read more...]