You're very welcome! Oh, you'd like to hear the recipe first? ;) I am so happy to share this one with you. I found it a couple of years ago when I was tired of cooking the same thing all the time, yet I need recipes that are easy and fast. Taste is an added bonus because frankly one of the kids will complain no matter what it is. The first time I made the Cheesy Pork … [Read more...]
Individual Taco Pizzas
The whole family will love these Individual Taco Pizzas because everyone can make and customize their own pizza! I went a digging, and I came up with some gold :) I found this taco meat (similar anyways...this time I added canned corn and canned tomatoes to the taco meat) in the freezer...and in less than 15 minutes, I had dinner on the table. I found corn tortillas in … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Banana-dillas
Another favorite, 2 minute after school snack. Peanut Butter Banana-dillas. We don't do quesadillas because we don't do cheese. But we can do banana-dillas because we do do peanut butter. (If you can't do peanuts or tree nuts, try soy nut butter.) The rules. Slather peanut butter onto half of a whole wheat tortillas. Add sliced bananas. Drizzle with honey. … [Read more...]
Potato Soup for 10
Don't you just love this time of year? The air is crisp, the nights are cool, and the children breathe in white puffs. I adore the fall! And if you ask me, there is nothing better on a cool fall evening than a big, hearty bowl of steaming soup. This potato soup is an often requested recipe in our family and it feeds all 10 of us for well under $10. My family loves it … [Read more...]
Sweet Pumpkin Cream of Rice Cereal
A while back we discovered Cream of Rice cereal when Ryan was on a gluten-free diet. (We have since learned he is only sensitive to rye, but not other wheat products.) When cleaning out the pantry and stockpile recently, I discovered a box of Cream of Rice cereal behind some cans. Charlie about jumped out of his skin, he was so excited! We used to "bury" frozen blueberries … [Read more...]
Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup
So what seems like yesterday, but was almost a year ago, I made a Mushroom and Barley Soup. I remember it well. Because of its taste, and the ease in making it. So I'm minding my own business in the kitchen, getting dinner ready while the kids are playing in the playroom. When I hear some squealing from the room behind the kitchen...which houses my newly … [Read more...]
Chicken & Black Bean with Salsa Soup
So I could have named this recipe a number of things. Chicken Taco Soup Chicken, Salsa and Double Bean Soup Tex-Mex Chicken Soup Clear out the Pantry Chicken Soup And in the end I settled on Chicken, Black Bean with Salsa Soup. (Which definitely hurts the feelings of the red beans...they feel totally left out.) Chicken & Black Bean with Salsa Soup I … [Read more...]
Meatball Subs
"Mama? When are we having meatball subs again?" Talk about simple. Plus delicious and filling. And just four ingredients to happy tummies. It's a hit in my family – with five children, ranging from preschoolers to teens. You can use a bag of frozen, store-bought meatballs. I use homemade because they are better for you and taste delicious :) I recently socked … [Read more...]
Raspberry Almond Pancakes
Y'all know about our Sunday morning Pancake Breakfast tradition, right?! I think I've mentioned it before. It started when Steve and I were first married. We made pancakes for breakfast most Sunday mornings. And then after a year or so, it became every Sunday morning. It was mostly a Steve thing. He is the pancake master. He knows just the right temperature of the … [Read more...]
Lynn’s Panera CopyCat Soups – Broccoli Soup and Potato Soup
Lynn from Lynn's Kitchen Adventures shares two of her favorite Panera copycat soups! Broccoli Cheddar Soup Creamy Potato Soup Do you have a favorite copycat recipe that you'd like to share?! (I'm still trying to figure out the buttery goodness that's spread over the top of Olive Garden breadsticks.) … [Read more...]