Lazy Chicken Tacos al Pastor is an easy, crave-worthy dinner the whole family will love! I love an easy "dump ingredients into the slow cooker" kind of meals - especially those that are so flavorful, yet so simple to prepare! Tacos al Pastor is traditionally made with pork and the marinated and cooked meat is shaved onto the tortilla and topped with pineapple, … [Read more...]
VIDEO: How to Make Homemade Marinara Sauce
Homemade Marinara Sauce Makes Veggies Taste Like Comfort Food! In this episode, Erin is teaching how to make homemade marinara sauce from canned tomatoes. You can certainly use fresh tomatoes, but canned helps speed along the process. Learn what canned tomatoes make for the best homemade tomato sauce for pasta, plus find out the most essential ingredient of them all. It might … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Roll Banana Bread
Get all the cinnamon roll-y flavors in this quick and easy banana bread with cream cheese glaze! Hear me out... I love a delicious homemade batch of soft, gooey, cinnamon-y cinnamon rolls. But they can take hours to make. And I love to make them...for the right occasion. I got to thinking...how could I make a faster and easier version of cinnamon … [Read more...]
13 “Dinner Shortcuts” Using Frozen Foods from Costco
ALL THINGS COSTCO! Here are my 13 "Dinner Shortcuts" Using Frozen Foods from Costco.. Y'all know I love my freezer meals! I love them so much that I created another website and web app that allows you to pick the best recipes to make freezer meals in your kitchen - using bulk ingredients from the warehouse store...or any grocery store. I make 2-3 … [Read more...]
VIDEO: How to Cook Homemade Mac & Cheese
How to Cook Homemade Mac & Cheese: Battle - Stovetop vs. Instant Pot! It’s a cheesy love affair! But which cooking method will you fall in love with?! Learn the differences between cooking macaroni and cheese in the Instant Pot vs. Stovetop. Either way you cook it, you’ll end up with an elbow of macaroni perfection! New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos
Baja Shredded Chicken Tacos are slow cooked to perfection! A must-try for your next Taco Tuesday meal! This is probably one of my family's favorite taco recipes. And it's a go-to for me, because it's SO EASY. It's just a lovely combo of flavors that makes for a delightful taco! P.S. Use warmed corn tortillas for “street tacos” and gluten-free version of … [Read more...]
VIDEO: How to Cook Dried Pasta
Learn all the PASTAbilities & Hacks for Cooking Different Dried Pasta! Mushy pasta got you down?! Say goodbye to overcooked pasta! Erin Chase is teaching how to cook dried pasta - from small shells to long noodles. Also, she’ll show you how to make the perfect “pasta skillet” every time. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & … [Read more...]
Muffin Tin Brookies
You'll have "BROOKIES" for days with these muffin tin cookie-brownies, also known as BROOKIES! Every now and again I pop into Trader Joe's to pick up some goodies for myself or the boys. (If you have not tried their Caramelized Onion Cheddar Cheese...RUN AND GET IT.) They have "brookies" that are just delightful and I have to resist the urge to pick up a box, … [Read more...]
Alfredo Tortellini Bake
You really can't go wrong with cheese and pasta. Those Italians really know how to work these 2 powerful ingredients together! I want to fill you in on a little secret...you don't need to pre-boil tortellinis or ravioli when you bake it like this. You don't. You do need to add some screaming hot water to the dish before you add all the other ingredients. And by screaming … [Read more...]
VIRAL: Beef Ravioli Bake
I think Ravioli Bakes might be my new favorite dinner. I don't know why...they just seem so easy. Well, they are easy. The ravioli doesn't take any pre-cooking. You just add it into the dish, pour the sauce (in this case a beefy-spaghetti sauce) over the top, then pile on as much cheese as your waistline can handle. ;) Then, bake. And you end up with this. Now, there … [Read more...]