Busy weeknight dinners just got a cheesy makeover! Not like a silly, cheesy makeover...complete with funny props and faces from a photo booth. Like a CHEESE-y makeover. As in queso blanco and cream cheese makeover. Start these in the morning before a busy day, then come home in time to shred the chicken, mix in the cheese and serve them up...then sit back, relax and … [Read more...]
15 Divine Chocolate Desserts
Cookies, cakes, pies, brownies...doesn't matter. I'll eat them all if they contain chocolate. Maybe not all at one sitting or will I?! Enjoy these 15 Divine Chocolate Desserts! Sharing is optional. Chocolate Cookies Rolo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies Waffle Iron Chocolate Chip Cookies Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies One Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookies … [Read more...]
How to Cook Whole Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Stretch your grocery dollars when you learn how to cook whole chicken in the slow cooker to make shredded chicken and homemade chicken broth. Learn how to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker, and you'll end up with a double dose of $$ savings and chicken for dinner or your freezer! Welcome to the first post in the "31 Days of Freezer Cooking Recipes" … [Read more...]
Shredded Beef Tacos with Pineapple-Pepper Salsa
I'm often asked why I share so many taco recipes...and there are 3 reasons. One, my boys love them. Two, I live in the land of ridiculously cheap corn and flour tortillas...where the grocery stores have in-store tortilla making presses. And three, because I'm trying to pretend that my kitchen is like a taco truck, specifically Torchey's Tacos. (Last ate at one in … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Carne Asada
Learn How to Make a Carne Asada Marinade to Slow Cook One of the best, most flavorful ways to cook carne asada is in the slow cooker. The time in the slow cooker allows the meat to tenderize, and the acidity of the homemade carne asada marinade adds to the perfectly cooked carne asada. This Slow Cooker Carne Asada marinade is packed with flavor and everyone will love … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Sweet Potato & Chickpea Curry
This right there y'all...is what you call a delicious, hearty, filling vegetarian dish that even meat lovers will love! I prepped this in the slow cooker because I wanted the chickpeas and the sweet potatoes to soak for a long time in the curried broth. And boy, oh boy...my tastebuds are grateful that I slow cooked this one. The chickpeas and sweet potatoes take on the … [Read more...]
Vegetable Pizza Burritos
Pizza? Burritos? I find that both of these meals win me big smiles from the family come dinner time. So I decided there was no reason not to combo them! This is a one-pot meal. (Yeah for fewer dishes!) Plus if you wrap the burritos individually in parchment and then in a plastic zip-top bag, you get a freezer-pizza-burrito, which means dinner is make-ahead and … [Read more...]
Triple Berry Baked Oatmeal
You've got to make this before the berries become obsolete for the winter. Down here in San Antonio, I'm still seeing good prices on berries every couple of weeks. And if you see a great deal on berries...stock up and freeze. Now. You'll thank yourself in the middle of December or January when you are in desperate need of a taste of summer. How to Freeze Raspberries … [Read more...]
Whole Wheat Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins
Ok, friend. You have to make these. They are one of my kids' most popular requests for lunch boxes...and I saved them for the end of our 31 Days of School Lunchbox Ideas. I sent them on their first day of school this week. I had stashed a few in the very back of the freezer, so they would actually make it to the first day of school. I dropped 2 into each lunch box and sent them … [Read more...]
Corndog Muffins
Want something for your kiddos lunchbox that they'll (probably) gobble up?! While we don't eat that many hot dogs, when we do I prefer to buy the Applegate uncured variety because its a healthier version, but somewhat more expensive! Thankfully my store has a BTS coupon right now, so I've been able to get a few extra packages for the freezer...so I can make more of these in … [Read more...]