So many times I turn to the slow cooker for feeding my family. And often I try to put a new spin on a family favorite recipe just to make it stretch a little further for those hungry teens. Recently I paired two different slow cooker recipes. The result was delicious! My friend Phyllis, at Household Ways, inspired my Slow Cooker Old Bay Chicken recipe. I made a new … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Oven Blueberry Pancakes Recipe
{Repin it} I've posted a new recipe for Gluten Free Oven Blueberry Pancakes over on my Food Allergies on a Budget Website! Print, save or share with your GF friends! … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Cranberry-Apple Pork Roast
So pork tenderloins were on super sale last week. So I bought one...with the intention of cutting it in half to use for 2 meals. I'd originally thought I would make 2 different meals, but as I was mixing this recipe up...I was completely overcome with the smells of the cranberry sauce and the many holiday memories that came with it. I got out another apple and another can of … [Read more...]
Butternut Squash Chili
It's always risky experimenting with recipes when you have guests over for dinner. But it's also good...in that you get great feedback. Good or bad. And this chili...only good feedback :) We had our family join us for dinner last weekend and this is what I made. I can't not purchase butternut squash at the store each week because they are so inexpensive. So easy to cook … [Read more...]
BBQ Meatball Sliders
So this is my first "set" of meatballs since moving to Texas. And I thought making BBQ style ones would only be appropriate...seeing as how there is a BBQ joint on every second corner around here. (At least it seems that way!) I had some dinner rolls I'd picked up "on special" and some meat in the freezer. These sliders would be perfect alongside my Spicy … [Read more...]
Homemade Break ‘n Bake Cookies
Two cookie dough posts in one week. You'd think I was pregnant and craving cookies or something. (Oh wait.) Actually, I really should have included this in Monday's How to Freeze Cookie Dough article, but we'll let this one stand on its own. I love gifting people with homemade cookie dough. And this is a simple and easy way to do it! Scoop into groups of … [Read more...]
How to Freeze Cookie Dough
Do you know the reason why you should freeze cookie dough?! Here I explain why you should freeze cookie dough and how to properly freeze cookie dough! I've shared a few of my tips for how to freeze cookie dough in the past, and I wanted to revisit it again as we move into the holiday baking season. I'm planning on doing a couple of "dough makes" in November, as … [Read more...]
Spiderweb Cupcakes
My quadruplets' birthday is this week and somehow they always end up with a Halloween themed birthday party since they were born in October. I've made a ton of Halloween themed treats over the years, but so far these spiderweb cupcakes have been their favorite. I made three dozen of these to take to their school for snack time yesterday and all of the kids went crazy for the … [Read more...]
Chicken and Summer Squash Skillet
The inspiration for this recipe is extreme fatigue. My family was craving a home-cooked meal and I really wanted to make them one. I went so far as to plan on making garlic chicken and sauteed squash. But as I started cutting up squash in preparation for dinner, I began to wonder if I could get away with combining the ingredients from the two recipes and quickly cooking the … [Read more...]
Best Pumpkin Recipes
This is the ultimate list of all the best pumpkin recipes! Loving these brisk Fall mornings (yes, we've had a few in San Antonio, and I've enjoyed a few this week in Atlanta too!). And loving that it's "bake with pumpkin" season again. (Not that you can't bake with it all year!) I wanted to pull together some of our favorite pumpkin recipes, so without further … [Read more...]