Holiday Feast Side Dish Alert... I love sweet potato casserole...I really do. Especially when there is a crunchy, nutty topping or layer in the dish. But what I don't always love is the prep-work. If you're hosting the holiday feast, it's a flurry of madness getting everything ready and sometimes you just want simple and easy. THIS. Is simple and easy. Slice the … [Read more...]
Braised Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
I love Brussels sprouts. But for some reason, we don't eat them regularly. They aren't part of our regular veggies with dinner rotation. (They should be!) I seem to always want them around the holidays. I also seem to always want them with bacon. Because bacon makes everything better, especially Brussels sprouts! With this recipe, we are going to cook the bacon, drain off … [Read more...]
Honey-Glazed Parsnips
Parsnips, what are those Erin? They're like carrots. Similar consistency, similar flavor and they cook up just the same. They're just a different color. If you've never tried them, this is a great recipe to start with...because I'm tossed them together with some carrots in a similar and delicious roasted and glazed recipe. It goes like this: roast the carrots and … [Read more...]
Chocolate Covered Potato Chips
And........... we have a new favorite after school snack. The first time I made this, the boys were super confused as to why I had 2 pots (the double boiler) sitting together on the stove. I've used them many times before, but they never noticed until now. We had a quick little science lesson about the double boiler, how it worked and why the chocolate needed to be melted … [Read more...]
Cuban Black Beans
I adore Caribbean food. I'm not sure if it's because I lived in the Caribbean (specifically the Dominican Republic) for 6 years. Or because I love Latin food in general. Or because I love Tex-Mex food. Or because I just love food. It's probably all of the above...but mainly the Caribbean living part. I also love rich and flavorful rice and beans meals like this one … [Read more...]
Honey Mustard Chicken
Your new family favorite dinner awaits... This is one of our new MyFreezEasy freezer friendly meals and one of the featured meals into the build your own meal plan recipe database. Check it out here! Honey Mustard Chicken 4 small boneless skinless chicken breasts1 Tbsp minced onionSalt and pepper1/4 cup honey1/4 cup yellow mustard1/2 tsp cider vinegarFresh … [Read more...]
Shredded Beef Oven Tacos
This right here is the perfect example of a "leftovers makeover." Not long ago, I made a giant beef roast. I found it on sale and I planned on slow cooking it so that I could make roast/potatoes/carrots for meal #1 and tacos for meal #2. I was planning on soft tacos, but 4 unnamed children decided to polish off the flour tortillas that I'd purchased for the second meal. … [Read more...]
Quinoa & Berries Smoothie Bowl
Smoothie Bowls. These are my latest breakfast obsession. All the great ingredients of a smoothie, but in a bowl. You can mix and match your ingredients using a yogurt base, grain toppings, fruit toppings, protein toppings and a touch of sweet (in this recipe, it's honey). You will quickly see why I'm so obsessed! ;) Don't these look amazing... And … [Read more...]
Pesto Chicken Bake
Got herbs in your garden? Make some homemade pesto and get this amazing meal put together for dinner soon! Don't got herbs in your garden? Pick up some store bought pesto and get this amazing meal put together for dinner soon! This is one of our brand new MyFreezEasy dinners and it's already one of the top recipes added to our members meal plans! Watch and see … [Read more...]
Greek Chicken Bake
There is so much amazing-ness happening in this tray. Yes, amazing-ness. Sometimes there are no words to describe what you see, so I just make them up. Like, amazing-ness. And fantastic-ilicious. (Work with me here...before you know it, you'll be making up words like this too.) Seriously though, it's DELISH - all the lovely Mediterranean and Greek flavors hanging out in … [Read more...]