I had to sneak in a kid favorite into this series. This is your basic peanut butter-banana sandwich with a few secret ingredients...grilled to perfection. But note, this isn't just for the kids. I loved this sandwich and have made it several times in the recent past. I just love how the peanut butter gets perfectly ooey gooey when you grill it. You could grill this on a … [Read more...]
Cherry Cheesecake Red Velvet Bars
Let's talk about this smooth, summer-y dessert for a minute! Crumbly red velvet cake as the crust. Smooth, sweet cheesecake as the middle layer. Topped with perfectly sweet-tart cherries. Chilled to perfection. This just might be my favorite dessert of the summer, and it's time for you to try it! Cherry Cheesecake Red Velvet Bars This just might be my … [Read more...]
Cinnamon Roll Pancakes
These pancakes are inspired by 2 things... 1. My Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal. (Which is basically baked oatmeal with cinnamon chips and white chocolate chips mixed in the batter!) 2. The way-too-complicated methods and recipes that I've seen for Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. I'm all about the simpler-the better. I don't have time for crazy and fancy. These Cinnamon Roll … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Mocha Lava Cake
Want to treat yourself to a super simple and ridiculously delicious chocolate dessert? This is a total 'cheater lava cake' - meaning it's not made from scratch, it's made in the slow cooker...but I totally make up for the cheating by... 1. Adding more chocolate in the form of chocolate chips. 2. Adding instant coffee in the batter to bring up the chocolate … [Read more...]
Southwest Shells with Beans and Corn
Smoky, smoky, smoky! The flavor in this simple pasta salad gets kicked up a few notches by adding 2 spices to the mayo before you toss it all together. My guess is that you have all of these items on hand you could make this TONIGHT. I adore pantry staple recipes like this one...not only because of how easy and simple they are to put together, but also because they … [Read more...]
Blueberry Pie
This right here...just tastes like summer. Cool, refreshing, the perfect amount of sweetness. As far as I'm concerned, a solid Blueberry Pie has 4 essential ingredients. Fresh blueberries Fresh lemon juice Fresh lemon zest Cardamom - just a dash, as it has a powerful flavor of its own And this pie right has has all of those things, plus a sugared pie … [Read more...]
Pesto Orzo with Tomatoes
Oh pesto. Pesto, pesto, pesto. Pesto just tastes like summer, doesn't it?! I don't make pesto too often because pine nuts are expensive and I can't always get them into my budget...but I found some on sale this week and made my own pesto! Because, enjoying pesto-laced pasta is like taking a bite out of summer. I've written the recipe below with store bought pesto, … [Read more...]
Chicken Salad with Greek Yogurt
Holy-wow-ness friend. You have got-got-got to try this chicken salad with Greek yogurt. It's guuuuuuuuud! Very-very-very guuuuuud! Like, blow-up-your-taste-buds kinda good. (Alright, I'll stop with the hyphens!) This yogurt dressing is made from scratch and it's fresh flavor perfectly complements that crunch from the celery, the bite from the red onion and the … [Read more...]
Easy Veggie Tortilla Pizzas
It's time to get crazy with your next family pizza night with these tortilla 'crusts.' It's almost like a quesadilla crust with 2 tortillas with cheese inside, toasted together and then topped with pizza toppings. These are crazy delicious and since they don't call for a lot of shredded cheese, it's a meal I can easily make for my dairy-free kids using their dairy-free … [Read more...]
Apple & Almond Butter Sandwiches
So dipping apples in peanut butter has been a long time snack favorite around here. My older boys will happily dip apples in peanut butter for a protein punch in the afternoon, but neither of them would touch a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a ten foot pole. (I don't get it, but it is what it is.) I decided to 'put it to a test' (albeit, not really a fair test!) to … [Read more...]