The weather in Texas is legitimately cold today. In the 30s, y'all. I think it even went below freezing last night. Yesterday, I found myself mentally calculating how many days of soup weather we'd have before it gets back to normal-for-around-here temps. Because cold weather = soup weather. Not that we can't or don't eat soup when it …
recipes
5 Easy Meals for a Vacation Rental with a Kitchen
I can get as worked up as the next person about how a vacation isn't really a vacation if mama still has to cook. But I also see our vacation budget and get worked up over how I'd rather get away and have to cook than stay home and cook anyway. We especially love the totally free getaway we have in my parents' lakehouse, and try to go there …
Our Three Favorite Whole 30 Recipes
I don't think I've mentioned that back in October, Hubby and I started "a Whole 30." Whole 30 is an eating plan where you eliminate certain categories of foods for 30 days. After the 30 days, you methodically add foods back in to see how your body reacts and how you feel. The goal isn't weight loss, but weight loss has been a lovely side-effect …
My Favorite Easy (but a little weird) Lunch – Spinach and Mozzarella
I love spinach and mozzarella together. My husband has been known to brag that I can make any version of those two ingredients taste great. Working at home, I struggle so much with lunch. If I actually remember to eat it (seriously, this is a recurring problem), I often get frustrated by my lack of ideas or lack of time to carry through on the …
Skillet Scalloped Potatoes Recipe – Easy (But Fancier than My Usual) Meals with Prep-Ahead Meals from Scratch
You'd better believe this post contains affiliate links!! I am so proud of my friend, Alea, of Premeditated Leftovers (<- best blog name ever!), whose cookbook, Prep-Ahead Meals from Scratch, released last month! I was excited to get my copy, and wanted to make one of the recipes I'm allowed to share in its entirety. Skillet …
World’s Easiest, No-Cook, Ready-in-3-Minutes Party Snack
This is embarrassingly easy. I'm going to categorize it as a recipe, but that's a stretch. But if you, like me, ever completely forget you're supposed to take a snack to a Christmas party (even when you're one of the ones who organized the party and asked everyone to bring snacks) until five minutes before you walk out the door, here's a …
Southern Cornbread Dressing Thanksgiving Recipes and My Mom’s New Book!
I live in Texas, and my mother is from Oklahoma, so I grew up thinking everyone ate cornbread dressing at Thanksgiving. They don't. They so don't. A few years ago, we went on a cruise for Thanksgiving with my husband's family and though the turkey and mashed potatoes were wonderful, we were all shocked and horrified (I'm sort of exaggerating, …
Chicken and Noodles – Comfort Food in Less than Fifteen Minutes
Again with an embarrassingly easy meal idea using pre-cooked and frozen shredded chicken breast. We've been spared any major sicknesses lately, but have had some Days of General Ickiness happen to each member of the family over the past month or so. Hubby had a cold, two Sunday nights in a row two different kids had fleeting stomach bugs, and …
Super Fast (And Almost Embarrassingly Easy) Chicken Alfredo Pasta with Spinach
Last week, I told you how I shred twenty-five pounds of cooked chicken breasts in minutes. I promised I'd share some recipes I make with that shredded chicken. This one comes together in minutes. Chicken Alfredo Spinach Pasta is one of my kids' favorites. It's so easy it's embarrassing to post it as a "recipe." Especially since I still …
