I love to turn to my crockpot for help in the summer. Not only does it keep me from heating up the kitchen (and the entire house), using my slow cooker is the best way I've found to serve decent meals in the summer since we usually get in from the pool right before dinnertime. Here are some of our favorite slow cooker recipes: Crockpot BBQ … [Read more...]
Waffle-Iron Pizza Pockets
Pin it here. This was a total experiment. An I-wonder-if-that-would-work recipe. And . . . it did! These Waffle Iron Pizza Pockets were great, and a huge hit with the whole family. I had seen Erin mention making cookies in a waffle iron (a new concept to me!) and in the comments, someone mentioned making Grands biscuits or cinnamon rolls … [Read more...]
Picnic Idea: Chicken & Bacon Sub Sandwiches
It's picnic season again! Have you checked out my picnic ideas and recipes? Just to be clear, I'm not talking about spreading a checkered blanket on the ground and spending the afternoon searching for cloud pictures in the sky. I'm talking about portable meals that we can eat while watching my boys play baseball. These chicken and bacon … [Read more...]
Black Bean Lettuce Wraps (And my Weekly Menu Plan)
I intended to post this recipe during the 31 Days of Lame Excuses series. I was going to title it, "But Veggies Don't Fill Me Up . . . " But I didn't post it. I could come up with an excuse for why I didn't . . . . Anyway, this is a recipe that I created while we were on our two-weeks-of-veggies-only diet a few months ago. It's good. … [Read more...]
Easy Recipes: Two Weeks of Crockpot Meals
To stick with the 31 Days of (Lame) Excuses theme for October, let me just introduce this guest post from my friend Crystal by saying that I often use my crockpot specifically as an Excuse Preventer. It's pretty difficult to pretend you don't have the energy to make a meal that doesn't require any energy! I am so excited to be here guest posting … [Read more...]
Chicago Cutlery Knives (And my Ultra-Easy Guacamole “Recipe”)
I think it's time. Finally. It's time to carefully pack up most of my old knives for the donation truck. I'll need to write on the package: "Dear Mr./Ms. Donation Picker Upper, Please be careful because there are knives in this package. They're not terribly sharp, but I thought I'd let you know." I've been using my … [Read more...]
Easy Oven Fries Recipe and a Chicago Cutlery Giveaway!
I shared last month that I've been selected as an ambassador for Chicago Cutlery knives. Truly, these knives have been SO MUCH FUN to use over the past month. The cutting and chopping and slicing and dicing around here rose to a fevered pitch as we did our all-veggies-for-two-looonnnng-weeks diet, and these knives were a huge help. The … [Read more...]
Snack Time Fun: Make an Apple Sandwich Creation Station
It’s the time of year when moms begin looking for healthy after-school snack ideas. Mott’s Snack & Go Natural Applesauce Pouches are a great option for on-the-go snack times! I don’t want to think about it . . . but school starts soon. Very soon. For this Mama who loves to have her kids at home during the summer, it’s … [Read more...]
Easy Dinner for a Crowd – Taco Salad
You know I love taco salad as a picnic option, right? Well . . . soon after I posted that idea, I needed to feed a crowd, and I needed to keep things simple. Both of my boys were baptized on Mother's Day (BEST Mother's Day gift EVER), and both sides of the family were coming. I wanted to serve lunch in our home, but it was going to be a busy … [Read more...]
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