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03.15.2020
Easy Southwestern Mac and Cheese
This Easy Southwestern Mac and Cheese is the perfect easy stove top dinner that your family will love! Delicious and done in 30 minutes! Happy Sunday, my friends. We are in the midst of some very weird and trying times. Yesterday on Instagram I shared where I’m at. Stay safe, everyone. And be kind. I…
03.10.2020
Three Bean Salad Recipe
Three Bean Salad is ultimate classic potluck food! With it’s simple ingredients and great flavor, this easy side dish recipe is perfect to bring to a party or just for a weeknight dinner. In case you haven’t picked up on it yet, I love to cook. And that love of cooking was one of the…
03.05.2020
Black Bean Tacos
Black Bean Tacos make for a delicious and affordable easy dinner. Done in about 20 minutes, and full of flavor! This will become a favorite for vegetarians and meat eaters. Recently, a good friend of mine posted on Facebook that she was looking for more vegetarian options to feed her family. She talked about how…
03.03.2020
Pea Soup Recipe
Pea Soup requires just a few simple ingredients and only 25 minutes. This recipe is easy enough for a weeknight, but delicious enough to entertain with. A friend of mine taught me how to make this recipe, not really giving me measurements, but more of the general idea of how to make this delicious soup.…
02.27.2020
Skillet Lasagna
This Skillet Lasagna is a 30 minute easy dinner that your whole family will get behind and love. This is delicious comfort food! The other night we sat down to dinner after what had been a really long, really hard day. And we were having spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. It was like the most…
02.25.2020
Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
Homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup is an easy homemade swap for a grocery staple. Use this to replace the can when you want a from scratch dinner! This is perfect in my Cream of Mushroom Chicken. I had an interesting conversation with some close friends about making dinner recently. They are all working moms and…
02.22.2020
Reuben Crescent Rolls
These Reuben Crescent Rolls make a great St. Patrick’s Day appetizer or dinner. Easy to make and fun to eat, they will be a huge hit! One of my mom’s favorite sandwiches was a Reuben. She never made them at home, but occasionally would let herself get one at a restaurant. (Vegetarian problems.) If you…
02.16.2020
Crockpot Chicken Tacos
Crockpot Chicken Tacos are a staple in our house. This recipe is only three ingredients and makes for a perfect easy dinner. Want to do it faster? Make my Instant Pot Chicken Tacos! This is a recipe that has been on my site for years! I said it then and I will say it now,…
02.15.2020
Easy M&M Cookie Recipe
This M&M Cookie recipe is absolutely perfect! These cookies are soft and chewy with the right amount of buttery goodness and an M&M in each bite. THESE COOKIES! Oh my gosh, these cookies. These cookies almost didn’t happen because they took so many tries to get just perfect. While the first few batches were delicious,…
02.09.2020
Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup
Our family loves this Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup! It comes together in only a few minutes, has the perfect flavors, and is a healthy well-rounded dinner too! This Enchilada Soup has been a hero in our house for years. It comes together so quickly that you can literally make it in 10 minutes before running…
02.08.2020
Chicken Spaghetti Recipe
This Chicken Spaghetti Recipe is a delicious red sauce, complimented perfectly with chicken and served over spaghetti – a family favorite! I’m trilled to be giving this post a face lift with new photos because it is one of my family’s very favorites! This recipe, originally named French Spaghetti, comes from my good friend Trish’s…
02.06.2020
Fudgey Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
These Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies are crisp on the outside and soft and fudgey on the inside like a rich brownie. Their subtle cherry flavor and ganache drizzle put them over the top! You guys, Valentine’s Day is next week already! I was 100% that teenager who never got a carnation sent to them in…












