Meal Plans & Kid-Friendly Recipes Made Simple
Ahhh… the big meal is done, and now to deal with all of those leftovers! To me, I almost like the Thanksgiving leftovers more than I like Thanksgiving dinner! These turkey sandwiches use leftover cranberry sauce, leftover cornbread and sausage stuffing and of course, the star of the sandwich, […]
Mashed Potatoes and Turkey with Gravy together at Thanksgiving go together like peanut butter and jelly. These pictures really do not do these mashed potatoes justice – I was rushed at dinner time, and didn’t have a chance to get any good pics, but I ensure you that these will […]
It’s the extras that make Thanksgiving Dinner such an ordeal. These foolproof recipes for dinner rolls with honey butter are easy enough to prepare ahead of time and are the little extras that make a good Thanksgiving great! When I say these rolls are super easy, I really mean they are […]
Last month I shared a recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup. Very similar to that recipe, this recipe for Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup is absolutely delicious, you’ll even debate eating it on it’s own! I really wanted to elevate my Thanksgiving dinner this year, and to do that, I […]
Ready in under an hour, this warm Caramel Apple Crisp will warm you from the inside out. This recipe is perfect to use those crisp, in season apples you’re finding at the grocery store for less than $1 per pound. It only uses a few ingredients that you already have […]
We LOVE stir fry! It’s a great way to get in your veggies for the day, and there is something about the sweet and salty sauce that this stir fry is tossed in that’ll keep you coming back for more. I serve this stir fry at school with my kiddos […]
This recipe for 15-Minute Bean Tostadas is perfect for busy weeknights, leftover night or like how I was inspired, and used up my leftover Homemade CrockPot Refried Beans. I like serving tostadas on Thursday nights, for Thursday Night Football. I will make the setup almost like I do for taco […]
Sweet potatoes are important to me. They were a big part of my volunteer time at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina and this Sweet Potato Pie Recipe is the recipe that helped me make it a few rounds in the Master Chef audition process. This is […]
It’s no surprise that we love to use CrockPot Spaghetti Sauce in all sorts of different recipes. This kid-friendly recipe has all of the flavors of Pepperoni Pizza mixed with Baked Ziti, this is a fantastic week night kid-friendly dinner solution. This recipe would be perfect for Halloween, combining a […]
Halloween is just around the corner and between getting costumes on and having dinner, getting ready for trick-or-treating can be a very busy and stressful time – even on such a fun night. These delicious kid-friendly chicken nuggets are sure to get your kids in the trick-or-treating mood, and you […]
