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05.30.2020
Healthy Blueberry Muffins
You can feel great about giving your family these Healthy Blueberry Muffins. Lower in fat and sugar, but still full of great taste, these are the perfect snack! My wonderful kids are always on the hunt for snacks. They are so predictable in their snacking, that when a fight breaks out at 9:50 a.m., we…
05.28.2020
Sheet Pan Teriyaki Chicken Thighs
Teriyaki Chicken Thighs are so easy to make in the oven. Add in some delicious vegetables and you have a fast dinner everyone will love! Sheet pan meals are make such a no fuss dinner. You get everything you need in one pan, and it makes both prep and clean up so easy. They are…
05.24.2020
Greek Salad with Chicken
Greek Salad with Chicken makes for a delicious light meal that everyone will love! The flavors of this recipe are perfection. One of my favorite meals to eat in the summer (really all year round), is big salads with sliced chicken on it. It feels very filling while still being really healthy and nutritious. I…
05.19.2020
Broccoli Pasta
This Broccoli Pasta is a simple go to weeknight dinner that kids and adults can both agree on. It will become a regular in your dinner rotation. I have made it no secret with my dad that I don’t think his best quality is his cooking. Love you, Dad! (For the record, I think his…
05.17.2020
Meatloaf
Meatloaf makes for such a great easy dinner! This recipe is flavorful, moist, and can freeze perfectly! Even as someone who loves cooking for my family and coming up with new recipes, I am dreading dinner time right now. It feels like my life is one long stretch of making meals and cleaning dishes. And…
05.14.2020
Blender Salsa
Blender Salsa is a very simple recipe that is better than at a restaurant. With super simple ingredients, you will be making this homemade salsa all the time. If I’m going to be totally honest, one of my favorite things about going out to eat at a my favorite taco restaurant is the chips and…
05.10.2020
Chicken Fried Rice
Chicken Fried Rice is a fast easy dinner that comes together with simple ingredients. Skip the take out and make your family this delicious recipe they will love. Our family has been consuming a decent amount of take out. It started out as a way to support our local restaurants and community that we care…
05.09.2020
Philly Cheesesteak Baked Tacos
These Philly Cheese Steak Baked Tacos are going to become a family favorite in your house! Easy to make and so delicious, a winning dinner. A few years ago I posted this Philly Cheese Steak Casserole and in one swoop angered the entire population of Philadelphia. You guys, the video for it went viral and…
05.07.2020
Turkey Sloppy Joes
These Turkey Sloppy Joes are an easy dinner recipe that your family will fall in love with. The lighter spin on traditional sloppy joes will make you feel great. The other day a reader emailed me and told me that her boyfriend doesn’t really like red meat, and as a red meat eater she was…
05.05.2020
Easy Shrimp Tacos
These Easy Shrimp Tacos are light, fresh, and so full of flavor! Simple and easy to make, they’re ideal for a busy weeknight meal. You. Guys. It is Cinco de Mayo AND Taco Tuesday. On. The. Same. Day. As a lover of tacos and margaritas and all things delicious, this feels like a small miracle.…
05.02.2020
Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles
These amazing Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles are perfectly crisp on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. The best funfetti cookie recipe! These Soft Sugar Cookies with Sprinkles are perfect for celebrating everything from birthdays to life’s little wins. Perfect and crisp on the outside and delicious and chewy on the inside, you…
04.30.2020
Pan Fried Pork Chops
These easy Pan Fried Pork Chops are done in about 30 minutes. Classy enough to entertain with, but so easy they will become part of the monthly dinner rotation. This easy pork chop recipe is going to be such a home run in your house! It is a recipe that Billy shared with me while…