I’m a summer girl to my core, but the stretch of time between Halloween and New Year’s comes in a seriously close second as my favorite time of the year. It’s chock-full of crisp air, time spent with family, friends, and yummy food. What’s not to love, right? Well, with the chillier air comes a natural slow-down […]
Creamy Vegetable Soup with Homemade Turkey Meatballs
***This post is sponsored by Crunchmaster so I could share this #CrunchmasterDinner recipe for using their crackers to make homemade turkey meatballs with all of you.*** Fall is here! Despite the unseasonably warm temperatures we’ve had in Pennsylvania this past week, it is, in fact, October. The chill will soon be here to stay, and my […]
4 DIY Healthy Grain Bowls
Lunch around these parts used to be kind of ridiculous. Don’t get me wrong; after my daughter graduated from organic food for babies, I did manage feed her a well-rounded meal most days. But I myself would make do with a few leftover bites snagged from her plate more times than I’d like to admit. Three […]
5 Kid-Approved Non-Sandwich Lunch Box Ideas
It’s back. Yup, school is here, and every mom of school aged kids that I know is already tired of packing lunches. It’s so easy to fall into a rut and pack the same thing every day. Or maybe you are one of the lucky ones with a picky eater who won’t eat sandwiches. That’s where I come […]
Time to Live Wholly with Guacamole!
***Thanks to Wholly Guacamole for sponsoring this post so we could tell you about their cool new products and their Live Wholly tour!*** I’m a huge fan of easy. I love simple solutions so much, that I consider myself a pro at finding ways to make our day to day easier. Having a stellar shortcut […]
5 Family-Friendly Ways to Use Rotisserie Chicken
If you haven’t joined the “Rotisserie Chicken Lover” club yet, it’s time! When I started to branch out from serving this meat simply as a meal’s main protein, I was surprised by all the different family-friendly ways to use rotisserie chicken in other dishes. They’re an amazing shortcut for so many recipes, and really, who couldn’t use a good shortcut? Most […]
Summer Slow Cooker Recipes
It’s been a hot summer over here and I have relegated any recipes that require the oven to the back of my mind. It’s just too much to stand in the kitchen next to a 400 degree oven when I really want to stick my head in the fridge! Not to mention all of that […]
Keep Healthy Summer Foods Healthy!
***This post about healthy summer foods is sponsored by Tessamae’s*** I have a teensy bit of a problem with recipes in my kitchen. As in, I don’t use them. While my methodically-bent husband gapes in horror at my wing-it approach, my favorite season to toss dishes together is summer. Grabbing a bunch of fresh veggies from […]
The Cheesecake Factory Menu Has It All!
Many of my working hours are spent hunched over a laptop nursing a cup of lukewarm coffee and whatever scrappy leftovers I piece together together for a meal. So when our family was invited to check out The Cheesecake Factory menu in exchange for an honest review, I jumped at the rare chance to change up the scenery […]
Grilled Pizza
I crave easy but fun weeknight meals year-round, especially in the summer months. I love pizza and salad as a quick go-to, but I don’t love heating up my house to bake it in the oven. I had heard of grilled pizza, but all of the recipes I found said that I would need a pizza stone and […]
