Easy and delicious meals you can make in minutes.
Football season is almost upon us and if you know me or have been following along with the blog for a bit, you probably know I’m a big football fan. As much as I love going to football games, watching them at home with a killer spread of favorite tailgate foods while you cheer on … Read more
This Chick-fil-A Market Salad recipe might just be Ashley’s favorite salad of all time. So many menu items at fast food restaurants are just not the healthiest, but I love that with Chick-fil-A I can drive through a fast food chain restaurant and find something that is full of fresh ingredients. If you are looking … Read more
January temps call for some awesome soup to warm us up from the inside out. I love chicken pot pie filling, but I don’t like pie crust…I know, call me crazy. This chicken pot pie soup is the perfect solution to that problem. It is SO good…insanely flavorful, creamy, loaded with veggies and chicken and … Read more
I meant to get this chili recipe up in January…when it was winter. Here we are in spring and well…it’s still freezing and rainy and snowy, so we still need a hearty and delicious homemade chili recipe, right? 🙂 Seriously though, what is with this weather? Let’s see some sun already!! Every Halloween Ashley likes … Read more
There’s nothing that I love more about Halloween than spooky Halloween food ideas. It’s so fun to make cute and creepy food for kids and see the faces and hear the squeals of delight from the kiddos when you present the spooky food. This year I’ve been keeping it relatively simple in the Halloween department, … Read more
I am so excited to be sharing another yummy and SUPER easy recipe with you all today! These meal blog hops are SO fun because I find tons of new things to try. It can be dangerous too! 😉 These amazingly easy shrimp tacos with pineapple salsa are an idea that was shared with me … Read more
I am so excited to be joining in on this week’s recipe hop. I am ALWAYS in search of some delicious, easy and budget friendly recipes for dinner around here, so I am SO glad that Marty decided we needed to do a fun recipe share. 🙂 Do you cook dinner every night? I used … Read more
Mexican food is a staple in our house. Like when we’re home in Orange County we eat it 4-5 times a week, can’t get enough of it staple. 😉 Moving to Utah has made it a bit more difficult to find delicious Mexican food, especially some of our favorites…pork carnitas tacos…so I have gotten desperate … Read more
Several years ago I walked into a restaurant (maybe I should say I walked into a bar because this is starting to sound like a bad joke 😉 ) and saw this word staring at me from the menu…CHARCUTERIE. Huh? What is that? The description read something along the lines of “Chef’s Choice of Meats, … Read more
I am NOT a very good meal planner. We have always homeschooled, so our schedules have historically been very flexible, allowing us to be out doing fun family activities on weeknights. That usually led to eating out and no need to meal plan. One of my New Year’s resolutions this year is to make cooking … Read more
A few years ago, while we were visiting the North Shore of Hawaii, we spent a long day of snorkeling at Shark’s Cove and were starving!! Aside from a grocery store across the street, there wasn’t much in the area at the time, as far as food was concerned. We parked in the grocery store … Read more
With The Big Game on the horizon it’s time to think parties! Mexican food is always a favorite and this hearty and delicious crowd pleaser will make hosting a breeze. I’m always on the lookout for ways to simplify life and spend less time in the kitchen while still enjoying great food. When I … Read more
Are you salivating yet? Well, you should be, because these will definitely be some of THE BEST tacos you will ever eat. My sweet friend Jen, of Carlsbad Cravings has a delicious (like lick your screen kind of delicious) recipe blog and it is one of my favorite go-tos when I am in need of … Read more
People… I am dead serious when I tell you this is the best grilled cheese recipe in the world! And I have had my fair share of (Even taught some) amazing, eye rolling, unforgettable grilled cheese sandwiches. Not only is the best one ever… its also crazy easy! I got all but two of the ingredients … Read more
Well… it happened. For some, it’s a good thing… for the rest of us it’s not the best. School’s back in session… and that means back to alarm clocks, schedules, homework, running kids to and from this and that, bedtimes, packing lunches, and the list goes on and on. Basically… our lives just got a … Read more
What?! Yup… Pizza Rolls! Because everyone loves pizza! And they are as good if not even better than they look and sound. Pizza in a roll form…. come on! These may become a staple in your home… good thing they are easy to put together! Make them tonight and see the smiles of joy come … Read more
Even though it’s been in the 80s here, it’s still only February, so I feel entitled to eat comfort food. 😉 A friend made this for me a few years back after I had Ash and it has been a favorite in our house ever since. The kids like to call it “fancy mac and … Read more
Tired of the serving the same old same old? I bet your family is well. Here’s a new pasta dish for your family that will having them singing praises to their dear chef mama or papa! Not only that.. it’s fast and easy peasy to put together! Can’t beat that. This is even impressive … Read more
With Thanksgiving on the horizon I don’t feel like cooking much. I know that I have an entire week of cooking ahead of me, so I need quick and easy recipes to save me this week. 🙂 Luckily, this recipe fits the bill. I love that I can just throw it all in a pot … Read more
Dreaming of cold weather and rain has me wanting to make some homemade soup. This is one of Ashley’s favorite dinners and a regular in our house, so I thought it was about time to share it here. It’s super easy and delicious and you know how I feel about that combination! 😉 You can … Read more
Fall is right around the corner and with that comes the yearning for some good ole comfort food. You know the kind that makes you want to sit on the sofa, with your legs curled under you and enjoy a bowl full of warm and satisfying… in the most delicious way… kind of food! As … Read more
I am always on the lookout for quick, healthy meals that I can make with minimal effort. With crazy afternoons running kids to lessons and practices, I need something that quick and delicious. Today I’m sharing one of my all-time favorite recipes for chicken and rice. I got this recipe from a friend years ago … Read more
I don’t know about you guys, but I have been in a cooking rut lately. I am tired of all of my old recipes and always on the hunt for new fresh ideas that don’t take forever to make. Thank heavens for pinterest! 🙂 I stumbled across this recipe last week from Better Homes and … Read more