Recipes

This spicy taco deer meat dinner is a great way to use the deer meat in your freezer while adding a sweet and spicy flavor to an easy weeknight dinner. #deermeatrecipes #venison #wildgame

Plenty has been said around here about how much I love a food holiday or making a fun dinner out of everyday dinners. This Spicy Taco Deer Meat dinner covers many bases and is a perfect take on Cinco de Mayo dinner plans. It is one of my favorite ways my mama would...

Apr 26, 2023

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Lemon Citrus Mini Muffins

I cannot tell you how good these Lemon Citrus Mini Muffins are. They are the best bite of spring and so easy to make. When I think of a spring menu spread, these are a must. I feel like I've officially reached old lady status with as much as I like lemon-flavored...

Apr 12, 2023

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Lightened Up Chocolate Chip Fruit Dip

Last spring, a friend of mine shared a lower-calorie fruit dip with me with chocolate chips. I did what I do, mixed it up a little, and made my version of a Lightened-up Chocolate Chip Fruit Dip. It reminds me of the flavor of that chocolate chip cheeseball you...

Apr 5, 2023

Holidays Recipes

Green Goddess Tortellini is a great family meal for Halloween, sneaking in (frozen) summer vegetables in a creamy homemade spinach pesto sauce. #halloweenmeal #halloweendinner #tortellini #gardenfresh #frozenvegetables #onepotmeal

Green Goddess Tortellini with vegetables

What’s on the Halloween dinner menu??? Every year I try to take fun notes on new ideas for planning some Halloween dinner fun, and this Goulish Green Goddess Tortellini is such a fun way to sneak in some vegetables for your family and fill up those hungry goblin...

Mar 1, 2023

Holidays Recipes

Family Traditions and experiences for everyday dinenrs and holidya meals - year-round fun food traditions for families

Celebrating Food Holidays

It's no secret around these parts that I love celebrating food holidays. And, I feel like this month has been full of random days. So, I thought I'd make a fun list of food holidays that we celebrate and see if I could find more ideas from my viewers. I'll update...

Feb 23, 2023

Holidays Recipes

Chicken Fricassee was President Abe Lincoln’s favorite meal, and this crockpot version makes an easy weeknight dinner for President’s Day. #weeknightdinner #slowcookermeal #abrahamlincoln #presidentsdaydinner

Slow Cooker Chicken Fricassee

Chicken Fricassee was President Abe Lincoln’s favorite meal, and this crockpot version makes an easy weeknight dinner for President’s Day. (He also loved oyster stew, but I'm not attempting that one) It is no secret that I love a family food holiday. And while I’ve...

Feb 15, 2023

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Hamburger Soup

I don’t know about you, but I want a warm bowl of soup as soon as the weather turns cold. And I do mean soup or stew. I’m not really the chili type unless it's White Chicken Chili. It turned cold yesterday, and as the shelves and freezer section at the grocery...

Jan 25, 2023

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Weeknight Dinner MOM HACK: Frozen vegetables and frozen salmon make this salmon sheet pan dinner the perfect, easy, weeknight dinner for a busy mom, using just one plan to cook everything.

Mom Hack: Salmon and Veggie Sheet pan Dinner

Ok, I’m admitting it, I need all the mom hacks, and this Salmon and Veggie Sheet Pan Dinner is a new one at the top of my list. Anything that uses fewer dishes, requires less cooking, and includes vegetables for my family has my attention. We’ve been working...

Jan 11, 2023