Recipes

This lighter take on Cowboy Enchiladas uses lean proteins and hides a few extra veggies to help beef up the vitamins and nutrients for big and little cowboys; perfect for Sunday dinner, feeding a crowd or make ahead for a busy weeknight dinner.

This is my personal spin on a McKinney family favorite - Cowboy Enchiladas. There seem to be multiple versions of this circulating, so I decided to add my own spin with extra vegetables and the fat-free version of most ingredients. I mean, if you are going to...

Sep 14, 2022

Recipes

Orange BBQ pulled pork (or chicken) is cooked in the slow cooker, and the juices and sauces mix together to make flavorful meat topping for tacos, potatoes, eggs or rice.

Orange BBQ Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Easy weeknight meals are totally my jam, and having something my family loves to put on the table with minimal work from me is the best way to go!! This Orange BBQ Pulled Pork can also be made with frozen chicken breast. It’s perfect for tostadas, on top of baked...

Aug 31, 2022

Holidays Recipes

Cheesy Hashbrown Breakfast Pizza

This post for Cheesy Hashbrown Breakfast Pizza first appeared on the Arkansas Influencers blog as part of a project for the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board. Their partnership no longer exists and this recipe and blog content has been released to me as the original...

Aug 17, 2022

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Cheesy Chicken Rigatoni

Just when you thought it couldn't get any better than Arkansas Chicken Spaghetti, I make a few adjustments trying to clean out my pantry and now we have CHEESY CHICKEN RIGATONI, a new go-to weeknight dinner and easy meal to freeze or take when you have a friend who...

Aug 3, 2022

Recipes

One-Pot Summer Vegetable Orzo Pasta Bake

This one-pot summer vegetable orzo baked dish uses fresh, seasonal vegetables that can be replaced with frozen versions in the off-season. It's a great way to use up summer scraps to make a one-pot weeknight dinner that will feed the whole family without any extra...

Jul 27, 2022

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Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken

I’ve been in a food rut this summer. I’m not sure what it is, but my usual love of meal planning and culinary creativity is GONE. I’m still looking for ideas for summer dinner meals if you have a great solution your family loves. But, in the meantime, our version...

Jul 20, 2022

Recipes

Tomato Basil Jam

This post sharing the recipe for Tomato Basil Jam originally appeared on Arkansas Women Bloggers. I wrote the content as a contributor to their site at the time. A couple of summers ago, my Papa fell shelling peas. I mean, what else are you supposed to...

Jul 13, 2022

Recipes

Cranky Cukes are easy, summer, overnight refrigerator pickles that you can make with a variety of seasoing and spices like curry and red pepper flakes. Use cucumbers from a farmer's market haul, grocery store produce, or crops from your own garden.

Cranky Cukes | Easy Overnight Refrigerator Pickles

I recently made my first batch of easy overnight summer refrigerator pickles. And, yall that’s so dang easy! I called them Cranky Cukes because I kinda put my spin on the spices and flavors, but they were so crunchy and fresh. One of my favorite restaurants...

Jul 6, 2022