Winter is a season full of cold weather and simple comfort food. Between the busy holiday season, snow storms (especially if you live somewhere prone to lots of snow - like me in Minnesota!) and ...
Dinner
Family friendly, everyday dinner recipes. Easy, simple, budget-friendly and your whole family will love!
Baked Ziti or Penne
This is a sponsored baked ziti recipe in partnership with Crystal Farms® Cheese. All opinions are my own. Find our full disclosure here. As a busy mom, you might not always be able to make dinner ...
Minnesota Tater Tot Hotdish
So we call this classic comfort food Tater Tot Hotdish while many of you may call it Tater Tot Casserole. Whatever the name you use, this is a family favorite and a classic comfort food here in ...
Grilled Chicken Strawberry Salad with avocado dressing
This post has been sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company but the Grilled Chicken Strawberry Salad with avocado dressing recipe, thoughts, and opinions are all my own. Because Coca-Cola®, as you know, is ...
easy Chicken Enchiladas with green chilis
I thought I would give you the recipe for the BEST EASY chicken enchiladas with green chilis. I realize that I'm from MN and have absolutely no qualifications for claiming anything about Mexican food. ...
Seafood Manicotti
This recipe is a recreation of Olive Garden's manicotti dish. Frankly, it's better. You stuff manicotti noodles with a delicious blend of crab, shrimp, and cheese and then top it with homemade alfredo ...
Grilled Grilled Cheese
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Crystal Farms® Cheese. The opinions and text are all mine. Find our full disclosure here. Do you know what my family loves any day, any ...
Vidalia onion and bacon bomb
You need to know that this post is totally sponsored by Vidalia onions. Gladly. Completely. And I'd do it again. :) Find our full disclosure here. I have had the ingredients for this dish in my ...
Parmesan Cajun Grilled Vegetables
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Crystal Farms® Cheese. The opinions and text are all mine. Find our full disclosure here. Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh booooyyyyy!! ...
fast & easy One-Pot Hawaiian Chicken
When you are in a hurry or feeling lazy you want to be able to make dinner quickly. And is it too much ask that it tastes good too? No, we don't think so. We think it should be a normal thing. Fast, ...
Campfire Macaroni and Cheese Recipe
Are you a camping person? I'm not. Not really. But if you live in Minnesota and are from the Midwest it's a bit of a prerequisite to be an outdoorsy kind of person. Don't get me wrong, I can do the ...
3-ingredient homemade Fish Fingers
Okay, does your family love fish fingers? Mine love them! But they're also super processed, full of chemicals, and all around pretty bad for you. Which means most moms aren't crazy about them. So, ...
Easy Thai Curry Recipe
After a long, hard day I want to be able to come home and make my family a tasty, nutritious dinner without a whole lot of fuss and muss. Fast, easy, AND relatively nutritious is what I'm asking for. ...
Paleo Hawaiian Cauliflower Casserole
Haley does it again with this Paleo casserole recipe that you'll be making for dinner again and again. She keeps it budget-friendly, utterly delicious, and friendly for Paleo and Gluten-free diets. ...
one pot gumbo recipe
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Pumpkin Mussels
Guys! Pumpkin mussels. As in... pumpkin mussels! Where does she get these great ideas anyways? Alice is back with a great fall recipe that is a must try for your fall menu. Well, let's be honest... ...
easy Orange Chicken recipe
Utilize your slow cooker to make this easy orange chicken recipe with only 5 minutes of prep time. A fix and forget it meal the family will love! “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC ...
simple Chicken Enchilada Lasagna
Oh how I wish I could reach through the screen and pass you a fork and plate of this tasty chicken enchilada lasagna. One, because I would so love to meet you and chat with you in person. Second, ...
Teriyaki Turkey Lettuce Wraps (Paleo & Gluten Free)
My girl Haley is a genius at budget-friendly recipes that are tasty AND good for your pocketbook. Some of you know that I, too, have been on a cave-man type of diet for several months. So to have her ...
Kale Wild Rice Salad and Simple Chicken Noodle Soup Recipes
This post is compensated by Genuine Thermos brand all opinions are mine, always and forever. I genuinely like and use Genuine Thermos brand and know that you, my readers, will as well! Find our ...
Portabella Parmesan Recipe
Suppertime in my home is still a bit of a mess. It feels like since we moved to the city almost two years ago and put the kids into "proper" public school our schedules are still catching up. For the ...
Wild Rice Tart
Alice, from Dining with Alice, is showing off her Minnesota cooking skills again today! We're so excited about this wild rice tart! She is the kitchen star for the local Twin Cities Live T.V. show ...
Baked Chicken Taquitos
Confession time: I love gas station taquitos. You know, the ones on the heater-roller that sometimes look like they've been sitting out there for hours? But even so, I don't care. I still love ...
easy Cabbage Pie
That, my dear friends, is cabbage pie. And that, my dear friends, is all sorts of lowly veggies topped with puff pastry screaming to the heavens to love and appreciate it as one of the easiest comfort ...
Easy chicken salad and carrot turmeric rolls
Do you have a go-to dinner for those nights when you have had a crazy, busy day but need to put a hearty, healthy meal on the table? Mine is my easy chicken salad recipe. It's a family favorite and ...
easy sausage apple sliders with smoked gouda and homemade french onions
I made these delicious sausage apple sliders using Johnsonville® as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars, but of course, we only use products we love and think are delicious. And you all; this ...
How to Make Homemade Gnocchi
Hello there! I am so glad you are here. Today we are talking about gnocchi. The little, tiny, absolutely fabulous puffs of potato pasta. Many of you love them as much as I do. But I wonder, have you ...
easy Macaroni and Cheese pizza
One of our favorite lunch spots is a wood-fire pizza place that makes a favorite amongst kids and adults alike. You guessed it... macaroni and cheese. They simply put macaroni and cheese on a pizza ...
Meatball Pizza
I made a delicious meatball pizza recipe using Johnsonville® Meatballs as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars. Find our full disclosure here. We call this meatball pizza recipe the Polka ...
Shrimp tacos.
See that plate of goodness? That is a homemade tortilla topped with shrimp and jalapeno cilantro slaw. It's awaiting a bit of tomato and cheese, I think. Not sure what I want to put on my taco today. ...
Easy Vegetable “Lasagna”
I'm going to start this post out with a warning. Warning that it is very, very photo heavy. In my mind that isn't a warning because it's a BAD thing, but because you'll be drooling on your keyboard. ...
classic Spaghetti Sauce recipe/tips & tricks for perfect Spaghetti dinner
I made a delicious and easy dinner using Johnsonville® Meatballs as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #MeatballMasters. Find our full disclosure here. Is there anything more revered for ...
Steak and Mushroom Pretzel Loaf
Although paid by Tastefully Simple for this post, we like them and use them and are more than happy to tell our readers about them too! Oh gosh, that photo STILL makes my mouth water! This little ...
Chicken Spinach Artichoke lasagna
I failed as a food blogger. With a giant fail. But, I was a huge hit as a mom! Most of the dishes I make involve photographs every step of every way. And no eating until every possible photograph ...
easy 5-ingredient Garlic Shrimp Scampi
So, suffice it to say that my husband doesn't cook very often. That's kind of "my" thing. And, I am perfectly fine with that. Because I LIKE cooking. A lot. But, sometimes he gets down in the kitchen ...
how to make raviolo
Awhile back we made a version of toasted ravioli using wonton wraps. And declared to all the world that wonton wraps worked just as well as homemade ravioli and anyone making their own pasta was ...
