Tomato Sauce
In 2020 we bought a house and decided we needed a garden. Three months into gardening and I am obsessed. We finally started getting some tomatoes so I have been finding ways to use them up. The joys of this…
Category Cook
Recipes I find and try or (occasionally) ones I made up.
Cupcakes
My parents’ birthdays are a week apart but we didn’t get to see them on their birthdays. We did dinner with them a few weeks later and made cupcakes for them. G LOVES to bake. And she did an excellent…
Chile Relleno Casserole
We ended up with a ton of Jalapeño and Anaheim peppers. I had already stuffed some with cream cheese, wrapped with bacon, then cooked them. So, I wanted something different. I got this recipe off of a Facebook group for…
Hungry Root
I have been trying to find a way to make meals easier on me. I LOVE to cook and meal plan but lately… I don’t know… I am tired. My brain needed space for other stuff so I started looking…
Crunchy Sweet Potatoes
G doesn’t particularly care for sweet potatoes but she will eat these! Use a Spiralizer to cut your sweet potatoes. Then coat with oil and whatever spices you want. Honestly, they don’t need any spices but feel free to toss…
Snack Pack Lunch
Sometimes kids don’t want to eat a meal. Sometimes you are out and about and need an easy meal to take with you. Enter the snack pack lunch! Use a variety of whatever snacks you want. Use silicone muffin liners…
Meal Planning
Dinner can be ROUGH to get on the table some nights. I use this to help me plan. It forces me to look at what we have and use it up before I get groceries. I left the last 2…
Smoothies
We are big fans of smoothies around here. Like… G, M, and I eat a smoothie just about every day. They are a great way to get food in a hangry kid quickly and you can pack in the nutrition.…
Mema’s Pizza
My grandma was famous for her cooking. Her pizza was no exception. I love making her pizza dough. And I love that I have her recipe in her hand writing. recipe: heat and dissolve 3/4 c. milk, 3T. Oleo (margarine…
Treats
G: Mama, can I have some chocolate after my eggs? Me: sure! That’s not an uncommon answer around here. We let our kids have treats almost whenever they ask. I had some pretty messed up views on food/eating and I…