Someone at the office shared some apples with us this week and I was looking for a low maintenance and easy recipe. My mother-in-law recommended making applesauce last weekend when they brought apples so when I had a bit of time alone in the morning after working, I tossed the ingredients in in the crockpot…
Author: melissabigler
Sheet Pan Pancakes
It’s a wonderful thing to have easy breakfast options for mornings when we’re heading out to school or work for the day. Here’s one of those recipes to slip into your recipe box. I’ve made these a couple times now and they’re a huge hit with our family. These pancakes aren’t too sweet and taste…
Lower Carb Chicken Fajita Casserole
This recipe is so good! It did take a little extra time with sautéing the veggies beforehand but I also think that helped to bring another layer of flavor that made the extra time well worth it. I’ve seen similar recipes where that step is skipped and the veggies are added raw and people had…
Baked Taco Cups
This is a fun way to use up leftovers. We had leftover sloppy joes, taco meat and some buffalo chicken. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:6 large softshell tortillas (we used 1/2 tortilla in each of the muffin tins)Filling of your choice Cheese of your choice to sprinkle over the top Preheat oven to 375 Spray the…
Back to School Dinner Ideas
Oh my goodness! This picture is a blast from the past. I put this little chart together for Connor 10 years ago around this time of year when he was jumping into the new school year to help him remember when I would be picking him up from school and when he was going to…
Frozen Peach Slices for Peach Cobbler
Last year we froze apple slices for apple pie and they were fun to use later in the year, so I wanted to give sliced peaches a try for this year. We did 6 sliced peaches in each of the freezer ziploc bags to use in peach cobbler down the road. Our middle kiddo is…
Homemade Peach Cobbler
Yay for peaches! We ordered a large box from a neighbor’s fundraiser and ours arrived late last week. They started to be perfectly ripened over the weekend. We made this peach cobbler on Monday night and it was a huge hit. This is a lightened up version compared to other recipes and only uses 3…
Zucchini Waffles
We pulled our first zucchini out of the garden and I’ve been looking forward to giving zucchini waffles a try. I changed up the recipes that I’ve been seeing by removing the panko/breadcrumbs and adding another egg and more cheese. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:1 1/2 cups zucchini (grated or diced super small)2 large eggs1/2 cup…
Cabbage Pizza
This is another one of those recipes that I’ve been wanting to give and try that I know my family wouldn’t be a big fan of. The roasted cabbage is great in this. If you love cabbage, I highly recommend this recipe. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:Head of cabbage, sliced into 3/4 inch rounds EVOOPizza sauce,…
Snack Boards
Charcuterie boards are so versatile and fun to make. I got a beautiful board as a gift and love finding ways to use it. On this particular day, it was early afternoon on a Sunday and we were all going in different directions. No one was hungry for lunch but I knew we would start…