This was a busy week and little planning went into several of the meals… but hey! That’s real life. I’ve noticed over the last month or so that dinnertime has felt more difficult without having many frozen meals to lean on as I’m used to. I usually like to use a few freezer meals during…
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Sheet Pan Chicken with Veggies
Something I’ve been wanting to do more is make sheet pan meals. I love the idea of them and love the limited dishes. I also really like that these feel pretty healthy with the focus being meat and veggies. Let’s Get Crafty! Preheat the oven to 350 degrees We did two different pans because I…
Pumpkin Pie
Can it really be a Thanksgiving dinner without pumpkin pie? I’m not sure… I can’t remember a Thanksgiving growing up when my Mom didn’t make one. Our kids love pumpkin pie, so this recipe definitely needed to be on my blog to include in my kiddo’s cookbooks. Nothing fancy. I like the recipe straight off…
What did we eat for dinner this week? 09.30.23-10.06.23
Side note: Oh my goodness! I just found this post in my drafts and realized I never actually published it. It was during the transition of my post timing shift and I thought I had already posted it. There were too many tasty things not to share… even though it’s late. Be sure to read…
What did we eat for dinner this week? week of 11.06.23
We’re running low on freezer meals and I’m hoping to get a freezer cooking session in soon. When days are so busy, it is nice to have one less thing to think about with deciding what dinner will be. Now… just to find that magically pocket of time to make it happen. Monday – Chicken…
No Boil Baked Mac and Cheese
You know me and how much I love yummy food made easy. This isn’t a quick one timewise because it baked for over an hour but putting it together was super easy. AND you don’t have to boil the elbow pasta beforehand. WIN!! My husband and father-in-law were also wonderful helpers and my husband reminded…
What did we eat for dinner this week? 10.30.23 – 11.05.23
Halloween fun and just like that… we are in November! Monday – Spaghetti for the Kids The kids love spaghetti and we like to see them happy dinner eaters. My husband and I aren’t huge fans. Instead of spaghetti we warmed up some green chile and made nachos. Tuesday – Red Chili and Cinnamon Sugar…
What did we eat for dinner this week? 10.23.23-10.29.23
Holy moly this was a super busy week! The week ended with the start of Halloween festivities and snow on the ground. Snow still melts fast when there are warm days but it was fun to have for a bit. Monday – Pork Chops with Green Beans and Rice We’re getting down to the last…
What did we eat for dinner this week? Week of 10.16.23-10.22.23
October and November are my favorite months of the year when the season is changing and the weather is turning cooler. I wish there was more time for relaxing cuddled up with a good book sipping hot tea. Monday – Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner Tuesday – Taco Tuesday! The kids made tacos and I did…
Ham and Corn Chowder with Hashbrowns
Oh man, I sure love soup. It has been a fun, soup filled couple weeks. Let’s Get Crafty! Ingredients:2 cups frozen corn1 1/2 cups cooked ham, diced1 teaspoons minced garlic1 small onion, dicedFrozen hashbrowns (I only had 1/2 a bag but a full bag would be awesome)4 cups chicken broth (2 cans)1/2 teaspoon dried parsley1/2…
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