Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Sandwiches A few years ago, when I worked full-time outside my home, I loved using my slow cooker to get dinner on the table. It was the best feeling to walk through the door at the end of the day and be greeted by the smells of dinner cooking. Especially when it involved very little effort on my part. I often tossed all the ingredients in my slow cooker and slid it in the fridge at night. The next morning, I just had to pop the pot in the warming unit and turn it on before walking out the door. A home-cooked meal doesn't get much easier than that. Now, as a stay-at-home mom, my commute is from my bed to the coffee Keep Reading
Roasted Sausages with Apples, Potatoes, and Cider Cream Sauce (recipe)
Roasted Chicken Sausages with Apples, Potatoes and Cider Cream Sauce My sister and I came up with this recipe the other afternoon as we were having that, "What are you making for dinner tonight?" "I have no clue. What about you?" conversation. It is a one pot-one pan-one hour combination that highlights some favorite fall flavors: cider, apples, sausages, and sweet potatoes. You could easily mix and match vegetables to suit your family's tastes; carrots, onions, and/or garlic would all work great. This recipe is also incredibly economical. As you know, cooking with the seasons will save you a bundle in the produce department. Apples are in season Keep Reading
Butternut Squash Carbonara recipe
Butternut Squash Carbonara If you had told me two years ago that I would post a recipe with the words "butternut squash" in the title, I would have laughed and said you were crazy. I have always hated squash with a passion. If I wanted something soft and sweet, I'd eat a bowl of ice cream. Every September, though, my dad insists we take some squash from their garden. Every September I do. Then I either feed it to my husband or add it to a pile of small pumpkins for a nice fall centerpiece. I love the strange shapes and bright colors of squash. The taste and texture? No thanks. Until I made this recipe, that is. A few years ago, I shared a post Keep Reading
Beans and Greens {vegetarian meal idea}
Beans and Greens Vegetarian Meal My family and I are cruising along on our new vegetable-based diet and loving it. For the first time in... ever, I have no meat in my refrigerator and only three small packages in my chest freezer. In the past, when I started all of our meal planning with the meat, this would have been a problem. We have nothing to eat! Now I find it strangely liberating to push my cart right past the meat department. It has opened up a whole new world of flavors and a good amount of grocery money. We haven't gone hungry, and we haven't missed meat. We aren't vegetarians by any stretch, as we still eat meat if the craving hits or Keep Reading
Meat Loaf with Barbecue Sauce (the ultimate comfort food)
Meatloaf with Homemade BBQ Sauce When fall settles in to stay, with its foggy mornings, crisp days, and drippy nights, the first thing I think about, naturally, is food. That, and the fact that maybe this is the year to finally purchase an umbrella. Anyway, back to the food. Comfort food, to be exact, which is the perfect label for it. There's something seriously comforting in a steamy pot of soup or melty bowl of mac and cheese. The comfort food at the very top of my list, though, is definitely humble meat loaf. It was always the meal I most missed when away at college, and the one I first requested when home on breaks. It is still the first thing Keep Reading
100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe
100% Whole Wheat Pizza Crust recipe When my husband and I were dating we'd go out for pizza at this little hole-in-the-wall place in Chicago. They either did a brisk takeout business or were a front for some mob activity because we always had the place to ourselves. And we always ordered the whole wheat thin crust pizza. It was a nice change of pace in the Land of Deep Dish. If you read much about the relationship between whole wheat flour + pizza crust, recipes will warn you to Be Careful! Take it Easy! Don't go further than two-thirds whole wheat flour! Or your crust will turn out tough or coarse or crisp or sandy tasting, and you'll regret it Keep Reading
Black Bean Chicken Enchilada Soup recipe
Black Bean Chicken Enchilada Soup This Black Bean Chicken Enchilada Soup will quickly become a favorite recipe because it is frugal, healthy, and SUPER easy to make. After you cook the chicken, the majority of the recipe calls for throwing things in the pot. If you have beans already done, you can whip this up in about ten minutes. Including the time it takes to set the table. The enchilada sauce makes the soup a bit spicy, so mix in a spoonful of sour cream and top the soup with some cheese to tone down the flavor for kids or the spice-averse. Black Bean Chicken Enchilada Soup Ingredients: 1 T. avocado oil (or your favorite cooking Keep Reading
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