If you’re looking for something quick, delicious, and did I mention delicious? Well, that something can be found in this Parmesan Orzo with Brussels Sprouts and Bacon. I love orzo pasta, I don’t know why really. Maybe because it is a very unconventional pasta? It looks like ginormous rice but tastes like yum. For this recipe,Read More
Hot Apple Cider Tea
I love tea and cider, so this combination Hot Apple Cider Tea is a perfect choice for my daily breakfast drink. It’s a great way to use black tea and your favorite apple cider to create a delicious new hot drink that everyone will enjoy for breakfast or as a warm treat after playing outsideRead More
Shamrock Sugar Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day has always been one of my favorite holidays to celebrate. I suppose it being my birthday has a lot to do with that but I have always enjoyed seeing how much fun everyone has with this special day. This year we are celebrating by making Shamrock Sugar Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day.Read More
Cinnabon French Toast with Raspberry Cream Cheese
Do you want yet another way to enjoy French toast? How about adding capfuls of Cinnabon Liqueur to French toast batter? But that’s not all we’re doing here folks. I have also made a very berry raspberry cream cheese and, “Just wow!” is all I can say. So, if you’re looking for a reason toRead More
White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut and Sunflower Seeds
White Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut and Sunflower Seeds I love cookies. Who doesn’t? Lately, I have been fixated with cookie creations. Maybe it was the recent round of holidays that got my creative cookie juices flowing like a major crack in the Hoover Dam. Yes, it started with those Postcard Gingerbread Cookies and the Mini Chocolate ChipRead More
How to Do Weekly Meal Prep with Batch Cooking + Menu Ideas
By spending an hour or two doing meal prep on the weekend, you can create quick and easy dinners all week long. Below I will share tips for how you can do a quick batch cooking session, prep meals, and save time cooking supper on busy weeknights. I will use a variety of appliances to cook asRead More
Easy Couscous Recipe with Vegetables
I like couscous. I like veggies. I like easy. It’s settled. Not so fast, right? Okay, let me elaborate a little bit more. Most days I like (read need) meal preparation to be quick, fast, and in a hurry. Because if your house is like our house, it’s just shy of impossible around here. WithinRead More
How to Batch Cook – Batch Cooking Video Tutorials and Tips
In my cookbook, Prep-Ahead Meals From Scratch, I share multiple ways to prepare large batches of different staples that can then be quickly combined into a variety of easy meals through the week. The cookbook includes batch cooking techniques for beef, chicken, pork, beans, and rice. By batch cooking, you can prep the ingredients for multiple family-friendly meals at once, ultimately savingRead More
11 Must-Try Leek Recipes
Have you ever tried leeks or are you hoping to try them in some recipes? Leeks are great because they have a mild taste when compared to onions and they sweeten up a bit when cooked. They lend themselves to all kinds of wonderful recipes. The one thing you may have noticed about leeks is theirRead More
How to Save Money with Prep-Ahead Meals
How to Save Money with Prep-Ahead Meals One of the great things about batch cooking ingredients in bulk is that when I see a great deal on meat, I feel comfortable buy several packages at once to use in my bulk cooking. I can then bring it home and cook it within a day orRead More
Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
This easy slow cooker mashed potato recipe is a no drain recipe which means it can be cooked start to finish in the Crock-Pot. When I share a recipe for using up leftover mashed potatoes, people often tell me that they never have leftover mashed potatoes. And I tell them that if they don’tRead More
Craveable Avocado Recipes
Living in the pacific northwest, I love avocado season. In many states, avocados are reasonably priced, but here they can cost over a dollar a piece unless it is avocado season. Avocados are one of my favorite things to eat by themselves, on crackers, in salads, and of course, west-mex dishes. The fat in avocadosRead More
How to Save Time with Prep-Ahead Meals
By spending an hour or two prepping ahead on the weekend, you can create quick and easy dinners all week long. Below I will share tips for how you can do a quick batch cooking session, prep-ahead meals, and save time cooking meals on busy weeknights. Prep-Ahead Meals vs. Make-Ahead Meals The primary difference between prep-aheadRead More
Announcing: Prep-Ahead Meals From Scratch
I am excited to tell you that my cookbook, Prep-Ahead Meals From Scratch, is available for purchase! If you added it to your wishlist, you can finally buy it. A Better Way to Cook Ahead In Prep-Ahead Meals From Scratch, I share multiple ways to prepare large batches of different staples that can then be quickly combined into a variety ofRead More
Green Beans with Bacon and Mushrooms
I was experimenting with ways to cook mushrooms with green beans without using cream of mushroom soup and came up with this delicious Green Beans with Bacon and Mushrooms recipe. My daughter isn’t especially fond of green beans and for some reason I feel an overwhelming need to create recipes that will make my kids fall in loveRead More
10 Mouthwatering Coconut Recipes
In recent years, coconuts have really become a popular topic among healthy living circles because it is known as a superfood. The coconut contains a good amount of nutrition, like “good cholesterol” as well as being an excellent source of vitamin A. Recently, some studies have said coconut may be bad for you because ofRead More
Easy Chicken Collezione Soup
It is the middle of winter and the these days are made for plenty of hot bowls of delicious soul-satisfying soups. I have a quick no fuss chicken soup perfect for 1 or two in need of little FLC (Food Loving Care). It is different take on the old school chicken soup classic. While most ofRead More
Awesome Grapefruit Recipes
This time of year, citrus fruit start to go on sale because they are season. One of my favorite to enjoy is grapefruit. Grapefruits have been recently found to have a lot of nutritious benefits such as being high in antioxidants. Besides being healthy to eat, they taste great and can be made into all sortsRead More
Bacon Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Icing
Bacon Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Icing are every bacon lover’s dream come true. A thick slice of bacon is rolled into each pastry, providing a combination of sweet and savory with each bite. These Bacon Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Frosting are a delicious variation on traditional cinnamon rolls. This recipe for cinnamon rolls with baconRead More
How to Create a Meal Plan with Batch Cooking
You don’t have to spend a whole day cooking meals for your freezer to take advantage batch cooking. You can adapt the concept of batch cooking to fit your lifestyle and schedule. I use batch cooking as a frugal way of creating my own “convenience foods” to simplify dinner preparation on busy weeknights. Cooking basic ingredients, suchRead More
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