I love a good salad; to me a good salad has lots of different flavors and is topped with a delicious decadent dressing. This Healthy Southwest Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing fits the bill. It combines favorite southwest flavors (black beans, green onions, cilantro, and sweet peppers) with a creamy, yet good-for-you avocado dressing. I…
Recipes
Transforming Black Bean and Corn Salad Recipe
Tomato, black bean and corn salad recipe with cilantro dresses up any meal. If grilled chicken is a “go-to” meal for your family you need this simple recipe! We love grilled chicken. It’s simple to throw on the grill and dinner is ready in just a few minutes. Howeverplain grilled chicken can get quite boring. BORING! Enter this…
Eat More Vegetables & Easy Ranch Dressing Recipe
Learn the simple trick that gets your family eat more vegetables… it works with kids and adults! Healthy Eating for Kids How much attention do you pay to the food pyramid for kids? I’ll admit it’s not the top priority in our house. I try to get my kids to eat lots of healthy food like…
Easy Lego Birthday Party Ideas for an Amazing Home Party
Our love of Legos has led us to host not one but TWO at home Lego birthday parties. These are the easy Lego birthday party ideas I use to make any at home birthday party a huge success! Get ideas for easy decor, fun party games, simple party treats, good bags, and more! This post uses affiliate…
Lego Head Marshmallow Pops Recipe
This Lego Head Marshmallow Pops Recipe is an easy and adorable way to add Lego head decorations to your table and treat bags at a Lego themed birthday party. This post uses affiliate links. They don’t cost you a thing and help us bring you creative projects. Read more in Policies & Disclosures. Lego Party We’ve hosted several Lego…
Apple Pie Puffed Oven Pancake Recipe
This apple puffed oven pancake recipe (also called dutch baby) is a cross between a crepe and a popover. They are blended up in seconds then popped into the oven to cook (and puff) into the perfect breakfast. Try making this delicious apple cinnamon dutch baby for your family, it tastes like apple pie! Easy Breakfast…
How to Make Brown Sugar at Home
Learn how to make brown sugar at home and you’ll never run out in the middle of a recipe again! I love to bake and often find myself running out of critical ingredients in the middle of a recipe . One item I always seem to be out of is brown sugar. Luckily there…
How to Make Hummus: Easy Spicy Supreme Hummus Recipe
We love spicy hummus but our local grocery store stopped carrying our favorite brand! I tried making my own version and was delighted to find out that hummus making is SIMPLE! Learn how easy it is to make tasty hummus. This post uses affiliate links, see Policies and Disclosures for more information. Feeling hot, Hot, HOT? We…
Tortellini Tomato Soup Recipe (Soup-er Fast Dinner)
Tortellini Tomato Soup Recipe: quite possibly the easiest dinner you will ever make and the delicious flavor will earn it a place in your regular dinner rotation. In addition to being delicious and easy to prepare this recipe has some additional bonuses: It’s an incredibly fast way to get dinner on the table, It uses…
Cinnamon Crumb Coffee Cake in a Mug
Easy coffee cake in a mug is the perfect weekend treat. Try making this easy treat today! Have you ever tried making a single serving cake recipe or perhaps cake in a mug? I was inspired to make cinnamon crumb coffee cake in a mug by my love of sleep. Let me explain… Our kiddos…
Easy Coconut Sweet Potato Chicken Curry Recipe
This easy chicken curry recipe is a family favorite: not too spicy, not too bland. It’s easy to make in the crock pot and is the perfect way to introduce your kids to curry. Try it today! This post uses affiliate links, they don’t cost you a think but help us bring you tasty recipes. Read…
Better Than Take Out Homemade Naan Recipe
One of the reasons my family loves Indian food is the naan (“bread” if you speak Hindi, Nepalese, Farsi or any other number of languages). I have tested many naan recipes and cooking methods. This homemade naan recipe produces restaurant quality naan that really makes homemade Indian food shine. We enjoy naan with Butter Chicken Curry…
Knock Your Socks Off Pancake Recipe
Are you looking for a new pancake recipe? You must try this delicious recipe for sweet, fluffy pancakes. They are better than any pancakes you’ve ever eaten! Pancake Hater? I am going to say something that is quite shocking and might even be considered un-American. Are you ready? Here goes… I do not really care for…
Make Your Own Greek Yogurt
Learn how to make your own easy Greek yogurt to save money and feed your family preservative free! Greek Yogurt I love Greek yogurt. It is thick and creamy, packed with protein, lower in sugar and carbohydrates than regular yogurt, and tastes great plain. Unfortunately, not all Greek yogurts found on the grocery shelf measure…
Easy Butter Chicken Curry Recipe for Kids
Butter Chicken Curry is a mild and delicious Indian style curry that is popular with kids. Try introducing your family to curry with this easy recipe. This post uses affiliate links. They don’t cost you a thing and help us bring you tasty recipes. Read more in Policies and Disclosures. Picky or Adventurous Eaters Are…
Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Are you a cookie lover? These healthy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are delicious AND are made with better for you ingredients. Try some today! Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies In my opinion, the best chocolate chip cookies are homemade chocolate chip cookies! That might be because I’m from the Midwest (Iowa to be specific). I have lived…
Best Banana Bread Recipe (Healthy & Delicious)
I’m going to throw down the gauntlet right here → this is the best banana bread recipe! And I’ve made a lot of homemade banana bread. Why do I love this recipe? 3 reasons: It’s an easy banana bread recipe. The recipe only takes a few minutes to complete and can easily be double or tripled. As…
How to Make a Smoothie – The Easy Way
Learn how to make a smoothie the lazy mom way…. with no special blender or attachments! My kids have a thing for smoothies; unfortunately they each want different flavors and I am a very lazy mom who hates cleaning the blender. Imagine how delighted I was when I discovered how to make smoothie without getting the…
Healthy Chicken Taco Recipe
This healthy chicken taco recipe is a throw-an-go crock pot meal that is perfect for busy nights. Simply add the ingredients to the slow cooker and dinner is ready! Easy Chicken Recipes I love easy chicken breast recipes. Bags of frozen chicken breasts are a convenient way to get dinner ready fast. This healthy chicken…
Salted Caramel Shortbread Cookies
Let me just say it again in case you didn’t fully savor the title appropriately: SALTED CARAMEL SHORTBREAD COOKIES Game over, Christmas cookie list complete, all the other cookies can go home and cry to their mommies…. Am I getting a bit too dramatic here? I don’t think so. I discovered these tasty treats last…
