The Best Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies Recipe These cookies didn’t last long in my house. Just within 2 days, the cookie container on the counter was empty and everyone was asking me “When are you going to make those peanut butter cookies again?”. They are the best. The cookies themselves are chewy peanut butter cookies, with a peanut butter buttercream filling inside. These soft cookies are a peanut butter lovers dream come true....

Get ready for a creamy pasta meal full of vegetables! It’s the perfect combination! As you saw earlier this week we picked a bunch of lettuce so I’ve been going dinner recipe crazy with coming up with ways on how to use it. Most people think salads when they have lettuce but we’re not big salad people so I always want to think of ways on how to use it for dinner....

These tips will help you keep your strawberries fresh for longer, no matter if you grow your own in the garden or buy them at the grocery store. Nothing really beats freshly grown, sweet, Summer strawberries so we’ll explore the best ways to store and freeze them to maximize the flavor and shelf life! Looking for more tips? Here’s how to store blueberries to last for weeks! How to Store Fresh Strawberries If you are going to use your strawberries almost right away, just leave them on the counter top at room temperature....

Homemade peanut butter granola bars Did you know you can make granola bars at home? It’s true! Instead of wasting money on sugary storebought bars, make these tasty Peanut Butter Granola Bars in just a few minutes. Every bite is bursting with sweet and salty flavors thanks to the delicious mix of peanut butter, pretzels, oats, chocolate chips, and honey. I’m a huge fan of peanut butter and could put it in everything I eat (like these Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies, Chocolate Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies and Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream)....

Zucchini Tots Recipe This weekend I had 3 gorgeous zucchini squashes sitting in my refrigerator. What should I do with them? I thought about muffins, I thought about zucchini cookies, but I didn’t want to make something sweet – I wanted my zucchini savory. Always thinking of how to bridge the gap for family meals between adults and toddler approved I made these Shredded Zucchini Tots. You guys, these are SO GOOD....

Last week, I made the trip to Washington DC to attend a event to have a conversation on the health of our nation’s children. Let’s Move (started by Michelle Obama in 2010) is a group initiative to encourage healthier food in schools, better food labeling and more physical activity for children. Gardening goes hand in hand with this initiative as it’s important to grow your own. Growing your own vegetables promotes healthy eating, but it also informs you where your food comes from and the process of plant life....

Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole Is there a better combo than cauliflower and cheese? Ok, broccoli and cheese is pretty good too, but this casserole is all about cauliflower! My family loves this Cauliflower Casserole. My 3 girls give it 6 thumbs up. You can serve this as a side dish, but we often have this for dinner as a main course, along with a French baguette or dinner rolls and nothing else because it’s so filling....

Vegetable Omelette Recipe I call this recipe “Garden Vegetable Omelette” because you can throw into it as many garden or farmers market veggies in it as you can fit. This mixed vegetable omelette can be tweaked depending on the season or your taste. Pin this Recipe For Later!I threw broccoli, tomatoes and peppers in mine because those are my favorites. I think this combo of veggies is a winner, but feel free to add in onions, carrots, chopped up spinach or kale to make your veggie omelette more “you”....

This potato soup is so creamy! This potato soup is next level. Potatoes are slow cooked until tender, then we mash them up for the potato soup base (either by hand or immersion blender). Now its’ time to get creamy. We add in half and half (oh yes), sour cream (oh yes yes) and shredded cheese (oh yes yes yes) to make a super creamy potato soup that will leave your family with hearts in their eyes....

Veggie Snacks Recipe At around 4PM every afternoon, I snack. I can’t help it! I’m an afternoon snacker, while my husband is a late-night snacker, and our kids are all day snackers (lol). Instead of reaching for potato chips, I grab some of these kale crackers, kale chips or spinach chips for a guilt free snack! Kale is one of the most nutritious vegetables in existence! It is loaded with antioxidants, brimming with Vitamin C and K, and is high in minerals like calcium, magnesium, and potassium....

Pantyhose is a funny word. Does anyone still use the word? I usually call them tights or stockings. But I decided to go brave and use the word pantyhose in the title. Pantyhose is great for making your legs look good. They’re also great for storing onions. Who knew, right? In my search for the perfect way to store onions many recommendations are often given for mesh bags. I never have mesh bags though and I don’t want to buy any, so I got to thinking…....

And it’s time to show you the reveal of the garden, well it’s not really a reveal because it’s not 100% done (still has to be painted and cleaned up) but here it is, in all it’s vegetable glory! I should have a person in the garden for size comparison, because it’s big. It’s really big. There’s endless amounts of vegetables. I love it. Transitioning from growing on the roof to growing on actual land has been a learning process full of hard work....

Quick Caramelized Red Onions We love making caramelized onions with all our garden onions. Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions are delicious, but sometimes we want them fast so I started making them on the stovetop to get them on the table quicker. Red onions are sautéed with butter and olive oil in a large skillet over low heat until they caramelize. When they’re finished you can serve them right away, or I love freezing them to preserve, especially if I have lots of onions to use up!...

Look, I’m not saying all people from the Midwest love Slow Cooker meals filled with meat and vegetable (especially potatoes) but that’s totally what I’m saying. My husband, a man raised in good ol Ohio, raves about my Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Brussels Sprouts and Potatoes. I could give him the option of having a fancy schmancy French cuisine or Slow Cooker Kielbasa for dinner and there would be no discussion – it’s Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Brussels Sprouts and Potatoes all the way!...

Easy kielbasa recipe with green beans Hearty, savory, meaty, delicious… I could go on! This Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Green Beans recipe is so easy to love. It’s loaded with Polish sausage, tender vegetables, and plenty of herbs and seasonings that all cook together in a slow cooker. After 4 hours, you have a hearty and savory dish to enjoy with egg noodles or a tasty side dish for the holidays!...

Oven-baked Cornbread I know lots of people love skillet cornbread, but I am team oven-baked cornbread! This class cornbread is cheesy, moist and has the perfect amount of spice that isn’t overpowering. It’s so good that you’ll be tempted to go back for a second (maybe even third) piece! What makes this buttermilk cornbread recipe so good is that it’s crisp on the outside but super soft inside. We pair the jalapeno with shredded cheese to balance out the heat, making this cheesy cornbread recipe irrisistable to anyone that tries it!...

Easy Chicken Chow Mein Recipe You’re going to love that not only is this Chicken Chow Mein recipe delicious, but it’s so easy to put together. In less than 30 minutes you’ll have a homemade meal to serve to your family. If you grew up eating cans of La Choy Chicken Chow Mein, this tastes pretty much exactly like it, but even better since you’re making it in your kitchen with basic ingredients....

Easy Russet Mashed Potatoes I absolutely love mashed potatoes. You can make them creamy with Cream Cheese Mashed Potatoes. Or you can go all rustic with no peel Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes. Or heck, prepare to be shocked and make these Dairy Free Mashed Potatoes. Or you can go incredibly simple with my go to favorite mashed potatoes recipe. I hate to call these “basic” because they are far from basic tasting, but they are so simple....

Green Tomato Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe You are going to love this unique recipe that uses green tomatoes! I hate seeing green tomatoes go to waste, so this is one of our favorite late harvest recipes to use them up (besides fried green tomatoes, green tomato salsa and green tomato relish). Why is it so good? How to Make Green Tomato Cake Grease a 9×13 baking pan. Chop up 4 cups of green tomatoes (no need to peel them), keeping both the tomatoes and juices....

How to Make Sugar Donuts We live in a world filled with crazy and exciting donut flavors and combinations. Remember the half donut/half croissant craze? Have you checked out the exotic flavors that bakeries are offering for donuts? There’s Blood Orange, Cafe Au Lait, Hibiscus, Passion Fruit, Horchata, Matcha and more. And while these unique flavors are exciting, sometimes it’s just not practical nor economical to hunt down the ingredients. Maybe I’m just not an adventurous foodie....