Quick And Easy Pizza Sauce This pizza sauce is so quick and easy to make! It’s Italian flavoring makes it a favorite of ours on homemade pizza tonight. We whip up our favorite bread machine pizza dough, cover it with this pizza sauce, followed by a thiiiiiick layer of mozzarella and we’re all yelling “it’s pizza night!!” This makes a 12 ounce jar of sauce, perfect for a large pizza! TIP: Love this sauce and want to make it your favorite from now on?...

So Easy Instant Pot Frozen Pork Chops Low on time but craving juicy pork chops with lots of gravy and mushrooms? Don’t worry, you can make frozen pork chops easily in the Instant Pot. That’s right! No need to defrost the pork chops! This recipe takes the frozen pork chops straight from the freezer to the Instant Pot! The result is juicy and tender pork chops, with lots of leftover creamy mushroom gravy for potatoes because who doesn’t love pork chops and potatoes?...

Easy Fiddleheads Recipe Fiddleheads are underrated, there I said it. Do you like broccoli? Do you like green beans? Then you probably will love fiddleheads! I think this is a great fiddleheads recipe if it’s your first time trying them! During the Spring fiddleheads are a delicacy found at most farmers markets. Or if you’re adventurous you can forage your own! Grab a container of them next time you’re visiting and make them in this delicious buttery lemon garlic fiddleheads and spaghetti recipe....

Healthy Chicken Recipe Eating healthy doesn’t have to be boring or bland. This lemon pepper chicken with roasted vegetables is a flavorful and nourishing meal that’s sure to satisfy. Plus, it’s easy to make and perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. The star of this dish is the lemon pepper chicken, which is marinated in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, and seasonings. The acid in the lemon juice helps to tenderize the chicken and give it a tangy flavor....

Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers Recipe If you guys haven’t noticed, I’m kinda a Stuffed Pepper fanatic. I’ve shared my favorite Stuffed Pepper Casserole, (heck, I even made special Halloween Stuffed Peppers) but sometimes I like making them a little more vegetable friendly. Instead of the usual ground beef, we’re using quinoa and kale. At the end we smother them in mozzarella cheese, because it’s a must have for Stuffed Bell Peppers....

Easy Strawberry Santa Snack Recipe for Christmas These Strawberry Santas are so cute! And even better they are so easy to put together! In less than 5 minutes, you can have a big batch of Strawberry Santas for a Christmas snack or appetizer! These are such a fun Christmas activity for me and my kids to do! My kids especially love piping in the cool whip and adding on the sprinkle eyes!...

The Best Chicken Noodle Soup I’m going to keep this short and simple because what else is there to say about chicken noodle soup? We all love it. It makes us feel warm. It makes us feel cozy. It makes us feel better when we’re sick. Adults love it. Kids love it. It’s the best. This is our favorite chicken noodle soup because it’s made with chicken thighs. Dark meat is tastier and juicier, making the broth more flavorful....

I made these cookies this past weekend knowing that I would need something sweet but filing to keep me energized this upcoming week. I loaded these cookies with raisins and pecans so just one cookie would give me that morning or afternoon jump that I need. Coconut Cookies! Instead of milk or water I used Coconut Protein shake in the recipe because coconut + raisin is a awesome combo. If you don’t have a Coconut shake, that’s ok, you can use Coconut Almond Milk instead!...

Let’s talk totals! In 2017 we grew a total of (drum roll please) 363 pounds and 6 ounces of vegetables! It was quite a drop from our 1147 pound harvest in 2016, but here’s why: -We didn’t grow any pumpkins. In 2016 we grew almost 400 pounds of pumpkins!-We didn’t grow any watermelon.-Oh yeah, we had a baby in July! Talk about a change in the growing season! Here’s a before and after…....

Easy Heirloom Tomato Tart Recipe Even though tomato tarts look tricky (because they’re so pretty) they are super easy to make! This tomato tart with fresh tomatoes is quick to throw together and really lets your Summer garden heirloom tomatoes shine! Pastry dough is rolled out, and then a garlic ricotta mixture is added on top, followed by a layer of sliced fresh tomatoes. Once it’s pulled from the oven, add a few more pieces of basil on top and you will have the most gorgeous, crispy tomato tart on the block!...

Mac and Tomatoes My 3 year old (Proxima) would like me to tell you that she loves mac and tomatoes. And let’s be honest, if I’m wowing a very opinionated 3 year old, then you know it’s going to be a classic food banger here! We’ve been having some version of elbow macaroni pasta and tomatoes for as long as I remember. Most times we use diced tomatoes, but sometimes we use stewed tomatoes, or if it’s peak tomato time in the garden we use fresh tomatoes....

Slow Cooker Sausage and Sauerkraut A few weeks ago I was left with a cup of sauerkraut. Being a person that doesn’t like any food to go waste I was going crazy with what to do with it. I could make chili cheese dogs. I could make German Pork Chops and Sauerkraut and then I thought of all the great family Polish recipes I ate as a kid. As a kid, sauerkraut was often to be seen in the kitchen for Sunday dinner....

Strawberry Banana Protein Smoothies are quick, easy, and delicious! The chocolate protein powder adds enough subtle sweetness to the fruity flavors making it even more captivating. They are perfect to make in the morning if you don’t have time to cook a full breakfast. They are also perfect for a pre-workout energizing boost or to get you through in between meals! These are also incredibly kid-friendly because of their natural sweetness!...

Tamale Soup Recipe This Tamale Soup is a simple hearty recipe, filled with beef tamales and black beans in a (little bit) spicy broth made with chicken broth and tomato paste. Sometimes you just need a meal where you open up cans, dump them into a pot, simmer for 20 minutes and then you sit at the dinner table and eat it in about 2 minutes because you are that hungry....

Easy Broccoli Mac and Cheese You guys, you’re going to love this Broccoli Mac and Cheese. It’s an easy one pot, three ingredient, 15 minute meal. It’s basically my solution when I get home from work and the girls are going to walk in the door with Dad in a couple of minutes. Even though it’s so simple, my oldest always tells me this is one of her favorite meals, so it’ll be sure to be a hit with the whole family!...

Want to make homemade chicken broth in a crockpot? Are you ready for your home to smell amazing? Because it’s going to smell so good when you make homemade chicken broth in your crockpot! Making your own chicken broth is so easy! It’s as simple as adding chicken, water, veggies and some spices into the crockpot, giving it a stir, and then coming back in a few hours for the best chicken broth you’ve ever tasted....

Vegetarian Chili Last weekend we had some pretty amazing chili for lunch while we were out of town. The chili was filling, tasty with great spices and had that very important texture that ground meat gives in dishes. The thing is though, this was vegetarian chili. After I exclaimed for the 20th time how great this chili was (everyone agreed – vegetarians and meat eaters) I then made it my goal to make similar style homemade chili in my kitchen....

Stove Top Stuffing Casserole This is a super easy casserole recipe that has the best ingredients – stove top stuffing, broccoli and cheese – what more can you ask for! You can serve it as a main course casserole, or as a side dish – it’s up to you! It’s also a great meal if you’re asking yourself what to do with leftover stuffing or leftover rice because you can use both of them in this recipe!...

Quick Broccoli Pasta This is a one pot meal that takes 15 minutes TOTAL to make. That means that it’s a favorite of my family to eat on those busy weeknights where it feels like noone has enough time to make a healthy meal. The only cooking you’ll be doing is boiling the pasta. Everything else is added into the pot at the very end. In just 15 minutes, you’ll be serving a beautiful spaghetti meal to your family that looks like it took much longer!...

Stovetop Cabbage Jambalaya Ok, let’s just be honest. I’m a Northerner making a classic Southern Cajun meal but you know I do love a good cabbage and sausage recipe. No seriously, I love cabbage and sausage. Some of our favs are Fried Cabbage With Sausage, Kielbasa and Cabbage, Polish Sausage and Cabbage Soup and Instant Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage (15 minutes). Usually, I serve our cabbage and sausage over rice, but for this meal – the rice is cooked with the other ingredients, making it a jambalaya!...