Best Stain Remover For Clothes Some of you already know this, but I am obsessed with kids clothing. I just love them. The color! The patterns! The prints! No matter what the clothes though, I have one rule – all clothes can be played in! There’s no difference between “dress clothes” or “play clothes” which means that stains get on everything. With 3 kids, I feel like I’ve become an expert stain remover over the years....
Orange Smoothie Recipe I’m a “all fruit” smoothie kinda girl. Throw the fruit in a blender, blend for a few seconds and ta-da, your healthy smoothie is ready. Although milk makes smoothies more creamy, I prefer this smoothie without milk. The taste of the citrus and fruit really come through and it’s a delicous drink for breakfast or a afternoon snack. Bonus – if you have kids, make them one too!...
Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes I loooooooooooove these lumpy, buttery mashed potatoes. We’re making them with Yukon Gold potatoes which have a very thin skin (don’t peel them – more about that below), and a very creamy buttery taste to them. Yukon golds are as the name states, golden yellow, so they are going to be a stunner on the dinner table instead of those bland white mashed potatoes that your sister in law is making....
Quick Shrimp Fajitas Recipe These Shrimp Fajitas are so delicious and easy to make! This is a true 20 minute recipe from start to finish. For prep, you’ll prepare the shrimp and slice the peppers and onions. Throw them all on a baking sheet, along with the spices and bake for about 10 minutes. Add some lime juice, serve on warm tortillas with your favorite toppings (extra lime and guacamole for me) and dinner is ready....
Slow Cooker Sausage and Barley I absolutely love barley so a bowl of sausage and barley soup is my idea of comfort food, especially when I have a fluffy roll to dip into the soup! This soup, although only 292 calories per serving, is hearty and will leave you feeling full due to the pearl barley. The barley, combined with sweet Italian sausage and lots of vegetables (potatoes, onions, carrots, celery, frozen green beans and diced tomatoes) makes a healthy bowl of soup, perfect for a chilly evening!...
Vanilla Whoopie Pie Recipe Whoopie pies were a big thing growing up. We would head to the auction market every Sunday. Sometimes it would be one nearby, sometimes we’d head to the Amish Market in Lancaster. It didn’t matter where we went because whoopie pies would always end up in our basket. Now with a whoopie pie craving happening but no whoopie pie seen at my local grocer I headed to the kitchen to make a classic Vanilla Whoopie Pie Recipe!...
Watermelon Lime Popsicles We simply love lime popsicles! During the Summer me and the kids are always coming up with new popsicle flavors that have lime in them! With lots of watermelon and strawberry in the garden, we came up with these Watermelon Strawberry Lime Popsicles which are a real treat! Looking for more cold watermelon treats? Try my Watermelon Smoothie, Watermelon Soup and Orange Smoothie with Watermelon. During the Summer, why not take a minute out of your day to sit on your porch, your roof, your fire escape and enjoy one of these popsicles?...
Can you feel that Summer is here? I sure can. With the temperatures rising, the last thing I want to do is eat hot food. Even worse, I definitely don’t want to turn on my stove! These fresh burritos are full of vegetables and will cool you down. They’re perfect to take already made to work, or you can take all the supplies to the park for a picnic with friends and let everyone make their own....
Cast iron skillet lasagna recipe Lasagna has always been one of my family’s favorite meals because it’s just so comforting, cheesy, and delicious. On nights when we don’t feel like spending the time or energy putting a classic lasagna together, I turn to this Cheesy Skillet Lasagna instead! Made completely on the stove in a skillet, this easy lasagna recipe still has everything you love about the classic. It just takes way less time to make and there’s no layering involved!...
Super Soft Cream Cheese Cookies Have you ever added cream cheese to your cookies before? If not, your cookie loving brain is going to love it! The cream cheese makes the cookies soft, moist and so good! If you’re looking for new Christmas Cookies recipes to try, you need to give this recipe a shot! Because I love taking cookies to the next step, I mixed some powdered sugar and milk together to make a light vanilla glaze frosting to dip each cookie in....
Quick Gnocchi and Brussels Sprouts I always marvel at when we grow brussels sprouts in the garden. Not only because it’s amazing to see them growing up the plants, but also because I know we have some delicious brussels sprouts meals coming! We love brussels sprouts with kielbasa, buttered brussels sprouts and mushrooms served over rice and of course cheesy brussels sprouts, and now this meal – brussels sprouts and gnocchi!...
Why You Should Grow Fortex Beans Fortex beans are one of our favorites to grow in our NYC garden because of how productive their yield is. In just one 4×8 garden bed we can easily grow up to 5 pounds of beans a week! Here’s the key reasons why you need to grow them: They’re delicious, tender beans. You can eat them fresh or in any green bean dish you can dream of....
Halloween Stuffed Peppers Looking for the perfect Halloween snack or party appetizer that’s not only spooky but also irresistibly cute? These mini mummy sweet peppers are exactly what you need! If you’re looking for the perfect side dish next to Halloween Guacamole and Bloody Finger Cheese Sticks on the Halloween table – this is it! Stuffed with savory black beans and wrapped in gooey mozzarella “bandages,” these adorable peppers are sure to steal the show....
Homemade hot and sour soup My homemade Hot and Sour Udon Noodle Soup is fast and easy to put together. In just 15 minutes, you’ll have a comforting, silky Chinese soup filled to the brim with bok choy, baby corn, snow peas, and green onion. It’ll be ready before the takeout even arrives at your door! Just like Wonton Soup and Beef Dumpling Soup, hot and sour soup is a traditional Chinese soup that tastes a little savory, sour, and spicy....
Best Kielbasa Sausage Soup Recipe My family loves kielbasa sausage so we always have some in our kitchen. Often I throw it in the crockpot and make recipes like Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Cabbage, Crockpot Sweet and Sour Kielbasa, Crock Pot Kielbasa in Tomato Sauce and Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Brussels Sprouts and Potatoes but I wanted something quick to make on the stove top so I came up with this creamy and delicious Sausage and Kale Soup....
A few years ago I learned how easy it is to grow soybeans in our garden. They tend to be one of those plants where you plant a seed, don’t do much else and suddenly you have beans galore to pick. Soybean recipes Soybeans can be used in many recipes, including fresh edamame, soybean pesto for pasta/dip. For this harvest I wanted to use some of our soybeans for a roasted healthy snack, something where I can throw a bunch in a bag and enjoy at my desk at work or a road trip....
Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions What’s not to love about sweet caramelized onions made in the slow cooker? They are so delicious and can be added to practically any meal. Even better, they are so easy to make! It’s as simple as chopping onions into slices, throwing them in the crockpot with butter, sugar and salt, closing the lid… and you’re done! We grow lots of onions in our garden so this is one of our favorite ways to preserve them....
Do you tend to buy things at the store and then they get pushed back to back of the cabinet and you forget about them? Ooops. That’s how I am about dried beans. I love beans. So whenever I’m in the dried beans aisle, I think to myself “Look at how cheap these are to cans, I should get a few bags, this is a great idea”. Then they sit in my cabinet and the canned beans get used instead....
Yukon Gold Potato Soup Yukon Golds are the best potatoes to make potato soup with. There, I said it. Yeah, I know some people like rustic Idaho potatoes, but Yukons are so naturally buttery golden and creamy, they are just perfect for a smooth comforting bowl of soup. Also, because you know I don’t like to waste my time peeling potatoes (hey no peel mashed potatoes), yukon golds have very thin skins which means peeling them is totally unnecessary....
Simple and Delicious Butter Garlic Pasta With Kale Recipe My family loves buttery pasta dishes! This simple pasta dish is just like my Butter Garlic Broccoli Pasta, but we’re swapping the broccoli for vibrant green kale instead! In just a few easy steps, you’ll have a family dinner ready in 20 minutes that even the kids will be asking for seconds! Boil up some pasta, toss in some kale, whip up a delectable garlic butter sauce, and dinner is ready....
