Bloody Finger Hot Dogs Looking for a spooky yet simple Halloween dinner idea the kids will love? These Bloody Finger Hot Dogs are perfect for adding a frightful touch to your Halloween night! My kids absolutely loved these hot dogs for dinner and thought they were so fun! My husband on the other hand was pretty creeped out and thought they looked gross! It didn’t help that my kids kept yelling at him “eat your bloody fingers dad!...
Freezing Broccoli Broccoli is a cool-weather crop and just like any other produce, home garden grown broccoli (here’s how to grow your own broccoli from seeds) has so much more flavor than its supermarket cousins. Now you can enjoy fresh broccoli year-round by freezing it to use in dishes during the warmer months and deep winter when it is out of season (and more expensive at the grocery store). Make sure to check out my top 20 dinner recipes with broccoli!...
We love blueberries, but we don’t like mushy softened blueberries. Besides baking with them (like yummy blueberry scones, blueberry pie and mini blueberry muffins), and making blueberry smoothies, my family just loves snacking on them. Here’s my favorite method on storing blueberries to keep them fresh for 2-3 weeks. No more buying them from the grocery store and having them go bad in a few days! Remember, it’s essential to inspect the blueberries periodically during storage and remove any spoiled ones to prevent spoilage from spreading to the rest of the batch....
Instant Mashed Potatoes Casserole with Broccoli Before we know it the holidays will be here and we’ll be planning our dinner menu with friends and family. I wanted to share with you one of my favorite holiday casserole dishes that I think you’ll like because it’s super easy to make and is pure comfort food. The casserole only has 4 ingredients: mashed potatoes, broccoli, cheese and crackers. Who doesn’t love those ingredients?...
Easy Roasted Mushrooms I know not everyone is a mushroom fan, but my family are all mushroom lovers! Even our daughters request chopped up raw mushrooms be sent to school for snacks! Between these and my crockpot mushrooms, we can’t get enough! Because these mushrooms are pan roasted, they’re soft in the inside, and crispy on the outside. They make the most delicious side dish, or serve them with other roasted veggies (like roasted brussels sprouts) for a simple meal over pasta or rice....
Polish Kielbasa and Brussels Sprouts Skillet If you haven’t noticed, my family has a love for kielbasa sausage. Having a Polish Mother, I love me any meal that includes kielbasa, cabbage or potatoes in it. Usually I like cooking kielbasa in the slow cooker, like Slow Cooker Kielbasa, Brussels Sprouts and Potatoes or Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Cabbage, but I wanted a simple 20 minute meal to make on those nights where I need something on the table quickly....
We live in a granola bar loving household. If you open up the cabinet you’ll see boxes of them, all bought in bulk, because it’s a bad day if you run out of granola bars. One thing I don’t like though is the prices of granola bars. For a pack of 8, it’s usually $5, and those granola bars are tiny. Loving to make my own food if at all possible, and love to save money, I decided to start making my own granola bars....
Creamy Red Lentil Soup Our family absolutely loves this creamy red lentil soup that tastes like a a hearty tomato soup. The best part? It’s a quick and easy weeknight dinner since there’s no need to soak the lentils. During the winter, when the weather is chilly, this soup becomes a comforting delight, leaving us feeling happy and our tummies wonderfully warmed up! A colorful soup is going to brighten up those long dark Winter evenings!...
Need an easy Sausage Potato and Pepper Casserole? Lots of sausage casseroles require dirtying a bunch of skillets to cook sausage and veggies first, but instead we’re just adding everything into a casserole dish and baking it because who has time for that on Tuesday night at 5:30PM? Not me. It’s as simple as adding Italian Sausage, potatoes, sliced bell peppers, onions, garlic, chicken broth and spices into a 9×13 baking dish and cooking it until potatoes are tender and sausage is fully cooked....
Easy Dinner Casserole: Cheesy Taco Casserole If the entire family loves taco night (and you love an easy dinner), make this cheesy taco pasta casserole! It has all the delicious taco flavors you know and love but in a simple baked taco casserole! Cook the bow tie noodles, brown the ground beef with green bell pepper, and then add everything into a casserole dish to mix. Bake in the oven until the cheese is bubbly and browned, and dinner is ready!...
These chocolate chip cookies are SO yummy! And I like to consider them healthy too, because whenever a vegetable gets added to the mix that food immediately should be declared healthy. Look ma, I’m eating my vegetables (wrapped up in brown sugar, butter and chocolate chips, but still..)! In all honesty though, they’re a great way to add a little bit of vegetable to your regular cookie, or to introduce zucchini in a fun way to a picky child who’s anti zucchini....
Crispy Roasted Carrots My family loves roasted vegetables with our garden grown veggies. Roasted brussels sprouts – yup! Crispy roasted broccoli – yes, please! And absolutely YUM to these crispy roasted carrot discs! These carrots are pan roasted until they are crispy on the outside and fork tender on the inside. My daughter calls them “candy carrots” because they taste so sweet after baking in the oven. Serve them as a delicious side dish, or add in to any carrot recipe for extra flavor....
Slow Cooker Stew You’re going to love this hearty beef stew made in the slow cooker. It’s as easy as dropping all the ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning and coming back hours later to have beef stew (with plenty of gravy!) waiting for you. And bonus, your house is going to smell amazing with this cooking in the kitchen all day! Looking for more stews? Check out my Slow Cooker Potato and Peanut Butter Stew and Black Bean Ground Beef Stew too!...
Tastes Like Manwich But Even Better! We’re a sloppy joe loving family. Is there anything more comforting than sloppy joes on a toasted bun, next to some crispy french fries? It’s the best. We used to buy cans of Manwich all the time but immediately stopped after I started making this recipe. This sloppy joe sauce is better than Manwich, and once you take a taste you’ll agree too! My entire family loves this classic homemade recipe and they love when I tell them it’s going to be sloppy joes for dinner!...
Refrigerator Red Onion Jam If you’re looking for a simple no fuss red onion jam – this is it! Red onions are chopped up, sautéed until caramelized and then they simmer on a low boil until it reaches a jam consistency. I often make a couple batches of this sweet and savory jam with our garden onions, storing the jars in the refrigerator and using them up until they’re gone. It’s perfect for spreading on burgers or sandwiches and on crackers (especially with slices of cheese!...
Creamy Green Tomato Soup This is my one of my favorite green tomato recipes. During the end of Summer, I love picking our green tomatoes and making a big pot of this green tomato soup. This tastes just like fresh roma tomato soup, but slightly more tart. Sometimes my family likes it served with crusty Italian bread, sometimes I make green tomato cheese sandwiches to dip it in, sometimes I make it for myself to enjoy all week for lunch, and sometimes I make a couple extra batches to freeze for Winter!...
Carrot Casserole Recipe One of my favorite ways to use our garden carrots is in this cheesy carrot casserole recipe. All you need is 5 ingredients and about 25 minutes and it’s ready to be served. This carrot casserole with stuffing is one of our favorite go-to side dishes (or sometimes a main dish served with crusty bread!)! And it’s always on our Thanksgiving dinner menu! Although lots of carrot casseroles are sweet, this one is savory, thanks to the cream of mushroom soup, shredded cheese and buttery stuffing....
Vegetarian pepper omelet When our jalapeno plants start producing in the Summer, I try to come up with new recipes to use them all. Our favorite jalapeno recipes are Jalapeno Buttermilk Biscuits, Jalapeno Mac and Cheese, Jalapeno Cornbread and Candied Jalapenos! Last but not least, I added some to this Cheesy Jalapeno Omelet. Not only did it add some exciting spice to my day, but this easy pepper omelet kept me full and satisfied....
Chicken, Asparagus and Mushrooms If you’re looking for an asparagus recipe – then you need to try this Chicken and Asparagus skillet recipe! Chicken, asparagus and mushrooms are cooked in a buttery white wine sauce until asparagus is tender. From start to finish, the meal is ready in 25 minutes, all made in one skillet – don’t you love that? We serve it over brown rice for a complete meal. I hope you try it soon!...
Polish Dill Pickle Soup I’m Polish and I love pickles so of course I had to share my Polish Dill Pickle Soup with you! When we’re picking cucumbers from the garden, I make batches of half sour pickles and homemade dill pickles, and then this soup follows a few days later! Made with dill pickles, pickle juice, potatoes, carrots and onions in a creamy chicken broth soup, this is pure comfort food!...
