I have exciting news for you! eMeals just added two Slow Cooker plans to their line up of meal plans! There is a Classic Slow Cooker meal plan and a Clean Eating Slow Cooker meal plan. These plans will feature 5 slow cooker meals per week plus to easy meals featuring the leftovers from the slow cooker meals.I love slow cooker meals! I usually only have about 10 minutes to make dinner because my baby is so needy these days. It works perfectly for me to throw a bunch of things into a crock pot … [Read more...]
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake Recipe
One of my most favorite desserts is Hot Fudge Pudding Cake! This is a very tasty dessert, but it is also a very tricky dessert. This dessert starts off with the cake on the bottom and the pudding mixture on the top, but after baking it switches places! Very tricky! My favorite recipe for this super yummy dessert is from the Hershey's 100th Anniversary Cook Book. This book is now 10 years old so you can get it cheap on Amazon.com!Hot Fudge Pudding Cake1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup … [Read more...]
Ranch Chicken Parmesan Recipe
I got off track from my eMeals meal plan for a couple weeks, but I am getting back into it. The nice thing is that while I wasn't making those meals, I was still receiving the plans, so now I have a ton of meals ready for me and now I am prepared for several weeks! And of course the purpose of eMeals is Easy & Delicious Dinner Ideas For Busy Families on a Budget. Have I told you lately that I love eMeals? Well I DO! Here is the latest favorite recipe from my lovely eMeals dinner … [Read more...]
Candied Nuts Recipe
I like to have a little bit of sweetness in my salads. I like that sweetness to be in the form of candied pecans! I was searching for some candied nuts recipe and came across a great candied nut recipe at Cafe Johnsonia, which she got from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook.Ingredients: 2 cups whole nuts (pecans, walnuts, almonds) *I used more like 3 cups of nuts* 1/2 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. butter 1 tsp. vanilla extractInstructions: Place a piece of parchment paper or a silicone … [Read more...]
eMeals Breakfast Plan SALE
As you know I LOVE eMeals! eMeals takes the hassle out of planning meals and plans them for you. They have breakfast, lunch and dinner plans. If you already have a dinner plan (that's what I have) then you can add a breakfast plan for $3 more a month. The breakfast plan gives you a wide range of food options and gets you out of the milk and cereal rut!If you've ever wanted to try a breakfast plan I have a discount code for you!! Enter BREAKFAST30 for a 30% off your breakfast plan … [Read more...]
How to Keep Your Children Safe From Fire
Even in the most careful households, fire hazards are always present. If you have children, these hazards are even more threatening. No parent can be expected to keep their eyes on their children 24 hours a day; therefore it's highly important to take the necessary precautions to keep your family safe. Fire precautions - keep your family safe 1. Do not leave children unattended in a room where there is a fire risk, such as an oven or a heater. Don't let children play near ovens, hobs, … [Read more...]
The Best of Last Week
Last week I had the chance to work with some amazing bloggers. We got together and chose our favorite posts to be featured in this "Best of " post! Check out the articles from these awesome bloggers. Rebecca from Moms Saving Money has a great tip on how to add fabric softener to homemade laundry detergent. Since I have started making a lot of our household products, I thought this was a great idea and super easy as well! Colleen at My Vegan Gluten-Free … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter Blossom Cookie Recipe
As a nursing mother I now have to be careful what I eat! Booo! My baby's tummy doesn't like some of the things I have been eating, so I have been cutting out different foods trying to figure out what is upsetting him. Right now I am off chocolate, BOOOO! But I need to have a treat to eat, so I have been making peanut butter blossoms without the blossom (the chocolate kiss)! They are pretty yummy, so I thought I would share. Peanut Butter Blossoms 1 3/4 Cup Flour1 tsp Baking Soda1/2 … [Read more...]
Santa Bread
Today's recipe was visually an epic fail! But my girls LOVED it and it was yummy, so it was totally worth it! I know what changes I'll need to make the next time we make it- and there WILL be a next time! It was so fun!Gypsys Melting Pot gives a recipe for the dough that I’m sure is delicious, but I’m a lazy chef, so I just bought Pillsbury Simply Rustic French Bread Dough instead. (I used 2 of the Pillsbury containers) “Divide into two portions, one slightly … [Read more...]
Cute Thanksgiving Treat!
My preschooler and her classmates take turns bringing the snack to school. She just happened to be assigned the last day before Thanksgiving break, so we decided to make something festive. Now, normally we take something healthy- so don't judge me!! I saw several versions of this treat, but decided the others were more intensive than necessary (drawing with icing, etc) and they all added more cookies and candy while using frosting as the "glue". I just can't feed my kids that much sugar!! And I … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Potato Soup Recipe
While searching pinterest I came across this awesome recipe courtesy of Pearls, Handcuffs and Happy Hour. It's easy and DELICIOUS! 1 30oz. bag of frozen, shredded hash browns {I used great value brand and got the cubed hash browns instead} 3 14oz. cans of chicken broth 1 can of cream of chicken soup 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/4 tsp. ground pepper 1 pkg. cream cheese {don’t use fat free. It WON’T melt!!!} In a crockpot, combine everything EXCEPT for the cream cheese. Cook for 6-8 hours on … [Read more...]
Cheddar Biscuits Recipe – Red Lobster Copy Cat Recipe
I have been craving the biscuits from Red Lobster, but didn't want to go pay for a dinner there. We aren't huge seafood fans! Yesterday the urge was strong enough that I googled the recipe and found a couple options. After contemplating their differences I decided this recipe was probably the closest to the real thing. It was super easy and I had all the ingredients already in my cupboard! These are SUPER good. It made 18 rolls, I made them for dinner last night, and they are all … [Read more...]
CHEESY CHICKEN & RICE CASSEROLE
1 Can (103/4oz) Campbell's Cream of Chicken soup 1 1/3 cup water 3/4 cup uncooked regular long-grain whiter rice (I used brown rice, which takes longer to cook so I should have increased my liquids a little bit and my cooking time) 1/2 tsp. onion powder 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (I only had a can of vegetable medley) 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese Directions Step 1 Stir soup, water, … [Read more...]
2 perfect picnic popsicle recipes
Make some strawberry yogurt popsicles and some creamy orange ones and let your kids decide which are best![Photo by Tonya Staab]Biting into a freezing cold popsicle brings back so many happy summer childhood memories. The first icy bite of a popsicle always used to give me a popsicle headache but it was a price worth paying!Somehow, the popsicles my mother made always tasted better than the misshapen mass-produced ones you could buy from grocery stores. Homemade popsicles are … [Read more...]
Meringue Swirls
Here is a recipe Johanna and I made together when she was here visiting a few weeks ago! I used the recipe out of the Martha Stewart Living Magazine, but Johanna has a much easier recipe from The Toddler Cookbook that we will recommend instead!Here is the meringue recipe:You Will Need: 3 egg whites (medium) 3/4 cups superfine sugar 1/2 tsp cornstarch 1/2 tsp lemon juiceMakes 30 meringues. Bake at 250˚FTo make swirls you will need gel food coloring, painted into a piping bag. … [Read more...]
