One of my favorite busy day crock pot meals is meatball subs. Usually I dump a bag of frozen meatballs and a jar of marinara sauce in the slow cooker and let it cook on low until I'm ready to serve them on toasted hot dog buns. The rest of my crew likes frozen meatballs,… Continue reading What We’re Eating Wednesday {5.17.23}
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My Secret To Homemaking Success: A Paper Planner
I would be lost without my Happy Planner. I reference it multiple times each day and it helps me to keep up with homemaking tasks, meal planning, bill payments, school events, blogging tasks, and doctor appointments. My weekly planning sessions each Friday night take about 30 minutes, but they set me up for a productive… Continue reading My Secret To Homemaking Success: A Paper Planner
What We’re Eating Wednesday {4.19.23}
Here's another big round up of meal ideas for you. In this post I have over 25 breakfast, lunch, and supper ideas to give your meal planning some inspiration. Supper can be chaotic and stressful at times. Right now Paul is still in a busy sports officiating season, so I'm on solo parenting supper duty… Continue reading What We’re Eating Wednesday {4.19.23}
What We’re Eating Wednesday {3.22.23}
Today I have a big round up of meal ideas for you. In this post I have 22 breakfast, lunch, and supper ideas to give your meal planning some inspiration. We have tacos almost every week because it is the one meal that is eaten and enjoyed unanimously by my family of five. I switched… Continue reading What We’re Eating Wednesday {3.22.23}
3 Homemaking Tips To Make Your Life Easier!
this post contains affiliate links I have three things that I really want to share with you. These are things that I think will definitely make your homemaking job a lot easier. Here they are! #1 Buy an Instant Read Digital Meat Thermometer I've been making full meals since high school - but I've never… Continue reading 3 Homemaking Tips To Make Your Life Easier!
What We’re Eating Wednesday {2.15.23}
Today I have a big round up of meal ideas for you. In this post I have 25 breakfast, lunch, and supper ideas to give your meal planning some inspiration. Among the many new things in my life these days, I'm learning to cook for a family of five! I'm trying a mix of the… Continue reading What We’re Eating Wednesday {2.15.23}
Perfect Mashed Potatoes in 7 Minutes
I LOVE mashed potatoes. I've even been known to eat them for breakfast. It's hard to beat made-from-scratch mashed potatoes, but sometimes you just don't have time to do the work those require. I've perfected my 7 minute mashed potatoes using a spruced up version of instant mashed potatoes. If the thought of instant potatoes… Continue reading Perfect Mashed Potatoes in 7 Minutes
Menu Monday + Tweaking the Plans {10.3.22}
Sometimes your meal planning strategy needs to be tweaked. During the school year, my husband referees college volleyball in the fall and college lacrosse in the spring. This means that, like others in the sports industry, he works in the evenings on game days. Historically I've always planned supper meals on those days with things… Continue reading Menu Monday + Tweaking the Plans {10.3.22}
Menu Monday + Cook Once, Eat Twice: Blackened Chicken {8.29.22}
Have you heard of the "cook once, eat twice" method? It's the idea of managing your time in the kitchen so that you cook one main dish and then use it for a couple different meals. I did that with the blackened chicken recipe I love. I use this one from Skinny Taste - the… Continue reading Menu Monday + Cook Once, Eat Twice: Blackened Chicken {8.29.22}
Menu Monday + Grilled Peach Salad and Slow Cooker Turkey Breast {8.8.22}
Let's start with this gorgeous grilled peach salad - doesn't that look delicious? I saw this salad on a local restaurant's Instagram feed and realized I had all the ingredients I needed to put it together. This salad is simply mixed greens with Craisins, goat cheese, red onion, walnuts and raspberry vinaigrette. Toasted pecans would… Continue reading Menu Monday + Grilled Peach Salad and Slow Cooker Turkey Breast {8.8.22}
Come Home For Comfort 