recipes

My older girls love ice cream. With it being so hot outside this summer, ice cream makes a perfect treat! What my kids don’t typically love is green peas. However, after years of eschewing them, my oldest daughter decided a few months ago that she loves green peas. One day, as she was waxing poetic about the delicious flavor of peas, she asked … [Read more...] about Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream with Hidden Peas

The recipes that are most likely to catch my attention these days are those that are accompanied by words such as “easy,” “simple,” or “quick.” I simply don’t have time to prepare complicated recipes! This is the precise reason this recipe caught my eye. As you’ll see, it calls for staple ingredients and it is easy to prepare. … [Read more...] about Garlic Butter Chicken and Orzo Bake

I looked through several old cookbooks as we were preparing for a garage sale several weeks ago. I did end up parting with a few of the books, but I kept many of them because they contain recipes I still want to try! One recipe I wanted to try was this recipe for Creamy Lemon Pepper Chicken. The cookbook (the 2023 edition of Taste of … [Read more...] about Creamy Lemon Pepper Chicken

One of our local grocery stores sometimes has deals where if you buy X item, you get Y item free. If I need to purchase X item, I always get the Y item, even if I don't have an immediate need for it. I’m not going to turn down free food! Because of one of these deals, last month I got a free bag of corn tortillas. I didn’t have anything … [Read more...] about Chicken Tortilla Bake

If you were to find yourself at my house on a weekend, I’d likely serve you Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins for breakfast. My kids—all three of them—love these muffins! They ask me to make them every single week. However, after years of eating these muffins each weekend, I think my two older kids are growing a little tired of them. They’re … [Read more...] about Carrot Muffins

I’m busier now than I’ve ever been. Consequently, one of the greatest challenges I face in day-to-day life is getting nutritious and tasty food on the table for dinner each night. Once dinnertime rolls around, I’m tired and I often have a number of things I still need to accomplish. Easy-to-prepare dinners, such as this Dump-and-Bake … [Read more...] about Easy Dump-and-Bake Jambalaya

I try to introduce my kids to new foods (things they’ve never had or familiar foods prepared in unfamiliar ways) on a regular basis. My choice a couple of weeks ago was roasted parsnips. I’m so glad I chose these because my kids (all of them) were willing to try the parsnips. They then proceeded to eat more than one! These will likely … [Read more...] about Air Fryer Parsnips