Keeping it real
Cami’s Spaghetti Waffle w/ Chicken Parm
Sometimes dinner needs to be FUN. This dinner is super easy, using prepared items from the store. Get the kids involved, and let them assist or do the whole thing themselves. I love this recipe! After the LONGEST summer of our lives, you just need a dinner you don’t make from scratch. #semihomemade Easy Chicken…
Read MoreMexican Braised Beef- 5 ways w/ Studio 5
One recipe. Served up 5 different ways. You know I love to #usewhatyouhave…. kinda a motto around here. So, when I do make something like this Mexican braised beef, I want to plan how to make it stretch into more than one meal. Here’s what I would do for my family. PS- the Heuvos Rancheros…
Read MoreSummer Shrimp Ceviche
Summer nights. Spending all day in the sun. Water. And then you come home. What in the world are you going to make for dinner? Eating healthier and lighter during the summer, just got a whole lot easier. Make this no cook, shrimp ceviche….. serve it with chips, grilled vegetables, sliced fruit, or some fresh…
Read MoreGarden Series: Swiss Chard & Ricotta w/ Linguine
Gardening is one of my favorite things. I love growing my own food. I love seeing the change in the garden from day to day. I love every part. EVEN weeding the garden! And the harvest, is so sweet to me. Let’s create some fabulous garden inspired recipes this summer, starting with this delicious pasta…
Read MoreChocolate Raspberry Mousse Cupcakes
Basically these are healthy muffins with chocolate mousse frosting. So, muffins with frosting are CUPCAKES. For real. This chocolate avocado muffins is a favorite around here, and we eat them just as fast as we can bake them. And paired with a little mousse frosting, they are To. Die. For. Chocolate Avocado Muffins from Core…
Read MoreFresh Handmade Tortillas
Would you believe I’ve had this recipe for years and NEVER made it until now? I mean. WHY? WHAT WAS I THINKING? Now in just a matter of a couple weeks, Cami is our resident tortilla pro. PLUS no more buying fresh tortillas from the store, which will save me a whopping $20 per month.…
Read MoreBaked Spaghetti
Use your leftover pasta to create this easy, tasty and comforting dish. Any kind of leftover pasta will do. Penne, Ziti, Linguine, Lemon Picatta…. Do you have leftover pasta in the fridge? Raise your hand? #usewhatyouhave You ALL know my motto. I love the challenge of using what you have. And making something new again.…
Read MoreChurro Sugar Cookies
We’re still eating our feelings. Not every day, but more than normal. And this is what happens when one person wants to make sugar cookies (Cami), and the other person wants to try a new flavor combination (me). You think you’re making a cinnamon roll sugar cookie, but it tastes exactly like a CHURRO. Which…
Read MoreTamale Pie w/ Food Storage
Alrighty. Upping my food storage meal game with this great recipe. This recipe has been in my archives for just about 20 years. I made it a lot when the kids were little. I don’t know why I stopped making it. Now we are making it again. A lot. With pantry staples. There’s some substitutions…
Read MoreWacky Cake
Chocolate. Chocolate Cake. Need a good, easy fool proof cake? I want to share with you a great chocolate cake recipe from the Paul family. Wacky Cake. At this time, we NEED chocolate. I mean, by 3 pm each day, we could all use some chocolate to relieve the stress of it all. I still…
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