Garlic green beans with Parmesan is a quick and easy side dish recipe. It pairs well with many proteins and the addition of Parmesan helps to make it a kid friendly favorite. In general, my family is not a fan of green beans. Not even in the famous green bean casserole that makes an ...
Planning the Perfect Summer Picnic PLUS Free Printable Checklist!
Today I'm excited to welcome another guest poster for you all! Kristi with Moms Confession. I met Kristi at a local Houston Bloggers group a couple of years ago and she is lots of fun! She blogs about all things lifestyle related: recipes, home care tips, insights on family and more. She's also ...
Buffalo Chicken Salad with Ranch Dressing
Buffalo chicken salad with ranch dressing is a delicious twist on a classic chicken salad recipe. Here in southeast Texas, it's starting to get a little warmer during the days. I love a good salad and they are a great meal option to keep you cool on a warm day. Today, I'm welcoming Jessica ...
Banana Pudding Poke Cake
Banana pudding poke cake is a quick and easy dessert recipe, inspired by the movie, Steel Magnolias. Y'all, I have something super fun to let you know about. Starting this month and through the rest of the spring and summer, some blogging friends and I are bringing you a virtual dinner and ...
Gardening Tips For Beginners
Guest Post Today, I'm so excited to have Kelly of the Grant life here to share her tips on growing a garden. Lately, I've been talking about how to eat real food and well, be realistic about it. A great way to do just that is to plant a garden! It doesn't have to be big. Kelley is sharing ...
Real Food and the Two-Thirds Rule (plus three more ideas!)
This week as part of the Keeping It Real tour for this month, I'm going to talk about real food. What does that term "Real Food" mean to you? Well, last week, I asked on my Facebook page what it meant and several people replied that it means not from a package or a box. Or even just fresh fruit and ...
Budget Friendly Meals Roundup
Budget friendly meals are easy to make, thanks to this recipe roundup! With over 30 delicious and easy recipes at your fingertips, you can make hearty, low cost meals. Last month for the Keeping It Real Tour, I focused a little bit on saving money. This month's theme is about eating real ...
Reduce Food Waste and Save Money – Take the Family Pledge!
Learning how to reduce food waste is something that takes practice. At least for us it has. It seems that since I’m the primary meal planner and grocery shopper, the rest of my family tends to forget what might be in the fridge or pantry at any given moment. Thankfully, at least in some ways, I’m ...
Whole Wheat Banana Bread
Whole wheat banana bread is filled with tons of banana flavor, and is a great way to use up over ripe bananas! This quick bread recipe is perfect for breakfast or an anytime snack! Well, I had hoped to bring you a cold Avocado Chile Soup recipe for this first month of the 2014 Eating A to Z ...
Freezer Meal Prep: Eight Reasons to Love Dream Dinners
If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, it will probably come as no surprise that I LOVE a fully stocked freezer when it comes to planning for dinner time (and breakfast too!) And even though I do like to do freezer meal prep cooking sessions using some of my favorite freezer friendly ...