Recipes

Copycat Olive Garden Spaghetti Sauce

Copycat Olive Garden Spaghetti Sauce

One can never, ever, ever have too much spaghetti sauce, right? This fresh-tasting Copycat Olive Garden Spaghetti Sauce will be a real crowd favorite. This is a flavorful recipe that’ll taste even better with fresh garden herbs. Note this recipe makes about 3-4 jars of sauce and it freezes great so whip up a batch…

10 Healthy Snack Recipes for Kids

10 Healthy Snack Recipes for Kids

  Have a taste of these Orange Creamsicle Yogurt Bites.

Strawberry Tarts

Strawberry Tarts

Here’s a sweet recipe you’d definitely love to make – Strawberry Tarts! Yields: 10 tarts Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 2 sheets of ready rolled puff pastry 8 tablespoons strawberry jam 2 cups strawberries, diced 1 egg, whisked with 1 tbsp of water Directions: Combine the jam with the strawberries and set aside. Preheat the oven…

Strawberry Baked Donuts

What is Valentine’s Day all about? All the sweetest things! And here’s a recipe that everyone will surely love – Strawberry Baked Donuts! 🙂 Yields: 7 donuts Time: 20 minutes Ingredients: Donuts: 1 cup all-purpose flour 6 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 tablespoons vanilla Greek yogurt 2 tablespoons milk 1 egg 1⁄2 teaspoon…

Recipe Road Test: Slow Cooker Moroccan Short Ribs

Recipe Road Test: Slow Cooker Moroccan Short Ribs

I’m always looking for tasty unique dishes that I can toss into the crockpot.  This recipe for Slow Cooker Moroccan Short Ribs, from Real Simple magazine, calls for short ribs (just like the title says, duh!) but, oddly enough, my local grocer doesn’t carry short ribs.  I substituted a very inexpensive cut of beef instead….

Sausage and Spinach Tortellini Soup Recipe

Sausage and Spinach Tortellini Soup Recipe

Recipe Road Test: Sausage and Spinach Tortellini Soup When I found this recipe in the pages of Real Simple Magazine (my most absolute favorite magazine in the world!), I knew I had to try it!  With ingredients my family loved and how easy it was to put together, I thought it would be a hit…

6 Easy Recipes Kids Can Make

6 Easy Recipes Kids Can Make

Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter 1/4 cup honey 2/3 cup oats 1/3 cup dry milk 4 tablespoons water 3/4 cup flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/4 tablespoon salt Directions: Mix 1/3 cup butter and 1/4 cup honey. Add 2/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup dry milk and 4 tablespoons water. Add 3/4 cup flour, 1 tablespoon baking…

Easy and Delicious Beef Stew Recipe

Easy and Delicious Beef Stew Recipe

Who doesn’t want a hearty beef stew recipe that’s also full of rich homemade flavor? This is an easy way to get in servings of protein and vegetables. Match this with some crisp green salad on a colder day and you’re all set for the homey experience. 🙂 You’ll Need: 5 Large Potatos 1/2 Stock…

Easy Appetizer Recipe: Cheddar Puffs

Easy Appetizer Recipe: Cheddar Puffs

Not only is this an easy appetizer recipe, but it’s likely you already have all of the ingredients on hand.  Little ones can help knead the mixture and shaping the balls. Easy Appetizer Recipe: Cheddar Puffs Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded 1 1/4 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt Directions: In…

15 Kid Friendly Recipes

15 Kid Friendly Recipes

Do you have picky eaters?  Or, maybe, you’re just tired of serving the same recipes over and over again.  Add a little variety with these 15 recipes that kids are sure to love!   15 Kid Friendly Recipes Mini Breakfast Cups – Leave No Leftovers Chicken Pot Pie Lasagna – A Mom’s Take Homemade Uncrustables…