Do you want to prepare healthy meals for your family? Do you want to save money on food? You can do both with our Budget Friendly Meals for Families ideas. Eating Healthy and Saving Money can go hand in hand. It does take a little work, but it’s very simple. You just have to spend some time thinking about your meals and planning. I’m not talking about a full blown Meal Plan here, although that is a great idea. … [Read more...] about Budget Friendly Meals for Families
Simple Recipes
How to Freeze Blueberries so they don’t get Mushy
When you love, love, love blueberries, but they are only in season once a year, what’s a girl to do? Freeze them, of course. But, how to freeze blueberries without them getting mushy? Is it even possible? The answer is YES and I am going to share just how you can do that. My family loves blueberries. We used to travel from Virginia to Michigan when it was blueberry season there and we would bring back coolers … [Read more...] about How to Freeze Blueberries so they don’t get Mushy
Simple Sausage Supper
Simple Sausage Supper Do you and your family love sausage? Here at our house, we sure do. But, honestly, we don’t have the time in the morning to fix sausage and scrambled eggs or sausage gravy and biscuits or even a sausage quiche. Do you? You probably don't have time for that either. Sausage isn't just for Breakfast There are ways of using sausage for other meals. One of our favorite sausage recipes is for … [Read more...] about Simple Sausage Supper
Fried Potato Patties
Simple Fried Potato Patties This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. (This means that if you make a purchase from the link I will earn a small commission. Click to read my full disclosure policy. If you have leftover mashed potatoes in your home you can make these simple fried potato patties. Do you often have leftover mashed potatoes? We do. It’s hard to know in advance how much mashed … [Read more...] about Fried Potato Patties
Super Simple Chili
Super Simple Chili I love making this Super Simple Chili on a cool Fall or Winter day. As soon it turns cool, I can’t wait to start a pot of chili. It has been my favorite cool weather meal for a long time. How about you? Do you love chili? I hope so, because I am going to share my favorite simple chili recipe with you today. You can cook this completely on the stove top if you want to. I don’t do that because I … [Read more...] about Super Simple Chili
Simple Chicken Pot Pie
Simple Chicken Pot Pie Do you love chicken pot pie? I sure do. This is such a great tasting, simple to make, chicken pot pie that I just have to share it with you! I even love the freezer section, bake for 55 minutes, mini chicken pot pies. For years, those are the only ones I made, but I really wanted to make this delicious meal from scratch. It can be a complicated Chicken Pot Pie One day, I did just that. I made a pie crust and … [Read more...] about Simple Chicken Pot Pie
Air Fryer Benefits
We bought an air fryer! I’m so glad we did. I am like a kid with a brand new toy. The air fryer benefits are so amazing. My husband had been wanting to try an air fryer for about a year, but I just wasn’t interested. I thought it would be just one more appliance that would sit in my kitchen not being used very much. Boy, was I wrong! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. (This means … [Read more...] about Air Fryer Benefits
Simple Italian Salad
Do you love fresh tomatoes? fresh cucumbers? How about fresh sweet onions? We sure do. When they are all in season we like to take advantage of some super simple side dishes. This is one of our favorites. This Simple Italian Salad has become a staple at our house during the tomato season. It is hard to find a side dish that we are willing to eat several times a week. This salad is so delicious, that we fix it as a side dish as … [Read more...] about Simple Italian Salad
Chocolate Clusters
Chocolate Clusters with a Twist Need a simple chocolate snack? These delicious chocolate clusters use only 5 ingredients and are easy to make and super tasty! You may even have the 5 ingredients in your pantry already. A couple years ago I was busy fixing some finger foods for a work get together. For several of the dishes, I had been to the store and picked up the necessary ingredients. As I was preparing the foods, I noticed that … [Read more...] about Chocolate Clusters
Peanut Butter Snack Bites
Who can resist an awesome no-bake snack? These little no bake peanut butter snack bites are super good and super easy to make. We love sweets, but we are trying to eat healthier. So, I am constantly searching out snack and dessert recipes that are not super high in calories. These peanut butter bites definitely fit the bill. The ingredients list reads fairly healthy. They are definitely less calorie dense than our usual … [Read more...] about Peanut Butter Snack Bites
