Family Meal Planning Time

Family Meal Planning Time

Tweet Do you use your family for meal planning? That’s the prompt for day 12 of the Cook Easy Foodie Blogger Challenge. I want to hear about how you use your family for meal planning. This is a topic I’ve covered previously, so here are some options for more info: Meal Planning as a Family Goal Getting Your Kids to…

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Perfect Slow Cooker Baked Beans

Kitchen Appliance That Gets Used The Most

TweetLast time I did the cook easy foodie blogger challenge I wrote about this topic. The topic was my favorite kitchen appliance but that’s also the one that gets used the most. No surprise, it’s my crock pot. So instead of posting more about my crock pot and how much I use it. I’ll give you a slow cooker recipe…

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5 Must Have Mexican Spices

5 Must Have Mexican Spices

TweetI hit a list of 5 must have spices in your pantry in the last cook easy foodie blogger challenge. So this time I’m going to change it up and give you my 5 must have ingredients for cooking all the different Mexican dishes we have. I’m keeping this to the dried or longer shelf life spices as I do…

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Cajun Shrimp, Sausage and Rice

Cajun Shrimp, Sausage and Rice – A Favorite Light Slow Cooker Recipe

TweetIt’s day 1 of the Spring Cook Easy Foodie Blogger Challenge. Today’s topic prompt if you so choose to use it (lol) is “My favorite light slow cooker recipe”. As you know I love my slow cooker. So many slow cooker favorites are just not the healthiest of meals right? I mean the crockpot is perfect for slow cooking the…

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Italian Cooking Ingredients to Stock In Your Pantry

Weekly Meal Plan for 4-15

TweetHello tax day. I hope you aren’t scrambling to get yours done. I was a big procrastinator and got mine in last night. lol We definitely don’t want to get me started talking about it since our daughter turned 17 last year and that took away the child credit. Didn’t know that happened? Yeah me either, there went a $1000…

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fuji mountain calendar

Weekly Meal Plan for 4/8

TweetBetter late than never. However, this is still going to be a very harried post. If you are on the facebook page then you read that I wasn’t putting up a menu plan for last week. I had no need. We spent most of it at one or the other set of in-laws. Our weather came out awesome for once…

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french toast breakfast casserole

Apple French Toast Breakfast Casserole

TweetOk, you may need to get up a little early to get this in the oven. But just think, it can be cooking while you are taking a quick shower or enjoying your first cup of coffee before the family gets up and creates the morning havoc. This dish is full of sweets and I think it goes really well…

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fresh ingredients for breakfast casserole

Take Breakfast Beyond Scrambled Eggs

TweetAre you tired of the same-old same-old scrambled eggs every morning? Looking for something new to spice up your breakfast? Would you like something more filling while still being healthy for you? Are you looking to feed a lot of people a hearty breakfast? If you answered; “Yes!” to the any of the above questions, you may be ready to…

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brown eggs for cowboy breakfast casserole

Crock Pot Cowboy Breakfast Casserole

TweetNow here’s a dish you can make ahead and wake up to. Breakfast in the crock pot?! Seriously, why isn’t this done more? It’s brilliant. Not only is this a great make ahead breakfast, it’s also quite affordable. Instead of using expensive breakfast meat it is made with ground beef or you could use ground turkey. The liquid smoke flavor…

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breakfast casserole ingredients

Wake Up Your Brain With Breakfast

TweetYes, we’ve all heard the phrase, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” There are many reasons why it’s important to start the morning with a proper breakfast and I won’t go into all of them here. Simply stated: Breakfast is the fuel your body and brain needs to function. Getting the body and brain to function correctly…

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