Baked Spaghetti & Meatballs (recipe) My mom casually mentioned this recipe she'd made a few months ago. Oh you know, you just throw everything in one dish. Meatballs, spaghetti sauce, cheese, noodles. You don't even have to cook the noodles first. It'd be a great use for all that marinara sauce you have in the freezer. She just rattled off these details like she was talking about the weather. The weather! Come on, this is serious stuff, Mom. So, naturally, I did not rest until I had tracked this recipe down (I do that a lot) in Real Simple magazine (October 2015). And I'm glad I did because this is one of those fast, frugal, filling Keep Reading
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes (recipe)
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes with Creamy Coleslaw When I was a kid, I was a super picky eater; my forbidden food list was a mile long. It included, but was not limited to: onions, peppers, tuna fish, kidney beans, vegetable soup, lemon bars, and... Sloppy Joes. I don't think there was much rhyme or reason to 99% of my food aversions, but I know exactly why Sloppy Joes were banned from my mouth. Even as a kid, I was pretty sure that meat is not supposed to be sickeningly sweet. Barbecue sauce sweet, no problem. But typical Sloppy Joe recipes add 1/4-1/2 cup of sugar for this amount of meat. No thanks. My friend Debbie introduced us to this Sloppy Joe Keep Reading
Southern Tomato Pie recipe
Southern Tomato Pie My husband and I lived in the South when we were first married, young, dumb, broke, and in love. I'll never forget the first time I went to the local grocery store, Winn Dixie, and Jim Bob was paged over the intercom. The accent was so thick I could hardly understand the words. I stood there in the middle of the produce section, trying to decide if I should laugh or cry. I came home and told my husband, "I think we moved to a different country." And we had. And we loved (almost) every minute of it. We ate hush puppies and apple dumplings, okra, sorghum, buttermilk biscuits. We plucked a friend's chicken and sat around the Keep Reading
Greek Cherry Tomato Salad
Greek Cherry Tomato Salad In many ways, it feels like summer arrived just a few short weeks ago. But also feels like it's been "summer" for one hundred years. What even is time anymore? Or seasons? Until we figure it out, let's soak up the last summertime has to offer. Looking for something to serve alongside some delicious barbecue chicken or grilled steak? Try this delicious summer salad. This recipe caught my eye because it calls for things that are actually growing in my garden right now -- cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, parsley, onions, and garlic. The dressing is light and flavorful, giving the vegetables a great kick. For a new spin on the Keep Reading
How to Make Homemade Corn Dog Muffins (+ gluten-free, dairy-free options)
Homemade Corn Dog Muffins With Fourth of July coming (and just summer in general), you should start to see grocery stores release some great sales on hot dogs. If you're looking for ways to use them outside of just throwing them on the grill, these Homemade Corn Dog Muffins are so fun and easy AND they freeze well. And you don't have to fry anything like a traditional corn dog. Less mess, less fuss. For a dairy-free option, use coconut oil and almond or coconut milk. For a gluten-free option, swap out the flour one-to-one with your favorite gluten-free flour. The texture may be a bit cakier, but should still taste great! Corn Dog Keep Reading
Loaded baked potato salad with bacon (recipe + the best way to cook potatoes)
Loaded Potato Salad with Bacon I swear, camping trips with friends is the only way to go. You split meal making and fire starting and kid wrangling. Someone remembers all the things you forgot. Someone else is ready with a pot of coffee when you haven't slept. Kids keep each other busy, and adults keep each other laughing. Conclusion: camping solo is for the birds. We eat meals in a wandering sort of way. Breakfast at one site, dinner at another. Snacks tossed out whenever kids are hungry (which is always). One of my favorite little memories of a recent trip is sitting around eating this potato salad with the adults while our kids rode bikes in Keep Reading
Caprese Skillet Eggs (one-pan, gluten-free recipe)
Caprese Skillet Eggs (gluten-free recipe) Most of my summer afternoons are spent around our half-deflated kiddie pool. Four little bodies splash and shriek, while I watch behind my sunglasses and hold a magazine (I never actually read it, I just look at the same sentence over and over). Their life is pretty much the kid version of an all-inclusive resort. I am the nurse-lifeguard-chef-concierge. I'm not sure why 5 o'clock surprises me every single day, but it does. We're out by the pool, doing our thing, and suddenly all these little people think they are starving. I am out of snacks. It's time for dinner. Fast. This dish is one of those summer Keep Reading
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