This is a good time of the year to get the crockpot out and cook up some tasty comfort food. There are six more weeks of winter, and in celebration of that, here are a few of our family favorite crockpot soups and stews! There are recipes here that feature some old-fashioned recipes such as Chicken Noodle …
Recipes
When it comes to Italian chain restaurants, you have to admit Olive Garden is the best. Their soups, salads and breadsticks are always endless and if you visit them during a promotion you can even get endless pasta. However, it’s not always in the budget to go out to eat. All of my family loves …
I love a good stir-fry. You put oil in a hot pan. You add some vegetables and protein. Top it with sauce and serve it over rice. Easy peasy! But it’s nice to have several good stir fry recipes on hand so you can switch up your family’s dinner menu regularly. No one wants to the …
Do you love candied apples? This Candy Apple Mocktail Recipe tastes like a candied apple and has zero alcohol! To me, that is perfect for a Valentine’s Day party for your kids or their classmates. My kids love for me to experiment with different mocktails for kids. They get to be taste-testers and give their opinions …
Nothing says “childhood during winter” like a tall mug of warm hot chocolate. When I was a kid, I remember begging my parents to stop at Daylight Donuts just so I could get a mug of hot cocoa. I think I even had the reusable plastic mug you could keep…lol. There are a ton of amazing …
This Pretty in Pink Mocktail Recipe is a fun pink color that is perfect for a Valentine’s Day party for your kids or their classmates. I also think it would be a fun addition to a Wedding Reception or Baby Girl Baby Shower! Can’t you see that? My kids love for me to experiment with different mocktails …
I am not a big vanilla fan. Vanilla ice cream, vanilla soda, vanilla candles, vanilla lotion, and even vanilla cake. I think it can be a little bit…dull. However, I have a bad habit of picking up vanilla cake mix often. Do you have too many boxes of vanilla cake mix in your pantry? You …
The microwave is probably the single biggest asset to a mom’s kitchen. If you forget to thaw the chicken early in the morning, the microwave can take care of it. If your kids are starving and you don’t feel like cooking on a stove, the microwave is there! But did you know that you can …
Grilled chicken is one of the healthiest proteins around, so it’s a perfect choice for a healthy diet. But, eating plain old grilled chicken breast everyday can get pretty boring. The good news is that there are plenty of healthy grilled chicken recipes that are flavorful and delicious! And I’ve rounded up over 30 here for …
Outside of pound cake, I don’t remember eating very many made-from-scratch cakes as a kid. So whenever we wanted to have a chocolate cake or a white cake or a carrot cake, we turned to cake mix! I remember learning to make my first cake mix cake and thinking “This is so easy! Why am …
This Mistletoe Mocktail Recipe gets its beautiful color from the Cream de Menthe used in the recipe. In addition to being beautiful to look at, it has a refreshing minty flavor! Do holiday drinks get any better than this? My kids love for me to experiment with different mocktails for kids. They get to be taste-testers and give …
From working to homeschooling to parenting, the life of this momma can get pretty busy. (Just like all moms, right?) When we’re juggling all the aspects of our lives, it’s easy to just forget all about meal planning! That’s where cooking with a crockpot can be a HUGE help. When I cook with my slow …