For as long as I can remember my Grandma has made loaves and loaves of this A to Z Quick Bread. I don’t think she could even make an accurate guess on how many loaves she has made over so many years! I have memories of crawling up on Grandpa’s lap and him sharing a warm buttered piece with me. Epitome of a good family recipe! What makes this an “A to Z” Quick Bread is simple switching out 1 ingredient for another (eg. mashed banana for pumpkin).
I always get questions on my kitchen days when I share my Instant Pot Bone Broth. You can use a slow cooker to make bone broth, but since getting the Instant Pot a couple Christmas’ ago, it makes it so much faster!
I shared this recipe over on Instagram Stories and Facebook and I got quite the message response asking for the recipe. If I would have known that I would have taken more details photos, but I wanted to get this super easy and quick Chicken Lemon Orzo Soup recipe up for you ASAP so you can add it your menu plan, save it to Pinterest or print it!
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About three or four years ago I found myself purposefully doing freezer cooking in the month of February. I started it because I realized we had a habitual cycle of to getting take out too much in December (because hubby was home more), January would turn into a pantry challenge, and when February rolled around I had the momentum to eat healthy and fill our fridge/freezer back up with items we actually enjoy eating.
(more…)We attempted Whole30 last month. I say attempted because we only made if officially 14 days. But wait, hear me out. I just wanted to write my family’s experience. I recognize that the Whole30 community would say that we didn’t complete the 30 days so it doesn’t count, and I would agree. But just in case this helps someone plan better, want an honest review, or are just reading through to gain some knowledge, I hope this helps them!
September means it’s officially Fall, right? Which means cooler weather, boots, and all things pumpkin! Today I wanted to share how I used my Instant Pot recently to make Homemade Pumpkin Puree!
Super excited to say that these pie pumpkins grew in my garden this year! Pairing that with my favorite ‘easy button’ kitchen tool, my Instant Pot, made the pumpkin puree easy, super quick,and mostly hands off!
I don’t know about you, but it’s so much easier to prep and chop a bunch of healthy food, lay it out as a muffin tin lunch or using a serving plate and have the kids pick and choose what they want to eat! These healthy snack lunch ideas are currently a favorite in our house – especially on the days it’s been too hot to cook. (lifesaver!). These should give you some healthy ideas to include in your kids’ lunch boxes when school time comes around also!
The kids have been asking me to do a Costco Haul video at least the last 5 Costco trips! I think all my YouTube-watching Costco Hauls have rubbed off on them too, haha!
We picked up some of our basic Costco items and a couple family requested things including: butter, pb2, quiche, and some proteins bars. I spent $107 and got out with 4 kiddos in less than 45 minutes!
You can watch below or click over to YouTube here. The kids really want to make more vidoes, so the plan is to post more of our adventures, nature walks, grocery hauls, and I really would love to video some of our home projects we are doing! So feel free to subscribe if you want to follow along! Our DIY Front Door Makeover would have been a good one to video!
Oh March, we are ready for you! The weather has hit 50 degrees the last few days and gosh, we’ve enjoyed it! I’ll be honest and say I’m glad the freezer cooking us up I was getting a little burnt out. This week I skipped some days and doubled up on others; it all evened out 😉 (more…)
This week freezer cooking was a mixture of favorites and new recipes, so a fun week! You can read the other updates this month HERE (and grab a FREE printable), Week One, and Week Two. There are so many ways and methods to Freezer Cooking. Taking this month to bulk up the freezer will help over the next couple of months and then I can slowly add in more or replace what we eat which helps save on time, menu planning, and our health! (more…)