Blueberry Banana Pancakes
This morning I really wanted to make pancakes and I had blueberries in the freezer. But then I also noticed that I had 2 ripe bananas that were starting to get brown and I knew they wouldn’t make it much longer. Wondering what it would taste like, I decided to make blueberry banana pancakes. I got some funny looks from everybody in the house when I told them what is for breakfast. And I have to admit that they did sound a little bit strange at first to me too. Well, they were a hit! Our poor dog didn’t even get to try one, they were all gone at breakfast…
Lasagna Soup
We love lasagna here in our house and I thought why not try to make lasagna soup? It was a cold night and we were in the mood for soup. I know when you see the picture you are probably thinking “wait, those are not lasagna noodles!” Yes, I know they are not. I used the garden veggie rotini by Ronzoni and they are a lot healthier. And what is even cooler is that kids still like them in this so they won’t realize they are getting their veggies. They have a full serving of vegetables in each 4 ounce serving. Win win situation! These are the noodles we use,…
Instant Pot Italian Chicken and Pasta
I have finally got the Instant Pot Italian chicken and pasta created! It took a little while and a couple oops along the way but it is now perfected. I originally created this in my Ninja Auto IQ here – Italian Chicken and Pasta. I adapted it to the Instant Pot too for you. How to Make it in the Instant Pot For those who have both the Ninja Auto IQ and the Instant Pot, please note the difference in steps (especially the cheese.) In the Ninja, it is throw and go. Instant Pot Italian chicken and pasta is a little more involved but delicious and worth it 🙂 Only…
Cast Iron Boneless Chicken Thighs
Cast iron boneless chicken thighs are a dish that everybody loves here. No worries, they are easy to make. They have crunchies to add a great flavor to the top of them, but you do have to do them in a cast iron pan. You will not get these crunchies with another pan. Have I mentioned my love affair with my cast iron pan before? Yeah I probably have before. It is one of the most versatile pans one can have in their kitchen! New to cast iron and not convinced you will like them? Learn more about why I love my cast iron pans. Enough about my pans, lets…
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Easy Instant Pot Beef Stew
A couple weeks ago I felt intimidated by this kitchen gadget called the Instant Pot. I was putting off cooking in it since it seemed overwhelming at the time – like in my post Getting the Instant Pot. Wish I was kidding, but nope I was making it out to be way more complicated then it is! Fast forward a couple weeks and I have made several recipes in it and actually started to make my own already too. And here is where my easy instant pot beef stew was born! Quick and Easy Beef Stew This is so much quicker then making it on the stove, cooking it for…
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Planning Your Own Wedding
Did you get engaged this Valentine’s Day? Congrats and we wish you a happy marriage! It is a big day for engagements and other amazing things. No matter what day you get engaged, planning your wedding can be fun and overwhelming at the same time. Yes it can be a big excitement but then you quickly get overwhelmed when you notice all the details involved. Here are a few tips to keep yourself sane and on track during the planning. There is more to do, but these tips will help you out with your planning. This post contains affiliate links which means that if you purchase something after clicking the…
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Dawn’s Amazing Meatloaf
Meatloaf is something we enjoy here in our household when it is homemade. I don’t eat it out tho and probably never will. It is easy to make and is a flavorful dish that everybody looks forward to. But the thought of it in a diner kind of scares me. I Tried Something New in our Meatloaf I have been making meatloaf for years and have tried a few different recipes. They were all good, but I wanted something without a ton of added extra ingredients. Something simple and better for you. We have tried ones with stuffing in it – this is really good but the ingredients in the…
Cast Iron Skillet Chicken Leg Quarters
One thing I love and will never give up (no matter how many gadgets I get) is my cast iron pans. Did I say never? Ok, we are clear. It can be intimidating to some, but it is my favorite go to when doing chicken leg quarters in a skillet. I am pretty convinced that once you try cast iron, you too will love it. There are several things I make in it including parmesan pan fried chicken – made with boneless chicken breasts. This is an easy two step recipe that you fry the leg quarters and then bake but no worries, you are using the same pan for…
Getting the Instant Pot
I have been playing with the idea of getting the Instant Pot since Christmas 2017. Yup for a little over a year I have been debating. We had just got the Ninja Auto IQ multi cooker around then and figured I didn’t need another cooker. Nobody I know really knew much about the Instant Pot at that point. I honestly thought it was similar to gadgets I already had. Fast forward to today and all I see are recipes for this raved about pressure cooker! Everywhere online are yummy recipes for it and so I decided that now was the time to be one of the cool kids. I really…
Italian Chicken and Pasta
So last night we were going to have a dinner that is pre-programmed into our Ninja Auto IQ – it is one that we have the recipe for in the book it came with. Problem was that I realized I had forgot an ingredient at the store and didn’t feel like going back out. Oh well, let’s just make up our own recipe 😏 so that is what we did. We changed it quite a bit. Both ways are delicious! And so the Italian Chicken and Pasta came about. I am trying to get it down in the Instant Pot (and I think I almost have it.) I am sure…
