My mother’s chocolate cherry cake recipe is one of the easiest (and yet most impressive!) desserts I have ever made. Whenever I make this easy cake recipe, everyone gives it rave reviews. The base is a box cake mix. Forget making a cake from scratch ever again! Go to the store and pick out the most…
This savory, zuppa toscana soup is a knock off of the popular soup served at Olive Garden. The recipe makes a large amount, which makes it perfect for freezing. Enjoy the zuppa toscana soup with some italian bread, and freeze your leftovers for another day. I love to serve the soup with bread, olive oil,…
Making homemade baby food is a great way to go green and save some green! I love that you know exactly what is in the food – no preservatives or fillers. Plus it is cheaper and it tastes better! I could especially tell this when comparing homemade vs. store bought green beans. Yuck! 10 Tips for Making Homemade…
Turkey is the bird to eat on Thanksgiving, but honestly it is not my favorite. It is often so dry. However, my mother-in-law makes the best, amazingly moist turkey, and you can too! This summer I requested that she teach me how to cook a moist turkey. She has perfected her recipe over the past several years and…
One of my favorite ways to fill my freezer is by batch cooking easy freezer meals. I love making multiple batches of the recipe we are having for supper, serving one batch that evening, and putting the rest in the freezer for another day. Batch cooking doesn’t take a lot of extra energy, but it…
This chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie recipe is one of my absolute favorites. It reminds me of a chocolate peanut butter milkshake! I have been making this chocolate peanut butter banana smoothie recipe for years, and it is a big hit with my kids also. This blog post contains affiliate links. The recipe starts off…