I forgot to defrost the frozen chicken for dinner tonight… big mistake, right?! Well, no, actually! I have an Instant Pot, as I’m sure you know. And, you can cook completely frozen chicken to be fork tender in a matter of minutes. I’m going to show you how! Really, all you need is the frozen […]
We went apple picking this weekend at a farm about an hour west of here, called Alstede Farms. We go every year and love it – they have hay rides, animals, pumpkin (and other veggie) pick-your-own and of course and abundance of apples. We love Honeycrisp and Gala, so that’s what we picked for our apple […]
My parents came over tonight for dinner and unexpectedly stayed for dinner (don’t worry, that’s a good thing, not a bad thing! :)). They are so amazing with the girls, so it makes dinner time go better when they’re hanging out playing and eating. But, they have a lot of food restrictions. So, I made […]
This week, I’m trying to make new recipes that don’t take long to make or prep. I don’t mind if they take hands-off time to cook, but hands-on time is becoming increasingly challenging with a 3 and 1 year old! So today, I spent 3 minutes prepping and let the oven cook the rest. There […]
Veggies are hard for adults and kids to eat enough of. Kids especially. While I try to be in the camp of ‘we shouldn’t hide veggies from our kids… they should be aware of what veggies look like in their raw form’, sometimes, that just doesn’t work. And so, we as parents have to work […]
Another busy summer day means another quick dinner. Tonights dinner is inspired by what I found in my cabinet (tomatoes & garlic) and freezer (chicken) that had to be used up. I’ve been picking tomatoes left and right from our garden and keeping them in the cabinet. So I wanted to highlight them in tonights […]
Every now and again, I look forward to tasty, carb-free dinners. I spent so long eating them when I was doing Whole30 in January, that I still look forward to them now (in moderation, of course). If I was doing Whole30 again but in the summer, this is one I would definitely have on repeat. […]
When I have my finger on my phone to call for delivery, I know it’s the kind of night where I can’t spend more than 1 minute (yes, really) prepping/cooking dinner. We were at our friend, Amy’s, pool swimming today and it took everything out of me. Swimming with two kids on my own in […]
This past weekend, I was watching The Kitchn again on Food Network and was inspired by Geoffrey Zakarian’s hanger steak recipe. He is such an amazing Iron Chef and it’s so inspiring to watch him cook. On the show, the group made a steak and salsa recipe, much like my adapted version below. It was beyond […]
Every so often, I like to make dinners that will empty our freezer stash and use up what’s in our fridge crisper. When I make big pots of soup, I usually freeze 1 pint of the soup to have at a later date. I am currently making my way through the 5 that are in […]