Keto Cauliflower “Mac” & Cheese {Simple Dinner or Side Dish}
Looking for an easy keto side or main dish or maybe just a way to get more veggies onto your family’s dinner plates? This keto…
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Dilly Cream of Potato Vegetable Soup Recipe Framework
My kids are hit and miss on soup lately, much to my chagrin since I like to serve soup 3-4 times a week in the…
Easy Hamburger Helper Substitute! Gluten-Free & Instant Pot Options
I hate when plans fail but sometimes even my best intentions to meal plan fail me. When dinner time is fast approaching and I have…
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes – No Drain! Made by Kids {VIDEO}
Something amazing happened this week. Because I’m teaching my kids to cook, dinner got on the table on time when it never would have otherwise…
Easy, Frugal BBQ Chicken in the Instant Pot OR Slow Cooker
If you’re a parent, you might laugh at the beginning of my how-to video today for this easy, frugal BBQ chicken recipe – I wasn’t…
What to Eat When You’re Too Busy to Think! (aka Meal Planning for Busy People)
There’s a funny thing about Dinner Time – it happens every. single. day. And despite this known fact, even the best of us can have complete-panic moments.…
How to Use The Instant Pot in a Hotel Room
Traveling with kids and a real food goal isn’t easy, especially if you have any who get carsick (we have two!). Throw in trying to…
Serve an Easy Pasta Salad Bar for Your Next Party
There’s something very intimidating about cooking ‘real food’ for a large group of people, especially if you’re on a budget. Shoot, some days I feel…
10 Instant Pot Recipes Even My Husband Can Make
You know how they say you’re not supposed to bank on the person you choose to marry actually changing at all to fit your liking…
Instant Pot Smoky Mexican Chicken Soup Recipe
What’s the big deal with the Instant Pot, you ask? Why all the hype? I can tell you why I have learned to appreciate it:…
Instant Pot Curried Lemon Coconut Chicken
When you’re on a Whole30, you eat a lot of meat. Veggies too, TONS of veggies, which I love, but also definitely a lot of…
Instant Pot Italian Lentil Dinner (Gluten-Free, One-Pot Meal!)
One-pot meals are the BEST. If you battle Mt. Dishes like we do, you know the sigh of relief you feel when your meat, veggies,…
Instant Pot Breakfast: Apple Cranberry Steel Cut Oats
I left my Instant Pot in the box for at least 6 months, but not for the reasons everyone else does. The Instant Pot is…
Beyond Just Planning: The Busy Mom’s Guide to Getting Real Food on the Dinner Table
If you’re making dinner at breakfast, when do you make breakfast? We discussed that dilemma when I shared a problem a reader had with balancing…
Kid-friendly, Freezer-friendly Three Bean Soup Recipe
It’s funny how tastes change. As a kid, I despised legumes of all kinds and never ate yogurt, ever. Now two of my top three…
Homemade Lunch Meat Recipe
This post is from KS contributing writer Mary Voogt of Just Take A Bite. Warning. You may want to cover your ears. I’m going to use…
Perfect Blueberry Coconut Flour Pancake Recipe
I’m feeling it already. You know how you hate heading to the kitchen by 4:00 on gorgeous summer days? It’s tempting to spend all my…
Green Veggie Pancakes for St. Patrick’s Day (no food coloring allowed!)
Ten years ago, I told one of my third graders that she couldn’t possibly be allergic to food coloring. It was March 2nd, Dr. Seuss’s…
“Tastes Like Pizza” Breakfast Hash Recipe
I know parents aren’t supposed to serve a food and expect the children won’t like it, but I totally had this one pegged as an…
Stuffed Cabbage “Un-Rolls” Recipe
I remember back when I cooked a decent amount from scratch but didn’t know “real food” from “boxed and canned food,” I used to think…