Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe This 30-minute chicken dinner is packed with flavor — and healthy ingredients! Use kale, spinach, baby spinach or mustard greens. Anything works. Serve it over a bed of spaghetti and you’ll have a dinner everyone asks to make on repeat. Yes, cook the herbs first. I use boneless, skinless chicken thighs […]
How to Make Perfect Brown Rice (You’ll Be Surprised, I Promise!)
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe How do you make perfect brown rice? I certainly couldn’t have told you a few weeks ago. Because I’ve always been TERRIBLE at making rice. It seems simple right? Well, not for me! My rice is usually lumpy or burned or mushy or crunchy. And sometimes, if the Gods are trying […]
One-Pot Pasta with Sausage & Spinach
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe When it’s time for a super easy, totally delicious pasta dish that only takes one pot, this is your new go to! This one-pot pasta with sausage and spinach is a busy parent’s dream: easy to make, nutritious enough and everybody loves it. Four thumbs up from the kids! We’ve been […]
Easy Blueberry Cobbler with Frozen Blueberries
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe We’ve made 10 cobblers in the last few weeks, testing every possible cobbler recipe idea I could think of and landed on this one. Because it’s the best: Easy Blueberry Cobbler with Frozen Blueberries! This easy cobbler recipe is so good, I included it in my second kids’s cookbook: “Kid Chef […]
Tired of Kids Complaining About Dinner? Try These Tips from a Mom of 4
My kids love complaining about dinner. I’ve got a six-year-old who typically walks into the kitchen around dinner o’clock with a whine locked and loaded. “But whaaaaat’s for dinnerrrrr?” You know. You’ve made dinner before. And you know who else gets it? My aunt. Family lore goes that she got fed up with my cousins’ complaints […]
The Simple Soft Pretzel Recipe Even Your Kids Can Make!
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe Inspired by the biggest package of yeast I’ve ever seen (Costco, you complete me.) we’re baking and baking some more! Today it was a new soft pretzel recipe and…BOY WERE THEY GOOD! What I love about this soft pretzel recipe: It’s so easy. My nine-year-old made the dough by herself with […]
Simple Sautéed Sweet Corn with Feta (Hint: Start with a Bag of Frozen Corn!)
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe This simple sautéed corn is one of my favorite summer side dishes for kids–and the whole thing starts with a bag of frozen corn. It’s easy to make and a total crowd-pleaser. You know my rule. I never post a recipe here unless three of my four small kids likes it. Full […]
Soy Butter Roasted Broccoli from “The Farmhouse Chef”
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe (Excerpted from “The Farmhouse Chef” by Jamie DeMent.) I am addicted to this dish. The magic combination of soy sauce and butter is unbeatable. You might find yourself licking the bottom of the serving dish, and there’s no shame in that. This recipe is versatile—you can substitute cauliflower, kohlrabi, turnips, or […]
Stop saying “let me know if I can help”, and Just Take A tired friend’s kids for the day
That’s what I finally did and it was amazing. Not just for my friends either. Do you have a friend who’s going through a rough patch? With a new baby? A sick partner? Or just your average overwhelming modern life? I’ve had two families from church on my mind for a while now and here’s […]
You’re Only 4 Ingredients Away from Chocolate Peppermint Truffles
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe If you’re looking for an easy recipe for chocolate truffles with a crunchy peppermint coating, these are the truffles for you! My six-year-old whipped up a batch for a holiday teachers’ gift this week. Almost entirely by herself. Yep, these chocolate truffles are that simple. And what are truffles doing […]