Have you ever had the chicken & rice soup at your local Mexican restaurant? It’s flavorful, light, and filling. I wanted to try to recreate it at home and it turned out so well! Note: I cook my rice separately, add scoops of it to bowls, and pour the soup over it. You could cook […]
A new year is upon us, and I’m excited to start sharing a new year of monthly meal plans with you. For the January 2026 monthly meal plan, I came up with a new template and decided to try something a little different, which I’ll explain below. For this month, I am sticking to some […]
I’m not sure if I’m ever going back to another tomato soup recipe again! This is so good, has simple ingredients, and is perfect for grilled cheese dunking. What makes it so good is the soup base you make by roasting tomatoes and red peppers, bringing out their natural sweetness. PrintRoasted Red Pepper & Tomato […]
It’s hard to believe a new year is around the corner, isn’t it? Although it happens, well, once a year, it always takes me by surprise. Over the years we have had bigger gatherings on New Year’s Eve, but sometimes it’s just our family and maybe a friend or two. Either way, it’s always fun […]
Christmas is just around the corner, and maybe you’ve been struggling with what to cook. Or maybe you realized you didn’t get enough for that complicated recipe and don’t want to venture back out to the store. Either way, I’ve got you covered! Here are 10 of my favorite simple Christmas side dishes. You probably […]
I love baking during the holiday season and giving cookies away to friends and family. These M&M sprinkle cookies are festive because they call for the red and green candies and Christmas sprinkles, but you could use any kind of M&Ms, add in chocolate chips as well, or change up the sprinkles. Peanut butter M&Ms […]
Who else has the tradition of eating a great breakfast on Christmas morning? Here are some Christmas morning breakfast recipes to add to your menu! A personal favorite in our house: monkey bread! It doesn’t get much easier than cutting up refrigerated dough and putting it in a pan. Christmas Morning Breakfast Recipes: photo via therecipecritic.com […]
One of my favorite things to do during the Christmas season is to make lots of treats and goodies, which of course includes cookies! Christmas cookies can be simple and classic, but they can also be intricate and really creative. Here is a list of 30 different Christmas cookie recipes! 30 Christmas Cookie Recipes photo […]
Years ago I used to make a certain kind of Christmas cookie made of sugar cookie dough that was divided into thirds before using food coloring to make the final cookie have three colors: white, red, and green. I wanted to try to make those again this year but couldn’t find my old recipe. So […]
