Cooking

When I was little (in the 70s), my mom’s best friend’s roommate dated an exchange student from Iran. He made this Iranian Kebob recipe for a dinner party one night, and my mom loved it. The recipe has been in our family for...
This post contains affiliate links. My middle child loves chicken pot pie. Honestly, growing up, the only way I ate chicken pot pie was as a tv dinner. Not my favorite. But for PB & J Girl,...
This post contains affiliate links. Before we knew we had food intolerances, I loved Tuna Noodle Casserole. I gave it up when I, and then the whole family, went gluten and dairy free. ...
If you’re eating from the pantry (as many of us are right now!) or you’re just looking for a frugal meal for your family, we’ve found this Slow Cooker Pinto Beans Hot Dog & Pepper meal to...
Years ago, long before I was gluten free and dairy free, I used to LOVE going to Chi Chi’s restaurant to order Seafood Nachos, an appetizer that I always ate as my meal. I was so sad...
We love french fries, but we don’t like the cost of frozen store bought ones–or all of the icky chemicals that come with them. We never buy store bought...
My husband was hungry for this recipe this weekend, so I dug through the archives and found it. We all enjoyed it (well, except one child), so I thought...
I love freezer cooking, but lately, it hasn’t been the best fit for our family. (Argh! Can you believe I said that?) I love, love, love freezer cooking, but maybe for this season of our lives, it’s...
My mom went home after visiting us for 5 weeks. I’ll greatly miss both her company and her help around the house! To try to ease the transition and since Sprout’s had grass-fed beef on sale for...
This semester, we’re going to be insanely busy. In addition to our normal homeschool work, the kids are involved in two co-ops. One...