Packing lunches every day can feel like a never-ending puzzle. Between picky eaters, busy schedules, and wanting to keep things healthy, it’s easy to run out of ideas. That’s why I’ve put together so…

Have you been to a hibachi restaurant lately? The price per person for one of these meals has gone way up! While rice and veggies are often abundant and two meals can be made, I figured I would attem…

As a first-time mom, one of my top priorities is introducing my son to healthier food options. I strive to be the kind of mom who makes everything from scratch and serves picture-perfect meals, but I…

Easter has come and gone, and while decorating eggs is always a fun family tradition, we're always left with lots of hard-boiled eggs the week after Easter. Luckily, I love hard-boiled eggs and e…

I often joke that I come from a long line of Portuguese women who don't cook. While this is partially true, there are some recipes that my family has made and passed down for generations that I c…

Aiden signed up to bring an ice cream cake to his class at school.  I had never, ever made an ice cream cake, but he said he had to bring that because he had already told his friends about it.  Now …

Let me start by saying that I am so sorry I don't have a picture of this beautiful fruit salad in the serving bowl.  I made this to take to a family get together that was an hour away.  I put it…

Some of you know that I love to try recipes that I see go around on Facebook.  I kept seeing this really easy pineapple cake and it looked so yummy.  And it was only 2 ingredients, so I gave it a tr…

I was invited to a Freezer Meal Swap and I was so excited to take one of my families favorite meals.  This Taco Casserole is really easy to make and is perfect right out of the oven or to put in the…

A few years ago Matt and I did the Daniel Fast. After only a couple days in I was looking for a recipe to help me "fake a burger".  I did a few searches on the internet and found a recipe …

Happy Tuesday, friends! It's kind of hard to believe that in just 2 days many of us will be celebrating Independence Day. I don't know about you, but I'm kind of not ready for the 4th. I…

I am always looking for new things to try out in the kitchen.  I saw this yummy Oreo dessert go across my Facebook page for a couple of days and decided I'd give it a try for our Father's Da…

Last week the girls and I picked up some blueberries at the grocery store. You know what was still sitting, untouched, in the refrigerator come Sunday evening? You guessed it, those darn blueberries…

I am probably the messiest baker in the kitchen you have ever seen.  At least, that is what my husband says.  I love to try out new recipes...easy recipes are my favorite.  I saw this recipe for Coo…

You guys know how much I love to use my crock pot and I love soup just about as much!  We had an early snow here in NC and I put on a crock pot of potato soup for our snow day dinner.  It is so, so …

Happy Tuesday, friends! It's National Cookie Day today and I'm feeling pretty excited. I mean, who doesn't LOVE cookies? I've been working to get the kitchen ready for all of the hol…

Let me just start this by saying that I have not made this yet but I am making it next week for 2 different Thanksgiving dinners.  My cousin made this for our Family Reunion last weekend and it'…

Happy Tuesday, friends! Today is Matt's birthday, so I thought it would be fitting to share one of his favorite dinner recipes. When we first started celebrating birthdays together, back in 1997…

I love squash and eat it almost daily during the summer.  I love it about any way you can cook it and one of my favorites is in a casserole.  I can even get Aiden to eat my squash casserole.  It'…

My family loves fruit and fresh summer fruit is the best!!  We had some peaches that hadn't been eaten quick enough and were starting to get soft.  I found the best recipe for a super easy cobbl…