Sweet Potato + Black Bean Rice Bowls

Sweet Potato + Black Bean Rice Bowls

Back when I first started to get into cooking, around 2008 or so, I lived and died by recipes. In other words, I followed those things to the LETTER, and if I didn’t have a listed ingredient for something, I didn’t make it. In fact, I distinctly remember in the first couple years of marriage, …

Secret Family Recipe: 10-Min. Prep Chicken & Rice

I grew up in a family with six kids, and my mom, for all 18+ years that I was at home, had dinner on the table by 6:00 p.m. sharp 90% of the time (or at the very least, we knew that we could expect a home-cooked meal at roughly the same time each night). …

Hummus, Black Bean, and Corn Quesadillas (A Super Quick, Healthy Lunch Option!)

One tool I’ve been using recently in my quest to form healthier habits is The Bikini Body 28-Day Healthy Eating & Lifestyle Guide by Kayla Itsines (that’s an affiliate link, though this is not a sponsored post–I just love the book!). I’ve done strength workouts by her for years (and am continuing to do routines …

Easy Weeknight Meal: Tater Tot Casserole

  Even now that I no longer work full-time, I still want my weeknight meals to be quick, easy, and at least relatively healthy. While this tater tot casserole isn’t going to win any blue ribbons for creative combinations or out-of-this-world flavor profiles, it DOES come together easily and quickly, and I think that it …

Zucchini Enchiladas (Meatless, Quick, Delicious!)

One thing I love about late summer is the abundance of fresh produce everywhere, whether you have your own garden or not. One key variable to saving money on food is to buy it in season (or to accept free vegetables whenever they happen to come your way). And, as I’m assuming is the case …

Financial Friday: Easy Meals Based on Pantry Staples (Ground Beef Edition)

If you’re anything like me, I imagine you’re probably constantly on the lookout for recipes that are quick enough to prepare on a weeknight, don’t require special ingredients, and are ridiculously easy to prepare. Well then, you’ll love the 4 recipes I’m including in today’s Financial Friday post—each of these recipes is largely based around …

Pepperoni Pan Pizza

Here’s What’s Cooking . . . Pepperoni Pan Pizza

Despite my best intentions, Matt and I don’t *always* eat super healthy. My very favorite non-healthy thing to make is a slightly modified version of this amazing recipe for pepperoni pizza that I got from Taste of Home’s Prize-Winning Recipes 2007 (aff link). What I particularly like about it is that it includes a recipe …