Recipes

Quick, easy, and family-friendly recipes to simplify your meals and satisfy your cravings. From low-sugar snacks to festive treats, find budget-conscious and protein-packed ideas that fit your lifestyle.

  • Breakfast Muffins

    Mmmmm….muffins…with chocolate chips….not only are they tasty, but they are pretty darn healthy too! Whilst browsing Pinterest, as I so often do, I found a recipe for Banana Oatmeal Cups. I was looking for something quick and easy to make for breakfast that my toddler might like. Plus, since we tend to have a lot…

  • Tuna Slop

    It’s no secret I like to slop things together. When I sew I hate using patterns, when I craft I like to just go to it, and when I cook I don’t always use measuring cups. Except when I bake from scratch (which isn’t very often); I’m pretty sure accurate measurements are important when baking….

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    Barrel Cake

    As previously mentioned, my daughter is having three mini celebrations for her 2nd birthday instead of one big celebration which means I get to make three different types of cakes/cupcakes. =) We did Elmo & Cookie Monster cupcakes for the first celebration, and then I decided on a chocolate & peanut butter barrel cake for…

  • Breakfast Ice Cream

    Little Miss asked for ice cream for breakfast today. Of course I told her no, ice cream is not for breakfast. But she was VERY persistent. So I decided to be sneaky and make her some ice cream that would be acceptable for breakfast and everyone was happy. 😉 I didn’t measure (sorry!) but I took…

  • Oreo Poke Cake

    Of course I found the idea of Oreo Poke Cake on Pinterest. (Where else?!) I ran to the local grocery store to get the simple ingredients. (Chocolate cake mix and oreo pudding mix.) Well, who would’ve thought that our little grocery store DIDN’T HAVE OREO PUDDING??!! So I grabbed what I felt would be a worthy (and…