Hey! My name is Kristen. I am a busy mom of three and a self-trained personal chef. I am currently working on the launch of my blog Cooking for Friends, where you will be able to find family friendly meals and weekly meal plans that are healthy and that you can get on your table most nights of the week… Read More
My kids would eat a bag of Entenmann’s chocolate chip mini muffins every day if I let them. Actually, they’d probably each eat two bags if I let them, which they couldn’t even do because the box doesn’t come with enough bags for each kids to get two (I’ve broken up fights over this fact). For a while now, I… Read More
Today I’m sharing one of my favorite recipes that the kids love too. These kid friendly easy slow cooker meatballs take only about 10 min to prepare and then cook in the slow cooker. There’s a lot of cheese and breadcrumbs, so even kids that aren’t crazy about meat usually like them. You might see the ingredients and say “goodness… Read More
There are only 2 times since having kids that I have felt “prepared” in the making dinner department. Both times has been when I prepped a bunch of freezer meals. Both times I was surprised how easy it was, how it’s actually kind of fun and how much time and money it saves. I searched for easy slow cooker freezer… Read More
Winter is here and that means most of my meals come from a crockpot and comfort foods like chicken pot pie is always a win. I’ve tried a few crockpot chicken pot pie recipes. A few had way more ingredients and steps than I look for – I use the slow cooker to save time and for a super easy… Read More
Disclosure: The is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Luck’s. Product was provided by Luck’s. As always, all opinions are my own. School has started & that means another one of our favorite traditions is back into gear…Friday Pizza Night. Every Friday night, we gather together as a family for a relaxing night of family fun night… Read More
School is less than one week away. We have been busy in our house getting backpacks cleaned out & ready, organizing school clothes, & making sure we have all the last minute errands done before the kids head back to school. One of the things that I have done this week is prepare our pantry and get ready for daily… Read More
This past weekend, we decided to skip the laundry that usually gets done on Sunday and spend the day together as a family. We packed the car after church, grabbed some coffees for my husband & me, and hit the drive-thru for lunch for the kids. We headed towards the countryside for some much needed family time. Our destination…a small little farm… Read More
Here’s a recipe that has just 5 ingredients and is fast and easy to make. It’s also an easy Whole 30, Paleo or gluten free dinner idea. This “Sausage, Tomato & Zoodles” is a new weekly meal in our house – mainly because it’s SO easy. It took me a while to get hooked on zucchini noodles. I love pasta and… Read More
Ready for the Easter Bunny to visit this week? Leave out some Bunny Chow and the Easter Bunny will be hopping back to your house year after year. I’m not a baker, so when I make a sweet dessert that requires no baking, I get pretty excited. This is a combo of a few different “bunny chow” recipes I saw…. Read More