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Monthly Meal Planning Checklist

February 1, 2022

I finally made another “month of meal ideas” checklist! The first one I made last year, I actually used more than one month. It ended up that the kids liked a lot of the recipes so a few months later, I reprinted my list and repeated it. I liked having a checklist vs a meal calendar. I also like the… Read More

Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins Your Kids Will Love

January 13, 2020

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

Summer Meal Planning: Farmer’s Market Meals

July 7, 2019

By: Andrea Westervelt Farmers markets are back open around the country, and while it is so exciting to have access to fresh local produce and hand-crafted foods, sometimes it’s overwhelming to know how to turn that food into an actual dinner! My family shops at a LOT of farmers markets doing delicious research for Farmspread.com, so I have several go-to… Read More

Easy Slow Cooker Turkey Meatballs

January 29, 2018

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

Easy Slow Cooker Freezer Meals: How to Prep 12 Nights of Dinner in 1 Hour

January 17, 2018

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

31 Days of Meal Ideas for Kids: January Kids Dinner Calendar

January 2, 2018

Written By: Courtney Byrne Sometimes I feel like my kids eat the same thing every night. More so in the winter. In the summer we are out and about more, travel more, cook on the grill and eat outside often. In the winter, it’s dark at dinner time and we sit down at the dinner table the same time, same… Read More

The Easiest Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie Recipe

January 2, 2018

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

A Quick Weeknight Recipe: Easy Baked Ziti

December 14, 2016

With the holiday season in full swing, I find our nights are filled with tree decorating, holiday parties, special school activities and more. With all the fun of the holidays, taking time to cook dinner is not my main focus (oops). We tend to have more take out and “breakfast for dinner”. I recently tried to make a really simple… Read More