Italian Grinder Tortellina Pasta Salad (The Perfect Cold Summer Dinner Recipe)
Looking for a meal that doesn’t heat up the kitchen on a hot summer evening? Salads are great but not always filling enough to be a meal. This recipe fixes that problem with a cold dinner for a hot summer night. It doesn’t take much effort and can be made ahead to chill while you…
Read MoreTuscan Soup in the Crockpot
Tuscan soup is easy to make, is low carb, and is a warm and comfy delight on cool fall and winter days. This soup is a go-to recipe when I’m batch cooking myself lunch for busy work-at-home days. It takes less than 10 minutes to get it into the crockpot and then the flavors meld…
Read MoreBasil Marinated Mozzarella – Use Those Summer Herbs!
I’ve been enjoying making my own mozzarella lately. It’s my first foray into cheese making and has honestly been a bit more of a learning curve than I anticipated. But now that I have mozzarella down, I am loving marinating it in various concoctions. One of the best parts about this is that it makes…
Read MoreTurkey Broccoli Manicotti With Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey
If you’re looking for ideas of what to do with leftover turkey, look no further! After you’ve made sandwiches, try changing up the flavor profile with recipes like this one so it doesn’t feel like you’re eating leftovers. With a creamy turkey, broccoli filling, and a roasted red pepper cream sauce on top, you’ll never…
Read MoreSausage, Pesto, White Bean Crockpot Soup
It’s Crocktober! I love #Crocktober! It means soups and warm meals and fall! Fall is my favorite. This crockpot soup is one of those effortless pots of flavor that is hearty and everything you want in a bowl. And if you want to make a few batches for the freezer, you can just dump and…
Read MoreOur Family’s Favorite Pasta Sauce
How do I get my family to eat onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, and sometimes even carrots in one meal? With a hearty pasta sauce that is meaty enough to satisfy my husband and tasty enough that my kids think vegetables are delicious. This is just as good on spaghetti squash as it is traditional…
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