Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I receive a bit of a commission at no additional charge to you. One of my husband's favorite Asian-inspired dishes is beef and broccoli, and it's one that he chooses fairly often when we go out to eat. So of course, I had to figure out a way to recreate it at home. And since we like easy recipes, I figured out how to adapt it for both the crockpot and the instant pot. I'll admit … [Read more...]

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. I don't love cooking it in the morning, but I love eating all of the breakfast foods. From pancakes to muffins to eggs and hash, I love them all. And bonus! Breakfast is one of the easier meals to make gluten free. Still, you have to get up and actually make the food. But one way to get around that whole I-don't-like-to-wake-up-and-cook-right-away thing is to make breakfast for dinner, which is what I've been doing with this tater tot breakfast … [Read more...]

Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I receive a bit of a commission at no additional charge to you. When we first got married, I was really bad at cooking. My husband loved big meat and potatoes meals, and I really only knew how to cook ground beef and chicken. So I knew that I had to learn how to make a good cut of meat meal pretty quickly! I finally learned how to make the perfect pot roast, and spoiler! it's … [Read more...]

We all like the original Rice Krispie treat version of cereal bars, and we've made those many times. Sometimes we don't have crispy cereal, so we use Cheerios or Chex or a mixture of whatever kind of cereal we have on hand. We've never had a version we didn't like! But sometimes, I get bored with the original. So I started to wonder what would happen if I added extras to the basic cereal bar. And the trail mix cereal bars were born. These bars still have the signature sticky sweet … [Read more...]

Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I receive a bit of a commission at no additional charge to you. Around here, we like our quick and easy snacks. And one of our favorites to have on hand are energy bites. We make some variation of energy bites almost every week, and they're usually gone within a day or two. These coconut pecan energy bites use a few more ingredients than our standard ones, but they're worth the … [Read more...]