My kids are sissies when it comes to spicy food.  So finding a balance between having some flavor and making food they'll actually eat is sometimes tricky.  These easy chicken fajitas check both those boxes. We buy our chicken 40 pounds at a time.  And I spend a day cutting it into smaller pieces and separating it into family-sized portions for easy meals from the freezer.  One of my favorite easy meals is chicken fajitas.  With only a few simple ingredients, this meal comes together … [Read more...]

I use my crockpot a lot during the summer.  It still heats up the kitchen, but not as much as cooking on the stove or turning on the oven.  And since lately I've had better energy in the morning and feel super tired in the afternoon/evening, crockpot meals are my best friend. Much like a whole chicken can be more cost effective than buying chicken breast, different cuts of beef can be more economical too.  Earlier this week at the grocery store, a pound of stew beef was around $6.  A … [Read more...]

Growing up, enchilada night was always one of my favorites.  I loved the warm tortillas full of tasty filling, the plethora of toppings, and I even loved the leftovers.  For real.  This recipe actually tastes even better the next day. In the past, I've tried different variations on this recipe to try to make it cheaper or healthier.  But they've never quite measured up, and I always wish I had just made these instead.  Because these truly are the best beef enchiladas you've ever … [Read more...]

When we first got married, my husband was very much a "meat and potatoes" guy.  But as we've learned more about how what we eat affects us, we both realized we needed more veggies in our diets.  And once kids entered the scene, I started to look for even more ways to add vegetables to our meals in ways that everyone could enjoy.  Enter the mini meat loaves. Because they're baked in muffin pans instead of one large loaf, they're done in half the time of a standard meat loaf (these are my … [Read more...]