When I was younger, I remember our family taking trips to Grandma and Grandpa Winter's house in Michigan pretty much every summer. We would get ready to enjoy lots of games of bingo, Grandpa pretending to be a monster and chasing us around the yard, and plenty of Schwann's frozen waffles. And usually when we arrived around dinner time, Grandma would have a big pot of beef stroganoff simmering on the stove, waiting to feed all the aunts and uncles and cousins that were gathering … [Read more...]

I'm a fan of really easy Instant Pot dinners. This will come as a shock to no one who's been around here more than 2 seconds. And bonus points if that Instant Pot dinner can feed my family, fits in my frugal grocery budget, gets veggies in my kids' bellies, and tastes yummy enough that they want seconds. I'm especially a fan of Instant Pot dinners that require minimal prep work. Depending on your choice of veggies in this one, it will only take a few minutes to get ready, and then you're … [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. Make ahead breakfasts are one of my favorite things. Our favorites are muffins (obviously) and baked oatmeal. And recently, I've been assigning one of the boys to mix up the baked oatmeal the night before, so all we have to do is wake up, preheat the oven, and bake it. It's easy and delicious! We use quite a few baked … [Read more...]

A few summers ago, we were given a big bag of yellow squash from someone's garden. Although it's an ingredient I've used occasionally, I didn't know a ton of recipes for it, and I wasn't sure exactly what to do with it. But I had some extra sausage, and a bit of Parmesan cheese, so I figured I would throw a few things in a skillet and see what happened. And the result was delicious! This is the perfect recipe for a garden harvest day, when you've been outside all afternoon, and you don't … [Read more...]