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Easy Instant Pot Spaghetti Sauce With Meat

April 4, 2022 by Sally

This hearty, family-friendly Instant Pot spaghetti sauce with meat is ready in less than an hour–but tastes like you’ve been cooking all day! If pasta with meat sauce is a family favorite but most jarred sauces leave you feeling “meh”, this recipe is for you! This hearty, meaty spaghetti sauce recipe comes courtesy of my …

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The Best 4-Ingredient SunButter Cookies

January 24, 2022 by Sally

These soft, chewy sunbutter cookies are made with just four simple ingredients and ready in 20 minutes! You know those times when you want homemade cookies and you want them NOW? You don’t want to mess around with softening butter or digging out the hand mixer. You want simple and fast: one bowl, one spoon, …

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Save Money by Making Your Own Healthy Instant Oatmeal Packets

November 30, 2021 by Sally

In just 10 minutes, you can make your own healthy instant oatmeal packets that are ready for breakfast. Here’s a simple recipe. In my humble opinion, oatmeal is one of the world’s most perfects breakfasts. Oats are a natural whole grain, high in fiber, rich in protein, and with staying power to last hours. Instant …

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Cozy Weeknight Sausage & Spinach Pasta

December 4, 2020 by Sally

This 30-minute, creamy pasta dish is cozy and comforting. Makes a perfect weeknight family dinner. Every mom needs a good 30-minute pasta recipe in her back pocket. (And not just “dump jarred sauce over cooked pasta”–though believe me, that particular dish makes an appearance on our menu sometimes too.) This Cozy Weeknight Sausage & Spinach …

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Bread Machine Dinner Rolls With Oats + Yogurt

November 16, 2020 by Sally

Homemade rolls without hours of hands-on fuss? Yes! Impress everyone at your table with these Bread Machine Oatmeal Rolls. Want to place an impressive basket of homemade rolls on your table–without hours of hand-on work? Me too. That’s why I love the time-saving trick of this recipe: letting my bread machine do most of the …

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Glasses of homemade lemonade

Easy Lemonade Made with Bottled Lemon Juice

June 30, 2020 by Sally

Stir together a batch of homemade lemonade using bottled lemon juice to save time. It’s a sweet and refreshing treat! If you want a treat, make it yourself. It’s a rule of thumb that makes sense to me, especially with sweet drinks. Because at the risk of being the fun police, even homemade drinks like …

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Easy Crispy Broccoli (Kid Tested + Approved!)

June 23, 2020 by Sally

This Easy Crispy Broccoli bakes in just 10 minutes and is kid-tested and approved! Makes a quick, vitamin-packed side dish. In our house, this roasted broccoli is officially known as “The good kind, with the lemon and cheese”.  Granted, I like broccoli any which way, but this broccoli recipe is the current kid-favorite around here. …

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Pressure Cooker Beef & Bowtie Pasta

June 16, 2020 by Sally

This family-friendly pressure cooker pasta has a rich, meaty sauce and a whopping 18 grams of protein per serving. Takes only minutes to cook! This post has been sponsored by Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. “Mom, that pasta was really good.” My sixth grader told me this after I’d …

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Graham crackers with frosting

Easiest Ever Old-Fashioned Graham Cracker Cookies

April 15, 2020 by Sally

These Graham Cracker Cookies are a simple, yummy, and quick dessert: Just spread rich chocolate buttercream between store-bought graham crackers. I figured these graham cracker cookies were the brainchild of my mom, whenever she happened to have leftovers from frosting a cake. Then she told me her mom made them too–and when she packed them …

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Tofu Nuggets with Ketchup

Crispy Crunchy Tofu Nuggets Made in the Air Fryer

March 9, 2020 by Sally

These crispy breaded tofu nuggets are crunchy, dunkable, and kid-friendly. They cook in the air fryer in just 15 minutes. If you’d like to serve more plant-based proteins to your family, but tofu seems like a weird, squishy bridge too far, I’ve got the recipe for you! Because yes, tofu is squishy–and, let’s face it, …

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Guacamole

The Basic Guacamole Recipe That Will Get Rave Reviews

February 25, 2020 by Sally

This basic guacamole recipe couldn’t be easier with just four simple ingredients. Make this easy guacamole and wait for the compliments to roll in! You know when someone gushes over your new skirt and you feel obligated to confess that you got it for $3.99 on the clearance rack at Target like you got away …

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Smoothie Ingredients in a Reusable Bag

How To Make Green Smoothie Packets For Busy Mornings

February 4, 2020 by Sally

These easy and healthy Make Ahead Green Smoothie Packs will simplify your morning–and they’re packaged in reusable bags for less waste. I’d seen these make ahead smoothie packs all over Pinterest. When I finally made them, I realized they solved two of my pressing smoothie problems: Pre-washed spinach that goes bad before I can use …

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