Chicken and Rice soup is one of my favorites when I’m feeling a bit under the weather, and I make it whenever one of my kids has a cold too. There’s something so comforting about a bowl of hot chicken soup, and the addition of rice makes it filling and nutritious too. Similarly, I really enjoy all types of chicken soup in the winter months. Lemon Chicken Soup with Orzo and Instant Pot Chicken Noodle are excellent comfort food soup options too....

This Chicken Salad with grapes is great all year, but especially for summer picnics! This recipe has my heart. I love the sweetness the grapes bring to this savory recipe. Their crunch pairs perfectly with that of the celery. Your family will love this recipe now for easy lunches and even more so come the fall when school picks back up again. Chicken Salad Ingredients The ingredients in this recipe are the perfect balance of flavors and texture....

Today was the kind of day where I let my 18-month-old baby fend for himself lunch-wise. He pulled a bag of raisins off the table onto his head, and the whole bag emptied all over the floor. I started to pick them up, but then I realized he hadn’t had lunch yet. And it was approaching 2pm. So instead I let him eat lunch off the floor. Eric just sent me a link to this article yesterday, which basically says that we should be letting our kids eat dirt for their own good health anyway, so I figure I’m being pretty humane with the raisins....

I just asked 2-year-old Valentine, “Hm, what is something healthy I can feed you for breakfast?” and she yelled “PIZZA!!!” I think we are on the same track. I almost ate this chili queso dip for breakfast myself. It’s almost the weekend, right?? Do you have any fun plans? Eric and I are going on a retreat for the blog, just the two of us. I asked my mom to babysit for us so we could go, and I found out later she had no idea what I meant, haha....

Whenever I am getting remade salads from the deli, my eyes are always drawn to the Seafood Salad and the Crab Salad. They are absolutely delicious, but they are so easy to make at home. I love the simplicity of this recipe and it’s generous creamy dressing. How to Make Crab Salad Using Imitation Crab Whenever I share my Crab Pasta Salad on Facebook, I get dragged big time for using imitation crab....

This Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake is the perfect treat to celebrate the holidays with. Made with simple-to-find ingredients, this easy dessert has the best tastes of the holiday season. Christmas morning is truly one of my very favorites. Seeing the magic and wonder of the morning through my kids’ eyes is a surprise of parenthood that I love. We always follow up opening presents with a sweet little brunch, just the five of us....

I grew up eating cucumber salads all summer long. Sometimes it was sliced cucumbers with an oil and vinegar dressing, or they were simply tossed with tomatoes, fresh herbs, salt, and pepper. Most often though, we ate this creamy cucumber salad, dressed with dill, garlic, and onion in a slightly sweet and savory sour cream sauce. This salad recipe is the best way to use up extra garden cucumbers, and the perfect easy side dish for a hot summer day....

I love making these easy skillet chicken recipes, and Creamy Tomato Chicken is by far one of my favorites. The rich, luscious, and flavorful sauce makes this tomato chicken perfect for serving with olive oil pasta. Add some steamed vegetables for a filling and easy meal. I know you’ll fall in love with this method for cooking chicken cutlets in a skillet with delicious sauces! Try my Chicken Stroganoff, Creamy Mushroom Chicken, or Chicken Piccata recipes next....

It is no secret that I love my slow cooker. I use it about once a week to help make easy dinners for our family. And if you have been following along for really any length of time, you have noticed how many great crock pot recipes are here. This Italian Beef is one of my very favorite recipes to make in the slow cooker. With just a little bit of hands on time in the morning, the slow cooker does the majority of the work, and you come home to an incredibly delicious dinner that everyone loves....

I’m due to have a baby any day, and yesterday I got a call from my dad. “Say, can you do me a favor? When you’re in the hospital, can you pretend to be nauseated so that they give you one of those pink buckets? The one we got from the hospital when you were born just broke. It’s the perfect size, I need a new one for the cement I’m mixing....

I’m not going to lie. One of the main reasons for this post is to show off my baby. Isn’t she adorable?? Okay, moving on. So I love all those cute cake smash photos I see popping up on Pinterest and Facebook . . . but I didn’t want to pay for one. So I did my own! Here’s the caveat: I have some experience behind a camera. I don’t want you to think the average Joe who picks up a point and shoot camera and the supplies I have listed is going to capture similar pictures....

Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram He owns the hardware and furniture store in the little town where Eric grew up, Sidney Montana. (Where are all my Sidney folks??) He doesn’t do it alone of course; it’s a family business that’s been around 100 years. So I get this text a few weeks ago from Kris, my mother-in-law (who also owns the store) with this picture: “Bumpa keeps bringing in stuff from his house and trying to sell it!...

If you’ve never had banana bread before, it’s a cake-like quick bread just like zucchini bread, that is super moist and delicious. All you need is just one bowl, a loaf pan, and a few ingredients to make this delicious treat. © Little Sunny Kitchen

We love baking really easy cakes, my Mother literally bakes this orange cake at least once every a couple of weeks, and this upside-down pineapple cake never disappoints! Adding to these 2 cakes, we LOVE this super easy banana cake. Frosted with cream cheese frosting, this cake is not overly sweet, it’s moist, soft, and absolutely delicious! My favorite banana bake has always been the classic banana bread; sweet, healthy, delicious, and perfect for breakfast and lunch boxes....

Originally posted April 6, 2018 My daughter Valentine is about a year and a half old, and uses a few words to communicate: Mama, Dada, thank you, cookie, pizza, and bite. As in, “give me a bite of that right now,” usually asked when I am eating a dessert. I just want you to know that Charlotte, my oldest, didn’t taste sugar until she was like 2 years old. When my second son, Truman, was a baby, my cousin gave him a bite of ice cream, and I freaked out as if she had let him hold a snake or something....

Imagine this: you have an Easter basket full of chocolate eggs, but instead it’s a cookie basket, so you can eat the eggs and the entire basket too! This easter cookie recipe is super easy to make, completely adorable, and will be loved by all. These decorated cookie cups are way quicker to make than a traditional batch of easter cut-out cookies, but they have the same delicious sugar-cookie flavor and a rich buttercream topping....

I love it when fresh sweet corn is available at the market! You can find corn on the cob in grocery stores year-round, but it’s extra delicious when it’s freshly picked from a farm nearby. Grilled corn is an easy way to create a tasty veggie side dish in just a few minutes. Make your own version of Mexican street corn (Elote), or enjoy grilled corn with plenty of butter and salt....

The first time I came across this Creamy ,super ,Easy Indian Chicken Curry recipe, I was slightly bemused which I am sure you are too, given that it doesn’t contain a lot of the usual suspects which make for a luscious gravy, but a luscious creamy gravy I definitely promise you! Just bear with me on this one, follow the recipe and I swear you will find nirvana..err or at least the greatest, fuss free,handsoff, Easy Indian Chicken Curry....

This traditional Lebanese red lentil soup is a common dish enjoyed for Iftar, or the meal after sunset during Ramadan. Since it is light and nutritious, it’s the perfect thing to break the fast. In Lebanon this is called “shorbet adas”, but you should know that this simple traditional lentil soup recipe is popular all over the Middle East! I’d say it’s a staple in every Middle Eastern home, including homes in Jordan, Syria, and Palestine too....

Pecan Pie is a favorite at holidays in my family. There’s always a lighthearted argument about who gets the last piece, and that argument always ends in a compromise to split it in half and share! I love how certain foods hold memories like that one, and this delectable pie will be sure to create memories at your house too. I’m sharing a pecan pie recipe that starts with a flaky, buttery, crispy crust and continues with a sweet, gooey filling packed with buttery pecans and brown sugar....