I just had to share this recipe with you all. I have been drooling over Farmgirl Fare's Savory Tomato, Mozzarella, and Basil Pesto Pie for over a year now. I finally had a chance to make this recently and I SO wish I would have made it a long time ago! If you're looking for a recipe to use up some of your homegrown or farmers market tomatoes, this would be a fantastic recipe! This was absolutely delicious and the leftovers were fabulous the next day for lunch. All of my kiddos loved it too, which is always a bonus. The crust is to die for and very easy to make. It's like a cheesy biscuit, but rolled out into a pie crust. Mmm... Don't let the instructions scare you - it sounds like … [Read more...]

I've been craving cheesecake lately. Any kind of cheesecake. Blueberries just happened to be handy, so we just went with that. Mmm...these were so creamy and delicious! I will definitely be trying these with strawberries soon. Or cherries. Oh, the possibilities... I came across this site awhile back, called Calorie Count. You put in the ingredients and the number of servings and it calculates the nutritional facts for you. Pretty cool, right?! I decided to give it a whirl on these yummy homemade treats and this is what it gave me (for 8 servings): They are low sugar and low fat. That works for me! I didn't use much sugar, but you could add more to suit your own taste. Enjoy. :) … [Read more...]

Prior to making this, I had never grilled zucchini before. But, I had heard great things about it and it has always sounded fantastic. So, when I bought this fresh zucchini recently, I knew what I had to do. I used my Misto Oil Sprayer (love this thing!) to coat the zucchini with olive oil, sprinkled with kosher salt (you could add pepper, too) and grilled to perfection. My entire family loved it. My son actually uttered the words "I LOVE this zucchini". It was a momentous occasion. ;) Drumsticks are really inexpensive and easy to cook. I'm still learning how to grill, so I thought I better be safe and bake these. They turned out fantastic - full of flavor, tender and juicy. I used a … [Read more...]

It's that time of year, when it's hot outside and all you can think about is cooling off with a frozen treat. Okay, maybe that's just me. I think about this all the time. ;) The kids and I plan on making a ton of homemade ice pops this summer, to help us stay cool - some that we found online and some that we will concoct ourselves. We're on a mission to create some very simple, mostly healthy, frozen treats. We'll share those with you, as we go! Surprisingly, I had a hard time finding molds at nearby stores. I finally found these ones at a local store (for the life of me, I can't remember where!) for around $1.00. They only had one left, or I would have bought more. I started … [Read more...]

I've been craving baked oatmeal lately, but I knew wanted something different - maybe something fruity. So last night, while I was running through a list of flavor ideas, I decided that strawberries sounded good. I couldn't really find a recipe that I liked, so I decided to just wing it. This morning I got up and made one of these delicious iced coffees and had some sweetened condensed milk left over. (You see where this is going, right?!). Then it hit me - let's make this a creamy strawberry breakfast! This is really easy to throw together and tastes a lot like the instant strawberries & cream oatmeal that I remember eating as a child - only waaaay better! Unlike the other baked … [Read more...]

Since I just posted about homemade chili, I thought it was only fitting that I also post about Chili Billies. When I make chili, it's pretty much a given that we will have these Chili Billies with the leftovers. It's like some sort of unspoken rule. Anyway, this is a very simple, inexpensive meal. But soooo tasty! :) While this doesn't really seem like a "recipe", but more of a "meal idea", I still added a printable recipe for you. Enjoy! Print Chili Billies (a.k.a. Frito Chili Pies)   Ingredients Frito-style corn chips homemade chili shredded cheese sour cream Instructions In a bowl, place desired amount of corn chips. Top with chili, shredded cheese and sour … [Read more...]

One of the things I love about chili, is that there's so many ways to use it: chili and corn bread, Chili Billies, chili dogs, chili spaghetti, chili burritos or chili tacos. So, when I cook up a batch of homemade chili, I always make extra so that I can get at least a couple of meals out of it. Another great thing about homemade chili, is that you can use whatever ingredients you have on hand - change up the beans, add some fresh onion, change the seasonings, make it as spicy (or as mild) as you want. We make ours pretty mild - although, it seems like every time I make this I add a little more spice. Luckily, my kids don't seem to mind. I think they're finally used to a little bit of … [Read more...]

I was trying to find something in my pantry a few days ago and found a couple of items that were expired. So, this week I've made it a point to cook from my pantry. My hope is to thin it out a little, so that it's more manageable - and organized! Plus, that's less trips to the grocery store, since I'm using what I already have on hand. Woohoo. :) This recipe is very simple to make and I had most of the ingredients on hand (I only had to buy the sour cream). I had taken a couple of steaks out to thaw and I knew I had some egg noodles to use up. Plus, I haven't made stroganoff in ages, so it was a nice change. This is just something that I threw together, but it was really good! I am not a … [Read more...]