These ham and cream cheese roll-ups with pickled green onions are a nostalgic, make-ahead appetizer—easy, tangy, and always a crowd-pleaser! Perfect Party Appetizer with Vintage Vibes If you love a little vintage charm on your party table, these ham and cream cheese roll-ups with pickled green onions are just the ticket. They’re simple to make, super tasty, and give off all those classic grandma appetizer vibes that everyone loves. The key to getting that perfect tangy crunch is using my homemade pickled green onions — just make sure to prepare them at least overnight ahead of time so the flavors really develop....

Learn how to make Homemade Baby Food Pouches the easy way! Using reusable pouches and baby food from scratch, this is the best method to keep on hand when you want to feed your baby wholesome, inexpensive meals with ease. Baby food pouches These refillable Homemade Baby Food Pouches are the best way to serve baby delicious and nutritious meals without breaking the bank. A baby food pouch is made by adding pureed food, usually from a mixture of fruit and vegetables, into a flexible pouch for easy eating....

Homemade Peanut Butter Oreos recipe that is so easy to make! This simple recipe makes a small batch of 8 soft cookie sandwiches. Oreos. What can I say about them? You either love them or you really love them. There’s no hating Oreos. Who only eats 2 Oreo cookies? What I find shocking about Oreos is that a serving is 2 cookies. Have you ever only ate 2 Oreos? Honestly?...

Homemade Sloppy Joes recipe that tastes better than Manwich and is ready in 35 minutes! Make a simple sauce with ketchup, brown sugar and cocoa powder! I stopped buying canned sloppy joe sauce and only make my own now! Tastes Like Manwich But Even Better! We’re a sloppy joe loving family. Is there anything more comforting than sloppy joes on a toasted bun, next to some crispy french fries? It’s the best....

I’m going to show you how we plant onion sets and then dig up big onions when they’re ready! Growing onions overwinter is a great way to keep gardening all year long. Onion sets are planted in the Fall and then harvested in the late spring. Why We Like Onion Sets Better Than Seeds Depending on personal preference onions can be grown from seed, transplants or sets. Personally we prefer onion sets for a couple reasons:...

The fastest and best way to make a fluffy baked potato is by cooking it in the Instant Pot! This recipe uses Idaho potatoes to make perfectly baked buttery potatoes! Includes time chart for all sizes of potatoes! Instant Pot Baked Potatoes I just love baked potatoes, but sometimes I need them extra fast! Microwave baked potatoes? No thanks! Next time try making them in the Instant Pot for the most buttery, fluffy baked potatoes....

Easy Instant Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage recipe, cooked for 15 minutes! Throw Beef Kielbasa, Cabbage, Potatoes, Carrots and Onions in an Instant Pot and dinner will be ready quickly! My family loves this Instant Pot meal served over white rice! Instant Pot Kielbasa and Cabbage Sometimes I don’t have enough time for our favorite Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Cabbage recipe , so I wanted to share a really quick Instant Pot version – that tastes just like the crockpot but so much faster!...

Step by Step Mexican Fried Ice Cream recipe that tastes just like Chi-Chi’s restaurant. Made with vanilla ice cream, crunchy corn flakes cinnamon coating and served in a baked tortilla bowl. Chi-Chi’s Fried Ice Cream Feeling nostalgic for Chi-Chi’s fried ice cream? Look no further, now you can make it at home and bring all your 90’s memories back! Matthew kept hinting to me that we should make this, so one year for his birthday I whipped it up and now it’s become an annual tradition....

A homemade quiche crust made of kale? Yes, really — and it’s amazing! This easy recipe for broccoli, egg and kale quiche is made with mozzarella cheese. Kale replaces the the classic quiche crust for a crunchy twist! Ready in less than 1 hour. Crustless Broccoli Quiche Looking for a delicious, veggie-packed broccoli and cheese quiche that’s crustless? This Cheesy Broccoli Quiche with Kale Crust is the perfect blend of creamy, cheesy goodness and fresh, vibrant greens....

These easy Slow Cooker Steak Tacos are a great dinner that you can set and forget using your crockpot. Simply combine sirloin steak, seasonings, peppers, and onions for a tender beef taco that’s tortilla-ready. Great for weeknight dinners and delicious leftovers! Easy slow cooker street tacos Whether it’s taco Tuesday or any day of the week, making tacos in your slow cooker is always a good idea! The ingredients are so easy to prep the night before and you can set it and forget it in your crockpot....

Slow Cooker Tomatillo Salsa Roja Chicken Tacos is a delicious authentic Mexican recipe made in your slow cooker. These are so easy to make and perfect for feeding a crowd! Oh you slow cooked tacos with tomatillo salsa roja. How many ways do I love you? Many. I made these last week. We already had them twice. They are already being requested a 3rd time. They are out of this world tasty....

You guys, it’s raining tomatoes on me! Send help… bring canning jars and freezer bags, I’ve got tomato sauces lined up and ready for you! This Summer we planted triple the amount of tomato plants which is resulting in a whole lot of tomatoes. How many? We bought a small freezer for our garden goodies that we freeze, mostly tomato sauce. Already a few racks in the freezer are full of sauce!...

Hi friends, I hope you’re having a great beginning of the Summer. The temperatures are rising, the plants need more water and we’ve started picking more and more in the garden. Here’s what we’re picking in late June: sugar snap peas, broccoli, cucumbers, cabbage, carrots and onions . Cucumbers The cucumber plants started producing earlier this year, and we already have a few jars of pickles in the fridge!...

Chicken nachos made with shredded chicken, refried beans, salsa and shredded cheese that are ridiculously easy to make (seriously!). My family loves these crispy (not soggy!) nachos for dinner and I love it because it only takes 20 minutes to make! SO Easy Chicken Nachos Recipe These are the best chicken nachos because they are cheesy, hearty and so easy to make—the perfect family dinner that everyone loves. Because they are so loaded with chicken and beans, they are usually a full meal for us, but they also make for a tasty snack for game day or movie night....

This easy homemade lasagna is a go-to family favorite, packed with layers of tender lasagna noodles, rich pasta sauce, creamy ricotta, and gooey mozzarella. It’s the perfect meatless lasagna, full of flavor and comfort—great for a busy weeknight or a special dinner. Easy, Meatless Homemade Lasagna My lasagna is a comforting classic with tender noodles, melty cheese, rich tomato sauce and mushrooms. In this recipe, we’re making a traditional, meatless lasagna from scratch, with all the layers you love....

Made with fragrant roasted cauliflower, carrots, and garlic, this blended homemade soup is thick, creamy and oh-so-cozy! It’s made with chicken broth and milk, rather than heavy cream. Don’t forget a slice of crusty bread for dipping! Roasted Cauliflower Soup Recipe Thanks to the slowly roasted cauliflower, carrots, and garlic, this soup delivers with a thick, rich texture—without needing any heavy cream! If you love the velvety smoothness of a Slow Cooker Cauliflower Soup , you’ll love how roasting the veggies deepens the flavors here, making it extra cozy and satisfying....

It’s that time again – time to harvest vegetables from the garden! And it’s time to show you the reveal of the garden, well it’s not really a reveal because it’s not 100% done (still has to be painted and cleaned up) but here it is, in all it’s vegetable glory! I should have a person in the garden for size comparison, because it’s big. It’s really big. There’s endless amounts of vegetables....

No time to brine pickles? Make the best bread and butter pickles in the microwave in 8 minutes! I recommend making a double batch because you’re going to eat them quickly! Quick homemade pickles recipe There’s nothing quite like the satisfying crunch and tangy zing of a good pickle. My half sour pickles and dill hamburger pickles are fun and flavorful, but neither are as quick and easy as this Microwave Pickles recipe....

No Bake Pumpkin Pie is an EASY pumpkin pie recipe that’s completely no bake! This creamy pumpkin pie has all of the flavor of regular pumpkin pie, but is made so simply with instant pudding, Cool Whip, and pumpkin purée in a delicious graham cracker crust. This pumpkin treat is perfect for any fall gatherings you might be having and especially Thanksgiving! No Bake Pumpkin Pie “It’s too early for pumpkin” is one statement you’ll never hear me say… never ever....

What a difference a fresh coat of white paint makes in the shipping container! It’s been a bit since I talked about the next plans for the shipping container. This Summer has been dedicated to getting the garden up and growing, with little time to do anything else on the land. With Fall arriving, we’re going to be spending some time getting the shipping container live-in already. If you guys didn’t read, Matthew and I bought some land in Upstate New York to build a weekend getaway....