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This creamy side dish is one of my favorite ways to serve green cabbage! It combines shredded cabbage and cheddar cheese with a crisp, buttery breadcrumb topping. It’s simple and hearty — cabbage’s true character! Creamy Cabbage Casserole I adore this vegetarian cabbage casserole because it’s creamy, cheesy, and downright irresistible! Think of it as a comforting twist on macaroni and cheese—without the pasta. Tender boiled cabbage is combined with a rich, cheddar cheese sauce, then poured into a baking dish and topped with crunchy bread crumbs....

EASY, BUDGET FRIENDLY Basil Pesto Pasta recipe made with fresh basil and almonds! This easy, healthy homemade recipe makes delicious basil pesto that can be served over pasta, as appetizers or on a sandwich! Pine nuts are expensive so this is a much more budget friendly pesto. Recipe also includes a vegan alternative. I’m in love with this Basil Pesto. Big time. Growing up, pesto wasn’t big in our house. It’s one of those things that I honestly can’t even remember having until I was in my 20’s....

The big reveal of our vegetable garden for our Upstate Adventure! Can I get a drum roll please? After months of hard work, the garden is ready to be revealed in all it’s corn growing, pumpkin pollinating, tomato loving glory! Are you ready? OOOOOOOOH! AAAAAAAAAH! In our Upstate adventure , building the garden was first on the list. Can you believe this was where we started a few months ago?...

Homemade Salisbury Steak recipe with a tangy ketchup mushroom gravy. This easy classic meal is baked in the oven for 1 hour and is amazingly delicious! Baked Salisbury Steak Recipe Looking to make homemade Salisbury steak? Look no further, this is the recipe you should try! The Salisbury steak is baked in the oven to make moist ground beef patties. On top is a tangy gravy sauce. And even better, there’s plenty of gravy to go around so you can add more on top when serving, or add some to your mashed potatoes (must have side dish for Salisbury steak!...

How to Build a Square Foot Garden Box With Kids! Follow these plans for beginners for a fun DIY gardening project you can do with your kids. These boxes are easy to build and will hold lots of vegetables! This is the perfect Spring and Summer activity to do with kids to teach them about gardening! I think it’s pretty cool when parents introduce kids to gardening at a young age....

Easy step-by-step instructions on how to make perfect hard boiled eggs on the stove top that are easy to peel. The secret is covering them with a lid. Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs Who doesn’t love eggs? Scrambled eggs . Cheesy Omelette . Breakfast casserole . And of course hard boiled eggs. My kids absolute love hard boiled eggs for a snack, and who can blame them? Sprinkle a little bit of salt on top and they’re delicious!...

This ​​Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Casserole is the best way to use up your holiday leftovers! Made with stuffing, turkey, gravy, and mashed potatoes, this easy next-day dinner is so satisfying and ready to eat in less than an hour. Thanksgiving leftover casserole If you’re wondering what to do with all that Thanksgiving turkey , this leftover turkey casserole is your answer! It’s a cozy, all-in-one dish that transforms your holiday leftovers into a flavor-packed family dinner that everyone will love....

Healthy Chicken Recipe: Lemon Pepper Chicken with Roasted Vegetables. It’s easy to make and perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. Healthy Chicken Recipe Eating healthy doesn’t have to be boring or bland. This lemon pepper chicken with roasted vegetables is a flavorful and nourishing meal that’s sure to satisfy. Plus, it’s easy to make and perfect for a busy weeknight dinner. The star of this dish is the lemon pepper chicken, which is marinated in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, and seasonings....

These delicious, savory Mashed Potato Patties are crispy on the outside and soft and creamy on the inside. They’re the best way to use up your leftover mashed potatoes and make for a tasty side dish recipe! It seems that whenever I make mashed potatoes , I always make way too much. No matter how much I’ve tried to calculate and estimate, at the end of the dinner, there’s always a leftover container filled with mashed potatoes....

These easy no bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars are made with 9 simple ingredients and packed with flavor! Enjoy the sweet and salty treats as an easy snack, for breakfast, or dessert . Homemade peanut butter granola bars Did you know you can make granola bars at home? It’s true! Instead of wasting money on sugary storebought bars, make these tasty Peanut Butter Granola Bars in just a few minutes....

Simple and fresh roma tomato mozzarella salad with avocado. This recipe uses olive oil (no balsamic vinegar) to make an easy Summer garden salad recipe. Fresh Tomato Mozzarella Salad with Avocado A simple and fresh tomato mozzarella salad with avocado is one of my Summer favorites! This recipe uses olive oil (no balsamic vinegar) to make an easy summer recipe, perfect for using your fresh Roma tomatoes that you’re picking from your garden!...

Snowman Peanut Butter Balls make for such a fun and delicious Christmas recipe that the entire family can make together! They’re so cute and irresistibly tasty, everyone will love them! Eat them for dessert, a snack or use them to complete a gingerbread house! I’m obsessed with these Snowman Peanut Butter Balls. They are delicious. They are super cute. Does a holiday treat need to be anything more than that? Plus, they are snowmen!...

Easy Stovetop Taco Soup recipe, ready in 30 minutes. This soup is delicious, made with ground beef and other simple ingredients. Your entire family, including the kids, will devour their bowls! Fast and Easy Taco Soup This Stovetop soup is based on my Slow Cooker Taco Soup recipe , but is ready in 30 minutes. Sometimes mornings are busy and I can’t get everything ready in the Slow Cooker in time, so this fast stovetop recipe makes Taco Soup possible....

How to use Double Tomato Cages for Tall Tomato Plants. Easy step by step instructions on how to stack the cages. This will help prevent your tomato plants from falling over and keep them growing big and strong! Well it’s that time of the year where the heat hits and the tomatoes start to take off to the sky! To make sure our tomatoes grow big and get the support they need we always add cages on almost as soon as they are planted....

Super soft vegan peanut butter cookies recipe! This easy 1 bowl vegan cookies recipe makes 18 cookies, each at 150 calories, making them a guilt free dessert! Cookies are ready in 12 minutes! Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies These vegan cookies are so soft, tasty, and can you believe they’re vegan? That’s right! There is no milk or butter in these cookies! I’ve been trying to stick with a dairy free diet, and with recipes like dairy free mashed potatoes , vegan donuts and vegan pancakes , it makes it easier....

Easy to make Wasabi Popcorn recipe. This healthy snack tastes like a spicy buttery sweet kettle corn without all the extra calories! Homemade Wasabi Popcorn Recipe Popcorn is one of my family’s favorite snacks. It doesn’t matter what time of the day it is – it’s always popcorn time. Popcorn is a staple for movie watching, but also perfect for a nighttime bed reading snack. I mean sure sometimes you’ll drop a couple pieces in bed, but don’t worry, you’ll find them eventually!...

How we grew over 1,100 pounds of vegetables in one Summer! Learn how to grow your own food to last you all year long! Start your own vegetable garden now! Well 2016 is almost over and it’s been a good year for gardening and growing vegetables. This year we started a new adventure that included building a garden in Upstate New York and then growing our hearts out. Every year we keep a weight chart to track how many pounds of vegetables we grow....

25 Cheap Meals for Large Families! All meals feed 6 or more people for less than $10. Recipes include Instant Pot, Crockpot, Soup, Meat and Pasta meals. Bookmark this page for family meals! Cheap Meals for Large Families Feeding your large family doesn’t need to be expensive, in fact you can feed your family of 6+ for less than $10 a night. All the recipes below do that, and many of them are actually 8-12 servings!...

Easy to make dozen of baked blueberry donuts with lemon icing glaze. These fluffy donuts only take 20 minutes from start to finish! These delicious blueberry donuts with a zesty lemon glaze can be made with just several simple ingredients, a donut pan, and your oven! They are far easier to make than traditional fried donuts but offer the same blueberry flavor and lemon zest. The best part is that they are super easy to make and the whole family will keep coming back for more!...

This Chicken Parmigiana recipe is so juicy! The chicken is moist inside, and crispy on the outside! It’s covered in tomato sauce, melted provolone , Parmesan cheese and Italian spices. Your family will LOVE this delicious Italian classic! This Is The Best! That’s a direct quote from my family who loves this Chicken Parmigiana recipe (aka Chicken Parmesan!)! I usually make this for Sunday dinner because it takes a bit more work than your typical weeknight meal....