• Easy Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza Dough

    After you make this homemade whole wheat pizza dough, you’ll never go back to store-bought again. It’s so easy! I started making all of my own pizza dough last year after watching my sister and soon-to-be brother-in-law make theirs the past few years during our family vacations at Smith Mountain…

  • Quick, Easy, and Healthy Family Recipes

    Get inspired to make more quick, easy, and health family recipes! The recipes below are simple to make, in many cases with ingredients you already have in your fridge and pantry.  In 2014, I joined an live broadcast with other food-focused online creators to chat about realistic food choices and…

  • Tips for Making Fantastic Red Wine Sauce

    Do you want to surprise your guests by making fantastic red wine sauce at home? Highlight any meal or dish you prepare by adding sauce made from red wine! Wine sauces are perfect for enhancing the taste of any dish you make. With a wine sauce, the natural flavors of…

  • Chicken Mushroom Bow Tie Pasta

    Chicken mushroom bow tie pasta is another one to add to the “quick and easy” weeknight dinner rotation. Don’t you just love those? I think every weeknight is busy for us, especially during the school year and ESPECIALLY in the springtime. My husband is a high school varsity lacrosse coach,…

  • 10 Budget Friendly Family Recipes

    Who doesn’t love a few new ideas for budget friendly family recipes? We all get into a rut, cooking the same few things week after week, often out of habit and routine rather than the fact that our families love the recipes. Unless, of course, you’re one of those really…

  • Baked Italian Meatballs

    Barbecue Pork Meatballs are a favorite in our house, although my 5-year old will call me out if I make the sauce too spicy (seriously, how tomato sauce, brown sugar and mustard can be spicy is beyond me…but we all know how “testy” those young palates can be). Staring at…