i usually love making dinner. i love chopping vegetables, i love sauteeing them, i love making a mess in the kitchen. (i don't love cleaning it up.) but i know i'm not the only one that has busy days when making dinner is just another daunting task on the to-do list, and i know i'm not the only one ...
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easy weeknight dinner :: chicken divan
a few weeks ago, i posted my family's favorite way to eat broccoli - roasted, of course. it's delicious! i also mentioned in that post that i had bought a humongous bag of broccoli from costco. here's one of the ways we used it up: chicken divan. this recipe is not only delicious, but it is super ...
homemade chicken pot pie
my husband came home from work the other day and was pleasantly surprised to find that we were having chicken pot pie for dinner - he loves it! it is such a classic - it's got plenty of vegetables (which i love), a homemade white sauce and, of course, lots of chicken. while the pie crust i use is ...
chicken salad sandwiches
this is one of those recipes that you will want to keep forever. hand-write it on an index card and pass down to your children. chicken salad is one of those classic recipes, and i'm sure there are about 100+ variations out there. but this one is by far our favorite. it's super simple and ...
my favorite minestrone soup recipe
why is this my favorite minestrone soup recipe? there are several reasons. here are a few. 1. it has bacon in it. need i say more? 2. i happen to be a vegetable lover and so having a vegetable-loaded meal always makes me happy. 3. my mom used to make this for dinner - i always loved when she did, ...
easy slow cooker bbq chicken sandwiches
today i was feeling kinda lazy. it's raining and dark and cold. i didn't get out of my pajamas until the afternoon. i didn't feel like cleaning. i didn't feel like making anything for dinner. but i also did NOT want to feel all crazy when everyone started saying, "i'm hungry!" over and over and i ...
baked potato soup
here's another soup recipe we've made recently. it really is just like a baked potato with all the fixins, but in soup form! it tastes cheesy, and creamy, and ranch-y (that's not a word, but you know what i mean). and when you add bacon into the equation, you know it's gonna be good!! it takes a ...
homemade chicken noodle soup
my kids and i have been sick for the past week. finally, springtime has sprung - the snow is gone, the sun is out - and we've all been stuck indoors with kleenex in tow instead of enjoying the beautiful weather. though, i would have to say that the one up side of having a cold is that you get to ...
homemade alfredo sauce recipe
i have always, always loved fettuccini alfredo. in every restaurant i've ever been to - if they have it, i've ordered it. there's just something about that garlicky, creamy sauce that i can't get enough of! so a few years ago i tried to make it at home...using jarred alfredo sauce. epic fail. i ...
southwestern soup
the other day my sweet sister sent out an email to all the girls in my family telling us about this soup recipe she'd made. i knew as soon as i read it that we HAD to try it! and here are the reasons why: 1. it's so easy. and fast. it involves opening 7 cans and heating it up! can't get much ...