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Everyone Is a Morning Person When You’re Serving These For Breakfast!

My niece and nephew were coming to stay the weekend at our house. With my two kids that are the same age, it was going to be a busy time.

I know how they get when they are all together. It kind of makes me feel like I’m at the zoo. That goes for the way they act, and how much they eat! My kids eat fairly normally I think, but then you add two more to the mix, and people aren’t all hungry at the same time, until the other one is… it’s never ending. I actually have to tell them that the kitchen is closed at times or I don’t think that the fridge door would ever be shut.

Before they came, I decided that I was going to plan out the menu to ensure that I had a nice and hearty meal in them at the appropriate times. That would hopefully cut down on some of the snacking. For breakfast one day, we were going to be having three cheese breakfast wheels.

I had asked my friend for the recipe and it sounded delicious and pretty easy to make. I know how much kids love cheese, so I knew that they were going to go crazy over this for their morning meal.

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Quick Tip: Make a double batch and freeze the other one – you’ll have a quick snack ready whenever you need one!

Deliciously cheesy and super easy to make!

Let me ask you a question; how many people do you know who don’t like broccoli? For some reason it seems to be one of the most disliked veggies on the planet.

Personally, I don’t understand it. I’ve always liked broccoli, whether it’s been served on its own, in a soup or in a breakfast bake. I like the taste, and I also think it looks very yummy. But my kids do not agree with me. If they see even a hint of broccoli in the meal, they’re going to have a hard time emptying their plates.

Now, I’m not saying everyone should like every kind of food or that my kids would absolutely have to eat everything I try to serve them, but I do like trying to find new ways of serving dishes that might make them enjoy their food more.

So I decided to give this broccoli gratin a try. And guess what? They loved it! I’ve been serving this as a side almost every week ever since, and if I don’t make this for a while, they start asking what’s wrong!

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Quick Tip: Use low-fat dairy products to make this dish leaner.

If This Doesn’t Make You Go For Seconds, There’s Something Wrong With Your Taste Buds

My sister has a big garden – well, some might even call it gigantic. She and her family love growing their own vegetables but at some point they got a little carried away! Before we knew it they were growing enough veggies for all their loved ones, too, and after a while they started selling some of the excess to friends and neighbors. It is a win-win situation for everyone; they really love what they’re doing, they get a bit of extra income for it – and the rest of us get to enjoy super scrumptious veggies!

You really can tell the difference between high quality, homegrown vegetables and the overproduced ones you get from the grocery store. My picky eaters wouldn’t eat anything with veggies, but when my sister started bringing them in, everything changed.

We really enjoy making vegetables dishes now! This veggie casserole is one of our favorites. It’s actually a side dish but it’s so tasty that we often serve it as the main dish! I guarantee your whole family will love this casserole and it will become a staple in your dinner routine!

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Quick Tip: If you’re adding more vegetables and especially if you’re using a deep oven dish rather than a shallow one, you can also add a little bit of cream.

You Won’t Believe How Fast You Can Get This Done

Don’t you just hate it when it’s 100 degrees outside and you really, really crave for lasagna? Even if it’s not summer, sometimes I ditch lasagna from our dinner rotation simply because I can’t bare to think of all the hassle. All those pots and pans, and all that time! But the kids love it just as much as I do, so occasionally I just have to make it. Boy, was I glad when I heard there is an easy way to work around these issues – and it’s called skillet lasagna!

I know what you’re thinking; how is it even possible to make lasagna in a skillet? What about the lasagna noodles? Doesn’t this dish need a really long cooking time? Those were my thoughts exactly, the first time my friend told me about this recipe.

Believe it or not, you can get this lasagna done in 30 minutes! You heard me – you’re only a half an hour away from your favorite Italian meal, and it’s possibly even tastier than the traditional version. All the familiar flavors are there but you just don’t have to stress over the cooking process!

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Quick Tip: Turn this into a veggie lasagna by replacing the meat with broccoli and grated carrots.

Have you ever found that one recipe you love so much, you just cannot get enough of? It is just something you cannot imagine living without, you make almost every day (or maybe just make a huge batch over the weekend to last all week!) and then you have it at every meal? I mean, sometimes you realize you are going a little over the top and think maybe you should stop making it every single day, but after thinking about it a little more you think “nahhh, it’s just too good to pass up!”

Yeah, that is how I feel about this recipe. My neighbor Anne called me over a couple of months ago to help her prepare all the side dishes for her family BBQ the next day. She was having family from all over the country flying in and staying in her house and she wanted to have all the food prepared and ready to go so she could spend quality time with them as they arrived – and also not have such a mess all around her kitchen as she was feeding her family. She wanted everything to be grab and go for everyone, and I totally get it!

Photo and recipe courtesy of Yellowbliss Road.

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Quick Tip: Add hard boiled eggs if you’d like.

My husband hasn’t been a big fan of pork chops. I think it has to do with the fact that his mother used to make them so often when he was a kid. Whenever I suggest pork chops for dinner, he gets this weird look on his face. And then he says he wants to cook a surprise dinner, instead. Haha! Well, I can’t really blame him. My mother-in-law is a great cook, but perhaps pork chops once a week is a bit too often!

The other night, however, I found this really tasty-looking pork chop recipe and I just had to try it. My husband was still at work so he didn’t have a say in it! I prepared everything (which is, by the way, a breeze with this dish) and waited until he got home. I poured him a glass of wine and told him we were going to have a special meal. His jaw dropped when I served the pork chops, but as soon as he took his first bite, he said these were going on our dinner routine!

Recipe and image courtesy of Group Recipes.

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Quick Tip: Use low-fat options for the soup, milk, sour cream and cheddar, if preferred.

You Probably Already Have These Ingredients In Your Pantry!

I love budget-friendly dinners! I grew up in a home where I learned to appreciate everything I had. My parents were farmers (we had a very small farm) so from the early years of my life, I learned what it took to provide for a large family. I also learned that a great meal, or a great life in general, is never about how much money you have and how expensive things you can buy. Even when I have some extra savings, I like to purchase inexpensive things and keep the money in my bank account for something special.

That’s why I got so excited when I came across this recipe! It uses the simplest of ingredients that you’ll probably already have at hand, or you can get them for just a few bucks. This casserole is easy to prepare and it’s a hearty meal for your whole family, as the recipe serves 4-6.

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Quick Tip: You can use any ground meat for this dish.