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Easy Penne Pasta Bake Recipe with Mozzarella and Marinara
A delicious twist on the classic mostaccioli, this Easy Penne Pasta Bake is just as comforting with its delicious cheesy goodness and rich marinara sauce! You can call it mostaccioli, baked ziti, or penne pasta bake, this classic recipe is versatile and customizable with whatever kind of noodles you have. Give it a try and enjoy. This post contains affiliate…
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Quick Taco Bake with Doritos
This Quick Taco Bake with Doritos will become a fast favorite in your household. Anything taco-flavored is a winner in my house, especially with my Homemade Taco Seasoning. I don’t know about you but when all my family members eat the same dinner, I win the Mom of the Year Award (maybe Mom of the Day…but I’ll take it!). If…
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Easy Taco Seasoning Recipe for all Your Taco Tuesdays
Making homemade seasonings from scratch is so easy and helps eliminate preservatives and unnecessary ingredients in our home-cooked meals. Mainstream packaged foods have sneaky ingredients that I don’t want in our foods. When I can find ways to get back to the simple and basic recipes, I do it! This Easy Taco Seasoning Recipe is a great addition to my…
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Black Raspberry Pie with the Best Crumble Top Recipe
It’s no secret that one of my favorite parts of summer is being able to pick fresh black raspberries and make Black Raspberry Pie. Last summer I discovered that not only could we enjoy fresh black raspberry recipes but I could also waterbath can Black Raspberry Jam and pie fillings to enjoy that flavor all year long. Somehow, it tastes…
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Rosemary Who? Try this Amazing Prime Rib Roast Recipe
This year, my nephew was telling me he would be cooking a prime rib roast for my sister and her kids at their little family get-together. He told me they were on sale and I was intrigued. I have never had a prime roast. Ribeyes – yes. We are a huge steak-eating family. But I have never had it in…
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The Best Chicken Pot Pie Recipe + Mini Pot Pies
This Chicken Pot Pie is the best one out there. You really can’t go wrong with this classic comfort food. It’s got chicken, veggies, and a delicious crust all in one dish that my whole family loves. We usually make this a couple of times a month and it is my go-to when I have family or friends over. This…
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How to Make Mini Blueberry Pies
About a month ago, we picked and froze about 20 pounds of blueberries after a fun blueberry-picking adventure on our trip to Michigan. Yesterday, my daughter and I grabbed two of our premeasured bags out of the freezer, let them thaw for a couple of hours, and made Mini Blueberry Pies! It was a lot of fun and of course,…
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Easy Spicy Peach Salsa Recipe with Fresh Michigan Peaches
As a kid, I used to go up to a lake house in Michigan with some family friends every year. I hadn’t ever gone peach picking until we went back a couple of weeks ago! We picked peaches and blueberries while we were there. With the peaches, I made peach cobbler and this awesome spicy peach salsa. Can you believe…
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The Best Galaxy Activities for Your Homeschool and Classroom
I’m wrapping up my space camp series today with some of my FAVORITE Galaxy Activities from the week of camp! We did some exploring about stars, talked about what makes up our galaxy, and made rockets to blast off! If you haven’t checked out my other two posts about some of the activities we did this summer during space camp…
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Easy Three Ingredient Low Sugar Thimbleberry Jam Recipe
Thimbleberries only grow in a few places and their season is pretty short. We are lucky enough to find some every year when we visit Upper Michigan! This Low Sugar Thimbleberry Jam Recipe is SO easy but different from others I’ve seen. The recipes I’ve seen online are all 1 to 1 ratios of berries and sugar. Holy crap that’s…