Advertisements Making meals in the slow cooker is a key part of the Homemade on a Weeknight cooking style. I use my slow cooker usually once a week, at the least. Lots of people think it’s just good for soups (which it definitely is great for soups!) but it is also excellent for turning humble,Continue reading “My favorite Slow Cooker Recipes”
Category Archives: Healthier Fare
Roast Beef Spice Blend
Advertisements Making my own spice blends has been a hobby of mine for some time. I really like to play around with different flavors and see how they come together. I also really like to be able to control the amount of salt, fillers and other preservatives that go into the spice blends I useContinue reading “Roast Beef Spice Blend”
11 More Meatball Recipes
Advertisements I’m back again with 11 MORE Meatball Recipes for you to check out! Meatballs are such a versatile vessel for a meal. You can use them in almost every type of cuisine, and you can make them with any type of ground meat. Beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb…the list goes on and on. AndContinue reading “11 More Meatball Recipes”
Pork & Kale Soup
Advertisements Soup is such a great #weeknightmeal because it can be so hearty, but honestly so easy to make taste like you worked on it all day. This recipe for Pork & Kale Soup is perfect for the fall and winter months, when kale is naturally in season. When I say this is a warmContinue reading “Pork & Kale Soup”
Cherry Tomato Salsa
Advertisements Salsas are not just for chips – you can use them to add a pop of flavor to so many things like burritos, tacos, wraps, burrito bowls, salads, over a steak or chicken breast – really it’s just another sauce with great flavor. Since our cherry tomato plants have been booming – I decidedContinue reading “Cherry Tomato Salsa”
Coffee Dry Rub
Advertisements Making my own spice blends has been a hobby of mine for some time. I really like to play around with different flavors and see how they come together. I also really like to be able to control the amount of salt, fillers and other preservatives that go into the spice blends I useContinue reading “Coffee Dry Rub”
Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce
Advertisements This year our garden has been blessed with an abundance of cherry tomatoes – for some reason they have been the most prolific of all the things that we planted. So in an effort to make sure that they don’t go to waste, I decided to sort out ways to use them up. AndContinue reading “Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce”
Wild Rice Pilaf
Advertisements There is something about wild rice that just make me think of a hearty meal on a blustery day. It has such a great depth of flavor, without needing too much doctoring to get it there. Wild Rice Pilaf is an amazing side dish to give any weeknight meal a boost. But did youContinue reading “Wild Rice Pilaf”
Asian Chopped Chicken Salad
Advertisements You know I love a good entree salad, and not just in the summer months. Though they are perfect weeknight meals on the hotter days. This recipe for Asian Chopped Chicken Salad absolutely fits the bill. You can even decide to make the chicken first thing in the morning to really save the heatContinue reading “Asian Chopped Chicken Salad”
Pork Tacos with Corn Slaw
Advertisements Taco night does not have to be your play old chicken soft taco supreme (unless of course that’s what you are craving). But once you read over this recipe for Pork Tacos with Corn Slaw, you are likely to switch that craving up real quick. The pork has a great depth of flavor thatContinue reading “Pork Tacos with Corn Slaw”