Easy Crockpot Cheesy Potato Soup

A delicious cheese soup

In many parts of the country, spring time is full of rain and fluctuating weather. One day it’s 70 degrees, the next it can be in the 40′s. On those cool, rainy days there’s nothing we love more at our house than a bowl of soup. Especially when I can cook it in my beloved [...]

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MOMables Menu: Grilled Frenchman

I was so pleased when asked to write the review for EasyLunchBoxes. If you’re a lunch packer, MOMables subscriber, or frequently find yourself eating in the car between school, little league, and cub scouts then these boxes are definitely for you! I’ve spent the last four+ years packing lunches for my daughter on a daily basis. [...]

Better than Boxed: Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

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I wanted to share with you how I make mac and cheese at our house.  At first, I used The Sneaky Chef’s technique to add pureed carrots to boxed mac and cheese, but as I grew more comfortable with substituting and my son ONLY wanted to eat mac and cheese 3 days of the week… [...]

How To Store and Use Up Leftovers

leftovers in fridge

Whether it’s a large family gathering or a weekday meal, we often find ourselves with uneaten food. Have you ever found yourself not knowing what to do with it, or how long you can keep it before throwing it all out? My husband doesn’t like to eat leftovers, so it’s up to me and the [...]

Southern Gumbo – with Holiday Leftovers

Southern Gumbo

Holiday dinners are filled with delicious roasted meats.  Your holiday menu might have included roasted chickens, quails, turkey, duck, pork, lamb or beef.  You have a tray of leftovers in your refrigerator but are tired or warming up the same hot plate or making a leftover sandwich. Since nothing goes to waste in my house, [...]