My mother used to make this super simple meal for us on busy Summer days for lunch!  We just absolutely loved it!  I am not a huge fan of boxed mac and cheese these days, but I will still gobble it right up this way.   And of course my kiddos love it just as […]

We eat a lot of ground beef.  It is relatively inexpensive and can be used in so many different types of family friendly recipes like some of our favorites: Enchiritos, 3 Meat Chili, Preacher’s Macaroni Casserole, and Easy Italian 3 Meat Penne Pasta.  Ground beef is like a blank canvas to us busy home cooks!  The […]

I hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving full of good food, family & friends!  We sure did! I wanted to share a quick and easy casserole dish that would give you a way to use up some leftover veggies and mashed potatoes.  This recipe calls for 3 cups of mashed potatoes and 1.5 cups […]

I am sure each of you have restaurants in your hometown that makes you feel nostalgia! One of my husband’s favorites was a little Mexican restaurant named Del Toro. We already cracked the code for their Queso Blanco years ago and now, my husband says not only have I recreated their chilli con carne, he […]

The very first thing my hubby said when he found out I was working on a Fall Soups & Stews round up for Rocket City Mom was, ‘You gotta include my Mama’s soup!’  I showed him my list and it was the very first one on it!  We LOVE this soup!  Served with a grilled […]

       Good morning!  I have been working on adding some new quick fix recipes to our rotation.  This soup is one of our new favorites.  It was ready from start to finish in under 20 minutes.  It has all of the flavors of your favorite nacho supreme and is ready faster than you […]

        I have been making this pasta bake for YEARS and can’t believe I am just now getting around to posting it!  This recipe is so delicious and extremely easy, because it uses jarred pasta sauce!  No one would ever believe it came from a jar though because of 1 little secret […]

I have been on a mission the past couple of weeks to come up with meal ideas that are either: 30 minutes or less to prepare OR one pot meals.  This AMAZING recipe is BOTH!  Y’all are going to love it!  DON’T skimp on the fresh cilantro or green onions.   {One Skillet} Tex-Mex Goulash […]

       Hello friends!  By now you know we are some serious Mexican food lovers.  The other day we had a ton of back to school errands and were going to be gone for a large part of the day, so I knew it was a good time to pull out the slow cooker. […]

Good morning friends!  I have such a special treat for y’all today!  We have a guest post from one of my first blogging friends!  Kecia and I started blogging right around the same time and became fast friends!  I LOVE her quick, family friendly, REAL FOOD recipes and I was SO thrilled when she agreed […]