Good morning, friends!  Today I am sharing one of my hubby’s favorite meals!  Grilled Chicken & Broccoli Penne Alfredo!  This Alfredo sauce is OUT OF THIS WORLD GOOD!  The secret is: THERE IS NO GARLIC!?!?!?!  Can you even imagine a world where I LEAVE OUT THE GARLIC???  Hear me out!  The minced […]

Easy Italian 3 Meat Penne Pasta        Good afternoon!  I have a SUPER easy and fast meal to share with you all today.  It is one that I have been making for years and my family absolutely LOVES it.   Using store bought spaghetti sauce, you can have the 3 meat sauce ready […]

          Hello everyone!  We had a crazy few days which meant our menu plan for the week pretty much got thrown out the window in favor of SUPER QUICK & EASY!  (In fact, last night was Peanut Butter & Honey Sandwiches!)  I am so thankful for an arsenal of easy to prepare […]

      Hello everyone!   I finally got around to making the Copycat Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana over the weekend…… and WOW!!!!!  Of course I changed a couple of things, (More garlic and Bacon…duh)  But I can honestly say, it was one of the best soups we have ever had.  All four of us gave […]

  One of my very favorite time and money saving grocery methods is to ‘cook once, eat twice’.  Most meats I prepare are cheaper to buy in bulk, and it takes no more time and dirties no more dishes to throw a couple of extra chicken breast into a marinade.  This Baked Chicken Panzanella is […]

       Hi everyone!  We spent the whole day yesterday knocking out a bunch of Doctor checkups: The dentist for the kids and eye doctors for the adults.  Exciting Stuff.  Since I was out all day, I was very happy to try out a new to me crock pot recipe!  Roasted Garlic Beef and […]

       Hi everyone!  Sorry I have been M. I. A. the past couple of days.  We had my ‘baby’s’ birthday yesterday.    Can’t believe he is 4!   Then I had some head shots taken for a new project I am working on….. details soon! Full Disclosure: 5 minutes after this picture was […]

       We were in the mood for some cheesy Italian comfort food and boy did this HIT. THE. SPOT.  My mom had told me about a 5 Cheese Baked Ziti she loves from Olive Garden and I knew I had to try to recreate it.  I added the Italian Sausage because Uncle Bee […]

Good afternoon!  I had a few odds and ends of things to use up over the weekend, you know, leftover spinach from making breakfast burritos, half a jar of sun dried tomato pesto, some heavy cream, you get the idea.  I decided to throw it all in a pot and see what happened.  What happened, […]

       Wow! You guys have BLOWN us away with the awesome response to the low carb recipes we have shared here and here!  Y’all keep on pinning and sharing and liking these low carb recipes and maybe we can encourage my sister to keep them coming!  I am so excited to share today’s recipe with y’all!  It […]