Long gone are the lazy days of summer!  ‘Back to school’ is one of the busiest times of the year for families.  I find myself including more and more 30 minute, slow cooker, make ahead and super fast clean up meals in our weekly meal plan.   I LOVE the Reynold’s Oven Bags and have […]

        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 […]

       Good morning friends!  I am SO excited about this recipe!  This may be my favorite recipe I made all Summer!   The rice is absolutely the best rice I have ever had and the pork was SO TENDER and juicy!  Other than being absolutely delicious, it is also SO easy and all […]

        Good morning!  I am so excited about today’s post because it is my first official product review!  Gourmet Warehouse sent me 3 products to try out, and I was able to incorporate 2 of them in 1 easy and delicious recipe!  I received these products a week before the 4th of […]

      Good morning!  Today I am sharing our favorite BBQ sandwich!  This Chipotle Pulled Pork has a little bit of a kick to it, and the cool creamy coleslaw balances it out perfectly!  The pulled pork is made in the crock pot and the slaw is made the night before or the morning […]

       Hey y’all!!!!  I am sharing one of our favorite slow cooker summer recipes today!  We call them ‘Rainy Day’ Ribs, cuz theres no need for a grill!  These sweet & smoky ribs are made right in your slow cooker! But you don’t have to wait for a rainy day to make these […]

       This past weekend, while lounging by the pool, I was flipping through my stack of old Paula Deen Magazines (typical) and I came across a recipe for Sugar Cookie Crusted Pork Tenderloin Sliders. Gosh, they sounded so good. I immediately knew I was going to be making them this week. I tweaked […]

Supreme Pizza Pasta Bake is an easy pizza casserole your whole family will love!  Use your favorite toppings!          It’s PIZZA!  It’s PASTA!  Supreme Pasta Bake is an absolute family favorite.  But how could it not be?  Combining pizza and pasta could never be a bad thing!!!! Supreme Pizza Pasta Bake is […]

       We didn’t grill for Memorial Day, but we did have some fun barbecue recipes!  The first one I am sharing is our Skillet BBQ Pork Loin Chops.  This is a super easy 30 minute meal and oh so delicious!  These would be GREAT with Cowboy Mashed Potatoes or something else to soak […]

Slow Cooker Beer Sausage Dawgs are slow simmered in the crock pot with beer, sauerkraut and brown sugar to give it a rich and amazing depth of flavor.           Good morning!!!!  Boy, oh boy, am I glad summer is here!!!  Yesterday, we cut into our first watermelon of the season, had our […]