This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your shopping convenience. If you make a purchase, this site earns a small commission. Thanks! This school year is a busy one for my family. My daughters have joined the high school's marching band. The band is a lot of fun for them, but it's also a big time commitment. They spend lots of hours with the band, and when they get home, they are hungry! I made this this easy to prepare, comforting baked spaghetti and meatballs dish for them one night after band, and it was a hit. This, dish, which can be made in less than an hour, features savory Continue reading...

Disclosure: I received compensation from Bayer Consumer Health, makers of MiraLAX® to write this post. MiraLAX® is a laxative used to treat occasional constipation. All opinions are entirely my own. #EaseTheDay #CollectiveBias Summer is my favorite time of year. The warm weather gives me lot of time to spend outside in the sunshine! I also get extra treasured time with my family. But summer can wreak havoc on our schedule/routine. It affects what and when we eat. We grab food on the run and have more ice cream and “fun” food -- like tacos and burgers on the boardwalk. My family’s loose Continue reading...

My family and I have been looking to eat more vegetarian meals. My husband and I are trying to lose weight, and we all are striving to eat healthier in general. That means we have been substituting things like beans and peanuts for animal protein like chicken and beef. We cheat a little on the weekends, but during the week, I have been trying to serve at  least a few vegetarian dinners. My kids and I really like Mexican food, so I made a quick bean salsa one recent week night. The salsa can be served in a tortilla, as a side dish, or as part of a main dish green salad. Ingredients Continue reading...

Happy Monday! Welcome to the Taste Creations monthly recipe link up! The first Monday of every month my blogging friends and I get together to share recipes along a certain theme. Now that spring is here, we are basing our recipes on fresh spring asparagus! When the weather warms up, my family and I like to spend more time outside. So I'm always looking for quick and healthy meals to make for my family. My sheet pan roasted asparagus and shrimp sheet pan dinner fits the bill! I cook the meal on a foil-lined sheet pan, so there's little cleanup required. In all, the meal only takes about 15 Continue reading...