Welcome to Meal Plan Monday! Every Monday I share recipes from some of my favorite bloggers for delicious and easy weeknight meals! Italian Sausage and Artichoke Pasta My family and I love pasta with garlic! This Italian Sausage and Artichoke Pasta recipe by The Bitter Side of Sweet also adds in Italian sausage and artichoke hearts, to make garlicky pasta even better. This recipe only uses one clove of garlic -- for my family, I'll add at least three more cloves of garlic and maybe some butter, too! French Fry Bar Every now and then I like to stretch the rules a bit and serve a fun Continue reading...

Now that the temperatures are dropping, it's the perfect season to make homemade soups. For an easy dinner last week, I broke out my Crock-Pot  / slow cooker and made a delicious pot of homemade vegetable soup -- filled with healthy beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and onion. To the delight of my kids, I served the soup with pepper jack and cheddar grilled cheese sandwiches. To make the soup, all I had to do was fill my slow cooker with pre-made vegetable stock, beans and my diced or sliced vegetables, onion and garlic. I set my slow cooker on high and allowed my soup to cook for two Continue reading...

Welcome to Meal Plan Monday! Every Monday I share recipes from some of my favorite bloggers for delicious and easy weeknight meals! Thanksgiving is this week, so for one of my recipes this week, I included a simple Thanksgiving Dinner for Two (in case you aren't having a big get-together) by Honey and Birch. Easy Sheet Pan Sausage Dinner I think the combination of sausage and roasted vegetables in this Easy Sheet Pan Sausage Dinner by Written Reality looks fabulous! The recipe also looks incredibly simple to put together, a big plus! Easy Fish Tacos with Creamy Lime Continue reading...

Welcome to Meal Plan Monday! Every Monday I share recipes from some of my favorite bloggers for delicious and easy weeknight meals! One-Pot Cheesy Pasta and Sausage This dish is by me, but I had to throw this in! I made this one-pot cheesy pasta and sausage dish  a few weeks ago for my family, and they loved it! My kids want me to make this again. This dish is rich and hearty and is easy to make! One-Skillet Chicken Pot Pie I've never made a chicken pot pie before, but I think I could make this One-Skillet Chicken Pot Pie recipe by Live Simply. You use a pre-made pie crust for Continue reading...

I co-host the Craft Frenzy Friday linky party every week, so I thought that for today's Meal Plan Monday, it would make sense to choose this week's dinner recipes from some of the fabulous recipes linked up with the linky party! Creamy Tomato Basil Bisque Soup My kids love tomato soup, especially when its paired with grilled cheese. This Creamy Tomato Basil Bisque Soup by Analida's Ethnic Spoon looks simple enough to make, so I thinking of serving this soup one night this week with a salad and grilled cheese. YUM! Easy Korean Chicken My daughters share a Korean heritage Continue reading...

I love food -- but am not good at coming up with my own recipes! That's where my favorite bloggers come in. I put in some reading time with their blogs, and at the same time, I find 5 nights worth of fantastic recipes for weeknight dinners! Check out what I found this week: Lighter Broccoli Beef My family and I love Asian cuisine, so I know that they will adore this recipe for Broccoli Beef by Kristin of Iowa Girl Eats! A plus is that stir fries are quick and easy to put together, so they are a great dish for a weeknight meal. Shrimp Scampi I don't serve shrimp Continue reading...