My family and I love enjoying homemade guacamole together. Luckily, it's so easy to make guacamole! For fresh guacamole, all you need are a few fresh ingredients: avocados, cilantro, a little bit of lime juice, and a dash of salt. That's all you need! The hardest part of making fresh guacamole is waiting for the avocados to ripen! Avocados are usually hard and not yet ripe when I buy them in the store, so I usually purchase them a few days before I plan to make the guacamole. I've been told by friends that if I place the avocados in a paper bag and store it on the top of the fridge Continue reading...

During the school week, one of the simplest and quickest meals that I love to make is easy weeknight chili. The recipe is so simple to make that it's almost not even a recipe. But this recipe sure does make a good bowl of chili! Easy Weeknight Chili Recipe Ingredients (serves 4) To make this super easy chili, all you need is a handful of ingredients: Chili 1 lb ground beef 1 15 oz. can kidney beans 1 16 oz. jar salsa (I either use mild or medium) 1 packet taco seasonings 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves 1 Continue reading...

  I make my kids breakfast bright and early every weekday morning at 6:30 a.m. At that early in the morning, it can be hard for my brain to function enough to figure out what to cook! I often make my daughters grilled cheese sandwiches for breakfast. Recently, I added a new flavor to their grilled cheese sandwiches by adding some pepper jack cheese and fresh basil. We love it. As you may know, I co-host the Craft Frenzy Friday and Motivation Monday parties. I love co-hosting those parties, because it helps me to get to know other bloggers and to enjoy all their great ideas! I Continue reading...

This post contains affiliate links.   My daughters LOVE grilled cheese. I used to make grilled cheese only occasionally until I got my panini press. Now, I make grilled cheese all the time! My daughters can enjoy grilled cheese for breakfast, lunch or dinner! In fact, my daughters and I had a grilled cheese sandwich with a bowl of soup for dinner today! It's easy to make a grilled cheese sandwich with a panini press because it griddles the sandwich on both sides at once, making the process of making a grilled cheese sandwich very quick! I use my panini press so Continue reading...