I will admit it…I am a sucker for Italian food. Because I have a great spaghetti sauce recipe, I just had to modify a fabulous recipe for Italian meatballs that I got from the Mom of one of my old college friends. I wanted to make it a little more whole food-based. I also wanted to replace the bread crumbs that are typically in a meatball recipe and make…
Who doesn’t love sloppy joes? They make a perfect casual meal or can be a great simple meal for family gatherings, or when you have a group get-together. But most recipes for sloppy joes really can feed a family…or small army! My mom used to make them for casual dinners as well as for when we had family and friends come together for laid-back events. Of course, back…
Cooking real food does NOT need to mean that you should spend hours in the kitchen. And this chicken cacciatore for the slow cooker is proof of that! I am on a mission to show singles that they don’t have to live on takeout food and frozen dinners! You can have healthy, yummy, and delicious meals without having to be a gourmet chef and spending tons of time…
I was really craving Sloppy Joes today and so decided to make some….whole food style! My family always loved making Sloppy Joes when we would get together on the weekend. They are pretty simple to make and taste amazing. And it’s easy to pair them with some chips or homemade potato salad for an easy meal. And when getting the whole family together, easy is always a good…
Last night I wanted to fix something from south of the border. But at the same time, I wanted to try something different. So the filling for these black bean and ground beef tacos was perfect…and different than just a ground beef taco filling. Adding the beans also added some great fiber as well as stretching the meal a bit! The result was absolutely fabulous! These black bean…
I don’t know about you, but I love lasagna! Of course, I’ve been putting off creating a real food classic lasagna recipe, because often lasagna can be a bit labor-intensive. And since this site is about living simply, I try to include recipes that are simple and that require little prep time. But I was craving some good lasagna and so I decided to give in and just…
This summer has been a very busy one for me. And yet I want to make sure that I’m eating real, whole foods and not relying on fast or convenience foods. So grilling out packet meals like this Greek chicken packet meal has become my “go-to” meal idea for the summer. And I love how easy it is to throw this together and grill it up. I don’t…
I fondly remember making foil packet meals when I went camping as a child, so I am excited to share this chicken and veggies foil packet meal recipe with you! Ah, the temperatures are really starting to heat up now that it’s June here in sunny South Carolina! We’re already seeing days with temperatures in the 90’s! Of course, that means that I really don’t want to turn…