Spaghetti is always a hot dinner item at our house.  Our kids are huge fans of the stuff whether I make it from scratch using my homemade sauce recipe or their dad makes it with the sauce from a jar.  Pair it with a salad […]

There are several recipes in my repertoire that have been gifted to me by friends.  This amazingly simple and delicious pumpkin bread recipe is one of them. Long ago, when my boys were little, we were part of a playgroup through the mom’s group at […]

My daughter is ticked that I’m sharing this recipe.  I’m not even gonna lie.  She totally looked at me with her jaw dropped and her eyes bugged out and said, “But MOM!  I thought this was your special recipe and you would just give it […]

Plus 4 Weeks of Sample Menus! Let’s just be real honest, OK?  I am a planner.  I like making lists and checking things off of said lists.  It makes me happy; what can I say? When I go on vacation, I make lists of what […]

It’s true.  I absolutely love a good slow-cooker meal for crazy busy school nights.  If there is something I can throw in the crockpot that is tasty, easy, and good for my family…sign me up. Thankfully, this Sausage & Peppers for the Slow Cooker ticks […]

I don’t know about you, but having the oven running in the heat of the day during the summer is not my favorite.  Make ahead meals are totally the way to go!  A little prior planning lets you cook in the morning and stay cool […]

Seriously.  If I have to hear/answer the question “What’s for supper?” one more time this summer… I’m gonna scream!  Unfortunately, it’s only June 4th.  Which means I foresee a lot more answering that question AND screaming in my future.  How about you? Today’s recipe for […]

You all know by now that my main love language is, in fact, food.  Right? Then you can probably imagine how happy it makes me to share the following good things with you! Sharing my Love of Meal Trains I realized the other day that […]

Portions and Leftovers Here’s a fun new game we can play here in AWG-Land!!  It’s called “Family Kitchen Questions” and in it, you can ask me anything you’d like about cooking, planning, shopping, and generally running the kitchen, family style.  Sound good to you?  I […]

For as long as I remember, my mom has made this exact fruit salad.  It’s as much a part of my childhood and growing up as birthday cake and Santa Claus.  That is to say, I can’t imagine my life without it! Every Christmas Eve […]