Category: Weekend Recipes
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Upgrade Your Sloppy Joes with a Healthier Sloppy Joe Recipe
My Homemade Fancy Version – Fancy Joes. A healthy sloppy Joe recipe that is a slightly fancier, healthier version of the classic sloppy Joes. I even use a can of Manwich! Have you ever been to a picnic or party and been served “Greazy Joes?” Ground beef sloppy Joes from…
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Delicious Chicken Enchiladas with Black Beans
These easy cheesy chicken enchiladas are a family hit, inspired by the author’s father-in-law. Packed with chicken, black beans, and veggies, they’re customizable and baked for cheesy goodness. After making them on vacation, they’ve been dubbed “Syd’s Favorite Enchiladas.” Everyone loves them, and they hold special memories too!
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Transform Sour Grapes into a Sweet Treat
Got sour grapes? Transform sour grapes into a sweet treat! Roast them! They are amazing and versatile. Serve them alone, on a charcuterie board, over ice cream, or over sweet potatoes for a tasty dessert under 300 calories! Inspiration for Roasted Grapes over Sweet Potatoes About a year and a…
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Winning Fall Festival Grilled Peach Pie Recipe
I’m so excited to share my Fall Festival Grilled Peach Pie recipe! It won First Place and a Judges Choice ribbon at this year’s Fall Festival! Early September I was going to a family dinner and knew they were trying a Mediterranean diet. I couldn’t show up empty-handed. I looked…
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Lemon Shrimp with Horseradish-Mustard Sauce – Low-Cal & Tasty Recipe
I’ve had some requests for healthy recipes. Right now I’m in the middle of a free trial of Noom, (not an affiliate link) and I’ve found some recipes that I love. I adapted this Lemon Shrimp with Horseradish-Mustard Sauce from a Noom recipe. It’s tasty, low-cal, low fat, and easy,…
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Instant Pot Chicken Wings
Best Instant Pot Chicken Wings Ever, from your Instant Pot to your oven or grill & onto your table in under an hour! This Instant Pot Chicken Wings post was originally posted in July 2020 as Best Chicken Wings Ever. Updated with reformatted recipes in 2023. Keep scrolling for my…
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Healthier Apple Oatmeal Bars Recipe
What’s your favorite grab-and-go breakfast? Have you ever tried baked oatmeal? It’s sort of dense, very soft, and very filling. The healthier apple oatmeal bars are made with oats and some add-ins like fruits and nuts. They make a great grab-and-go breakfast. I prefer to serve my oatmeal bars warm…
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Easy Microwave Little Red Potatoes Recipe
AKA LRPs – Microwave Little Red Potatoes! Uncle Steve’s LRPs (Microwave Little Red Potatoes – with garlic, butter, and chives!) … a quick and easy side dish recipe that won’t disappoint! Just a few ingredients and a few minutes in the microwave for a tasty side dish!
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Pumpkin Spiced Pie
Red Ribbon Figgy Blueberry Pumpkin Spiced Pie! This year I entered TWO pies in the Fall Festival Pie Contest! The first was a Fig & Blueberry Pumpkin Spiced Pie inspired by the book series “Pie-Jinks” by Selina J. Eckart, and the other was a unique chocolate “countertop pie.” Since the…
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Soup Season
Three Signs It’s Time to Make Soup! – The Leaves are Changing Colors, The Days are Shorter, & It’s NEW FALL TV SEASON! You know it’s soup season when… 1. The Leaves are Changing2. The Days are Shorter3. New Fall TV Season!!! New Fall TV SHOWS based on some of…