Kitchen Tips & Ideas · Meal-Prep

Berry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

We have been on a major salad kick lately. Since we are making a conscious effort to eat more salad and more fruit, I decided to combine the two to make a delicious fruit salad on a bed of chopped lettuce and use up the rest of that bottle of store bought Poppy Seed dressing… Continue reading Berry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Meal-Prep · Quick & Easy Meals · Soup

French Onion Soup

French Onion Soup is super easy to make and such a simple soup that it's perfect to add to your regular menu rotation list. Quick and easy enough for a back-up meal on a busy night, or add it to your weekly meal prep. It's rich and flavorful with caramelized onions, wine (optional) and beef… Continue reading French Onion Soup

Freezer cooking · Meal-Prep · Quick & Easy Meals

Baked Turkey Meatballs with Mushroom Cream Sauce

Some meals are perfect for cooking extra to do a little meal-prep for the freezer. This is one of those! I figured it doesn't take any extra time to mix up a larger batch of meat mixture, and only a few extra minutes to make the additional meatballs. This recipe will make enough for one… Continue reading Baked Turkey Meatballs with Mushroom Cream Sauce

Freezer cooking · Meal-Prep · Sandwiches & Such

Homemade Runza Recipe

A runza is the signature sandwich of Runza, a fast food restaurant mainly in Nebraska with a few additional franchises in Iowa, Kansas and Colorado. This simple sandwich has German-Russian roots, brought to America by German-Russian immigrants. It was a pretty big deal when it came to our city. I've since learned that it's also known… Continue reading Homemade Runza Recipe

Meal-Prep · Slow Cooking

Easy Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes

Did you know you can "bake" potatoes in a slow cooker? It makes preparing dinner so much easier! Technically, they aren't "baked", but the potatoes are moist and flavorful, and every bit as good as oven-baked potatoes. They also have kind of a roasted flavor. This works for all kinds of potatoes and you don't… Continue reading Easy Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes