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
Category: Meal-Prep
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
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
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
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