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One Pot Veggie Pasta

April 25, 2019 by eghassett

One Pot Veggie Pasta

Hi everybody!! Long time no see!  Just made this last night and decided it needs to be re-shared…it’s the easiest and most delicious dinner ever. On that note, if you need ideas for more simple, quick dinners click on the “Easy Dinners” category in the word cloud to the bottom right of my blog (if…

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, Meatless, Pasta Tagged With: easy dinner, mushrooms, one pot meals, peas, zucchini

Lasagna Cups

April 5, 2016 by eghassett

Lasagna Cups

Lasagna Cups This is possibly the easiest, yummiest dinner I’ve ever made! I just love lasagna and am always trying to re-create those flavors.  I’ve made Lasagna Soup, Shortcut Lasagna and Spinach Lasagna Rolls, each bringing it’s own unique tastes to the table.  But, this may be my new favorite!  Lasagna Cups are not only every bit…

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, Italian, Meatless Tagged With: easy dinner, lasagna, muffin tin meal

White Chili Stuffed Potatoes

February 4, 2016 by eghassett

White Chili Stuffed Potatoes

White Chili Stuffed Potatoes are the second meal in this week’s Piggy Back Meals. This recipe simply takes last night’s Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili leftovers and makes another scrumptious meal, possibly even better than the actual chili.  All you need to do is bake some potatoes, sprinkle a little cheddar inside and fill with…

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Filed Under: Chicken, Easy dinner, Piggy Back Meals Tagged With: chili leftover idea, easy dinner, stuffed potato

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

February 3, 2016 by eghassett

Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili

When I think of chili, I think of my dad’s classic recipe that I have loved my whole life.  It is very traditional, consisting of ground beef, tomatoes, beans and spices.  It is simple and perfect! I wanted to re-create my dad’s simple goodness in a white chicken chili.  So, I added plenty of beans for…

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Filed Under: Chicken, Crock pot, Easy dinner, Piggy Back Meals, Soup, Winter Warmers Tagged With: easy chili, easy dinner, white chili

BBQ Chicken Quesadillas

December 24, 2015 by eghassett

Bbq Chicken Quesadillas

It is a wonderful feeling to begin the day knowing dinner is planned and not much prep will lead me to a flavorful, healthy meal that my whole family will love.  That is my intent when I plan my Mini-Weekly Menus…two meals that piggy-back off each other, making your efforts for the first meal contribute to…

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Slow Cooker Shredded Bbq Chicken Sandwich

December 17, 2015 by eghassett

Slow Cooker Shredded Bbq Chicken Sandwich

Do you ever feel like you JUST made dinner? And now it’s already the next night and you have to think of ANOTHER great idea? I absolutely love being in my kitchen and cooking but sometimes I run out of ideas.  (Which happens to be why I started this blog!….I want to help others, as well…

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Filed Under: Chicken, Crock pot, Easy dinner Tagged With: chicken sandwich, easy dinner, piggyback meals, slow cooker chicken

Pulled Pork Tacos with Avocado Cream Sauce

June 17, 2015 by eghassett

Pulled Pork Tacos with Avocado Cream Sauce

These authentic tacos start with slow cooked pork, get topped with sweet and spicy slaw and finish with a drizzle of avocado cream sauce. The pork gets slow-cooked the night before as part of our Mini-Weekly Menu for Pulled Pork Sandys with Bbq Sauce and Homemade Slaw.  The coleslaw gets made ahead for last night’s meal as well, leaving…

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, Pork, Summer!, Taco Tuesday Tagged With: crock pot, crock pot pork, pork tacos, Taco Tuesday

Pulled Pork Sandy with Bbq and Homemade Slaw

June 16, 2015 by eghassett

pulled pork sandy with bbq and slaw

  I have fallen in love with homemade cole slaw!  And the texture combination of cool slaw alongside tangy Bbq sauce and hot pulled pork in this sandwich is divine. This sandwich is super easy and better yet will provide most of what’s needed for tomorrow night’s Pork Tacos.  Pork cooked slow in the crock…

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, Pork, Sandwiches, sauces and sides, Summer! Tagged With: crock pot pork, easy dinner, homemade coleslaw, pork sandwich, slaw with bbq

Warm Pineapple Chicken Quesadillas

June 2, 2015 by eghassett

Warm Pineapple Chicken Quesadillas

Have you ever had grilled pineapple?  So yummy!!  If you have time to grill some pineapple for this recipe it would be even better! However, this recipe is designed for a quick mid-week meal to piggyback last night’s Simple Lemon Chicken.  I am working to create smaller weekly menus that combine your efforts, resulting in…

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Filed Under: Caribbean, Chicken, Easy dinner, Spring Goodness, Taco Tuesday Tagged With: chicken quesadillas, easy dinner, mexican, pineapple and chicken, quesadillas

Simple Lemon Chicken

June 1, 2015 by eghassett

Simple Lemon Chicken

This recipe brings back wonderful memories of my oldest brother, Blake.  Blake is a wonderful big brother who has taught and inspired me my whole life.  He is one of those people who is good at everything, including cooking!  He taught me this recipe years ago and it is still one of the easiest, yummiest things…

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Filed Under: Chicken, Easy dinner, Italian, Spring Goodness Tagged With: angel hair, easy dinner, lemons and chicken, parmesan

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Hi, I’m Gena!

I love snow, kids and pure maple syrup!

More importantly, I am the happy mom of three, with a busy weekday schedule. I believe in balance, good ingredients and fun! I spend a lot of time planning our weekly menus and want to share my efforts with you!

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