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Pumpkin Soup served with Parmesan Crisps

November 5, 2014 by eghassett

This festive fall soup is hearty and warm and puts me in the fall mood!  Serve with an easy side of Parmesan Crisps and warm your soul this evening!  Get the recipe and read more here…

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, Fall Deliciousness, Soup Tagged With: autumn, easy dinner, fall, festive dinner, pumpkin, pumpkin soup, soup

Soft Tacos for Taco Tuesday!

November 4, 2014 by eghassett

So simple, so good!  The avocados and homemade taco seasoning truly make this meal!!  Love these flavors together.  Serve with my homemade spanish rice on the side and my favorite margarita and have yourself a festive taco tuesday!  And don’t forget the kids….make them feel special tonight by making some frozen strawberry limeade.  Click on…

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, Meatless, Mexican Tagged With: avocado, black beans, easy dinner, pinto beans, soft tacos

Bbq Pork Sandwiches

November 1, 2014 by eghassett

This is a super easy crockpot dinner.  I’m looking for a yummy homemade coleslaw to go with, and of course I’ll share it with you when I do! I love making this when life has me busy and I don’t have much time to be in the kitchen.  I often have it when we have…

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Filed Under: Crock pot, Easy dinner, Pork Tagged With: BBq, Bbq pork, bbq sauce, crockpot, easy dinner, pork, shredded pork

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta

October 23, 2014 by eghassett

This pasta has incredible fall flavors and is a surprisingly quick meal.  My whole family loved it!  Read more….

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, Fall Deliciousness, Meatless, Pasta Tagged With: easy dinner, fall meal, gemelli, meatless, pasta, pumpkin, pumpkin pasta, rosemary

Bacon and Avocado Grilled Cheese

October 22, 2014 by eghassett

Bacon and Avocado Grilled Cheese

Bacon and Avocado Grilled Cheese for dinner tonight!  Read more….

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, Gena's Favorites, Sandwiches Tagged With: avocado, bacon, easy dinner, gourmet grilled cheese, grilled cheese

Tuna Boats for dinner tonight! So easy!!

September 10, 2014 by eghassett

This is a super easy dinner!  I just used a very simple tuna salad recipe to keep it quick and easy.  Serving it in a cucumber “boat” makes it fun and adds an appealing crunch. Ingredients: 3 cucumbers, wash and sliced lengthwise 2  large cans white albacore tuna in water 4 T  mayonnaise 4 T …

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, Fish Tagged With: cucumbers, easy dinner, fish, meatless, tuna

Kickin’ this week off with California chicken burgers!

June 17, 2014 by eghassett

California Chicken Burgers

Last night we had one of our favorite and easiest dinners, California chicken burgers with Sweet Potato Fries.  Perfect for summer! Happy Cooking!! ~ Gena

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Filed Under: Chicken, Easy dinner, On the grill Tagged With: avocado, california chicken burgers, easy dinner, grilled chicken, homemade sweet potato fries, on the grill, summer dinner, This week's menu

Lighter Fettucine Alfredo

June 3, 2014 by eghassett

We had this last night and I got another, “Wow, this is great!” from my hubby.  Love that!! I also love sharing with you another easy recipe that will help you get dinner on the table quick tonight! Enjoy! Happy Cooking! ~ Gena

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Filed Under: Italian, Meatless, Pasta Tagged With: easy dinner, fettucine, fettucine alfredo, Italian, meatless, parmesan, pasta, spinach fettucine

Extra Saucy Cheeseburgers with “homemade-ish” baked beans

June 2, 2014 by eghassett

Inspired by our good buddy, Craig B., these extra bar-b-quey burgers have been a summer favorite for years! He smothers them in bbq and seals in the sauce with a slice of cheese.  Melty, saucy goodness! Happy Grillin’!! ~ Gena Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef (we went with 88% lean this time) 2 cups of…

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Filed Under: On the grill Tagged With: bbq sauce, burgers, cheeseburgers, easy dinner, grill time, summer dinner

It’s grill time!!

May 19, 2014 by eghassett

Yahooooo!!  So happy the hot weather is finally here in Colorado!  Last night we fired up the grill and had some bratwurst and homemade sweet potato fries.  Tasted like summer….brats and beer!!  Enjoy!!

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Filed Under: Easy dinner, On the grill Tagged With: baked beans, bratwurst, easy dinner, homemade sweet potato fries, on the grill, sausage, sweet potato fries

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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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