Recipes
Part of family life is found in the food! So we need recipes, right?
As we all know, a happy family is a fed family. I love to keep track of food that meets our family “stamp of approval.” Some, like our traditional birthday cake, chicken tikka masala and eggs Benedict, have become main staples for traditions. There are easy-peasy go-tos like apricot chicken, our delicious burrata appetizer, and the quickest flatbread.
So many recipes that make kids’ eyes light up.
And of course, there are plenty recipes for cookies. Because what is a life without cookies? It’s one of my favorite hobbies to collect recipes for those.
You’ll find categories for our favorite breakfasts, sides, salads, entrees, soups and of course, desserts.
Enjoy!
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Mediterranean Bowls: An Easy, Healthy Crowd Pleaser
When the kids came home for Memorial Day I put each kid in charge of a meal. When it was Max and Abby’s turn…
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Greek Chicken Wraps with Spicy Garlic Sauce
Greek chicken wraps are Lucy’s favorite meal, hands-down. Which is awesome because they’re pretty healthy, easy to make, and awesome for leftovers. Lucy was…
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The dodo – How to make the quickest, easiest copycat sandwiches
If you haven’t been to The Dodo restaurant and you live near Salt Lake City, I’m telling you, it’s a must. It’s nostalgic for…
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Super Easy Asian lettuce wraps for a crowd
As promised I’m here to share the recipe for how to make super easy Asian lettuce wraps for a crowd. We made these when…
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the best fancy sandwich recipe for bridal/baby showers
I’m always on the look-out for good ideas to whip up fancy food. I mean, sometimes you just want to offer something that’s not…
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mini empanadas and a teeny, tiny pie
Lucy has a love/hate relationship with her cooking class at school. She LOVES to learn how to cook. I mean, she wants to be…
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A Japanese curry recipe from two of my big bearded brothers
Ok, so they’re really my little brothers if you want to get technical, but they’re taller than me, and bearded, so there you go.…
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the best kale salad plus Greek chicken skewers
I tried this salad from Lillie Eats and Tells last week and it was mouthwateringly good (I love all her recipes). We paired it…
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quick weeknight macro-friendly chicken tacos
Easy Chicken Tacos (…and actually, tostadas too, because you can do either one). I don’t do macros any more, but I am still always…
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my new favorite: butter chicken
It is the last day of school here in the desert. I’m trying to sort out my feelings about this one. My baby is…
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lentil tacos
For anyone who has been reading this blog for a while, you know we take food very seriously at our family reunions. My sisters…
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The Easiest Apricot Chicken Recipe (Our Sunday Dinner Staple)
This recipe for Apricot Chicken is one my mom introduced me to eons ago. And quite honestly, we make on repeat the vast majority…
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chicken & vegetable tostadas
Happy Valentine’s Day! As a little Valentine’s gift…for blog readers as well as to my future self who is going to be looking for…
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zoodles and cauliflower cream sauce
My sister-in-law, who is a macro coach extraordinaire (who I’ve talked about before, and you can find her HERE), introduced me to this macro-friendly…
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roasted chicken and veggies
We are trying to bump up our food repertoire over here with some new recipes. I wanted to share this one for roasted chicken…
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parmesan chicken
Sundays are my favorite dinner days because we cook together, my girls and I. Claire is always in charge of the flatbread these days…
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quick veggie curry
I’m so grateful for heat. I know we are total wimps coming from the desert, but man alive, this wet kind of cold…
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butter chicken with naan
My brother is a great cook. He can whip up home-made bread or home-made sausage for that matter. Among my favorites of his specialties…
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Grace’s delicious pizza {another guest post}
This is Grace. One of my jobs for spring break (which we are in the middle of right now) is to write about how…
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pesto chicken pizza
Although I haven’t been able to convince my children of the joys of hummus (back HERE), I have won them over quite whole-heartedly to…
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slow cooker coconut chicken curry
There isn’t a recipe on earth that doesn’t make my mouth water when it has the words “coconut” and “curry” in the same line.…
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chicken tamale bake
My sister Saydi (who is an awesome cook) gave me this recipe when I was in dire straits for some ideas for dinner years…
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quick pizza
I know pizza is not the healthiest food item in the book. I know it’s far from it. But sometimes it is pretty delicious.…
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baked tilapia on a Monday night
We are not a fish family. Maybe because the only fish I ever tried growing up were fresh-caught trout straight from Bear Lake that…
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grilled pesto chicken
This grilled pesto chicken is one of the easiest dinners ever—and somehow still tastes gourmet. With just a few ingredients, it’s become a go-to…
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roasted-vegetable panzanella
My sister Saydi made this for us at Bear Lake a couple years ago and I fell in love with it. I like that…
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Natalie’s marinade {that I use for Shish Kabobs}
Why do I feel so healthy when I make shish Kabobs. (And really, how in the world do you spell that word anyway?) Something…
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honey-lime enchiladas
These honey-lime enchiladas have become a staple at our house. They are one of those recipes that makes everyone’s eyes light up when I…
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two quinoa recipes
I started the gluten-free thing this week. On Monday I thought I just may shrivel up and die. Although this plan has been a…
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Chicken Tikka Masala
This recipe for chicken tikka masala is another recipe from my sister-in-law Julie. Being an Indian food fan, I was head-over-heels in love when…
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easy-peasy grilled pork tenderloin
I’m doing “recipe Thursday” on Wednesday this week cause I’m all messed up on my days. And it’s someone’s birthday tomorrow. Really, who wants…
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quick weeknight Asian turkey lettuce wraps
My friend Claudia gave this recipe to me a long time ago and it’s one of those ones marred with smudges and splatters from…
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spinach manicotti
I got this recipe from one of my best friends in Virginia back when we each had a couple babies to juggle and big…
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whole wheat pizza crust
We have pizza every Friday night. It’s been a tradition for as long as I can remember in our family. Usually Dave brings some…
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fish tacos and fresh salsa
When the school year started I got serious about cooking. And even more serious when I created my new “pride and joy” (back here).…
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