family friendly recipes and ideas
Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread is a flavorful summer time loaf that's sure to make the whole family very, very happy! Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread will help use up some of those zucchini that will soon be growing like crazy out in the garden. Or if you don't grow a garden then grab some at your local farmers market this weekend and make up a loaf! Fresh zucchini is so good, I … [Read more...]
*this is a sponsored post by Truvia® and the opinions expressed are genuine and my own :) Charred Zucchini, Chevre, and Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette is a robust combinations of flavor that'll impress the whole family! You'll love our Charred Zucchini, Chevre, and Kale Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette- the charred zucchini, toasted pine nuts, and chevre cheese all cozy on a bed of … [Read more...]
This Creamy Italian Tortellini Salad will be a hit at your next BBQ! We recently were invited to our first bbq. I love this time of year where the weather is warmer, the deck furniture is wiped down and set up, and the smell of the grill working its magic is in the air. I always bring the same side salads and desserts every bbq that we go to and those that we host. You know those … [Read more...]
Happy Fit Friday!! YAY… I love to have Nichole from Pure Clean Fitness come to hang out with us on Fridays! A healthy recipe from me and Fitness Tips from Nichole keep us healthy and happy all week long. Nichole's tips on knowing how sick is too sick to workout... Our house got hit this week with the dreaded strep throat....ugh! Before I met my husband and his beautiful two … [Read more...]
Sourdough Banana Zucchini Bread is an unbelievably delicious loaf- the subtle tang of the sourdough starter with banana and zucchini is completely amazing! I never knew how much I would come to love my sour dough starter~ it's so much fun to create with it in my kitchen! Do you want to have a starter of your own but don't know how to get one? King Arthur Flour has a great … [Read more...]
Zoodles with Basil Chicken Alfredo is the tastiest way to prepare zucchini! I just love zucchini noodles and then add alfredo sauce with fresh basil and chicken, well, it's plain heavenly! Those of you that grow gardens know how quickly a little zucchini plant can produce- once it gets going! If you're like me you make just about everything out of zucchini you can think of and … [Read more...]
Y'all are going to LOVE this recipe! It uses up 2 1/2 cups of that zucchini that's starting to grow of control out in the garden AND it tastes AH-mazing! Oh my. Look at those stinking adorable loaf pans from IKEA! You know you love them :) Last week I attended the IKEA blogger catalog launch and got those adorable loaf pans. SO, naturally I ran right home to bake in … [Read more...]
I came up with this recipe a couple of summers ago because no matter how hard I try, I always end up with gigantic zucchini! I prefer zucchini small... probably about 4-5 inches long or so. I seriously check and double check to find them all but somehow I end up missing a few and when I finally find them they've grown to be baseball bat sized! Those giant zucchini are … [Read more...]
Have you heard of the Veggetti? It's a super simple way to make zucchini noodles or shoe string vegetables... it's SO awesome! I can't wait to use this gadget on some of the zucchini from our garden. In this video I'll show you how quick and easy this little guy is to use- you'll love it as much as I do :) Kitchen Tip Series… how to cut an Onion Kitchen Tip … [Read more...]
I have a confession... I hadn't ever made Ratatouille before recently making it in Culinary School! WHAT? I know. It's SO good AND it has pasta in it so, what in the world was I thinking?? I promise you'll absolutely love this recipe! Ratatouille Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 30 mins Total time 50 mins Author: Ruthie Recipe type: Main … [Read more...]
Our zucchini plants bit the dust about a little over a week ago with a hard frost... but, I grabbed the last of them just in time to make this delicious cake. Grams Chocolate Zucchini Cake is simply a must-have every year! Grams Chocolate Zucchini Cake (repost) Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 45 mins Total time 1 hour Author: Ruthie Recipe type: … [Read more...]
Most of you know that I started a Culinary Arts Program at a local university this fall AND about a week ago we had mid-terms... SCARY! Ohhh... K. Just kinda scary. Mid-term's were a little bit of a gamble... we had our names drawn for what we'd need to prepare for each cooking method. Tomato Sauce was my Mother Sauce and I brought some of it home to share with y'all :) This … [Read more...]
