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Shredded Beef Brisket
Sometimes when I meal plan for a week, I like to make it as easy as possible. Which means cooking a large amount of a protein and then divvying it up between several meals. One of my favorites is to roast a beef brisket in my instapot. Whenever I do this I make sure I roast enough protein to be able to use in at least 3 meals. This last week we had a meal with brisket sliced up, roasted sweet potatoes, and fresh spinach and strawberry salad. The next meal I made with the brisket is Loaded Cauliflower Bowls, and the last one was Beef Street Tacos. I had…
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Chicken Fried Quinoa
I’ve been wanting to incorporate quinoa into my diet, but I was afraid because the last time I tried to make something with it the taste was awful. I even soaked the quinoa before I cooked it and it still tasted like bug spray. That was several years ago, and now there are a lot more options when it comes to quinoa. Quite a few of them don’t require presoaking before cooking which is a huge win for me. Tonight I decided to do chicken fried rice, but with quinoa instead, and guess what…it was SO SO yummy. I will say, although I love me some cauliflower rice, I think I…
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Instapot Mongolian Beef
Meal planning this week has pretty much been non-existent. We have so much going on with this being the last week of school, that I don’t know when or where we will be every night around dinnertime. I have my staples like marinara, pasta, meatballs, hashbrowns, eggs etc. So we do have food I can throw together in a pinch. Tonight is the only night we have where I planned instead of whipping something up. This Mongolian Beef was a huge hit tonight. It only took me 10 minutes to assemble, and then another 20 minutes in the instapot to cook. In fact, it took the rice longer to cook…
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Meal Planning Monday
Mac’n’cheese is a favorite for most people; definitely a favorite of my boys. Except they are super picky about the flavors, they usually prefer the fake Kraft mac’n’cheese with the powder. I have tried and failed to create a made from scratch mac’n’cheese that the amigos are willing to eat…until tonight. This instapot broccoli mac’n’cheese recipe totally hit the spot for all of them, even with the broccoli. AND…the best part is it was completely cooked in my instapot all at once, including steaming the broccoli. Instapot Broccoli Mac’n’Cheese 1-16oz box of small pasta (elbow, shell, bowtie…your choice) 3Tbsp butter 4 1/2 cups water 1/3 cup dehydrated onion 1lb fresh…
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Mother’s Day Gifts
Every mom loves feeling appreciated, especially on Mother’s Day; but trying to decide on what to get mom can be difficult. There is always the easy, predictable route of flowers, chocolates or chocolate covered fruit and a card. Or…you can maybe be a little creative this Mother’s Day. I absolutely love taking baths. It gives me an opportunity to decompress and not be bothered by kiddos for a while. Bath bombs and bubble bath are definitely a favorite. Bath bombs have become so popular that they can be found at Target, Walmart, Walgreens etc. But if you want to make the mom in your life to feel special, Lush has an…
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Meal Planning Monday
When I meal plan each week, I like to have some quick dinner options, especially for days full of chaos and activities. A few family favorites are cheese tortellini with marinara sauce and Teriyaki Pineapple Chicken Meatballs that are found at Costco. Both are no-thinking foods that I don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen for. Another thing I love to do is roast veggies for a side dish. Roasted carrots are the ultimate favorite, but roasted asparagus comes in a close second. When you roast vegetables in only some olive oil it brings out their natural flavors. So when carrots are roasted, they get super sweet and when asparagus…
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Instapot Taco Chicken Soup
Instapot for the win again tonight. Everyone loved this Taco Chicken Soup. Super easy and quick recipe, as well as a cheap meal. Also, this recipe fits into the Macros diet. The consistency was in between a soup and a chili so this would be perfect over a baked potato, russet or sweet. Serving size is approximately 1.4 cups when converted from grams.
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Meal Planning Monday
Mondays are my meal planning and prep days. I know…it’s somewhat unusual. Most people like to plan, shop and prep on the weekends. I find planning and prepping during the week, while the older amigos are at school, is not only easier but gives me time to be more creative with the meals I choose. With Bean and Keegs approaching teen years, their appetites have increased significantly in the last year. I’ve had to get rather creative with meals and snacks to keep them appeased and well fed. Someday soon I will have 4 boys who are teenagers and older and I suspect that I will feel like I am…
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Instapot Honey Sesame Chicken and Rice Bowl
Another instapot recipe win for our family. I even substituted cauliflower rice for the jasmine rice. The chicken was moist and flavorful and the sauce was a nice consistency. Keegs said he thought it was spicy, but the rest of us completely disagreed. In all, I only spent 35 minutes preparing and cooking; and any recipe that is yummy and quick/easy to prepare is a win in my book. This meal will definitely be added to our monthly rotation. Also, I didn’t realize I didn’t have enough soy sauce, so I did equal parts soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Couldn’t taste the Worcestershire sauce at all. It tasted like…
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Hawaiian Kalua Pork-Instapot
I.AM.LOVING…my instapot!!!!!! Best appliance ever! My mom even showed me how to hard boil eggs in it yesterday. Tonight I made this recipe and it was a huge hit with all 4 boys…well the 3 amigos and Mr. Man. Mr. Man kept saying the pork smelled like bacon…can’t go wrong with bacon smell. The only 2 changes I made with the recipe was that I had to cook the pork roast for 65 minutes for it to be fork tender and I added 2 cloves of garlic minced to the marinade. It even tasted amazing with cauliflower rice.
