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One Pot Cheesy Taco Spaghetti

One Pot Cheesy Taco Spaghetti Recipe

One Pot Cheesy Taco Spaghetti Recipe

Let me tell you a story.  Once upon a time, there was a very beautiful woman named….hmm….ohhhh….Amanda.  And Amanda and her Prince Charming lived in a charming home with their four adorable children.  Everyday, Amanda would go to the freezer to pull something out to thaw for dinner and think of all of the magical meals she would prepare with love for her family.  When evening came, she would chop, saute and create the most amazing feasts.  Prince Charming would come in and say, “Looks good, babe” and make himself a plate.  Amanda would beam with pride. Child A would come in and say, “Thanks for dinner” and Amanda would be happy.  Child B would run into the kitchen and say, “Thanks.  I’ll just have this” and put one part of the feast on his plate.  But Amanda would still smile.  Child C would bounce in and say, “Ewww.  That looks disgusting.  I don’t like anything that doesn’t come out of a box.”  Amanda would cringe.  And finally Child D would pop in and say “Can I just make Ramen noodles?  Why don’t you ever make something we like?”  And Amanda would be frustrated.

One Pot Cheesy Taco Spaghetti Recipe

The next night, Amanda thought she would make her life easier and make something plain, gross and out of a box.  Prince Charming walked in and winced, but said “Looks good babe” and made himself a plate.  Child A said, “Thanks for dinner”.  Child B said, “Hmmm.  Maybe I’ll just have a PB and J.”  Child C said “YESSS!” Then took a bite and said “Never mind, I don’t like this.”  And Child D said, “I don’t like it this way.  I’m just going to have Ramen noodles.”  And Amanda gave up and vowed that she would from that day forward, only make things that she liked for dinner ever again because if people were going to complain, then she would at least be happy.   And she did.  And she never heard the sounds of complaining again over her favorite dinners.

One Pot Cheesy Taco Spaghetti Recipe

Ok, so I made that story up.  Well, sort of.  Moms!  Please tell me I’m not alone in the dinner time blues!  Luckily, I have a few recipes that I know I can whip up that I love and I know that all four kids will gobble up and even ask for seconds on.  Those my friends are called keepers.  And this one pot cheesy taco spaghetti recipe is a keeper!  (Bonus is that is super simple to clean up!)

One Pot Cheesy Taco Spaghetti Recipe
One Pot Cheesy Taco Spaghetti Recipe
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This one pot cheesy taco spaghetti recipe will quickly turn into a keeper. Easy to clean, easy to make and everyone eats makes it a total mom-win!
One Pot Cheesy Taco Spaghetti Recipe
One Pot Cheesy Taco Spaghetti Recipe
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This one pot cheesy taco spaghetti recipe will quickly turn into a keeper. Easy to clean, easy to make and everyone eats makes it a total mom-win!
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat.
  2. Add ground beef and cook, crumbling the beef as it cooks.
    2. Add ground beef and cook, crumbling the beef as it cooks.
  3. Stir in taco seasoning.
  4. Add the Rotel, tomato paste, spaghetti and 3 cups water.
  5. Bring to a boil and cook until pasta is cooked through.
  6. Remove from heat and top with cheeses. Cover until the cheeses have melted.
  7. Garnish with tomato and cilantro.
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Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze

Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze Recipe

Summer to me is filled with pools, sunshine, and lots and lots of strawberries.  We love them in our house.  That means strawberry ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and most definitely strawberry pound cake!  In fact, this strawberry pound cake recipe is loaded with strawberries.  And not just that, but it’s topped with even more strawberries!

This is the only strawberry pound cake recipe you will ever need.  I promise.

Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze Recipe

One of the secrets to this pound cake is the Greek yogurt.

Confession.  I hate yogurt.  I never eat it.  And even worse, I think I’ve had it twice in my whole life.  (To my defense, one of those times was earlier this year when I tried it again.  I want to like it.  I tried to like it.  I did not like it.)

BUT.  We always have yogurt on hand, because I love to use it in baking.  It is a great for making your cakes come out super moist and perfect for replacing some of the butters and fats with.  You know.  To make your cake healthy. Ish.

Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze Recipe

And speaking of healthy-ish…do you see all of the strawberries in this pound cake?  I don’t know about you, but that HAS to count as a serving of fruit.  Ok.  Maybe not quite.

Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze Recipe

What about since we added Greek yogurt to make it healthy-ish that no one would notice if you added chocolate chips?  Ok that was just a plain lie.

  1. I need to give up the dream that cakes were healthy.  Fruit or no fruit.  Greek yogurt or no Greek yogurt.
    And…most importantly….
  2. You would most certainly notice chocolate chips because it would be AMAZING.  And I highly recommend it.

Oh, and last thing before the recipe!  This pound cake is good for the freezer too!  If you have a ton of strawberries this summer season, whip up the cake and toss in the freezer.  To keep our cakes the best in the freezer, I wrap first in parchment paper, then in a layer of plastic wrap and then I toss it in a Ziploc or use our food saver.  When we are ready, just defrost.  However, I would leave the glaze off until you are ready to serve.

Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze
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This strawberry pound cake recipe tastes just like summer. Loaded with fresh strawberries and topped with even more strawberries, this strawberry pound cake will soon be a family favorite.
Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze
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This strawberry pound cake recipe tastes just like summer. Loaded with fresh strawberries and topped with even more strawberries, this strawberry pound cake will soon be a family favorite.
Ingredients
Strawberry Pound Cake
Strawberry Glaze
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray.
  3. In a bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
    Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze Recipe
  4. In a second bowl, mix the wet ingredients: Greek yogurt, eggs, vanilla extract and oil.
  5. Add the sugar to the wet ingredients and mix well.
    Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze Recipe
  6. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir until combined.
  7. Fold in the diced strawberries to your batter.
  8. Pour the batter into the loaf pan.
    Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze Recipe
  9. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until the center comes out clean with a toothpick.
  10. Once baked, remove from oven to cool.
  11. Combine the smashed strawberries and powdered sugar to form a glaze.
    Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze Recipe
  12. Pour over the cooled pound cake.
    Strawberry Pound Cake With Fresh Strawberry Glaze Recipe
  13. Allow to set before serving.
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DIY Honey Slime

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

DIY Honey Slime

Our house for the past year or so has been a slime factory.  Our 9 year old has even started her own YouTube channel for slime.  I’ve learned that glue, glitter and well, slime, is inevitably going to cover our kitchen.  When in Rome you know?  So now, I have joined the slime making crew.  Don’t tell anyone, but I actually like to make it.  (I still don’t like to clean it though!)  My favorite part of creating slime is coming up with new and creative ideas to inspire our slime.

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

This honey slime recipe is one of my favorites actually.  It looks like real honey!  Well, except that it has sequins and glitter and cute bumble bees on it.

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

Do you want the honey slime recipe?  Luckily, we are sharing it!  Because seriously, this slime is too cute not to share with everyone! (PS…Do you love slime?  Hope so, because we have lots of new slime recipes that we will be posting soon.  Thanks spring break!)

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

What You Will Need For The DIY Honey Slime Recipe:

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

 

In a plastic container, pour 1 cup of hot water and stir in ⅓ tsp of Borax.  

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

In a second plastic container, mix ¼ cup water and pour an entire bottle of glue.  Mix together gently.

Add in your mix ins!  Add the glitter to your glue mixture.

If you want to add some food coloring to get the perfect honey color, add it in now.  I like the gel food coloring. It only takes a tiny bit. I literally stick a knife in and whatever sticks is what I add.  A little will go a long way! I used a golden yellow and a brown.Pour in some gold sequins.   I think the sequins resemble a bit of a honey comb shape!

Once the glue mixture is the color you want, add your bees.  

Pour the container of the glue mixture into the water and borax solution.  

Let it sit for 30 seconds.  You will see it instantly start to glob up. I use this time to rinse out my first container.

Reach in and pull out the slime mixture and put it back into your empty container.  It will be sticky right now – that’s ok.

Knead it for a few minutes.

If you need to firm it up, just add a touch of the remaining borax and water mixture.  

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

Store in an airtight container.  

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

Isn’t this so pretty?  Perfect for parties, for an activity to go with a bee unit for a classroom or just because you have a slime aficionado.

DIY Honey Slime Recipe

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Spring Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad

Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad

One of our kids is obsessed with cottage cheese.  Cottage cheese and fruit.  Cottage cheese and pretzels.  Some days he even puts cheese on his cottage cheese.  I can make a big dinner that I’m insanely proud of myself for and without a doubt, he will say “Can I just have cottage cheese instead?”  So awhile back, I was looking for some cottage cheese mixes that he hasn’t tried yet.  That’s when I found Fluff Salad.

Spring Orange Fluff Salad

Now, not only is he obsessed with cottage cheese, but he’s obsessed with Fluff Salad as well.  It’s the perfect mix of cottage cheese, tons of fruit and whip cream.  Oh and marshmallows.  Because who doesn’t love mini marshmallows?

This recipe is perfect for taking to pitch-ins, picnics, reunions, or events.  People like it.  (A lot.)  And it makes a lot.  A lot. A lot.  (Trust me when I say get a big bowl!)

Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad

Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad
Spring Orange Fluff Salad
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Spring Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad is the perfect mix of cottage cheese, tons of fruit and whip cream. Oh and marshmallows. Because who doesn't love mini marshmallows?
Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad
Spring Orange Fluff Salad
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Spring Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad is the perfect mix of cottage cheese, tons of fruit and whip cream. Oh and marshmallows. Because who doesn't love mini marshmallows?
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. In a really large bowl (trust me, you want a large one!) mix the cottage cheese and the pack of Jell-o.
    Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad
  2. Fold in the Cool Whip. You will want to make sure that it is frozen or semi-thawed. If you let it fully thaw, then it won’t set up correctly.
  3. Add your oranges and pineapple. Gently mix. You want to be careful with the oranges!
  4. Last thing to add - the marshmallows. Mix one last time!
  5. Transfer your fluff from the bowl to a large baking dish. Smooth out the top and cover. Put in the refrigerator and chill for 4+ hours.
    Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad
  6. This is perfect for taking to picnics or pitch ins! Nothing goes better with cottage cheese than fruit….except for fruit, whip cream and marshmallows. :)
    Orange Marshmallow Fluff Salad
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Monkey Bread Recipe

Monkey Bread RecipeMonkey Bread Recipe
Sunday mornings in our house are for a few things.  Sleeping in (well, for us!), church, and football.  I usually make my meal plan for the week and do some laundry, but really, Sunday is our day to just chill.  The last thing that I want to be doing is cooking up a storm…dirtying up 100 million dishes (ok, maybe that is a slight exaggeration) or making something super fancy that the kids are going to take one look at and say ‘Um, thanks but no thanks.’
Enter: Monkey Bread.  Mmmm.  A favorite in our house.  Made every great once in a while because, well, it is addicting – you can’t just have one bite.  And I’m not sure, but pretty positive that it’s not the healthiest thing out there.
This monkey bread recipe is so good!  And super easy.  And it will make your kid’s (or husband’s) day.  And everyone (even the pickiest ones) eat it up.   Which trust me….is a rare occurrence!  When I manage to find something easy to make that everyone will eat….I hold on to it!  Those recipes are like unicorns – heard of, but rarely seen. :)
Monkey Bread Recipe - Our familie's favorite breakfast treat! :)
Monkey Bread Recipe - Our Family's favorite treat! :)
Monkey Bread Recipe - Our family's favorite breakfast treat :)
Monkey Bread Recipe - Our family's favorite treat!
Monkey Bread Recipe - Our family's favorite breakfast treat!
Monkey Bread Recipe - Our family's favorite breakfast treat!
Seriously, this monkey bread recipe makes hands down, the best monkey bread …. ever!  Isn’t it pretty?  Well, I guarantee you that it only sat whole like this for about 30 seconds before hands were in it, pulling it apart.  And probably about 10 minutes until it was gone!  Ooey and gooey, this monkey bread recipe is one of my family’s favorite and I’m sure it will become your family’s favorite too!
If you make this monkey bread recipe, share it with us on Instagram or Facebook!  I would love to see and hear about how your family likes it!  Do you have a family favorite recipe?
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Monkey Bread Recipe

Monkey Bread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 cans (16.3 oz) of Pillsbury Grands Homestyle biscuits
  • 1 c. firmly packed brown sugar
  • 3/4 c. butter or margarine, melted

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350. Cut each biscuit into fourths.
  2. In a plastic bag combine the cinnamon and the sugar.
  3. Add a cup of brown sugar to the melted butter. Set aside.
  4. Add your cut up biscuits to the bag. Shake to coat.
  5. Toss in a lightly greased bundt pan.
  6. Repeat until all biscuits are in pan. Looks good already huh?
  7. Remember that brown sugar butter mixture? Pour it all over the biscuits.
  8. Bake at 350 for 28-32 minutes.
  9. I cook mine for a few extra minutes. Let cool about 5 minutes in the pan.
  10. Flip over onto a plate.
  11. Enjoy!
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Monkey Bread Recipe
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