Our favorite Italian Chopped Salad recipe is loaded with ingredients and the star of the meal! Made with fresh romaine lettuce, deli chopped pepperoni, and so many more tasty ingredients! I have been living off of salads lately. Not because of a diet change, more so due to the insane heat that’s hitting our city….
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Quick and Easy Pickle Relish Recipe
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Tyson Foods, Inc. The opinions and text are all mine. #MakeSummerHappen This quick and easy pickle relish recipe comes together in minutes and DOES NOT need to be cooked! Perfect to top off your grilled favorites all season long! Ya’ll. I have dived head…
2 Ingredient Valentine Pizza Snack
This super easy Valentine Pizza Snack is only TWO ingredients and kid approved! It is the perfect way to show some love to your family! I LOVE holidays. I celebrate my family every chance I get. Give me a theme and I go absolutely crazy. Celebrating the day of love is no exception! Give this…
Slow Cooker Stuffing Recipe
Slow Cooker Stuffing. Stir together your ingredients and let this Thanksgiving side dish cook all on its own. A few weeks ago I got a little eager and posted a quick video on my YouTube channel for a slow cooker stuffing. The idea seemed genius. Add all of your typical stuffing ingredients to a slow…
Pumpkin Dog Treats Recipe
These homemade Pumpkin Dog Treats are the perfect fall cookie for your furry friends! Made with pure pumpkin, eggs, peanut butter, and oat flour! Show of hands, who has a furry four legged friend running your household?? We were lucky enough to welcome a small little schnauzer at the beginning of the year and he has easily…
Cilantro Lime Ranch
Have you been to Cafe Rio or Costa Vida? In Utah they are HUGE. Like, every time I go in there is a line out the door. Of course I instantly fell in love with their tex-mex style cuisine and their delicious version of ranch. This cilantro lime ranch is not identical to their recipes…
Dollar Store Summer Photo Booth
Can I just start this post off with a HOLY CRAP?! This project started with one vision and ultimately ended up making a major u-turn and going in a completely different direction. I imagined hundreds of strands of flowing paper flowers perfectly laced through yarn or ribbon. After ten plus hours of paper cutting machines, folding,…
Strawberry Champagne Vinaigrette
Strawberry Champagne Vinaigrette This homemade Strawberry Champagne Vinaigrette will brighten up any salad! Inspired by the Zupas strawberry harvest salad! I have been craving a good salad and this recipe was inspired by one of Zupa’s most popular. This strawberry champagne dressing is sweet, a little tart, and oh-so elegant. How to make Strawberry Vinaigrette:…
The Best Homemade Ranch Salad Dressing
This is the very best homemade ranch salad dressing. Ready in under 10 minutes with easy pantry staple ingredients! I am a serious salad dressing snob. In fact, everyone in my family falls firmly into this category. We all pass on the pre made versions and opt for homemade instead! Why? Because it is soooooo…
Cheesy Stuffed Burgers with Hatch Chile Relish
It’s hatch chile season. I was overjoyed when I heard that Harmons was going to be roasting them outside of their store and selling them by the bushel full! I have about a million recipes I’ve been wanting to try out and these cheesy stuffed burgers with hatch chile relish were at the top of…
Chicken TAcos. Easy Packed Lunch.
Packing lunch should be a easy process. No one wants to get up super early and cook an entire meal that they aren’t even going to eat until later in the day. Most of the recipes we use are premade the night before as dinner, or in this case made earlier in the week and…
Let’s Talk Homemade Lunchables
One of the reasons I decided to work with Mighty Nest was because of the amazing campaigns and projects they do with moms and schools. This year they are focusing on getting your kids into the kitchen to help pack healthy lunches. I love having my little guy help me with lunchtime prep because it…
Ham Fried Rice
Chicken Enchiladas
Are you ready for THE most amazing chicken enchiladas of all time?? Mexican food is like 90% of what we eat at home. I’m always whipping up tacos, burritos, taquitos… But the enchilada was always the one that slipped through the cracks. We’ve tried a few OK versions, but it wasn’t until I stumbled upon…
Honey Oat Bread
I’m digging the homemade bread trend that is taking place in our house. It all started with this perfect sandwich loaf and has slowly crept to the unbelievably yummy honey oat bread you see here. You heard that right. Honey. Oat. Oh my delicious! It’s slightly sweet with a filling amount of quick oats that…
Smore Bar
Toasted marshmallows and melted chocolate smooshed between two crunchy graham crackers. Many of us know this as the classic smore. No camping experience would be complete without making at least one of these sugar packed treats. What if I told you I found a way to make them even better? A few ways actually. All…
Apartment Glamping with World Market
It’s no secret that I dread camping season. I love a good outdoor experience but I am not a no-shower kind of girl. Something about crawling into a sleeping bag after a day of dirt filled crazy is not my cup of tea. However, I do love out door activities, the chance to hang with…
Italian Chicken Pita
Anyone else loving pita’s right now? Ever since I made my pita/flatbread I’ve been wanting to create some great picnic foods to go along with them. We eat outside a lot and plain ol’ chicken salad was getting a little boring. This Italian chicken pita was just what we needed to give us a flavor…
Strawberry Fruit Roll Up Recipe
Strawberry Fruit Roll Up Recipe This easy recipe for Homemade Strawberry Fruit Roll Ups is the perfect healthy treat! Made with fresh fruit and honey makes it the perfect after school snack! I absolutely adore this strawberry fruit roll up recipe, but most important of all… So does my five year old! Making homemade fruit…
Homemade Peanut Butter
Please tell me I’m not the very last person on the planet to realize that you can make your own homemade peanut butter?! When I got my new Blentec blender I knew that there were a few kid inspired foods I wanted to make and this was at the top of my list. I had…
Sunday Snippet- Bubbles
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Sunday Snippet. These are just my way of showing you that I’m a real person with a real family and a life outside of blogging. We’ve been so busy that it has been hard to keep up with this but I’m feeling more and more like I…
The Best Homemade Bread Recipe
The BEST Homemade Bread Recipe The Best Homemade Bread recipe – This recipe makes TWO fluffy loaves of homemade white bread! Tastes so much better than store bought! Those of you that know me will remember that bread is my nemesis. I have always had a hard time finding that perfect loaf until this easy…
Stay COOL this Summer – Free Summer Printable
FREE Summer printables! These fun printables are the perfect way to celebrate the end of school and beginning of summer! Hey all, I’m Vanessa from Our Thrifty Ideas. I will be sharing a bunch of my ideas and free printables with you guys. Starting with today’s printable – Stay COOL this Summer! With the school…
Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette
This post brought to you by Pompeian. All opinions are 100% mine. Did you know it’s National Salad and Vinegar month?! I have always wanted to make my own salad dressings. I have heard it’s the best way to get great flavor but it’s a little intimidating, right? I decided it’s time to nip my…