10 Meatless Meals Kids Love

There’s a good chance that if you’re observing Lent and have kids, Friday dinners are a rotation of pizza, macaroni and cheese, and fish sticks. At the end of a long week, it’s hard to come up with something everyone will eat – so I’ve rounded up ten meatless meals my kids are always happy to see on the table.

These meals are real kid-pleasers! And they’re parent-pleasers too.

From one-pan or pot meals, to easy make-ahead casseroles, you’ll find something here your family will love that you won’t dread making on a Friday night.

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15 Vegan Dinner Ideas

Today is Ash Wednesday, and the official kick off for my annual Lenten dinner series. It is my 10th year sharing meatless meals on Lenten Fridays and, my, have we come a long way.

When I started this series a decade ago, we were not good at eating meatless. Friday dinners consisted mainly of spaghetti with jarred sauce or pizza. I decided that I needed to get out of that rut, and turned it into a yearly blog project. These days, meatless meals are no problem – they’re regularly in rotation even when it’s not Lent.

Meatless Fridays are supposed to be a sacrifice, and I realized as I was planning this year’s series that in many ways, they wouldn’t be for us. I decided to take things one step further this year and make all of our Friday recipes vegan. While the extra restriction is surely not necessary for Lent, I wanted to be sure our Friday meals were something that required planning – like they were when I started this series.

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17 Soup Recipes Perfect for Chilly Days

It’s no secret I’ve been on a soup kick recently. I’ve been making at least one pot a week, if not more. One of my favorite things about this warm-up meal is that it comes in so many different varieties.

From vegan options, to a soup version of your favorite burger; from soups that come together quickly to ones that simmer all day in the slow cooker, you’re bound to find something on this list to tickle your fancy!

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12 Cookies Perfect for Christmas

‘Tis the season to bake those cookies!

Baking up lots of cookies is one of my favorite part of the Christmas season. If you’re looking for something new to add to your baking list this year, I’ve rounded up a dozen of my favorite cookies here.

Whether you’re looking for a great cookie to leave out for Santa or something new for your cookie tray, you’ll find something perfect here!

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12 Easy Dinners Perfect for Back-to-School

Back-to-school is busy! Whether you’re going in person or virtually, I’m sure that as soon as you hit that first day of school, your calendar suddenly looks a lot more full.

Often, that makes getting dinner on the table harder. Easy becomes the name of the game.

If you’re looking for some new, easy dinners for back-to-school, I’ve rounded up a dozen of my favorites!

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Big Burger Roundup

Summer screams burger season to me. I love trying different variations – I have 29 on the blog, in fact! Today, I’m rounding them all up in one spot for easy browsing.

Whether you’re in the mood for something classic or something adventurous, a chicken burger or a veggie burger, this list will have something to make your mouth water!

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18 Small Batch Treats Perfect for Celebrations During Social Distancing

Celebrations these days are looking a bit different, aren’t they? Facetime play dates and Zoom birthday parties are the new, temporary norm as we all do our part and stay home.

But one of the things that makes celebrations so fun – the treats! – can be a challenge while social distancing. Making a cake for each virtual celebration can be a drag if you don’t have enough people to share it with – but so can skipping the cake completely.

In this case, small-batch desserts are an awesome answer.

I’ve rounded up eighteen awesome small batch dessert recipes for you today – perfect options for making for your next celebration during social distancing special without burying you in leftovers!

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12 More Meatless Meals for Lent

Today is Ash Wednesday – the beginning of Lent – and the return of my annual Lenten dinner series!

12 More Meatless Meals for Lent

As Catholics, we abstain from meat each Friday during the Lenten season, and the Lenten Dinner series was born out of desire to make our meatless Friday more creative.

To kick things off, I’m highlighting 12 meatless meals that I’ve shared on the blog in the last year that would be perfect options for Lenten Fridays!

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7 Soups for National Soup Swap Day #SoupSwapDay

Happy National #SoupSwapDay! Sharing soup with friends in the doldrums of winter is pretty much my favorite. I mean, what better mood booster is there than a great bowl of soup on a snowy day?

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Today, I’ve teamed up with some of my blogger buddies to bring you seven new soups perfect for a soup swap!

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December Recipe Round-up {Holiday Foods}

December Recipe Round Up | Holiday Food & Recipes

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

Christmas is such a jolly time for us – getting together with friends and family, reflecting on the blessings of the year, and – of course – stuffing ourselves silly with food.

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