Minestrone Soup with Cheese Ravioli

This hearty, filling Minestrone Soup with Cheese Ravioli is a fun twist on a classic soup. Vegetarian, family friendly and only 30 minutes needed.

This Minestrone Soup with Cheese Ravioli is sure to become a fall favorite. A classic soup with a fun, cheesy twist.  Do you have a favorite soup? I’m always down with a soup that has some kind of carby element. Pasta, rice, potatoes, I’m not picky. So this Minestrone Soup with Cheese Ravioli is obviously

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Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes

These Sloppy Joes put a fun spin on a childhood classic and make weeknight dinner a total breeze.  *Edit: this post was originally shared all the way back in 2011. I have updated the text and photographs to reflect my updated style and voice.  Do any of you have one of those meals, dishes or foods that

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One Pot Cheeseburger Pasta

One Pot Cheeseburger Pasta

One Pot Cheeseburger Pasta will bring you back to childhood with its cheesy tomato sauce and simple assembly. The perfect dinner on a busy weeknight.  With school and fall activities right around the corner I have simple meals on the mind. Our new house is a different school attendance area and we were lucky enough to

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Simple Sausage Ragu over Polenta

For the most part, we are pretty simple people. Frills and fancy need not apply here. I’ve always thought of polenta as fancy and something we wouldn’t like so I’ve never tried it. I also don’t like grits and thought the texture would be very similar. Another mark against polenta.  But this beautiful little space

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Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup

We ran errands today with the car windows down. DOWN. It was 70 degrees outside. We’ve had quite frigid weather the past month or so with a decent amount of snow so it was a total miracle. And it’s supposed to be this nice all week. Do you think winter is maybe, just finally over?

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Pepperoni Sauce

Have you ever done something that you immediately regret? I am usually a pretty cautious person and think things through but lately I’ve been having some blonde moments. I call pregnancy brain. It’s not been anything major but just enough to make me slap my head and think “well that was dumb.” I totally had

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Cucumber Tomato Salad

So, I know I have already shared a couple cucumber salad recipes with you all (here and here) but Noah and I are big cucumber fans and we go through quite a few every week. Because of this, we are always looking for new ways to eat them and this Cucumber Tomato Salad is our current

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One Pot Spaghetti {Crazy Cooking Challenge}

The Crazy Cooking Challenge is upon us again and this time around it’s spaghetti for the making. My heart sank a little when I saw that was the dish to prepare this month. I know a lot of people absolutely love spaghetti but Joel and I just aren’t big fans of red sauce. It’s one of those meals

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Balsamic Chicken Pasta Salad

I kind of have an addiction to pasta salad (well any pasta really if we are being honest here) and this Balsamic Chicken Pasta Salad is one of the best ones I have ever made. I love balsamic vinegar and the combination of it with the bacon, chicken, tomatoes and onion was just amazing. It is really fresh and

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