Shrimp Feta and Tomato Bake – a healthy shrimp recipe

baked shrimp feta tomatoes

Easy Shrimp, Feta, and Tomato Bake – a healthy shrimp recipe This meal is a perfect example of my cooking philosophy: it doesn’t take a huge investment of time or money to create an incredible meal.  This healthy shrimp recipe feels like a splurge, but remains budget-friendly by using a few well chosen ingredients. Feta [...]

Pasta with Pumpkin Sage Cream Sauce

bowtie pasta with pumpkin sage cream sauce from Our Family eats 15 minute fall meal

I’ve got to tell you, it’s going to be hard for me to top the perfection of this meal.  With no description at all I knew I was going to love it from the name alone – Pasta with Pumpkin Sage Cream Sauce.  Wow, does that have my name written all over it.  To make [...]

Cheesy Hamburger Skillet

Cheesy Hamburger Skillet — This should really be titled “my new favorite meal”.  It’s pure comfort food for the whole family.  We all know that mix you can buy at the grocery store that just requires you to add a pound of ground beef.  Everything’s included in the box, including loads preservatives, artificial flavors, and [...]

Lemony Pasta with Chicken

Ok, so summer is here.  Last weekend I was wearing a fleece jacket on our bike ride.  This weekend I nearly had a heat stroke.  I don’t think our air conditioner has turned off since Friday.  The last thing I felt like doing was spending my afternoon in the kitchen prepping a big meal, let [...]

Linguine with Clam Sauce

When you’re looking for a quick, frugal weeknight meal seafood may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but this recipe may change that.  I admit that I was skeptical about this one.  I’m a seafood lover at heart, and have enjoyed clam sauce countless times in restaurants.  But I’ve never cooked with [...]

Sausage Pasta Toss

The meal this week is a simple one, and one of my favorite ways to use some great seasonal ingredients.  And the kale and white beans give it a healthy punch.  I love kale for its earthy taste and hearty texture, but if you have an aversion to kale you could substitute spinach.  I often [...]

Sesame Noodles

I knew I was going to love this dinner since the first time I saw the recipe.  But like lots of other recipes, it went onto the master list (yes, I do have a master list, it’s even categorized) and then somehow was forgotten.   Luckily I recently came across it again on another blog [...]

Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce

I make a lot of dinners around here.  And repeats don’t happen much, at least not on a regular basis.  There are just way too many interesting recipes and foods out there for me to justify eating the same meal over and over.  But every once in a while I fall head over heels for [...]