Cottage Cheese Pancake Recipe I love to treat my family to pancakes, but typical carb filled pancakes do not settle well with me and I end up hungry soon after. I had resorted to only taking a bite or two until I found these Cottage Cheese pancakes. These are higher in protein, fill me quickly and keep me full! If you don't really like cottage cheese, it's ok! My kids had no idea these were not the regular pancakes I usually serve them. Ethan … [Read more...]

Zucchini Potato Bake Recipe Our zucchini plants are in over production mode and we are bringing in 2-3 large ones a day. On my hunt for new and different ways to serve them to my family I ran across this recipe on Allrecipes.com. With a few little tweaks for family preferences and ingredients on hand we had a fabulously yummy dinner! Print 4.9 from 7 reviews Zucchini Potato Bake Recipe This is an easily customizable recipe … [Read more...]

Zucchini Banana Muffins Recipe   This year we planted zucchini for the first time. We finally started harvesting and the plants are producing in overdrive. I decided to go on a hunt for a recipe that would incorporate both my over abundance of zucchini and the over ripe bananas on my counter. The family was a bit leery about banana muffins with zucchini in them, but one bite and they were hooked! They are super moist and great for … [Read more...]

Hellmann’s®/Best Foods® 100 Year Anniversary | Creamy Onion Dip Recipe This post brought to you by LunchBox for Hellmann’s. All opinions are 100% my own. Your favorite mayonnaise is turning 100! Hellmann’s and Best Foods mayonnaise isn’t just for sandwiches - did you know it can also be used to moisten chocolate cake and to add juiciness to a burger?! Mario Batali has teamed up with Hellmann's to create delicious summer recipes. Everything … [Read more...]

Homemade Onion Soup Mix Recipe I have been on the hunt for a good homemade Onion Soup Mix Recipe. Fortunately I hit pay dirt my first try. I used this in a recipe tonight and the family was positive I had used Liptons. Print 5.0 from 3 reviews Homemade Onion Soup Mix Recipe Serves: 4 Ingredients 2½ tablespoons dried minced onion 4 cubes beef bouillon, crumbled (I used vegetable bouilon) 1 teaspoon onion … [Read more...]

Homemade Foaming Hand Wash Soap Directions If your house is anything like mine, your kids drain your foaming hand soap in less than two weeks time. I made the switch to foaming hand wash several months back as a means to encourage the children to wash after using the bathroom. They find the foaming wash “fun” to use and therefore actually use it. Unfortunately, the cost of a good natural wash/soap is not cheap. The children emptied another … [Read more...]