dinner in 30 minutes · Uncategorized

5 Reasons to Ditch Takeout Pizza for Homemade

Are there other pizza lovers out there? I thought so!! Recently while chatting with my mom on the phone she asked me if I’d noticed that pizza restaurants don’t really put much sauce or cheese on the pizzas anymore. I had to tell her that I truly had no idea because “I cannot even remember the last time I had a pizza from one of the delivery type pizza places.” “You’re kidding???!!!!” she asked in disbelief. I was serious . We might order pizza once a year out somewhere, but I choose to make it at home instead.

Why would I do that when it’s so easy to order a $10 pizza out? Lots of reasons!

  1. It’s cheaper!
  2. It tastes better!
  3. I can control the ingredients.
  4. It is fun to make it at home!
  5. It’s faster! (Let me tell you how/why! Keep reading)
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dinner in 30 minutes · Seafood · Uncategorized

Fried Catfish Dinner

When I was visiting my mom recently, we made a trip to Kroger to purchase fresh catfish – her favorite fish to cook. I don’t order fried food out, but when I visit her, I indulge in her delicious catfish meal because it’s SO good!!

While she was cooking it, I asked if I could take pictures of the process for my blog. She sweetly obliged.

It’s very simple, and also super quick. At one point she remarked how easy it is to have dinner ready in thirty minutes. That’s a great reason to cook at home!

Here are her simple steps for a delicious Catfish dinner –

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Family life · Meal planning · Uncategorized

Easy Ways to Create Memorable Family Meals

This is part of the series, Maytag, Messes and Meals. You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her podcast.

I have a love for anything to do with the kitchen.  I love to cook and bake.  I love to try new recipes.  However, I know not everyone is that way. It’s a struggle to:

  • Cook a meal that everyone will eat.  
  • To find the time to prepare.
  • To clean up the mess afterwards.
  • To get inspired to invite people over.
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Dinner · Food Prep · Meal planning

What Are You Having for Supper?

“What’s for supper?” may be the most popular question in a home! Everyone wants to know what’s coming! As the cook, we can feel overwhelmed by the constant need to come up with the next meal, but can I encourage you that there are easy steps to meal prep that will simplify each day?

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Chicken · Dinner

Skillet-Roasted Chicken & Potatoes

I love watching good cooks make delicious food! It inspires me to get in the kitchen! One day I saw Ina Garten share a simple recipe on Instagram. It was Skillet-Roasted Chicken and Potatoes. It’s all done in a cast iron skillet, so there’s minimal clean-up. The roasted chicken takes on a delicious flavor from a couple simple ingredients. I couldn’t wait to try this, so I put it on my menu for that next week, and it was fabulous and simple!

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