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Crock Pot Minestrone Soup
With the abundance of fresh tomatoes, zucchini, and basil we have been enjoying this summer (thanks to my super gardener father), this recipe was a no brainer. Made with ease in your slow cooker, this nutrition packed one pot meal is sure to please. My kids all had seconds and my son even listed minestrone soup as his favorite food on the poster he made for his first day of school. Ingredients: 32 oz vegetable broth 16 oz dried mixed beans 6 carrots (peeled and diced small) 1 onion (diced small) 2 cloves garlic (I just drop the whole cloves in without mincing) 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning 2 medium zucchini…
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Back to School Coloring Pages
Coloring is a wonderful activity to help your kids relax, have fun, and be creative while developing fine motor coordination and focus. I usually like to have some coloring pages printed out and ready for my kids to work on in the mornings after breakfast. It gives their busy minds and bodies something to do for 30 minutes to sometimes an hour, giving me the opportunity to clean up from breakfast and… maybe even have another cup of coffee. This is a set I just made for my kids who are excited to start school soon. I kept it simple with some fun words. My kids enjoyed filling the windows…
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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
This is a lunchtime favorite for my kids. I grew up on Campbell’s chicken noodle soup but this is a thousand times better plus it is not so salty and is made with ease in the slow cooker requiring very few ingredients. The only work is having to chop all your fresh vegetables but they will taste so good. I also like to chop the carrots into pumpkin shapes for fall and hearts for special days or sometimes just because. Ingredients: 1 whole raw chicken (skin, bones and all… just don’t forget to take out the bag of giblets) 32 oz container of chicken broth 2 pounds carrots (cut into…
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Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
A delicious, healthy, and easy breakfast to start your family’s day and all it requires is less than five minutes of prep work the night before. Ingredients: 1 cups steel cut oats (we get ours in a huge bag from Costco) 2 cups whole milk 2 cups apple cider 3 apples diced 1/4 cup brown sugar (you can use less if you don’t like it as sweet) 2 tsp ground cinnamon a splash of vanilla (I also buy the huge bottle from Costco as I bake a lot) a pinch of salt Do yourself a favor and buy slow cooker liners for this as the oatmeal really sticks to your…
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The Best Egg Rolls EVER
If you like egg rolls or cha gio, you are going to love these! Authentic Vietnamese and waaaaay better than any from a restaurant. This recipe is from my mom. The only adjustment I made was I doubled the quantity of shrimp… because shrimp comes in two pound bags… and what am I going to do with the other one pound of defrosted shrimp? This is not an everyday simple recipe at our house but something more time consuming and special to make for parties and other celebratory occasions. Somehow my husband and I always find ourselves up until 2am frying egg rolls before all our kids’ birthdays. Ingredients: 2…
