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STOVE TOP CHICKEN BREAST

This stove top chicken breast recipe is tender and delicious in a thick, rich gravy. It’s the pot roast of the chicken world!

My very favorite chicken recipe - it's the best!

This, my friends, is comfort food right here. This stove top chicken breast recipe is something my mom has made for as long as I can remember. Yes – I’m giving you the goods ladies & gents. The family recipe. And you’ll thank me! This chicken breast dish is SO good it is known to my family as “Morgan’s Favorite Chicken”. In fact, I had a rough time coming up with a name for this post, because that’s the only thing we call it!

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STORE BOUGHT CAKE MAKEOVER

Learn how to easily makeover a standard store bought cake into an expensive bakery cake!

Spruced up store bought cake

It took me no time at all to transform this store bought cake into something that I received many compliments on at my daughter’s 1st birthday party.

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How to Make NO RECIPE LASAGNA

No recipe lasagna is SO simple to throw together. Plus you get leftovers, so it is at least 2 meals in one! Make a second one to freeze while you’re at it, and you’ve accomplished at least 4 meals in less than an hour.

No recipe lasagna makes it easy to put a lasagna together

Instead of a lasagna recipe, why not just add a few basic lasagna ingredients to your shopping list and wing it? I’ll show you how! My lasagnas ALWAYS come out better when I do it this way. [Read more…]

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SWEETENED RICOTTA + BERRIES RECIPE

Sweetened ricotta cheese with berries is one of my very favorite breakfasts. Read on to see how I make it (in under 2 minutes)! This is the perfect way to use up some leftover ricotta cheese.

Sweetened ricotta and berries recipe from The Cheeky Homemaker

I tend to be the type of person who won’t spend much time on weekday breakfast – especially for myself. My sweetened ricotta with berries feels like a decadent treat, but it is easier to make than a bagel with cream cheese! [Read more…]

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SNEAKY BURGERS WITH HIDDEN VEGGIES

In these sneaky burgers with hidden veggies I pack in a whole bunch of healthy goodness. They taste so good my husband doesn’t even know they’re full of vegetables!!

Sneaky cheeseburgers with hidden veggies home cooking

There’s no doubt about it – kids are expert vegetable detectives. They can’t find a shoe sitting right in front of them, but give them a meal with a few itsy bitsy diced onions, and somehow they’re Sherlock Holmes! This burger recipe hides the veggies SO well your kids will never find them. They’ll blissfully go about eating their meal, never knowing that they are building strong, healthy bodies and immune systems.  [Read more…]

HOW TO DECORATE AN EASTER BASKET

In this post I’m sharing how to decorate an Easter basket. Basically we’re going to spruce up a store bought basket to turn it into a beautiful Easter basket to reuse year after year. Easter is a beautiful time of year. The beginning of Spring, the weather warming, and all the fun festivities that this […]

HOW TO FEEL LESS BUSY

How to feel less busy, even when you’re not. Sometimes our schedules simply get away from us. No matter what great intentions we had when we laid out our plans, often the reality of those plans is not as we expected. We’re so darn busy all the time!! Although we often can’t actually BE less […]

DIY Flower Pens | How To Make Them

These DIY flower pens are SO easy to make and look so pretty on display in a simple vase or mason jar to make a flower pen bouquet. They will keep you smiling whether you’re writing a love note or doing your (dreaded) taxes! My daughter absolutely adores fancy pens. I have to admit – […]

POOL SAFETY TIPS

Follow these pool safety tips to keep you and your guests safe by the pool this summer! I’ll even help you keep people from peeing in your pool! The swimming pool is a place of gathering and a source of fun. The kids get SO excited to swim. Adults enjoy lounging and letting the little […]