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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 MAKE A BUDGET

Learn how to make a budget that is customized just for you, and prioritizes the things that matter most. Money management is something I’m naturally good at.  I have a knack for it, and I even somewhat enjoy it…at least when there’s enough money to work with.  But even when money is tight, that’s a […]

WEEKLY SAVINGS PLAN | Part 2

With this weekly savings plan, learn to categorize and track your savings for financial success! This post is all about tracking your weekly savings plan. If you don’t already know what exactly should be in your weekly savings plan, you most likely missed part 1 of this post! You don’t want to miss it, because […]

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 […]

BEST CAR TOYS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

The best car toys for preschoolers are the ones that keep them engaged and busy. Here are our kid tested and parent approved favorites!! We take several road trips per year in our family. We also spend a good amount of time running around town. The kids are in the car a lot! Although they […]