Mealtime Memories
Slow Cooker Zuppa Toscana is filled with sausage, potatoes and kale giving you a taste of Italy with every bite.
I am all about soup in the fall and nothing is better than a quick slow cooker soup. This Zuppa Toscana is bursting with flavor and one that is never just a one bowl meal. Everyone will be asking for more! [Read more…]
Friday Faves: Anniversary Week check out my memories from our wedding day, fun times feeding the missionaries as well as some of my favorite Pinterest finds this week.
We celebrated our anniversary this week, 4 years of marriage. It’s hard for me to believe it’s only been that long, I can’t remember my life without Jason and my kids! I never feel more beautiful, confident or myself than when I am with him. He literally completes me.
I remember our wedding day so well! Jason drove me to the Salt Lake Temple and I remember holding his hand and thinking, this is it! I was so excited and knew that this was the beginning to my happily ever after.
The ceremony was beautiful and the room was full with some of our closest and dearest friends and family. It was truly the perfect day. We rushed to the Devereaux Mansion downtown to celebrate the beginning of our lives together.
This year we celebrated with cinnamon roll french toast for breakfast with the kids. I love including my children in the festivities because they are some the the sweetest things to come from our marriage. Then went out on the town with my lover boy to Settebellos for Napoletana Pizza and gelato. My mouth waters just thinking about it.
We fed the LDS missionaries this week. I absolutely love having them in my home and letting my children see the importance of service and sacrifice. It’s important to me that my children be familiar with the spirit and power that they bring into our home. I especially loved being able to sit back and reflect the sweet memories I have from my own mission. It was such an incredible experience that I wish I was forced to do more often.
This week’s favorite pins:
Ham and Cheese Spinach Puffs are going on my to do list! Can you imagine waking up to these one morning? Yum!
http://www.eatwell101.com/ham-cheese-spinach-puffs-recipe
Twix Thum-print Cookies: If you know me well, you know that Twix are my favorite treat! I will be making these!
http://therecipecritic.com/2014/12/twix-thumbprint-cookies/
Chocolate Apple Pops: Having a Halloween Party? This will be at the top of my list! 
http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a49258/chocolate-apple-pops-recipe/
Pinterest Wins: this week’s menu has some tried an true Pinterest finds that were a major hit!
Have you ever tried a recipe from Pinterest only to make a major FAIL? I can’t tell you how many times that has happened to me! It is always fun to try new recipes but sometimes you have to make a few failures before you find a major WIN.
This week I tried two new Pinterest recipes and both were major winners for my family. When we bit into it, I felt like I was eating five star restaurant quality food! Creamy Tuscan Garlic Chicken is a meal that will be repeated often at your dinner table.
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli changed the way I cook broccoli. I will only cook broccoli in the oven from now on! The flavor was fresh and everyone ate it and loved it! Major win for our healthy family.
As for the dessert, this is one of my seasonal favorites! Pumpkin Crisp is filled with a cookie like crust, pumpkin filling and oatmeal crisp topping. It is great alone or served with whipped or ice cream. Definitely a dessert the entire family will enjoy.
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Menu:
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli
Why do apples get all the fun? This Pumpkin Crisp will change your whole attitude about fall. I love it because it is easy to make and so delicious. Filled with cinnamon, pumpkin, and a delicious oatmeal crisp, it never lasts long at our house.
Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli is the perfect blend of flavors using a different cooking technique to make your favorite veggies.
I love finding new ways to cook vegetables. It always seems like broccoli is served boiled or steamed at our house so when I found a different way to serve it I was thrilled. This Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli is actually baked creating the perfect side dish.
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I think the best part of this recipe is that I tossed the broccoli in the little marinade and threw it in the oven. It was that easy! It came out smelling and tasting so delicious. Everyone ate it, which was huge because sometimes my littles don’t love broccoli.
This is the perfect and easiest side dish for any meal. Plus, if you are like us with endless dieting, you are always looking for a way to switch up the same old greens in your meals.
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