Recipes and crafts for each seasonal holiday
Making apple butter using the Instant Pot is super easy. 4 Basic ingredients plus your spices and in less than an hour you have the most delicious spicy, fall smelling apple butter. Super easy from scratch apple butter is an old-fashioned favorite when apples are fresh from your local farmers market. This is a fun…
The whole family will love the best pumpkin chili with turkey sausage recipe. When the weather starts to change, the leaves start to turn, and you are heading to a high school football game, chili is one of the first foods that comes to mind. As we get excited for the cooler weather and the…
Easy Spicy Frito Corn Salad with Cheese is a simply delicious fresh side dish that you and your guest will not be able to stop eating. A dump-and-mix and mix recipe perfect for picnics, barbecues, potlucks, and family parties but can be made year-round. When corn is in season you can make the recipe by…
Going on a beach vacation with your family is a tradition for many families that go back for years. Beach vacations are so much fun. A great teaching environment for our kids. A relaxing time away from everyday life. If you are the mom of the family or the dad that does all the prepping…
Easy Instant Pot Shredded Barbecue Chicken is one of the first things I tried cooking when I purchased my Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker. This is the easiest chicken dinner that I make on a regular basis. It is a family favorite, easy to make for an unplanned dinner as the supplies are always on…
A simple Garden pasta salad is a classic American tradition throughout the summer months for picnics, barbecues, potlucks, and summer graduation parties. One of the simplest side dishes you can make for any of your summer activities. Pasta salad is quick and easy to put together loaded with garden or farmer market vegetables, and can…
Simple Ranch Seasoned Movie Pretzels with Popcorn Oil are salty, crunchy and addictive. If you are having a fun family movie night after a long week or a little after school snack, your family will dig into a big bowl of movie-theater, popcorn and ranch seasoned pretzels. Quick & Easy to toss together. Seasoned with…
Heading off to college can be so exciting, new office supplies, new fall outfits, and meeting up with new & old friends. However, it can be stressful when thinking about all the things that need to be done and purchased for the new school year. All the details about moving in, getting time to shop when you have…
Make an easy Italian pasta salad side dish for any picnic or potluck, it is fast and simple to make ahead. A classic summer dish that is perfect for backyard barbecues at all your summer family parties. Make it your own with different kinds of pasta or vegetables. Leave out the meat for a vegetarian…
How to make a simple classic potato salad in the Instant Pot. A classic family favorite side dish made simple by using your Instant Pot. Traditional for all the summer picnic holidays. An old fashioned summer barbecue classic that will disappear as fast as you set it out. Easy to make the morning before with…
Green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup topped with french fried onions is a favorite in most American homes. Not just for a holiday dinner, this creamy casserole has become a regular side dish at picnics, barbecues, and 4th of July family gatherings. Super simple to mix together, even made and assembled the night…
Making 8 minute Instant Pot baby potatoes with butter & parsley has been a favorite at the family table for years. Popular in the 50s and 60s, now you can make a fork tender fully parsley potato hands off in the instant pot. It is one of the simplest potato recipes, quick & easy…