How to Freeze Blueberries
Learn how to freeze blueberries, the right way, so they don’t get mushy! Plus I’ve included tips on how to thaw frozen blueberries. This method works for strawberries and blackberries too!
My dad has a video of my son eating blueberries hand over fist when he was just 9 months old. He loved them so much, he literally couldn’t stop eating them!
I feel the same way about blueberries, and can’t help but fill my cart when they’re on sale in the peak of blueberry season. The kids can eat as much as they want, but I also make sure to put some up so we can enjoy blueberries long after the season has ended.
My go-to method for preserving blueberries is freezing them, so I want to show you my step-by-step tutorial for how to freeze blueberries!
Easy Italian Pasta Salad (copycat Suddenly Salad)
Quick & easy recipe for the best Italian pasta salad – classic, zesty flavor with homemade Italian dressing! Serve cold with pepperoni, or go no meat!
As a kid, my mom would make pasta salad from a box. She’d add a little bit of this and a little bit of that and in just a few minutes, dinner was done.
I really like that concept, especially when it’s hot outside. In fact, not wanting to heat up the house while cooking dinner is how my Cobb pasta salad recipe came about, as well as my Greek quinoa salad.
Although I don’t cook from a box anymore, sometimes I crave that classic pasta salad flavor that I grew up on – a copycat Suddenly Salad of sorts. And that’s exactly what this Italian pasta salad is!
Homemade Italian Salad Dressing
My zesty homemade Italian dressing recipe is fresh, authentic & a great marinade mix! We think this Italian vinaigrette it’s the best dressing, better than Olive Garden or Hidden Valley any day! Have you ever looked at the Wishbone Italian dressing or Good Seasons Italian dressing mix and wondered what in the world all thoseClick to Continue »
Dark Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
We think these dark chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are the best! Not only are they healthy (no refined sugar!), but they’re made with old fashioned oats and are naturally gluten-free. Do you ever crave a healthy dessert? I do just about every night, and not long ago I wanted to make a healthier version ofClick to Continue »
Sweet and Sour Chicken
This healthy sweet and sour chicken recipe can be made with or without pineapple (your choice!) and an easy homemade sauce instead of bottled! It’s quick and easy – perfect for a weeknight dinner! I love take-out as much as the next gal… there’s minimal cooking, minimal clean-up and almost always enough leftover for theClick to Continue »
7 Chicken Meal Prep Recipes to Cook Once and Eat All Week
Download this FREE 7-day meal plan of healthy chicken meal prep recipes, including a shopping list! Simple ideas for the week to help you get dinner on the table, fast! Do you ever feel like you spend all day in the kitchen? Yeah, me too. Anytime I can use a short cut to get dinnerClick to Continue »
Instant Pot Steamed Vegetables
See how easy it is to make Instant Pot broccoli, or other vegetables like carrots and/or cauliflower. I’ve included tips if you don’t have a steamer basket! I think the perfect dinner might be one where I hit “go” on the Instant Pot, walk away for the day and come back to dinner being done. Doesn’t that soundClick to Continue »
Homemade Sweet and Sour Sauce
Homemade sweet and sour sauce recipe tastes traditional and better than Chinese and McDonald’s! Use pineapple or orange juice, perfect for pork or chicken! I think that with some meals, the dipping sauce makes all the difference. Perfect example – my crunchy quinoa salad is okay by itself. But drizzle Thai peanut sauce on top?!Click to Continue »
How to Freeze Cooked Pasta
Did you know you can freeze cooked pasta? Learn how easy it is to freeze shells, spaghetti & egg noodles – with or without sauce. Great for feeding the baby or a quick dinner for the family! Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just snap our fingers and dinner made itself? That won’t everClick to Continue »
Cobb Pasta Salad
We make this California cobb pasta salad recipe with bacon every week in the summer. It’s easy, healthy & a nice variation from Greek pasta salad! I don’t know about you, but when the temperatures get warm, I’m looking for ways to cook dinner without actually cooking… because it’s just too hot! I usually makeClick to Continue »