My friend, Rachel, called me the other day asking me for pulled pork recipes. I told her I only had a few but would search the web for more. As a result, I rounded up 21+ delicious pulled pork recipes and decided to share them with you as well. I was pleasantly surprised to find over 21 awesome…
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Fall-Apart-Tender Pulled Pork
My husband, Cam, is always making very flavorful and tender smoked meat for our family. I’m so excited to share one of his amazing smoked-meat recipes with you. I call it ‘Fall-Apart-Tender Pulled Pork’. It is very delicious. The meat is infused with amazing flavor from the smoking and seasoning process. It is very tender and…
How to Make Breadsticks out of Frozen Bread Dough
My mom has been making these breadsticks since before I can remember. They were always a favorite among my family (five siblings and parents). We thoroughly enjoyed them with her best lasagna recipe or spaghetti, or anything really. I remember helping make these many times as a little girl. If you have kids, it’s a…
Roasted Zucchini Recipe
I love fresh veggies that can be seasoned, prepped, and cooked easily for dinner or snacking. Zucchini is one of those veggies. Slicing it up and tossing it in herbs, some olive oil, and then sprinkling parmesan over it makes a delicious and vitamin-rich side or snack! This is one of my favorite zucchini recipes….
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
This is an amazing recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup. Not only is it an easy meal to prepare (10 or so minutes), it is so tasty, versatile, and healthy. Because families have varying spice tolerance, I’ve included instructions for the Mild, Medium, and Hot versions. All you do is throw the ingredients in…
How to Make Grape Jelly out of Grape Juice
My mom grows concord grapes in her backyard. Growing up we would juice them together each year. She would then make a few dozen batches of delicious grape jelly from her homemade grape juice (post here). This is my favorite jelly! It is so flavorful, sweet, and delicious! It is easy and quick to make, especially considering the…
21 Delicious and Quick Canned Chicken Recipes
I was organizing my canned food the other day and found that I have A LOT of canned chicken. I realized that I need to make more meals with it—especially since it is a convenient and inexpensive way to add protein to a meal. I get a lot of my canned chicken at grocery stores but it’s also…
The BEST Freezable Rolls Recipe
There are few things I enjoy eating more than bread: specifically fresh, homemade rolls still hot from the oven. I have been making bread since I was 9 years old, when my Dad bribed me to take over the bread-making job by paying me a dollar for each loaf I made (might as well pay…
Taiwanese-Inspired Dipping Sauce
When I lived in Taiwan and taught English, I had some really amazing dipping sauce and none have ever compared since… until I found this recipe. You can basically dip anything in it and it is delicious. From pot stickers to wontons, dumplings to lettuce wraps and more. You can also pour it over rice and/or…
Fun and Creative Ways to Make Lunch Boxes More Exciting
Packing lunches is a great way to save money and ensure your kids are eating healthy. That said, it can get monotonous for kids and parents if the same things go into the lunch box each day. I like to do something creative now and again to keep my son excited about eating his meals. I…
Organic Lunchbox Solutions
O Organics is an affordable lunch-friendly brand that has made lunch box ideas and recipes easy, quick, and healthy. Like these delicious Organic Apple Fries and Cinnamon Dipping Sauce Or these amazing DIY Strawberry Lemonade Fruit Leather snacks I can’t wait to try this delicious Chicken Salad Wrap I bet your kids would love the…
Pear Avocado Salad
Today I am being featured over on Blendtec.com for my favorite salad ever—my pear avocado salad. It’s so good that I actually get cravings for it. It has a genius mixture of flavors that range from tangy to sweet to salty, and it is full of textures: smooth, crispy, crunchy, and juicy. I highly recommend…
Crowd-Pleasing Potato Salad
For over 30 years my grandma and grandpa have been bringing this totally-amazing-potato-salad to most family events and parties. We all LOVE it. Usually we eat the large batch she always makes, but if on a rare occasion there are any left-overs, they are soon divvied up and taken home. All crowds love my grandma’s potato…
Travel-Friendly Baby, Toddler, & Kid Snacks
We’ve been on a few roadtrips and vacations this summer with two kids. We are planning on going on at least three more. I have found that having snacks packed and ready to go in an easy-to-consume manner has made traveling much easier. Below you find a list of travel-friendly baby, toddler, and kid snacks….
Tomatillo Chicken Enchilada Recipe
For the most part I make meals that require fresh ingredients and more prep work, but on occasion I need a quick throw-together yet delicious meal. So this is an out-of-the-can type of meal that can be prepared and thrown in the oven in about 7 minutes. If you have more time you can add…
Instantly Marinated Hamburgers
These burgers are amazing!! There’s no need to flavor them before or during the cooking process. They’re instantly marinated beforehand by blending lots of wonderful flavors together and then mixing the marinade puree in with the ground beef for a gourmet patty. Making these burgers for family and friends is always a huge hit. I was…
High Protein Mango Raspberry Parfait
Ripe luscious and sweet mangos paired with juicy and lightly tart raspberries make an AMAZING combination of flavor. If you’ve never tried these two fruits together, you are missing out. It’s best to cut them up and stir them together. Let them soak in each other’s flavors for a bit and you’ll be wowed. Just…
How to Make Homemade Ranch Dressing or Dip
When I started cooking and especially when I worked in fine dinning restaurants I found that things taste better (for the most part) when made from scratch. Fine dinning chefs (the good ones) make even staple products like ranch from scratch. Sometimes it can be a bit intimidating for me to make a food from…
Chicken Fiesta Nachos Recipe
Hey Live Like You Are Rich readers! Kristin from Ro*Tel here. I am excited to be writing for Anita today! Let me tell you a little about myself… I live in the Windy City, a.k.a. Chicago, with my Bichon Frise, Joey. When you live in a city full of hustle and bustle, you can never…
Skinny Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe
If you have never tasted the combination of mustard, scrambled eggs, and bread grilled to perfection, you are missing out. This is an easy and delicious low calorie sandwich. What makes it even better is that it only takes a few minutes to make, has 175 calories with 12 grams of protein, and is really…
Hawaiian Haystacks Recipe Ready in 15 minutes or Less
Many are looking for quick yet healthy, filling, and delicious meals for the New Year. So I decided I’d share a family favorite. This Hawaiian Haystack recipe has been in the family for years and is very easy to make. It is also an excellent choice for a group gathering because the ingredients are simple…
47 Practical, Quick, and Easy Lunch Ideas
Most days I totally disregard lunch until I’m hungry. At that point, I usually just look into the fridge to see what I can find… usually I don’t find much. I’ve often thought that having a list of practical, quick, and easy lunches would be a great resource for me to look over when…
Taiwanese-Inspired Dipping Sauce
When I lived in Taiwan I had some really amazing dipping sauce and none have ever compared since… until I found this recipe. You can basically dip anything in it and its delicious. From pot stickers to wontons, dumplings to lettuce wraps and more, with this sauce you really can’t go wrong. You can also pour…
The Best Tuna Salad Recipe
I never knew that tuna fish could taste so good. After I made this, I’ve been constantly wanting to make it again and again. We actually get cravings for tuna fish salad… Something I previously thought was impossible. This recipe is amazing, easy, healthy, and has a perfect blend of textures, flavors, and colors. This isn’t your typical tuna…
7UP Grilled Chicken Recipe
My mom has been making this 7 UP Grilled Chicken Recipe for years. It’s a definite family favorite. Somehow I forgot about this gem of a recipe. Just last month we went to my parents for a big family dinner. My mom and dad had made and grilled 7 UP chicken and I couldn’t…
9 Toddler-and-Mom Friendly Recipes
When my son went from baby foods to solids I was at a bit of a loss as to what to feed him and I. He isn’t too picky (as long as the veggies are flavored or disguised in recipes), but I was still having a hard time figuring out what to make us for…
5 Star Mexican Dish in 3 Minutes! Garantizado (Guaranteed)
Today I needed a quick yet filling lunch. I was in the mood for Mexican so I tried something new. I took a standard cheese tortilla and added to it. The results were what I term a ‘5 star Mexican dish in 3 minutes! Garantizado (Guaranteed). 1- Put cheese on tortilla, sprinkle with one or…
Delicious Beef Stew
Lots of people love this stew. One day an old coworker of mine saw it and commented that it looked like the stew her grandma used to make. The next day, I sent some to her and she was so happy to finally find a stew that tasted just like her grandma’s. Don’t get discouraged when…
