Sun-Dried Tomato and Pesto Meatballs and Spaghetti Squash

Sun-Dried Tomato and Pesto Meatballs and Spaghetti Squash

Meatballs, sauce, and “noodles” all in one pot! You could even make a large batch of meatballs and freeze them on a cookie sheet, then divide them into portions in zip-top bags. Throwing a bag of frozen meatballs into a pot with some sauce and a spaghetti squash can...
Creamy Meatballs and Gravy

Creamy Meatballs and Gravy

My Grandma Inez shows her love through her cooking, and she’s always excited for our family to try new things she makes. One slow cooker dish she makes quite often—and that we all love—are her meatballs and gravy. Because the recipe calls for so much mayonnaise and...
Sloppy Joes for a Crowd

Sloppy Joes for a Crowd

The benefit of using a slow cooker for sloppy joes is its portability (potlucks!) and the ease of keeping food warm. Eating sloppy joes paleo-style with a couple of lettuce leaves gives “sloppy” a whole new meaning. We’ve branched out into making sloppy joe salads...
Sweet Potato Foil Packet “Tacos”

Sweet Potato Foil Packet “Tacos”

This recipe won the North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission’s Blogger Recipe Contest (Kid-Friendly Category) several years ago! I created it with my two daughters, who were about two and four years old at the time. They loved assembling their own packets. These would...