Cooking Club April 16-23

I'm always looking for meal inspiration so hopefully this Virtual Cooking Club will give you some too!  I'm all for using what you have during pandemics or normal life!  It's smart and cost effective to use ALL your food not just for one meal, or have it go to waste.  Hopefully this will give you some inspiration to look in your cupboards or fridge and see what YOU can do!  Remember don't go to the store, just make what you have work or save these recipes/ideas for later!  I'll include pictures from my Instagram stories in case you missed them.

Remember the theme for the rest of April is EASY!

Thursday- Meatball Sliders

-Frozen Meatballs (I get mine from Costco)

-Hawaiian Sweet Rolls (They freeze like a dream)

-shredded mozzarella

-Prego Spaghetti Sauce (We get ours from Costco and always have a bottle in our fridge for pizza, pasta, and sliders!)

-butter

-Italian seasoning

-garlic (Also from Costco, pre chopped and fabulous)

Cook meatballs in a little bit of olive oil in a pan, I like to use a lid to help them cook all the way through.  Once meatballs are brown add sauce, cook till hot then set aside.  Melt butter.  Add garlic and Italian seasoning.  Sometimes I add Parmesan too for extra cheese and crunch.  Slice rolls in half, put meatballs and sauce on rolls followed by mozzarella cheese.  Replace tops of rolls, and add butter mixture to the top.  Wrap in aluminum foil and bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes till heated through and golden.  

*There are no measurements for this.  Use add much or as little as you need/want.  We usually aim for about 2-3 rolls per adult and about 2 meatballs on each.

Friday-Pizza Night-Fresh, Easy Tomato Pizza

Loved this and made our own Balsamic glaze!

Saturday-Leftovers

Sunday-Chicken Pillows

Thanks Courtney for sharing this amazing recipe!! She gets all the credit for these heavenly little rolls!

Monday-Leftovers and Roasted Veggies

Tuesday-Pancakes with Buttermilk Syrup and Fresh Whipped Cream 

Find more syrup recipes and our favorite recipe for fresh whipped cream HERE!

Wednesday-Tacos

Thursday-Not-Your-Basic Canned Tomato Soup

Friday-Proscuitto Arugula Burrata Pizza 

Tonight!  Let's hope it's good! haha

Saturday-Leftovers

Things I talked about this week:

-Meal Planning-I use Notes on my iPhone and Computer, create a list, brainstorm to use up what I have on hand.  Stay in budget, don't waste food or money!  I use Smith's grocery pick up at this time! It's free during this time!

-Other tips people recommended-make a 2 week meal plan then shop every 2 weeks, buy double of a few ingredients each time to help build your food storage.

More Cooking Club Inspo from some of our cooking friends!

-Clean Simple Eats is a great resource for great, quick meals!

Dinner Ideas

-Red Lentil Dahl
-20 Minute Honey Garlic Shrimp
-Potato and Ham Soup
-Salmon and Veggies from Brie

-Cereal
-Hot Dogs
-Mac and Cheese
-Navajo Tacos
-Ranch Chicken Tacos

This weekly email is a bit scattered but I hope to refine it as Cooking Club continues.  I share a lot more tips on Instagram through IG Stories.  If you'd like to follow along you can follow me here!

Tag me in your posts if you get some cooking inspiration from me!  Feel free to share recipes, tips, etc. with me!  This is all about cooking together!! 

Virtual Cooking Club

I’ve had this idea in my head for almost a year and the timing just wasn’t right. At the starting of this year I tried to make it happen, and we all know what’s happening in the world right now so in person cooking club and parties are postponed. 

The idea for a virtual cooking club has still been in my head and I’ve decided to just go for it! I’ve been cooking more than ever before, still needing recipe inspiration and trying to use what I have in my pantry. Honestly I think this is a great time to start! 

Each month I’ll highlight a new cooking blog/topic. Throughout the month I’ll make recipes or get inspiration from that blog/topic! I’d love for you to join me. I’ll have a few Instagram posts and a blog post every month where you can share recipes or tips you learned or loved. I’ll even be sharing a few of my favorite family recipes! I think this will be a great resource as we try to cook our way through our food storage, what we have on hand, and make the most of our few and far between grocery trips. 

For the rest of this month I’m going to focus on EASY meals, recipes, and of course desserts! I’m trying to simplify! At the end of these long days sometimes the last thing I want to do is cook so it’s always nice to have go-to easy meals on hand. If you’d like to share a recipe with me feel free to email or message me! 

If you have favorite cooking blogs, themes/topics let me know!! And I’ll try to add them to the upcoming schedule! Food has always been a way to enjoy family, friends and the community for me and I think even through a global pandemic food can still bring us together! We’ve all got to eat and cook! Let’s make the most of it! Let’s get cooking! 

Leave a 🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♂️ if you’re joining in or let me know your favorite EASY meal below! 

You've been EGGED! April Love Notes

I had a lot of different posts in the works for this year, but with how the world is right now it just doesn't seem fitting.  Something that does seem fitting though is to share love!!  I know we are all trying to stay clean and healthy so these little leave-on-the-doorstep, pre-packaged treats are a great option for this time.  

I totally love the idea of "egging" peoples houses and leaving a mini Easter egg hunt for them to find. All you need are some extra plastic Easter eggs, candy and this cute printable.

The wonderful thing about this is that you probably already have some kind of "egg" thing that you can share or give just a few away.

Or help them get a little head start on their Easter traditions and give them a little egg dye kit.

These foil wrapped chocolate eggs are SO good and of course we can't forget about the Dove Eggs!!  But you could do any egg themed treat!  There are so many in the grocery store this time of year.

Or give them actual eggs!! A week ago I was so stressed I wouldn't have eggs for some cake order this week.  I placed a pick up order at smiths and requested double the amount I needed just to be safe.  I got them alllll!! hahaha Needless to say I'm not worried about eggs anymore! Share the love!

Reese's peanut butter eggs are a super solid choice!

Or of course Cadbury chocolate eggs, another classic!

Notice I used all Target links because you can place a pick up order for the same day at your nearest Target!  It's free, easy to get, and you can stay safe and in your car.

Find all the 'You've been EGGED!' tags HERE!

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