Tales of a Tired Mom

Cauliflower Rice Summer Salad Sometimes I get sick of eating meat and I like to make some new recipes without it. Also, olive obsessed and could probably just eat a can straight. But first I would put them on my fingertips, obviously. Plus it's BBQ season and this is a great veggie/bean recipe or summer salad to bring to a party. So this is definitely a vegetarian recipe, it might even be vegan, I am not exactly sure. Let's start this super easy recipe, all pantry and freezer ... VIEW POST

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Spaghetti Squash, Spinach and Shrimp Bake. Another easy dinner recipe that you can make ahead of time and then just pop in the oven when everyone is getting hungry. Prep it the night before or even in the morning. So I meal prepped the other day for the first time in forever. I baked a big spaghetti squash. The first day I ate it with some Parmesan cheese and olive oil on top. Which was delicious, but I didn't want to eat the entire spaghetti squash like that. This started out as ... VIEW POST

Easy Cheesy Pasta & Peas Casserole. So I just googled what exactly makes something a casserole before I named this dish. Any food that is cooked and served in the same dish. Usually a deep dish. I definitely made casseroles before I just wasn't sure if it had to have a specific base or ingredient to classify it as a casserole. Because I think of my mom's chicken and dumpling as a casserole but not so much as this pasta bake. Which is what I am making. Plus, this is a leftover ... VIEW POST

Cinco de Mayo Food Ideas. Because any excuse to eat mexican food is perfectly fine by me. So we just found out today that school is cancelled for the rest of the year in New Jersey. I am super upset about it. So tomorrow, I really think having a little Cinco de Mayo theme party for the day will be fun! So based on what I have going on in my pantry and fridge right now, here are my ideas to celebrate. Lots and lots of tortilla chips. 2. Homemade Guacamole - We made sure to ... VIEW POST

The easiest homemade potpourri. I had 3 bouquets of dried flowers on my mantel. From my birthday in December. I have a hard time throwing things away that are special to me. I wanted to reuse the dried flowers. And I needed/wanted a little decor in my bathroom. So here we are. The Easiest Homemade Potpourri What you need: a vasedried flower petalsany essential oil What to do: Carefully pull the petals off the dried flowers. Fill vase halfway.Give a few hearty splashes of ... VIEW POST