Quick & Easy Family-Friendly Homemade Recipes from Scratch

Mixed Berry Cobbler Recipe

August 11, 2018 By Kimberly

Mixed berries, cinnamon, and nutmeg are hidden under a buttery layer of crust in this mixed berry cobbler recipe. Top it with your favorite ice cream!

I don’t make a lot of cobblers simply because everyone in my house likes a different style of crust. John likes more of thick, dense biscuit-like crust. I prefer a flaky, buttery, pie-like crust. Kale doesn’t really like cobbler, so we usually make him an oatmeal cream pie or chocolate chip cookies.

Over the weekend, I made something that required a crust and had some extra left over. John did what he does best and took my leftover crust pieces and suddenly this cute little ramekin of cobbler appeared. I couldn’t wait to share this recipe with you.

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The finished instant pot soup loaded with wild rice and fresh mushrooms served in white bowls.

Wild Rice and Mushroom Instant Pot Soup

By John 2 Comments

This instant pot soup features celery, garlic, onions, mushrooms, and wild rice. It's a comfort food sure to keep you warm on a chilly Fall afternoon. The last couple of days we've been getting hit with thunderstorms. Which is great because the showers have been keeping the temperatures nice and ...

The finished pumpkin bread recipe, showing one loaf with three even slices cut and falling over.

Classic Pumpkin Bread Recipe

By Kimberly 4 Comments

Our pumpkin bread recipe is moist and dense with warm notes of cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Pair with a cup of your favorite coffee for an autumn treat. Happy August! Fall is the best time of year and it will soon be here. It has some of the best foods, holidays, and of course, college football ...

Pumpkin Ice Cream

By John 2 Comments

Craving a pumpkin dish, but it’s still too hot outside? Then try our smooth and creamy pumpkin ice cream. All the flavor of pumpkin pie in a frozen dessert! For most of us, Summer is holding its reign; however, Fall is just around the corner. You know what that means, right? Pumpkin recipes! With that…

The finished berry smoothies in small glasses on a marble board with cherries and oats sprinkled around them.

Greek Yogurt Berry Smoothie

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**This post is sponsored by Dannon® Oikos® Traditional Greek Yogurt but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.** Check out this delicious berry smoothie using strawberry flavored Dannon® Oikos® Traditional Greek Yogurt. A simple, tasty start to your day! Morning times are some of the busiest times of the day in our household….

The finished blueberry oatmeal topped with even more blueberries and drizzled with heavy cream.

Homemade Blueberry Oatmeal For Two

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A sweet, simple homemade blueberry oatmeal for two loaded with fresh berries and seasoned with hints of cinnamon and vanilla. There are mornings when you wake up and want something a little sweet for breakfast. Now, most us would simply reach for a doughnut or sugary breakfast cereal. To me, meals like that are sugar…

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls on white plates with cinnamon sticks and coffee.

Easy Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

By Kimberly 118 Comments

Homemade cinnamon rolls are one of the best breakfast, or desserts, around. Our version is soft, light, and packed with brown sugar and cinnamon. After the cinnamon rolls bake to a beautiful golden brown, they’re drizzled with a sweet vanilla glaze. Who doesn’t like a warm, gooey, cinnamon roll fresh from the oven? They are…

The finished focaccia bread recipe, topped with rosemary and sea salt sliced into wedges.

Rosemary Sea Salt Focaccia Bread Recipe

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This Rosemary Sea Salt Focaccia Bread Recipe is a wonderfully dense, oven-baked flatbread. Its dimples cradle the earthy flavors of rosemary, sea salt, and olive oil. Well, hello there weekend! We meet again. This weekend has been super busy, like normal, but so much fun. John, Kale, and I went to Disney Springs to meet up…

Spaetzle Recipe

By Kimberly 20 Comments

A homemade spaetzle recipe based on a Grandmother’s recipe that was handed down through two generations of children. It’s perfect for Chicken Paprikash! John grew up eating Hungarian and German dishes. His Grandma Betty often cooked large family meals consisting of bean soup, chicken paprikash, stuffed cabbage, and of course, her own spaetzle recipe. As…

The finished lemon cream sauce served with tricolor rotini or spaghetti pasta in white bowls.

Lemon Cream Sauce Tossed with Pasta

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The easiest homemade lemon cream sauce tossed with pasta you will ever find. The sauce itself is infused with lemon juice, heavy cream, and minced garlic. This has to be one of Kim’s favorite dishes. It’s creamy, salty, and slightly tart. The best part about the pasta dish is the overall simplicity. Truth be told,…

The finished bright red strawberry sauce drizzled over vanilla ice cream in stemless martini glasses.

Four Ingredient Strawberry Sauce

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A simple four ingredient strawberry sauce that’s the perfect topping for angel food cakes, crepes, ice creams, or any other sweet treat! Kim will tell you, out of all the people she knows, I have the worst sweet tooth. It’s always been that way, even as a child. My parents once told me about a…