15 Minutes or Less

Light and fluffy banana pancakes have the taste of banana bread baked inside to make an easy breakfast treat your whole family will love. Oy, I’ve been stuck in flood central. In fact, my city has had the worst floods this year since 1993. My town is basically an island right now, with all the major highways to and from the city shut down. Luckily we haven’t had any flooding at my house, but it’s still caused issues that have…

Apple coleslaw is crisp and crunchy with fresh apples, celery and cabbage and topped with a tangy homemade poppy seed dressing. I’m assuming that you’ve probably brushed off the barbecue grill and pulled it out of storage, because from the smells I’ve been smelling on my evening walks…all my neighbors have been grilling. We’ve been grilling too, which for me means it’s time to bust out my easy summer side dishes and salads. Today I have a really simple and…

Creamy, cheesy, and a little bit spicy, this Cajun Sausage Alfredo covers all the bases.   Cajun Sausage Alfredo is a cheap weeknight dinner. It’s quick and easy to make. It only takes about 15 minutes, doesn’t take a ton of fancy ingredients, and it tastes amazing! Finding that combination of cheap, easy, and delicious is hard to do. But this easy pasta dish hits all 3 criteria and that’s why it’s is in the regular rotation at my house.…

Jalapeno pimento cheese brings the flavor in this quick and easy appetizer. Sharp cheddar, cream cheese, mayo and pimentos are kicked up a notch with the addition of fresh jalapeno peppers. Hi, my name is Amy and I love pimento cheese! Grilled pimento cheese sandwiches with candied bacon, pimento cheese tortilla pinwheels, pimento cheese topped baked potatoes, pimento cheese stuffed peppers, pimento cheese topped burgers…Pimento cheese is my lazy person fix all. LOL. I put it on so much more…

I’ve partnered with Dole Packaged Foods  to bring you this recipe. #SharetheSunshine #DoleSnacking #Ad Super easy pineapple salsa is fresh and fruity, spicy and sweet, and takes less than 5 minutes to throw together. I don’t know about you, but the absolute first thing my kids do when they get home from school is head to the kitchen to get a snack. Of course I try and gently push them towards something that’s somewhat healthy and won’t ruin their dinner.…

I’ve partnered with Dole Packaged Foods to bring you this recipe. #SharetheSunshine #DoleDetox #ad Smoothie parfaits are light and fresh, with layers of strawberry, peach, and banana smoothie, chia pudding, granola, and topped with fresh fruit. It’s basically every healthy breakfast you could crave rolled up into one pretty package with only a few minutes prep. Every year there is one thing that I add to my New Year’s resolution list, eat a healthy breakfast! This simple task is just…

Pickle thing dip has all the taste of a classic pickle wrap with half the work! Salty, creamy, crunchy, and totally addictive, this dip just the thing to take to parties and potlucks! What the heck is a pickle thing? You might know them as pickle wraps, pickle rolls, or cream cheese pickles but in my family we call them pickle things. Either way, it’s the same thing– dill pickles wrapped in dried beef or ham that’s first spread with…

Cream cheese, sharp cheddar cheese, and blue cheese are blended together for a blue cheese cheese ball with a sharp, piquant flavor that’s creamy in texture with chopped celery and pecans for a delightful crunchy contrast.  This might seem like a silly question, but I’m really quite serious in the asking… Does your family seem to have cheese at every single family gathering you have? Because I recently realized that both on my husband’s side of the family and mine…

This recipe post has been sponsored by Dole Sunshine, but all the opinions expressed are my own. #ShareTheSunshine Does your family have a signature dish that everyone loves so much it can be found at every single holiday meal throughout the year? Our family does and this Orange Dream Salad is it! Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter and even the 4th of July you’ll find this fruity delight on our table. Light, creamy and sweet, this dessert salad has a delicious flavor…

My Cuban ham salad has the flavors of a Cuban sandwich, ham, mayo, spicy brown deli mustard, dill pickles, and swiss cheese. It’s a simple combo, but it goes together so great. It constantly surprises me the foods my kids fall in love with, like ham salad sandwiches. This was one of those, oh geez I need dinner on the table in 10 minutes what can I throw together real quick kind of things. They absolutely loved it and now…