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Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin (Low Calorie)

Spaghetti Squash

Macaroni and cheese has always been one of my favorite side dishes. For me, there is nothing more delicious than just about anything covered with cheese and baked until it is creamy and bubbly. I have been searching high and low for something similar, that is calorie-friendly, and that doesn’t make me feel like I’m [...]

Florida Banana Bread Protein Pancakes

Florida Banana Bread Protein Pancakes

For healthy and delicious pancake recipes look no further than this easy breakfast recipe. This recipe for a Banana Bread Protein Pancakes is simple to make and tastes divine. Who said healthy can’t taste amazing?! Bring that delicious Florida banana taste to your breakfast table. Since we are headed to Florida today, it made sense [...]

Menu Plan Monday: Traveling

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The first few days are kind of strange because we won’t be in the house, but then we will be cooking. Be sure to print out your coupons this week!  Remember, you should be able to print them twice. Ok, on to my menu planning ideas for this week: Monday:  Leftovers – today we will [...]

Schwan’s Makes My Life Easier!

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How would you feel about getting food delivered right to your door step? I don’t know about you but it sounds pretty awesome to me! Especially since the food is coming from Schwan’s. If you are familiar with Schwan’s (or not) you will want to keep reading.  What Kind of Food Does Schwan’s Offer? Schwan’s [...]

4th of July Recipes and Crafts

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Time to get ready for the Fourth of July by making crafts and thinking about your menu plan. What are some of your favorite dishes to serve? Do you go all out and decorate your home? Do you cook dishes and desserts that are red, white and blue? If you are looking for new ideas, [...]

Pizza Lunchable bento recipe idea

Pizza Lunchable

Hi, everyone!  Thanks for stopping by to check out our weekly bento lunch recipe that we are sharing with you every week.  My name is Chrissy and I blog over at The Taylor House, I am loving this sharing this series of lunch ideas with everyone here at Southern Mom Cooks. We have some fun [...]

Save on Summer Cooking and a Recipe!

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Summer has finally arrived and that can a blessing and a curse. The sunshine and warm weather means beach vacations and outdoor entertaining.  But it also means spending on camps, travel, and purchasing endless BBQ supplies. Instead of cutting back on family activities, start trimming in the kitchen.  There are a ton of ways to [...]

Tortellini Salad Recipe

Tortellini Summer Salad Recipe

Summer in our house at The NY Melrose Family means cookouts and barbecuing.  We enjoy getting the extended family together and each of my siblings and I bring a salad as a side.  My toddler is a fabulous little eater, but she loves her pasta.  Her new favorite salad for cookouts is my Tortellini Salad [...]

Menu Plan Monday: Planning Ahead

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So, this week is our last full week at home – then things are going to get a bit crazy. LOL!  I have already started a meal plan for our 15 days out of town AND am working on cleaning out the fridge and pantry of things that just won’t last. When you go on [...]

Garden Fresh Summer Squash Pie

summer squash pie

Summer means garden fresh vegetables! I’m always looking for new recipes to create with the summer garden veggies from our local farmers. How about you? Do you have your own garden? If so what is growing in it? If you don’t have your own garden, make sure you know where to go to get all the [...]