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Easy Meals & Homemade Taste with Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes

February 27, 2019 By Melanie Edwards Leave a Comment

Family Meals and Easy Homemade Taste with Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes

Thank you Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes for sponsoring this post. Idahoan® Mashed Potatoes are real potatoes, real easy, delivering homemade taste on demand. Sitting down to eat dinner together as a family each night is truly important to me; this is probably because it’s what I experienced growing up. I enjoy sharing our meal, conversing as […]

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Simple Summer Eating with FOOD NETWORK KITCHEN™ Inspirations Meal Kits!

July 13, 2018 By Melanie Edwards 4 Comments

FOOD NETWORK KITCHEN™ Inspirations Meal Kits Shrimp Scampi

Try new FOOD NETWORK KITCHEN™ Inspirations Meal Kits for a quick weeknight meal this summer! This is a sponsored post. All views are my own. As my girl reaches her teen years, I’m working on teaching her to expand her kitchen skills and she’s now starting to explore cooking full meals. She’s already got quite […]

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3 Easy Meal Ideas for Hectic Weeknights This Holiday Season! #JuntosConNestle

November 30, 2017 By Melanie Edwards Leave a Comment

3 Easy Meal Ideas for Hectic Weeknights This Holiday Season!

Disclosure: In collaboration with Nestle, I have been compensated for my time and effort in creating this post with easy meal ideas for the hectic holiday season. Affiliate links used. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Right now is the busiest time of year for most families, ours included. It seems like almost every day, we […]

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Ground Beef 3 Ways: Easy Meals for Quick Weeknight Dinners

August 17, 2016 By Melanie Edwards Leave a Comment

Easy Meals for Back to School

Once the end of summer and back-to-school season begins, most of us find ourselves with a busier schedule. The after-school routine often goes beyond homework to include extracurricular activities, such as sports, dance, tutoring, and much more. Even without such activities, the time between school and bedtime goes by quickly, and I know that we […]

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Asian Style Spicy Orange Chicken {Recipe}

July 17, 2016 By Melanie Edwards Leave a Comment

Spicy Orange Chicken Recipe

Serving quick and easy meals for my family is my go-to for dinner. With two young kids and a home-based business, it’s easy for my day-to-day schedule to become somewhat hectic. Even so, I try to cook at home as much as I can, which is why I love simple meals that can easily be […]

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