I’ve been amassing quite a collection of spaghetti squash recipes here on Family Food on the Table. It wasn’t exactly planned. I didn’t set out to create almost a dozen recipes using spaghetti squash. It just sorta happened because I love the stuff so much and love finding new ways to use it. Previously, I’ve shared turkey taco spaghetti squash boats, which are a favorite in my house. I also really adore sausage and kale stuffed spaghetti squash; it’s so hearty and flavorful....

This post was sponsored by Sunshine Sweet Corn as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I feel like this week is trying to kick my butt (already, and it’s only Wednesday) but also that I’m fighting back, round for round! Take that cold rainy Monday, I had tons of already prepped food and didn’t have to make dinner!...

If you love making homemade pesto but not the cost that comes with it, you should try this Spinach Pesto recipe! Fresh spinach leaves add bulk while walnuts are used in place of pine nuts, making this a budget-friendly alternative to the classic Italian sauce. You’ll never know it, though, because it tastes just as herby, bright, savory, and bold as the real thing. Another reason to make pesto with spinach is that it sneaks in more nutrients without making the sauce taste like salad....

I had such a fun weekend with my girls up at the lake! We spent the day riding and floating around, catching up (two of our group live out of town but flew in for this) and we sipped and ate all the good stuff. Several of us spent the night and it was glorious to sleep in and have a lazy little morning just lounging around. I planned ahead and had my husband on duty for a pizza dinner last night (he makes the greatest pizza!...

Taco night is an absolute must in my house on the regular. And while I make our go-to turkey tacos every other week, I also like to have other taco themed dinners. There’s chicken taco casserole, taco stuffed sweet potatoes and shrimp tacos or vegetarian tacos to mix things up. We also make baked shredded chicken tacos, turkey taco rice skillet and a turkey taco and potato skillet. We even have breakfast tacos in the mornings sometimes!...

4.12 18 Published Jun 15, 2017, Updated May 21, 2024 Without really planning it this year has been all about experimenting in the kitchen and going outside of my comfort zone with seafood recipes. A few weeks ago Maria and I coconut curry mussels for the first time and this month we learned how to fillet salmon in order to make salmon burgers using fresh wild-caught salmon. Who knows what’s next?...

You start with a basic buttercream mixture of real butter (always real!) I always use salted butter because you need the salt to balance the sugar load but if you use unsalted that’s fine, you’ll just want to add additional salt in there. Then you’ll add melted chocolate. I suggest dark chocolate or even bittersweet, because again, you’ve got plenty of sugar in there, but you can get away with semi-sweet if that’s what you’ve got....

Ingredient Notes Chicken or Steak – You can use your choice of meat; boneless chicken breasts work great, as do chicken thighs or tenders. Steak is also awesome–flank steak and sirloin are both fantastic cuts for this recipe. We often do both chicken and steak. Bell Peppers – Use red, yellow, or orange, or a combination of all 3. Avoid green bell peppers as they aren’t as sweet. Onions – Sweet onions, white onions, and purple onions all work just fine, I love using purple because of the pop of color!...

My birthday was a few weeks ago, so what did I do? I asked my mom to watch all 3 kids for a few hours so I could create and photograph the BEST EVER Vegan Chocolate Cake. Pretty great birthday if you ask me! 😉 For some reason, every time I get a vegan piece of cake out (such as at Whole Foods or elsewhere), I am disappointed. The frosting is usually yummy, but the cake part is either 1....

The dough can be made ahead of time and frozen for later. These thyme and cheddar cheese cookies can be served soft or crisp. Savory cookies I’ve got a really fun recipe to share with you guys today. I’ve already shared a slew of great cookie recipes in the last couple of weeks – like these classic thumbprint cookies, classic shortbread cookies, and these amazing chocolate chip cookies. Today’s recipe is an effortless and fun twist on the classic shortbread – a delicious savory shortbread cookie!...

So we got home yesterday and all of us were kind of experiencing the post-vacation blues–piles of dirty laundry, no groceries in the house, kids missing their cousins and Grandma and Grandpa, exhausted little people (and, let’s face it, grown-ups), and piles of bills and junk mail. We all needed a little pick-me-up that required just a few on-hand ingredients and not a lot of time, so I picked one of our old-school favorites....

You guys might already know that farro is my favorite grain. I love that chewy texture and it’s just a really satisfying flavor and mouth feel. Now that we’re almost to fall (even if it’s still pretty hot here in the South), I’m already looking forward to my harvest farro salad. It’s got all the great colors, textures and flavors of autumn. Today though, we’re using farro in a new way....

You wouldn’t believe how many times I’ve tested these cookies and gotten it SO wrong. I actually meant to post these last year, but I just couldn’t get it right, so I thought I’d wait. Well, I started recipe testing weeks ago for these babies, and finally, after a marathon cookie-baking couple of days last week, I nailed it! These Vegan Ginger Cookies are incredibly chewy and irresistible. They’re full of molasses, brown sugar, and delicious holiday spices like ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg....

5 4 Published Nov 13, 2021, Updated Oct 19, 2023 We know the struggle here at EBF, which is why we’ve put together a vegan Thanksgiving roundup with tons of options ranging from appetizers, sides, salads, mains and of course; desserts. In the hopes of arming you with the necessary defense to ward off the “so what are you going to eat” question this holiday season, this post proves the fact that just because you choose to be vegan does not mean you have to limit the amount of flavor or variety that surrounds your Thanksgiving meal....

Ground turkey is such an easy, versatile and affordable protein to have on hand for making easy weeknight dinners and family meals. We use it pretty much weekly and it’s my go-to healthier substitute for ground beef. I love using ground turkey for taco meat, spaghetti, meatballs, burgers and more. (I also love it for one of my favorite ground turkey recipes, this curry ground turkey with rice and peas....

4.2 0 Published Oct 10, 2021, Updated Oct 04, 2024 While nursing and/or pumping for Olivia I was ravenous 24/7, especially in those early months. I felt like I could eat a huge breakfast and need a snack only 10-20 minutes later. Luckily I was prepared for this and had a ton of snacks on hand to keep my body fueled and those hunger pangs at bay. What Makes a Good Breastfeeding Snack?...

4.41 195 Published Sep 21, 2021, Updated Aug 06, 2023 This recipe is definitely reminiscent of a bowl of oatmeal… but you’re eating it in cookie form which is pretty fun! Because these have such minimal ingredients, I give them to Liv too. She loves munching on them for breakfast or a snack. If you have older kiddos, this would be the perfect after-school snack for those hungry little bellies!...

Oatmeal is a bowl of warm goodness and a great way to start the day. But I used to think I didn’t like it. I thought it was a texture issue. It was, in part, but mostly it was a taste issue. See, I would buy one of those boxes of flavored oatmeal packets and try them out. They seemed quick, they seemed healthy, they seemed like a good idea....

Ingredient and Equipment Notes Green Beans – you can use this method for any style of green beans, but my favorite are “french green beans” as pictured below. They are thinner and quick cooking. Olive Oil – you may use any oil of choice. Avocado oil works great as well. Salt and Black Pepper – I suggest kosher salt for most cooking needs. If you are substituting a fine salt like table salt, you will want to decrease it a bit from what is called for....

5 16 Published Sep 06, 2023, Updated Nov 05, 2024 I love my air fryer salmon recipe, but these salmon bites might just be my new favorite way to cook salmon in the air fryer. They’re perfectly tender on the inside, crisp on the outside, loaded with flavor and cook up in under 10 minutes making it the perfect recipe to make when you need to get dinner on the table fast!...