There's just something fancy about a stuffed chicken. This meal makes a perfect date night at home for when the kids are in bed. The brie, basil, and ham provide complimentary flavors that create a filling, but light experience. Enjoy this dish with your favorite sides, such as roasted baby red potatoes or a pan-fried [...]
Category: Recipes
A variety of recipes perfect for all occasions: breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts, date-nights, picky-eaters, school lunches, freezer meals, and more!
Dark Chocolate Brownies
These dark chocolate brownies are such a guilty pleasure. The soft crunch of the top with the moist and gooey middle make this recipe nearly professional. Warm them up and enjoy with a side of ice cream or whipped cream! If you enjoyed these brownies, you're definitely going to love my Pecan Banana Bread! It [...]
Belgian Waffles
Thick Belgian waffles are a treat for a weekend breakfast and go perfectly with syrup, melty butter, and a dollop of whipped cream. Use my Saturday Morning Pancakes recipe and simply adapt! Or if you prefer pancakes over waffles (or have some kiddos who do), just set aside a batch of the instant pancake mix. [...]
Saturday Morning Pancakes
Saturday morning in the Charles home is always delicious because of Alan's pancakes! Make the pancake mix and have it ready to scoop for a fast prep for a pile of pancakes. We like to add chocolate chips, but you can be the boss of your toppings. Waffles or pancakes? Vote in the comments! If [...]
Bacon Avocado Grilled Cheese
If I'm being honest, I had about twenty grilled cheese variations I thought about whipping up. Being from Wisconsin, cheese is something I take pretty seriously. This version was the winner because of the creaminess of the avocado and the crispiness of the bacon, along with the perfectly melty goodness of butterkase (Wisconsin's amazing butter-cheese). [...]
Buttered Noodles Parmesan with Breaded Chicken
Making a dinner that keeps the whole family happy isn't always easy, but there's not one person who can't find something to enjoy in this meal. The crisp chicken is the perfect compliment to the buttered noodles for a family-friendly meal that will surely join your weekly rotation. Let me know your family's thoughts on [...]
Easy Edible Cookie Dough
Everyone steals a scoop of cookie dough from the bowl while making cookies, right?? Cookie dough is one of my guilty pleasures, so instead of sneaking scoops from a batch meant to bake, I prefer to whip up a bowl of edible, unbaked cookie dough to snack on. I stumbled upon this cookie dough recipe [...]
Overnight French Toast Bake
This overnight French toast bake is our favorite breakfast for Christmas morning, given that there's little work in the morning and enough to pass around for plenty of overnight guests. Each pan will serve ~10 people, and it's easy to double! Regardless of the ease of this recipe, this French toast bake is still a [...]
Celebrate Friday Family Fish Fry at Home with a Simple Recipe!
I've found the *perfect* at home recipe to recreate the very best Wisconsin Friday Fish Fry suited perfectly for the family dinner table.
Family Weeknight Meal: Fish Stick Po’ Boy
We recently tried mixing up our usual fish-stick routine with a meal meant for the whole family and I HAD to share it!