30 Minute Weeknight Dinners For Busy Nights! Simply Made Eats by Tara Happy FriYAY!!! For those of you just starting kid's back to school, I feel your pain. We've been at it for almost a month now and I'm already ready for Christmas break, haha! My car broke down this week too, so I've been driving my husband's giant truck and he is not happy about it. 😜😜 Right now I'm all about quick and somewhat nutritious dinners that I can throw on the table in under 30 minutes. I have a video series on...
11 days ago • 1 min read
Low Effort Labor Day Recipes Easy Recipes to Celebrate the End of Summer Simply Made Eats by Tara I'm not going to lie, I think I'm ready for Fall Weather. We've had a couple cooler days here in NC and I'm really enjoying it. I'm also getting obsessed with golf, which is much easier to play when it's not 98 degrees out. Has anyone had the pumpkin spice latte yet? I want to do it, but I'm holding off 🤣🤣 Enough Fall Talk...It's still technically Summer, but this will be my last official Summer...
18 days ago • 1 min read
One Pot Dinners Ready in 30ish Minutes Simply Made Eats by Tara I think all of us love a 30 minute one pot dinner.. Less mess and ready quick! Plus, it's really easy to build flavor if you do it right. I'm a burnt out mom on the second week of school and these recipes have been my go to ideas lately. I say 30ish minutes, because I'm not going to lie, I'm a really quick chopper and I don't mess around in the kitchen. If you're like my husband, it may take about 40 minutes. He's an amazing...
25 days ago • 1 min read
Back 2 School Kid Approved Recipes Simply Made Eats by Tara I've almost survived the first full week of school. Have you ever seen the reels of the moms crying about not wanting to go to school even though we don't have to actually go? That's me 🙋♀️🙋♀️ Overall, super successful week though. I sent my oldest to high school and she's liking it and she made the GOLF TEAM, which was a big goal of ours this summer. Yay!!! She seriously worked so hard for it. Oh, and here I am packing lunches again...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Easy Weeknight Dinners with Quick Prep Simply Made Eats by Tara I don't know how this happened, but my kids are going back to school Monday!! 😩😩 My oldest goes off to high school, which is crazy. The slow days are leaving us behind and pretty soon the chaos of busy weeknights filled with sports will begin. I'm not falling into the grabbing fast food after sports trap, so today I'm sharing easy to prep dinner recipes that are made for busy weeknights. To the Recipes... Slow Cooker Beef...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Snack Wraps are Back & Easy Summer Sides Simply Made Eats by Tara The McDonald's Snack Wrap is back and the whole internet is talking about it. It's seriously so simple, but also really delicious, and you know I've made a copycat version, and it's even better! You probably remember these on the menu about a decade ago. There's a regular one and a spicy version. I've went with the traditional snack wrap that features crispy chicken, ranch dressing, lettuce, and cheese wrapped up into a...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Summer Wrap Recipes & a Viral Smashed Potato Salad Simply Made Eats by Tara I've been on a huge wrap kick lately. It's probably because it's 9 million degrees in NC and it's the only lunch that feels light, but also filling at the same time. I also just made this homemade Ranch Dressing with Greek Yogurt and I've been dunking everything into it. It's seriously so stinking good and I used it for Turkey Club Wraps and this viral Smashed Potato Salad..both are NEW to the blog this week. Let's...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
5 Easy Summertime Dinner Ideas Quick and Low Effort Meals Simply Made Eats by Tara Anyone else feeling low energy by dinner? I don't know if it's the heat, my crazy dogs, or the arguing kids, but by 6 p.m I am ready for bed! Summer has turned into chaos and speaking of chaos, I'm writing this email from the trampoline park and trying to keep my composure. 🤪🤪 Lots of screaming kids, but I'm happy they're having fun. This week I've got a quick email for my favorite people and it's 5 easy dinner...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Summer Dinner Ideas BIG on Flavor Simply Made Eats by Tara We're a bit into Summer now and if you're like me, you are exhausted from dogs and kids when dinner comes around (okay maybe even by lunch time) 🤪🤪🤪 That's why I love easy dinner recipes that are big on flavor and fun for Summer! Plus, these ideas are all high in protein too. To the Recipes... Summer Dinner Ideas: ☀️ Dutch Oven Pulled BBQ Chicken: Pulled pork is one of my favorite Summertime recipes, but it takes forever to cook. This...
2 months ago • 1 min read