Ground Beef Recipes Easy and Affordable Meals Simply Made Eats by Tara Last week, my husband drove 5 hours away to get a half a cow we ordered months ago and stocked up our deep freezer. I have loads of ground beef, which has inspired this post. Plus, let's face it..groceries are ridiculously expensive and ground beef is still kind of affordable. There are so many ways to prepare it, and it's high in protein and a favorite at our house. You will find that most of my recipes call for a ground...
12 days ago • 1 min read
30 Minute Dinners To Try this Week! Simply Made Eats by Tara I feel like Winter is when I have the most time at home, yet I still don't want to cook. Maybe I'm supposed to be hibernating like a bear. 🐻 Anyways, my family still expects dinner (so annoying 😂😂), so I'm all about 30 minute or less dinners. This week I have some favorites to share, so let's get to it. To the Recipes... 30 Minute Dinners New to the blog this week is this Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry. I always use rice for a stir fry...
19 days ago • 1 min read
Soup Season Recipes & My Favorite Dutch Ovens Simply Made Eats by Tara I woke up to 20 degree weather in NC and I'm not going to lie, I like it! It's cozy and I got my husband to start a fire for me in the living room. I'm doing my best to keep it going while he's working. This weather always gets me inspired to make soup and I have a brand NEW recipe I'm so excited to share! Let's get to it... White Lasagna Soup Inspired by my White Lasagna Recipe, this soup is packed with sausage, pasta,...
26 days ago • 1 min read
Healthy Meals That actually taste good Simply Made Eats by Tara Don't worry guys..I'm not going all gym bro on you with macros and only boiled chicken and veggies. I believe in balance, which to me, means controlling portions, but basically eating whatever I want, while being mindful of my choices. One day I might eat super clean with salmon, rice and broccoli for dinner, then the next the day I'm eating chicken and dumplings and maybe a brownie. I'm not going to feel bad about it, but I'll...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
What Day Is It? & Recipes for the New Year Simply Made Eats by Tara I saw a meme yesterday saying it was Monesday December the 37th and I can't agree more. Food Bloggers spend the months of October, November and December just cranking out recipes for the holidays and then when it was finally over, I decided to scrape the popcorn off my bedroom ceilings and rip out all the carpet. 😵💫😵💫😵💫 It's chaos and our bed is now in the middle of the living room. I finally got in the shower last night at 8...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Christmas Dinner Hosting Made Easy Simply Made Eats by Tara Yesterday we tackled Christmas Breakfast and Brunch and today it's Christmas Dinner. I know it can be intimidating, but if you hosted Thanksgiving you know that Christmas dinner is a breeze compared to that. I usually make about half the side dishes and we do a Spiral ham, which is way easier than making a whole Turkey. To the Recipes... Appetizers I like easy appetizers that keep people from getting hangry. Here are a few amazing...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Easy Holiday Brunch Recipes (& Breakfast) Simply Made Eats by Tara The Countdown to Christmas is here! I feel like Breakfast and Brunch Recipes are easy to forget about, but we still need them. Don't forget to grab the ingredients. I'm all about low effort recipes on Christmas morning, like casseroles with little prep work. Today I'm sharing 3 brand NEW recipes that I just added to the blog and 4 recipes that are always my MOST POPULAR year after year. Let's get to it... New Recipes All three...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Gift Guide 🎁🎁🎁 For the Home Cook Simply Made Eats by Tara I love a good gift guide and this one is a home cook edition. It's basically all my favorite things sectioned off in categories. If you're still Christmas shopping, I hope it gives you some amazing ideas of things that your friends and family will actually use. Whether they love grilling, baking, coffee, etc., I've got ideas for all of them. Let's get to it! Price Guide: $ under $25 $$ under $50 $$$ under $100 $$$$ over $100 Stocking...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Easy Holiday Treats Baking Edition 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪 Simply Made Eats by Tara Last week we did no bake Holiday treats and this week we're using the oven! Baking is super fun at Christmas time and I can't wait to share some of my favorites. To the Recipes... Christmas Cookies Cookies are such a classic Christmas treat and my favorite cookies right now are actually cookie bars in Snickerdoodle form. They're sweet, buttery and filled with cinnamon and sugar. Snickerdoodle Cookie Bar Recipe More "Actual"...
2 months ago • 1 min read