Weeknight Meals Archives

Spanish Rice Bar

by Renee Hight | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog, GCK, Shared Meals, Weeknight Meals

Spanish Rice Bar One of the great things about this recipe is that it’s full of flavor, but it’s entirely family friendly. No need to worry about spiciness for the kids, – or grandpa as it may be! Using only a small amount of Mild Chili Powder and...

BBQ Black-eyed Peas

by Renee Hight | Apr 29, 2020 | Blog, GCK, Weeknight Meals

Last But Not Least Third and last in my small series of cooking with dried beans is my BBQ Black-eyed Peas recipe. They are by far the most well-received by my family, and in fact, they are our favorite! Growing up, traditionally prepared, Black-eyed Peas made an...

Lentils with Pasta

by Renee Hight | Apr 15, 2020 | Blog, GCK, Weeknight Meals

A Confession I have a confession to make. You may have already guessed it from comments I’ve written in other recipes, but – my family generally doesn’t love beans. They have always gratefully eaten them, but it was a chore. And for the life of me, I...

Grammie’s Best Pinto Beans Recipe

by Renee Hight | Mar 31, 2020 | Blog, GCK, Weeknight Meals

I can’t say if it was the culture from my Southern folks or if it was their particular taste. I didn’t grow up having this Best Pinto Beans Recipe bless our family dinner table. Blackeyed Peas were my mom’s dried bean of choice – and those we...

Chicken and Rice Dinner

by Renee Hight | Jan 12, 2020 | Blog, GCK, Shared Meals, Weeknight Meals

A Nutritious Powerhouse of Yumminess! Chicken and Rice. All-natural greatness, what’s not to love, right?! As deliciously comforting as it may be, it is a nutritious powerhouse of yumminess. Sure to cure your woes much like all the love in a Homemade Chicken...

Cheese Potatoes with Ham

by Renee Hight | Dec 17, 2019 | Blog, GCK, Shared Meals, Weeknight Meals

Looking for a great recipe to use up some of that leftover Christmas ham? I’ve got one here for you! Cheese Potatoes with Ham. This delicious Cheese Potatoes recipe is a longtime family favorite. Created early in my homemaking years, all of our kids grew up...