In my house we order pep&pep pizza: pepperoni and green bell pepper. Add a little crushed red pepper flakes and parmesan cheese for ultimate heaven. However, sometimes my pants don’t zip so I have to improvise. Pizza spaghetti squash...
Creamy Crockpot Butternut Squash Apple Soup
Okay no joke this is the best butternut squash soup I’ve ever had. It has so much spice and fall flavor, I just can’t stop eating it. I also can’t stop dipping roll after roll after roll into this thick and creamy bowl of heaven...
Skinny Cheesy Broccoli Au Gratin Casserole
I imagine Taylor must have been every mother’s dream: the man LOVES broccoli. Loves it, hands down favorite, orders it at every restaurant. Lately, we’ve been talking about Thanksgiving, and because we won’t be able to spend it...
Fall-off-the-Bone Slow Cooker Barbecue Ribs
*Updated August 2017 with new timing information* Cooking ribs is always something that intimidated me in the past. I’ll go ahead and blame it on my obsession to Food Network and Travel Channel, where they show nothing but intense barbecue...
Quick and Easy Black Bean, Corn, and Pepper Salad
Happy sunny Sunday! Today I’m whipping up a big batch of this way-easy black bean, corn, and pepper salad / side dish for two reasons: It’s football Sunday and I’m making some bbq ribs in the slow cooker, which obviously requires...
Greek yogurt mac and cheese is THE creamiest, THE dreamiest, THE MOST delicious way to eat mac and cheese. Period. End of discussion. Nothing else brings you the thick, creamy, tangy flavor quite like greek yogurt. Plus it means you don’t...
Easy Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
I just finished wolfing down 4 of these babies, and now I’m sitting in class. Pretending to take notes, but actually writing this. Go Ally. These crockpot chicken fajitas are my literal definition of happiness. Or at least top five somewhere...
10-Minute Parmesan Roasted Asparagus
Okay so I KNOW that asparagus is a spring ingredient and I’m posting this in October. In my dream world I too would be part of the farm-to-table, seasonal-eating, farmer’s-market-attending movement. But seriously, what real person has...
This chicken enchilada soup is ooey, gooey, cheesy crockpot heaven. It’s no surprise we love us some south-of-the-border inspired dinners in our house. I have a whole section dedicated to tacos for cryin’ out loud, and Taylor is a...
Ally’s Power Morning Smoothie
Good Morning! I feel like it’s time to confess something: I HATE EGGS. Seriously, if you ever see me make an eggy breakfast, it’s for Taylor. Sometimes I feel like the only person on the planet that hates eggs, which has always made...










