Happy One-Pot Wednesday!

We eat a lot of sweet potatoes in my house because they're high in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and fiber. Plus, yams taste great because they're naturally sweet! We'll be trying this easy recipe for one-pot Garlic Pot Roast and Sweet Potatoes from Betty Crocker. Just combine ingredients in the crock pot and leave it to cook all day.

My MIL made us yummy (but healthy!) Sweet and Sour Chicken Strips for dinner last night. It's a quick, little recipe that you can mix up the night before, marinade overnight, and then grill on skewers or broil in about 10 minutes. Serve with rice and a veggie, and you've got an easy meal! I've also included her recipe for Dipping Sauce—which is optional, but I find goes quite nicely with the strips.

Photo by Jeanmarie1975

I have a new favorite food group here on CafeMom: Recipes for Busy Moms. Have you checked it out yet? It's great if you need a cheap and easy dinner idea and don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Here's a sampling of some of the recipes you might find...

We gave 10 CafeMoms enough Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers for one family meal. We also sent them Flip cameras so they could capture the experience on video. We're going to feature a video each Monday for the next four weeks. One lucky mom who posts a comment on any of these videos will win a $500 Crate and Barrel Gift Card!

Today's video is from Jillysmom.  Watch the video and answer the question below to get entered to win.

My mom's sauce!

My mom doesn't have a lot of variety in what she cooks, but wow, what she does make tastes amazing.

My favorite meal is her pasta and meatballs. Her red sauce is a combination of what her mom used to make along with her own add-ins. And the meatballs -- incredible. One of the many benefits of being part Italian.

Photo by Heather2001

Happy One-Pot Wednesday!

Mistibreuer1978 wrote a recent journal post about her Pumpkin Pie Chili. Some moms are saying "Ewwwww," but I think it sounds warm and delicious—and easy, too! It might be just the thing to serve to your little trick-or-treaters before they go out on Halloween night.

Did you know you can cook a whole lasagna all in one pot—and on the stove-top nonetheless? According to 5BabyBees, you most certainly can. In honor of One-Pot Wednesday, she shares her family's favorite recipe for Stove-Top Skillet Lasagna.

Photo from MyRecipes.com

Wouldn't it just be delightful to be buried in milk chocolate? That's the idea behind these darling Tombstone Cookies for Halloween that I found on MyRecipes.com. This particular recipe is delicious but involved: It requires you to make BOTH the pots de creme (graveyard) and cookies (tombstones) completely from scratch. Luckily, I figured out an easy shortcut.

Photo From Closet Cooking

Sometimes it's nice to start the day off with a hot breakfast. For me, simple ham and cheese egg casserole often hits the spot. The best part about this recipe is that you can make it on the weekend, and warm up leftovers in the microwave all week long!