Mother Nature sure likes playing tricks on us! Last week I was prepping my garden beds and walking the dog with a light sweatshirt on and this week we are back to winter coats and a landscape of white. Oh well. At least the days are getting longer and this uncertain weather will have to…
10 Easy To Make Homemade Muffin Recipes
We love muffins at our house. They make the perfect quick breakfast and can be easily packed along as a snack for the office or school. Besides being really easy to make, these 10 yummy muffins are also freezer friendly! If your family is busier than ever this Spring, get ahead of the game and bake…
Make Ahead Freezer Meals For Two
Usually when I make dinner there aren’t any leftovers. No food left over to pack for lunches or warm up for dinner the next day. Our large family with 4 growing children has no problem eating everything I make most of the time and that’s great! Sometimes it’s nice to have some leftovers though. A…
Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Soup
There’s nothing I like more on a cold Winter’s day than a nice warm bowl of soup! Sometimes I just don’t have a lot of time to prepare a homemade soup or I just don’t feel like it because I’d rather be snuggled up warm under a blanket instead of running to the store for…
Stock Your Freezer Fridays Series Week 6
It’s finally here! The last week of the Stock Your Freezer Fridays Series here at Cozy Country Living! I’ve had a lot of fun doing this Series again this year, but I am happy to have it now completed and checked off of my list for now. I can begin thinking about Holiday gifts, decor…
Stock Your Freezer Fridays Series Week 5
Happy Halloween! My kiddos are really excited to go to school in their costumes and I am planning some family fun activities and of course some Trick or Treating time for after school. Do you have Halloween plans? Since we live in the country, we pack everything up and head over to my mother’s house to trick or…
Stock Your Freezer Fridays Series Week 3
Hey there! Welcome to Week #3 of our Stock Your Freezer Fridays Series! I hope you have had a chance to freezer cook, even if it was just a few recipes. If you are new here, you can find Week #1 HERE and Week#2 HERE. This week I decided to make use of the many…
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Spice Applesauce
This past weekend started out a bit on the chilly side, so I wanted to make something warm in my Slow Cooker. I already had a soup simmering on the stove earlier for dinner, so I thought something for a snack or dessert would be perfect. We went apple picking a few weeks ago so we have…
Stock Your Freezer Friday Series Week 2
Hello everyone! I hope you’ve had a great week! Can you believe it’s Friday already?! I am feeling pretty good about what I have started in my freezer and I hope you do too. You know, sometimes the thought of “Freezer Cooking” can be overwhelming, but you can even use half of this the day…
Stock Your Freezer Friday’s Series Is Back!
Hi there! Last year I started a Stock Your Freezer Friday Series for 6 weeks before the busy holiday season arrived. My goal was to “Freezer Cook” once a week for a few hours, and make at least 3 or 4 recipes during each session to stock up my freezer. I know how busy things…
