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Category: Easy Family Dinners

Looking to get an easy family dinner on the table without a lot of time and complication? These recipes feature real-food family-friendly meals without a lot of fuss.

Basic Spaghetti Sauce | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
February 17, 2019March 10, 2019 Marlene Cornelis

7 Fast, Easy, Family-Friendly Meals

Pasta with Garlic, Red Chili Pepper & Lime | © UrbanCottageLIfe.com
September 12, 2017September 7, 2019 Marlene Cornelis

Pasta with Garlic, Red Chili & Lime ✽ Dinner Fast!

Hamburger Skillet Dinner with Potatoes & Tomatoes | © UrbanCottageLife.com
May 29, 2017September 7, 2019 Marlene Cornelis

Hamburger, Potato and Tomato Skillet Dinner: Easier! Faster!

Pomegranate Chicken Thighs on Kale & Grain Salad |© UrbanCottageLife.com 2016
December 9, 2016November 14, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Freestyle Kitchen ❊ Pomegranate Chicken Thighs & Kale and Grain Salad

Sausage, Potato & Onion Dinner | © UrbanCottageLife.com 2016
November 16, 2016June 10, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Freestyle Kitchen ❊ Sausage, Potato and Onion Dinner

Cauliflower Mash | © UrbanCottageLife.com
January 5, 2016November 24, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Cauliflower Mash and A Quick & Easy Sausage & Lentils Dinner

Salmon Baking Tray Dinner | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
May 24, 2015June 11, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Freestyle Kitchen ✺ Salmon Baking Tray Dinner

Lemon Honey Salmon on Celeriac Puree | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
April 12, 2015July 15, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Freestyle Kitchen ❧ Lemon Honey Salmon on Celeriac Puree

Basic Spaghetti Sauce | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
November 25, 2014February 12, 2019 Marlene Cornelis

It’s Just Dinner ✲ Casual Spaghetti Sauce for Family & Friends

Pasta with Potatoes, Cabbage & Cheese | © Life Through the Kitchen Window.com
February 19, 2012August 5, 2017 Marlene Cornelis

Italian Comfort: Pasta with Potatoes, Cabbage & Cheese

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A little something for some family members on Family Day. Banana bread cupcakes with walnuts and chocolate chunks. #familydaybaking #bananabreadcupcakes #bananabread This is gravy making magic in a jar. It’s frozen potato cooking water from the last time I made mashed potatoes. It’ll go into the gravy I’m making today for pork chops with roasted potatoes. Great way to build flavour & reduce kitchen waste. #gravymaking #potatowater #reducekitchenwaste #kitchenwastereduction #lowwastekitchen I just published a roundup of 14 recipes featuring chocolate — luscious chocolate — for Valentine’s Day. Here’s what it includes: *Raspberry Chocolate Bread Pudding *Chocolate Buckwheat Pancakes *Chocolate Ginger Granola *Black Forest Cake *Strawberry Chocolate Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream *Chocolate, Cherry and Pistachio Macaroon Meringues *Raspberry Cacao Smoothie *Chocolate Whisky Maple Cake *Dark Chocolate Sour Cherry Cookies *Choco-Caramelicious Patties *Chocolate Avocado Mousse *Chocolate Banana Bread *Milk Chocolate Panna Cotta *Chocolate Chip Cookies No matter what you feel about Valentine’s Day, there’s something here to enjoy. Link in profile. #chocolaterecipes #chocolate #chocolateforvalentinesday Pleased to be part of @foodbloggersca’s roundup of pomegranate molasses recipes — that’s my pomegranate molasses-glazed chicken thighs in the photo! See the full collection at https://www.foodbloggersofcanada.com/over-15-ways-to-use-pomegranate-molasses. #pomegranatemolasses #canadianfoodbloggers Well, would you look at that. I just published a blog post and it’s for a new recipe, no less. Chicken, Rice and Lemon Soup anyone? Link in profile. #chickenricelemonsoup #canadianfoodblogger #fbcigers #canadiancook #makesoup #chickensoup Ready for my afternoon’s work. #homebarista #brevillebaristaexpress #cappuccino #coffeebeforework #coffee It’s stew time! Weekend #batchcooking. This is going to be a big one, with almost 3.5 pounds of beef along with lots of vegetable goodness. #beefstew #canadianbeef #cookingahead #stew It’s buckle-down-to-work time, which means posting a pic of my homemade #cappuccino with cocoa first. Um, procrastination, anybody? #cappuccino #brevillebaristaexpress #homebarista #coffeeandwork Approaching Thetford Mines, Quebec. What beautiful January weather for a short road trip. #labelleprovince #thetfordmines

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Urban Cottage Life is a friendly place, but there are some disclaimers and rules. I’m a home cook and recipe development enthusiast. I’m not trained as a chef, nutritionist, dietician, or food storage expert and the information I provide here does not constitute professional advice.

Cooking can be a risky business, so please educate yourself on safe techniques and practices. I do my best to make sure the recipes I present are accurate, but typos and mistakes can happen. I am not responsible for any mishaps you incur as a result of the information on this blog, such as injuries (cuts, burns, etc. happen in the kitchen), food safety issues or ingredient costs if a recipe fails.

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