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The Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich

by Lindsay Ballard on January 4, 2014 4 Comments

The Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich recipe via MakelyHome.com

I’ve made no secret about the fact that I hate to cook and bake.  In fact, I’d much rather scrub the floors than cook a meal.  True story.   But, my family insists on eating, so I have to do it anyway.

Because of my feelings on the kitchen, I have several go-to recipes that are made just for people like me.  I call them “Recipes for People Who Hate to Cook.”  Quick, easy meals that your family will like – and you won’t have to spend an hour chopping up vegetables and looking for all of the parts to your food processor.  I don’t even own a food processor (or a mixer), y’all.

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Easy Foil Oven Packets with a Secret Ingredient

by Lindsay Ballard on November 6, 2013 7 Comments

Easy Oven Foil Packet Recipe {with a secret ingredient!} via MakelyHome.com

I’ve said it many, many times on this blog, but I feel like I need to reiterate it again: I hate cooking.  I’d rather clean toilets that chop vegetables.  I’m not even making that up.  But alas, may family insists on eating dinner every night.  Sigh.

We eat a lot of pasta dishes because I find them quick and easy.  But on the rare occasion that I’m feeling like Donna Reed, I try to do something different.  Before we had kids, Tom and I used to make foil packets of meat and vegetables on the grill.  They are simple to throw together so we still eat these every now and then – but I put them in the oven these days since our grill bit the dust a while back and we haven’t replaced it.

I consider these foil packet dinners to be a use-what-you-have type of dinner.  They always include ground beef, but the types of vegetables and seasonings change.  One night, I used something odd from the pantry to try for a different taste, and we couldn’t believe how awesome our dinner tasted.  Now, that ingredient is a necessity when we make our packets.

Here’s a {very rare on this blog} recipe for one of our favorite dinners on a lazy night….

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.

Lindsay lives outside of Austin, Texas with her husband (Tom), children (Zack and Emma), and dogs (Duke and Jill). She plays roller derby for the Rockin' City Rollergirls out of Round Rock, Texas.


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