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Simple Recipes for Busy Families

Welcome to Simple Gray T-Shirt, where dinner doesn't have to be complicated or take all night. Here you'll find no-fuss, family-friendly recipes made with 7 ingredients or less, perfect for those hectic, everything-happening-at-once kind of days. Whether it's a weeknight scramble, a quick breakfast or a semi-homemade dessert, these simple, family-approved recipes are here to make mealtime the easiest part of your day.

Favorite Summer Recipes

Here are my favorite summer recipes for when the weather is perfect, the pool is calling and you'd rather be hanging out with friends than over the stove. Perfect no-bake desserts and stovetop pastas for the win!

  • miso butter salmon on a white plate over rice with edamame
    Easy 2-Ingredient Miso Butter Salmon
  • Baked spinach artichoke dip with a scoop taken out of it with crackers on a serving dish.
    Easy Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip (Simple, Classic, Crowd-Friendly)
  • lemon and garlic pasta in a serving dish with serving spoon, garnished with lemon.
    One Pan Lemon Garlic Pasta (7-Ingredients)
  • ramekin of lemon butter with cut lemons
    Simple Lemon Butter Sauce (2-Ingredients)
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Trending Recipes 🔥🔥🔥

These recipes are tried, true and and our community has been loving them lately! They are real family favorites.

  • whipped pudding in a glass bowl.
    Easy 2-Ingredient Vanilla Mousse (no cook method)
  • lemon pie with a slice cut out garnished with lemons
    4-Ingredient No Bake Lemon Pudding Pie
  • a scoop of lemon dump cake in a white bowl with lemons and the pan behind
    4-Ingredient Lemon Dump Cake
  • pistachio pudding pie that has been cut in it's pie tin
    No-Bake Pistachio Pie (with Pudding)
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Hey, I'm Marni 😊

As a busy mom of 3 rascally kiddos, I'm always on the lookout for simple recipes that can become family favorites. I create recipes with 7 ingredients or less and LOVE menu planning.

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Simple Dinner Ideas

I'm all about keeping dinner simple and these recipes will help you do the same. Meal planning monthly keeps me on track, but if you need dinner inspiration for right now, here's where to find it!

  • thai red curry sauce in a pot on a cooling rack
    Homemade Thai Red Curry Sauce (3 Ingredients, 5 Minutes)
  • Thai red curry salmon on a bed of rice with limes and cucumbers.
    Thai Red Curry Salmon (Trader Joe's Sauce, 20 Minutes)
  • baked lemon butter salmon with lemon rounds on parchment paper.
    Easy Baked Lemon Butter Salmon (15 Minutes)
  • salmon bites in a rice bowl with cucumber and green beans.
    Baked Salmon Bites (Easy, 2-Ingredient Recipe)

Favorite Pasta Recipes

Pasta night made simple. These 7-ingredient (or fewer!) pasta recipes are comforting, kid-approved, and easy enough to pull off on even the busiest weeknights. From stovetop to baked to cold pasta salads, there's something here for every kind of pasta lover.

  • baked pasta chips with marinara sauce.
    Baked Pasta Chips (Crispy, Easy & Oven-Baked)
  • brown butter sage gnocchi in a white bowl with a vase of sage behind.
    Brown Butter Sage Gnocchi
  • gnocchi alfredo in a serving bowl with a spoon.
    One Pan Gnocchi Alfredo
  • Crispy gnocchi in a white bowl garnished with lemon and parsley.
    Pan Fried Gnocchi (Crispy, Easy & Made on the Stovetop)

Homemade Purees for Babies

These homemade baby food purees are great for starting your little one on there food journey, and also awesome building blocks for other delicious recipes for the whole family. With my simple tips, tricks and flavor combinations, you'll be a pro in no-time!

  • spinach puree in a mason jar
    10 Minute Spinach Puree (For Babies)
  • spinach pesto in a mason jar with a small wooden spoon
    5-Minute Spinach Pesto (No Basil Needed!)
  • basil pesto in a small mason jar with basil leaves and lemon next to it
    5-Minute Basil Pesto
  • carrot puree in a small glass dish
    Carrot Puree - Simple Side or Homemade Baby Food

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    Camp 101 - Easy Like Monday Morning
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    Easy Baked Teriyaki Salmon (2 Ingredients, 15 minutes)
  • fried matzo in a white bowl with applesauce and cinnamon sugar
    Fried Matzo (aka Matzo Brei) for Passover
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    One Bowl All Bran Muffins (7-Ingredients)

I'm so glad your here!

As a busy mom, I believe in keeping recipes simple. My recipes focus on pasta, salmon and the easiest desserts around! Recipes with 7-ingredients or less is the goal and they are family tested and approved!

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  • Sheet pan pesto gnocchi in a serving dish with a basil garnish.
    Sheet Pan Pesto Gnocchi
  • bowl of spinach lemon orzo in a white bowl
    5-Ingredient Spinach Lemon Orzo 
  • spinach pesto in a mason jar with a small wooden spoon
    5-Minute Spinach Pesto (No Basil Needed!)
  • 5-Ingredient Basil Pesto Pasta Salad
  • spinach artichoke spaghetti with a lemon in a bowl with forks next to it.
    Creamy Spinach Artichoke Spaghetti (one-pan, 20-minutes)
  • spinach and feta omelette stacked on a plate
    Simple Spinach Feta Omelette (10 Minute Breakfast)

Most Popular Recipes

  • three ingredient garlic butter sauce in a mason jar with cloves of garlic
    3-Ingredient Garlic Butter Sauce
  • butternut squash ravioli in a sage sauce in the saute pan
    Butternut Squash Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce
  • garlic butter pasta in a white bowl with serving utensils.
    Easy Garlic Butter Pasta (4 Ingredients)
  • ramekin of lemon butter with cut lemons
    Simple Lemon Butter Sauce (2-Ingredients)
  • slice of pudding pie on a plate with whip cream and a fork
    Vanilla Pudding Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
  • chocolate pudding pie with a slice removed, garnished with crushed oreos
    4-Ingredient No Bake Chocolate Pudding Pie

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