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How to Boil a Husband {Eat Well, Spend Less}

January 29th, 2013 · 73 Comments · Big Changes, My Story

This is good advice, I promise. And no, I’m not upset with my husband and taking it out on men everywhere. It was my husband’s idea, in fact. (photo source) As part of the Eat Well, Spend Less series, we’re talking about getting back to basics this month – the basics of eating well – [...]

{Eat Well, Spend Less} Cooks Food for the Holidays

December 7th, 2012 · No Comments · Frugality

And now for the fabulous ladies of the Eat Well, Spend Less series – here’s what they had to say this month about homemade food gifts, pie crusts, and keeping your family (and party guests) fed all this busy month. If you missed my contribution, which was kind of lost in the emails earlier this [...]

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"I Already Spend all Day in the Kitchen, How Will I Ever Have Time for Special Holiday Food?" {Eat Well, Spend Less}

December 3rd, 2012 · 9 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality, KS lifestyle, Special Situations

It’s embarrassing to admit, but on the morning of Thanksgiving, I was at the grocery store at 6 a.m., buying cheese. Well…6:30 is more like it, although six was the plan. I’m just not a morning person. I had been up making pumpkin pies the night before until at least midnight. And yes, I’m going [...]

Eat Well, Spend Less: Saving Time in the Kitchen

October 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Frugality

I thought of you, dear readers, every time I cut corners in the kitchen this week or implemented strategies to save time. Yesterday 4yo Leah and I made no-bake granola bars, quinoa oat bars, 2 dozen muffins, and peanut butter cookies from Smart Sweets, all before 11:00…and I only used one bowl for the whole [...]

5 Crazy Ways I Save on Kitchen Prep Time {so we can Eat Well, Spend Less}

October 17th, 2012 · 47 Comments · KS lifestyle

I just got yesterday’s oatmeal going on the stove. No, we haven’t been waiting for breakfast for 24 hours – two-day oatmeal is one of the "shoddy shortcuts" I take every week in an attempt to save a few minutes in the kitchen. Believe me, I spend enough time there already. "Mommy, play with me!" [...]

Eat Well, Spend Less: Back to School Without Losing Your Mind (or your money)

September 5th, 2012 · No Comments · Frugality

This month’s Eat Well, Spend Less focus is on back to school, so whether you’re sending kids off, hectic in college yourself, homeschooling, or just ready to turn over a new meal planning leaf, you’ll find something fantastic from the talented bloggers on the team. My post last week shared 10 Tips to Pack Brilliant [...]

Eat Well, Spend Less: 10 Tips to Pack Brilliant School Lunches (& avoid wasting food)

August 28th, 2012 · 35 Comments · Frugality

When you throw away food, you throw away money. When your kids throw away food at school, it’s like a hairline crack in your water jug – the liquid is slowly leaking out such that you don’t even notice, but nonetheless, your money is going out without a return. How can you pack the perfect [...]