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About Steph Jenkins

Empowering you to save money and eat healthy, Steph Jenkins writes at Cheapskate Cook, where she shares recipes, grocery hacks, tutorials, and daily motivation to help guard your health and your budget. Follow her on Instagram (@cheapskatecook) for real-life silliness and practical inspiration.

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Healthy Broccoli Salad Recipe: Seasonal Winter Salad

January 11, 2021 (UPDATED: January 20, 2021) by Steph Jenkins Leave a Comment

broccoli salad

Are you ready for a healthy, easy side dish that’s full of all those sweet and salty flavors we love? If you have never had broccoli salad, you are missing out on one of the best ways to eat your veggies. It’s like a chicken salad… but with broccoli. Mkay, maybe that won’t convince you to try it. But the fact is, this salad deserves a place at your next lunch date, your next meal prep session, and your next meal. When you’re trying to eat better, broccoli salad will help you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: apples, bacon, broccoli, contributing writer, eating clean recipes, healthy eating, healthy food, in-season recipes, kid-friendly, mayo, onion, pecans, Real Food Recipes, recipe, salt, side dish

The Best Dairy-Free Cookie Substitutes: Dairy-Free Gingerbread Cookie Recipe

December 14, 2020 (UPDATED: December 16, 2020) by Steph Jenkins Leave a Comment

dairy-free gingerbread

Christmas cookie season is here, which is great news! But for those of us with food sensitivities and allergies, cookie season gets complicated. Today I want to show you a dairy-free cookie recipe for Christmas - specifically gingerbread, but you can use these tips for many different Christmas cookies. It’s actually really easy! And they taste amazing. In fact, you’ll hardly taste a difference between these and your classic, buttery Christmas cookies. I’ll also show you how to make them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: baking, baking soda, Christmas, cinnamon, contributing writer, cookies, dairy-free, desserts, egg, flour, ginger, holidays, molasses, palm shortening, real food, Real Food Recipes, spelt flour, unrefined cane sugar, Whole Foods for the Holidays

Easy Instant Pot Bean Soup Recipe

November 9, 2020 (UPDATED: November 12, 2020) by Steph Jenkins Leave a Comment

Instant Pot bean soup

Let’s make an easy, comforting, healthy dinner that is about as budget-friendly as you can get! In Fall and Winter, we crave soup. It’s one of my favorite meals to make for several reasons: Simple Clean ingredients Leftovers! - Just reheat and serve with bread or crackers and a side salad Allergy-friendly - it’s so easy to make soup that is free of the top 5 allergens or fits your friend’s new vegan/paleo/keto lifestyle Budget-friendly - broth, vegetables, maybe some rice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: beans, black beans, contributing writer, garbanzo beans, garlic, in-season recipes, real food, real food diet, Real Food Recipes, salt, soup, white beans

How to Make Sheet Pan Pancakes (Dairy-free Real Food Recipe)

October 5, 2020 (UPDATED: November 15, 2020) by Steph Jenkins 6 Comments

sheet pan pancakes

Need a nourishing, budget-friendly, real food breakfast for school mornings? Or do you just hate flipping pancakes? We got you covered in this recipe. First, let’s acknowledge how amazing pancakes are. When you transition from processed food to real food, you might have to say goodbye to a lot of food that was in your regular rotation - sugary cereal, frosted toaster pastries, sticky-sweet fluorescent-colored yogurt. But with real food, pancakes only get better. No boxed mix means no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: baking soda, breakfast, butter, coconut oil, contributing writer, dairy-free, eggs, flour, healthy breakfast, healthy food, honey, maple syrup, pancakes, Real Food Recipes, recipe, salt, vinegar

Roasted Vegetable Recipe: Seasonal Fall Salad with Fresh Herbs

September 21, 2020 (UPDATED: October 16, 2020) by Steph Jenkins Leave a Comment

roasted veggie and herb salad

Let’s talk about salads in the fall & winter months. If you’re looking for a way to spice up your roasted veggie recipes while it’s cold outside, I recommend trying something a little different. Usually, we think of salad as fresh, crisp, cold, crunchy veggies drizzled in a creamy dressing and tossed together. Salad is amazing. But in the fall and winter, a lot of our favorite salad veggies are extra-expensive. And their taste...disappointing. What if we combined everything … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, broccoli, cauliflower, contributing writer, dressings, eating real food, gluten free, goat cheese, herbs, in-season recipes, olive oil, onion, quinoa, real food, real food diet, Real Food Recipes, salt

Why My 5-Year-Old is My Most Helpful Kid in the Kitchen

August 31, 2020 (UPDATED: November 1, 2020) by Steph Jenkins Leave a Comment

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You would think that my older kids would be better helpers in the kitchen than my youngest. While there are certain times and tasks where an older cook is amazing in the kitchen, here's a fact: My 5-year-old can't be beat. Are There Kitchen Chores for a 5-Year-Old? 5-year-olds should not be around sharp knives, hot stoves, or hot ovens. At first glance, it looks like they cannot be very helpful in the kitchen. However, young kids are far more capable than we think. RELATED: 10 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: kids, Kids Cook Real Food, kids cooking, Kids in the Kitchen

Kids Cook Dinner Night! Dinner Recipes Kids Can Make

July 20, 2020 by Steph Jenkins Leave a Comment

It’s summertime! The perfect time to encourage our kids to develop skills that are harder to focus on during the school year. We want our kids to enjoy their summer and fill it with lazy days, outdoor play, and getting lost in library books. But we also want to help them keep their minds sharp. Also, since they are home all day and want to snack 1,467 times a day, it’s only fair they learn how to be independent, creative, and confident at meal-time. Years ago, Katie shared something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: dinner, kid-friendly, kids, Kids Cook Real Food, kids cooking, real food, Real Food Recipes

Breakfasts Ideas Kids Can Make This Summer

June 15, 2020 (UPDATED: October 1, 2020) by Steph Jenkins 1 Comment

It’s summertime! While we adjust to new schedules and fun plans, it’s the perfect time to encourage our kids to develop life skills that are harder to focus on during the school year. We want our kids to enjoy their summer and fill it with lazy days, outdoor play, and getting lost in library books, but we also want to help them keep their minds sharp. Also, since they are home all day and want to snack 1,467 times a day, it’s only fair they learn how to be independent, creative, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kids in the Kitchen Tagged With: breakfast, healthy breakfast, in-season recipes, kids, Kids Cook Real Food, kids cooking, Kids in the Kitchen

Homemade Cashew Cream Recipe

May 11, 2020 (UPDATED: January 3, 2021) by Steph Jenkins 1 Comment

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Are you dairy-free? If you are or you ever have been, you know what I mean when I say comfort foods are the hardest thing to give up. That's why I created a dairy-free gingerbread cookie recipe. Today, I'm sharing my cashew cream recipe.  It’s not that dairy-free eating doesn’t taste good, or that it’s extremely hard. It’s just that comfort food is nearly always creamy and fatty and delicious - and usually not dairy-free. RELATED: Beginner's guide to going dairy-free with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: almonds, cashews, cream, desserts, heavy cream, pasta, real food diet, Real Food Recipes, recipe, salt, vegan, vegetarian

Healthy Side Dish: Spicy Tahini Roasted Cauliflower Recipe

April 27, 2020 (UPDATED: June 1, 2020) by Steph Jenkins Leave a Comment

The last thing we need is another "pretend cauliflower" recipe. We have cauliflower pretending to be pizza, cauliflower dressed up like steak, cauliflower dressed up like macaroni and cheese, and buffalo chicken. This recipe is cauliflower pretending to be nothing but cauliflower. It features the greatest chameleon of the cruciferous vegetable family in all its glory - as a delicious, crispy, flavor-packed side dish vegetable that needs no disguise. Roasted Cauliflower Recipe with Spicy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: cauliflower, dairy-free, dates, eating clean recipes, gluten free, grain free, keto, lemon, Paleo, paprika, Real Food Recipes, recipe, tahini, vegan, vegetables

Vegan Turmeric Lentil Instant Pot Soup Recipe

March 16, 2020 (UPDATED: September 30, 2020) by Steph Jenkins Leave a Comment

Turmeric Lentil Soup is one of the most popular soups in our home. If it’s winter or rainy outside and I want a budget-friendly, real food winner, this is it. The best part is that it doesn’t take any special ingredients. We almost always have them on hand, even if it’s the end of the week and I desperately need to go grocery shopping. ;) Instant Pot Lentil Soup This soup is the perfect candidate for the Instant Pot. All of the ingredients hold up well in the pressure cooker, it doesn’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes, Special Diets Tagged With: contributing writer, eating clean recipes, Instant Pot, Lent, lentils, main course, main dish, real food, real food diet, Real Food Recipes, recipe, slow cooker, soup, turmeric, vegan, vegetarian

Chocolate Dessert Hummus Recipe

February 10, 2020 (UPDATED: May 18, 2020) by Steph Jenkins 2 Comments

If you’re looking for a simple, real food, budget-friendly dessert I can’t think of anything better than Chocolate Dessert Hummus. It’s made with real, whole ingredients, it’s naturally-sweetened, it’s ready in minutes (No baking! No waiting!), and it’s gluten-free and dairy-free - without any expensive, specialty ingredients.  We make this all the time in our home, and if you’re never tried it, we’re about to change your life! Chocolate Dessert Hummus Okay, dessert hummus is about … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: chocolate, contributing writer, desserts, real food, Real Food Recipes

How to Convert Any Soup Recipe for the Instant Pot

January 20, 2020 (UPDATED: August 25, 2020) by Steph Jenkins 5 Comments

It’s no secret that we love the Instant Pot around here. If you are cooking from scratch and trying to eat more real food, the Instant Pot is a game-changer. It makes perfect rice, homemade yogurt, and rich bone broth in under an hour. During soup season, we love Instant Pot soup recipes. Did you know you don’t need a special Instant-Pot-approved soup recipe? In this post, I will show you exactly how to convert your favorite soup recipe into an Instant Pot recipe using 3 simple steps.  How … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How-to Tutorials, Real Food Recipes Tagged With: contributing writer, dinner, Instant Pot, main course, real food, real food diet, Real Food Recipes, soup

Real Food Peppermint Freezer Fudge for the Holidays

December 9, 2019 (UPDATED: May 10, 2020) by Steph Jenkins 1 Comment

Yummy Real Food Christmas Fudge

Here’s a simple, real food Christmas dessert that’s full of probiotics and easy enough for the kids to make! Healthy Dessert for the Holidays The holidays are full of desserts and treats. Whether from school, family, or parties, junk food and candy crawl out from the woodwork during the holidays. At our house, we combat them by stocking simple real food treats at home. Sometimes we freeze homemade cookie dough already rolled into balls, so they’re easy to bake. I almost always keep … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: Christmas, desserts, holidays, Smart Sweets, Whole Foods for the Holidays

6 Ways to Have a Successful Allergy-Free Thanksgiving

November 11, 2019 (UPDATED: October 29, 2020) by Steph Jenkins 1 Comment

Is it possible to do a gluten-free dairy-free Thanksgiving? What about dairy-free Thanksgiving recipes? It is possible to have an allergy friendly thanksgiving! Here's how!  This post is from contributing writer Steph Jenkins of Cheapskate Cook. When I told someone that we usually have a grain-free, dairy-free Thanksgiving, they stared at me like I was crazy. They announced, “I can’t imagine having Thanksgiving without rolls.” There are so many strong emotions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Roadmap, Special Diets Tagged With: allergy friendly, contributing writer, dairy-free, eating real food, grain free, holidays, real food, Thanksgiving, Whole Foods for the Holidays

Instant Pot Turmeric-Spiced Chicken Recipe

October 14, 2019 (UPDATED: June 11, 2020) by Steph Jenkins Leave a Comment

This post is from contributing writer Steph Jenkins of Cheapskate Cook. Fall is the perfect time to pull out your Instant Pot for easy, real food recipes. We have a lot going on in the Fall between school, work, after-school activities, and getting ready for the holidays. Fall also starts the cold and flu season, so it’s the perfect time to find all the simple ways to support our immune system. Health Benefits of Turmeric Turmeric is a powerful herb and supplement that helps support a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: chicken, contributing writer, dinner, easy meals, eating clean recipes, fall, in-season recipes, Instant Pot, Real Food Recipes, turmeric

Instant Pot Pumpkin Spice Steel Cut Oatmeal Recipe

September 30, 2019 (UPDATED: June 12, 2020) by Steph Jenkins 1 Comment

This post is from contributing writer Steph Jenkins of Cheapskate Cook. Fall is the perfect time to make warm, comforting breakfasts. But on school mornings, hot breakfasts are hard to swing! I love making simple (allergy-free!) baked oatmeal or whipping up a batch of 5-Minute Egg & Cheese Muffins, but cooking oatmeal in the Instant Pot is one of the easiest fixes. With the Delay Start option, you can set your oatmeal up the night before, and by the time you wake up, breakfast is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Real Food Recipes Tagged With: allergy friendly, contributing writer, dairy-free, eating real food, gluten free, in-season recipes, Instant Pot, Kids Cook Real Food, oatmeal, pumpkin, real food, Real Food Recipes

How to Make Homemade Yogurt in the Instant Pot

August 12, 2019 (UPDATED: July 22, 2020) by Steph Jenkins 18 Comments

Introducing my good friend and fellow real food proponent, Stephani Jenkins! Steph writes at The Cheapskate Cook about eating healthy on a budget, and I'm so pleased to have her on the team as a regular KS contributor. You are going to fall right in love with her (and her cute boys), let me tell you... ;) I've written before about why I don't make yogurt in my Instant Pot, but I know many people love Instant Pot yogurt! I was glad to have Steph write a tutorial for those of you who want to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: “How-to” Do it Yourself, Eat Well Spend Less, How-to Tutorials, Real Food Recipes Tagged With: contributing writer, eating clean recipes, eating real food, Greek yogurt, homemade yogurt, Instant Pot, real food, real food diet, Real Food Recipes, yogurt

5 Ways to Save Money on Real Food with the Instant Pot

February 7, 2018 (UPDATED: January 7, 2021) by Steph Jenkins 1 Comment

This post is from guest writer Steph of Cheapskate Cook You know that moment when you first open your brand new Instant Pot? The styrofoam screeches a little as you lift it out of the box, the clouds part, and angels sing choruses about how much easier your kitchen life will be from now on. Then it sits on your counter for weeks, reproaching you every time you start something on the stove or pull out that familiar, trusty slow cooker. Eventually, you grow brave enough to try it. You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Save Money Tagged With: guest post, Instant Pot

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