Bone Broth in the Instant Pot – 2 Ways! {Chicken, Beef, & Pork}
Making bone broth in the Instant Pot is an excellent hack for saving time and money in a real food kitchen. There are two different…
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Cooking Squash in the Instant Pot (Meal Prep Made Easy!)
Cooking squash in the Instant Pot saves time, keeps the kitchen cool during the hot summer months, and is a quick and easy way to…
How to Keep Vegetables Fresh: Best Veggies for Long-Term Storage
I’ve already written on Healthy Food Stockpile Options -The Best Produce to Stockpile, but how do you keep vegetables fresh? What are the best veggies…
How to Do a Freezer Inventory to Stay Organized
As I started getting more serious about eating real food, I kept hearing, “Just freeze it!” Even Katie swears by her freezer stash! That seemed…
How to Freeze Guacamole and Save Money
Having avocados on hand is one of my secrets to making impromptu taco nights even better! With all their brain-boosting power, pairing it with some…
Quick and Easy Jalapeño Popper Recipe
This past September, I found myself staring at a half bushel of jalapeño peppers on my kitchen floor. I had to do something with them,…
Instant Pot Barbacoa Beef (Slow Cooker, Freezer, & Allergy Friendly!)
Ever just need an easy meal and wish you could run to fast food? Chipotle, anyone? But we’re a make-from-scratch kind of site and want…
5 Resolutions – Using the Instant Pot to Achieve Them
Whether your New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight, improve digestion or get centered, we’ve got ideas for you! I’m the type of person who…
How to Cook FROZEN Ground Beef in the Instant Pot {VIDEO}
Did you know you can cook frozen ground beef in the Instant Pot even without a trivet?! No thawing. No waiting. It’s a lifesaver on…
Bake and Serve: Garlic Maple Chicken Recipe
I’ve always been someone who wants to have a signature dish. You know, the kind you become famous for – and maybe even have people beg…
4 Easy Tips for Cooking During Depression
For my friends who have walked the journey of the last six months in my life, they know it has been full of wildly vacillating…
Beyond Just Planning: The Busy Mom’s Guide to Getting Real Food on the Dinner Table
If you’re making dinner at breakfast, when do you make breakfast? We discussed that dilemma when I shared a problem a reader had with balancing…
5 Easy Tricks for Make-Ahead Meals
This is a guest post from Jessica Fisher of Good Cheap Eats and Life as Mom. I believe all of us have time to prepare…
Freezer Cooking is not my Thing – but Here’s my Best Shot Anyway {VIDEO + 3 Slow Cooker Recipes}
I’m not a bandwagon kind of girl. Just because everyone loves freezer cooking doesn’t mean it’s for me – the one time I did the…
Slow Cooker Ginger Beef Recipe
I hate it in the morning, but man, I love it in the evening! Slow cooker recipes are becoming more and more a part of…
Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook {REVIEW}
It usually takes me about a month to get around to making a meal from a new cookbook – a week while it sits in…
The New Mom’s Guide to Still Eating Healthy
We all get worn out sometimes, and after a busy day or week (or month!) there are occasions when I’m just. too. tired. to cook.…
Once-a-Month Cooking Prep: “Cream of” Casseroles Recipe
Making simple homemade cream of chicken (or “whatever”) soup in bulk can make a week of super frugal, super nourishing meals, plus some for the…
Recipe Connection: How to Make Meatloaf/Meatballs
This isn’t mine- I forgot to take a photo! But meatballs are meatballs, more or less…The one pictured is Martha’s recipe. Meatloaf is more of…
The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Freezer Work for You (without a batch cooking day)
I tried a “cook for a month” sort of cooking day once, and it was EXHAUSTING. 3 days’ work. Not my thing – but I…