Stocking Your Pantry for Simple Meal Planning
My house doesn’t have a pantry. So I found one anyway… Like many city houses built in the 1920s, our house has a small kitchen…
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Save Time
Don’t waste a minute! If you’re going to cook real food, from scratch, you’re going to spend more time doing it. My efficiency tips and hacks to cut corners that don’t matter are invaluable to getting out of that kitchen alive and sane!
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…
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Nutrient Packed Blueberry Spinach Smoothie Recipe That Kids Love!
School is under way. That means two things. Mornings are busy. The germs are spreading. That doesn’t mean throw in the towel, buy boxes of…
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Cook Smarts Review {Meal Plan Service & App}
Meal planning can be hard. When you’re feeling overwhelmed, trying out an online meal planner is worth it! Here’s my Cook Smarts review. The Cook…
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The System That Finally Worked…and it’s not Digital (Shhhh!)
I am an organized soul. Really, I am. Certainly my life and surroundings do not always reflect that, but it’s something I’m constantly striving for…
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5 Easy Steps for Using a Week’s Share of CSA Vegetables
It’s dinnertime on a Wednesday, and you’ve just been handed 10 pounds of fresh, organic, locally-grown, assorted vegetables! You’re eager to get some of them…
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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…
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Serve an Easy Pasta Salad Bar for Your Next Party
There’s something very intimidating about cooking ‘real food’ for a large group of people, especially if you’re on a budget. Shoot, some days I feel…
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Spring Cleaning: How To Get A House That Cleans Itself
Although organization comes naturally to me, I have always struggled to keep a maintained room or home. And doing a deep spring cleaning? HA. That…
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Instant Pot Breakfast: Apple Cranberry Steel Cut Oats
I left my Instant Pot in the box for at least 6 months, but not for the reasons everyone else does. The Instant Pot is…
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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…
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Healthy Baked Rice Pudding Recipe
I’m a pretty big fan of healthy desserts. I know, I know. That may seem like an oxymoron. How can healthy and dessert even be…
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10 Easy Lunches for Kids Using Mason Jars
The holiday break is over. The new year is here. That means it’s time to get back on track with healthy eating! One very important…
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How to Use Citrus Daily to Brighten Up Your Recipes {+ Pea Pesto Recipe}
Usually, I’d rather save even my healthy eating goals (beyond the daily ones) for Lent, but this I’ve decided to set a new goal to…
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We Don’t Do Lunch (How to Pack Real Travel Food for Day Trips)
Everyone knows not to drink the water in Mexico. Same rule should apply to theme parks and other one-day excursions. Don’t drink the $5 bottled…
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5 Things I Learned From Feeding My Family Real Food On The Road
Once upon a time my husband and I flew from Missouri to Maryland to look for houses for a week, followed shortly by taking our family…
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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…
Handling the Whole Chicken Series: Meal Planning With a Whole Chicken (with over 16 Recipes!)
Welcome to the final post in our series on Handling the Whole Chicken! In case you missed the earlier posts, you can catch them here:…
Time & Budget Busters: 6 Snack Foods You Should Make At Home (And 6 You Should Buy)
It’s the Most Snackiest Time of the Year! This time of year always stretches my creativity when it comes to surviving the marathon of holiday…
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Large Family Logistics: Real Food on a Budget {GUEST POST}
The following is a post from Georganne Schuch of Mom To Many Girls. Feeding a family, especially a large family, requires the financial savvy of…
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