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…
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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!
Monday Mission: YOUR Top 3 Frugal Tips For Healthy Living
Today’s Monday Mission is a bit of a flip on its head – rather than giving you a new task to complete or attempt in…
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How to Adapt Chicken Breast Recipes to Use Whole Chickens
Can you imagine a group of 8-year-old girls spending ten minutes talking about chicken skin? True story. When I taught third grade, one of my…
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20 Ways to Use That Random Half Cup of Pumpkin
Whether you’re in the canned or home-pureed pumpkin camp, sometimes you have just a little bit of pumpkin puree left over after a recipe. It’s…
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Monday Mission: Take Real Food With You on the Go
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to resist the temptation to compromise on food because you’re rushing around or otherwise away from…
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How to Feed 25 People Real Food & Not Lose Your Mind {Eat Well, Spend Less}
My husband really wanted us to go with pizzas for my son’s First Communion party, especially once we branched out from immediate family and invited…
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One Quick Tip: Don’t Wash and Reuse Zippered Bags
You all know I like to be “green,” right? I even offered two hundred ways to reuse stuff instead of throwing it away last week…
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Monday Mission: Get Spicy! (& Organized)
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to organize your spices. When we moved last December, unpacking forced me to start from scratch with…
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Top 10 “Do It Now” Tips for Organizing Your Kitchen
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to clear your counters and make sure you can get to the things you use the most. Take…
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My House is Covered in Frogs!
And my problem? I can’t decide which one to eat first. The mud room organization? Unpacking the boxes in the corner of the living room?…
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Monday Mission: Plan Your Breakfasts
A lot of people plan dinners and understand the importance of doing so, but lunches and breakfasts are often spur of the moment or just…
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Eat Well, Spend Less: The Gift of a Meal
The gift of food is often the greatest gift to receive. It doesn’t cause clutter. It saves the recipient time and money, and lends itself…
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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.…
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Eat Well, Spend Less: Make a Frugal Meals List
It can be difficult to stay within a food budget, especially for a one-income family, when you’re trying to eat “real food,” not only whole…
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Spring Cleaning Carnival: Get the Clutter Out!
Since I am clearly not qualified to say a word about anything in the organizing realm, I’m very happy to introduce Mandi of Organizing Your…
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What Was It Like to Go Gluten Free for a Week?
Sometimes I make hasty decisions. When I decided to go gluten free for Holy Week, I just did it. It wasn’t until I was writing…
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Guest Post: Kitchen Efficiency (Do I Need This? Oh, Yes I Do!)
This is a Guest Post from Priya Q of Recipes from an Indian Kitchen. Most of us when we enter kitchen feel like an “Artist…
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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…
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Overwhelmed By Real Food? Start Here.
Are you getting overwhelmed by your transition to eating real food? Friends, I talk about baby steps for a reason. If something seems like it’s…
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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…
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