Quick-Prep Crockpot Nachos Recipe for Busy Weeknights
Almost every Wednesday during the school year, my kids and I are gone from 7:30am to 5:15pm. It is our music co-op day. My kids…
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How to Make Canned Green Beans Taste Better
There is a lot to love about canned green beans. While they may not have the most glamorous and nutritious reputation, they are an easy…
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“Just Add Water” Instant Pot Meals | Real Food While Traveling
I was talking to some friends the other day and one of them was very surprised that it was the more or less in the…
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Healthy Instant Pot Chili Recipe
Chili season is here! If you don’t have a favorite go-to chili recipe, let me fix for you that right now. There are all kinds…
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Sheet Pan Chicken Piccata Recipe with Spaghetti Squash and Beans
As much as I’d like to be, I’m not a planner by nature. Do you struggle with planning too?But I learned very early on in…
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Pinto Beans Tostadas Recipe | Budget Friendly Dinner
I love an easy, fresh, fun, real food meal. Pinto bean tostadas are simple, delicious, comforting, and oh-so-very flexible, depending on what you have in…
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Instant Pot Vegetable Soup Recipe
One thing we’ve tried really hard to do as a family is making plant-based, plant-forward recipes that we all love. A recent discovery is this…
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Easy Instant Pot Chicken Burrito Bowls Recipe
Let’s talk about the greatest dinner ever: Burrito bowls. Why are burrito bowls the best? For these reasons: Family-friendly (who doesn’t love tacos? Serial killers.…
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Weekly Food Prep Tips: 5 Easy Healthy Meal Foods I Prep Every Week
Okay, let’s talk about food prep for healthy meals. When my fellow Pinterest junkies and I think of weekly meal prepping, we think of cute,…
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Easy Instant Pot Bean Soup Recipe
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…
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Storing Protein, Meats, Beans, Nuts & Oils Long Term
What is the best long term storage food? Storing protein in case of emergency is an important part of your preparedness plan. We’ll cover meat…
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Smoky Lentil-Potato Bake and 30+ Frugal Meals to Feed Your Whole Family
We’re living through a unique time in history, when a virus spreading worldwide has us cooking at home more than many people have done in…
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How to Stretch Your Meat and Keep That Protein Source Going
Back when my husband and I went from being “Double Income No Kids” DINKs to suddenly single income, one kid, practically in-the-red, desperate young people,…
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Cardamom Cranberry Christmas Cake (Grain-free!)
Breakfast or dessert? That’s one of my favorite questions for baked goods, and one that isn’t asked nearly enough in the popular culture. Healthy Breakfast…
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Vegetarian Taco Quinoa Chili Recipe (for Instant Pot too!)
My husband will tell you he’s not a picky eater, but don’t believe a word of it. Even now that I’ve convinced him real food…
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How to Pressure Cook Dry Beans/Legumes (with OR without soaking!)
On those days when I just didn’t plan…or I planned dinner but pulled a Mommy-brain moment or everything just went wrong and the meal was derailed…I…
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Instant Pot Basics: How to Use Your Instant Pot + 10 Techniques
Wanna lean how to use an Instant Pot? Can you boil water in the Instant Pot? This Instant Pot basics will guide you through IP…
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Kid-friendly, Freezer-friendly Three Bean Soup Recipe
It’s funny how tastes change. As a kid, I despised legumes of all kinds and never ate yogurt, ever. Now two of my top three…
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Tex-Mex White Bean Dip Recipe {GAPS Legal}
Beans, beans, they’re good for your… Budget. Oh, I bet you thought I was going to say “heart” like in that infamous childhood song. Well,…
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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…