100% Whole Grain Spelt Banana Muffins
As part of our Grinding Grains Challenge, readers sent along a few recipes, including this one for Whole Grain Banana Spelt Muffins. My 3-year-old loved…
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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…
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…
Kitchen Shortcuts for Busy Seasons
You’ve got a million things to do this week! How can you find time to cook? Without easy real food shortcuts it’s tempting to just fix…
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…
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…