30+ Cheap & Healthy Instant Pot Dinner Ideas
Dinner time cooking has two modes: relaxing and fun – usually with music and a glass of something on the weekends, and that weekday rush…
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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…
5 Healthy Plant-Based Dinner Recipes
Okay, we’re trying to eat better and take baby steps towards more healthy living. We’re also trying to be better stewards of the planet and…
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…
Kid-Friendly Warm, Healthy Winter Salad Recipe
As I scrolled through social media in December, I noticed a common theme. I saw friend after friend posting that they were struggling to eat…
Plant-Based School Lunch Ideas Kids Can Make
Okay, it’s that time, parents. School lunches. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, make what you want of them, but they are here, and we need a…
Instant Pot Applesauce {No Sugar Needed!}
Instant Pot applesauce is so quick and easy to make – you’ll wonder why you ever bothered with store-bought applesauce! You can enjoy this yummy…
How to Cook Rice in the Instant Pot – Perfect Rice Every Time!
I was talking with a friend recently about how to cook rice in the Instant Pot. She had heard that cooking rice in the Instant…
Keto Cauliflower “Mac” & Cheese {Simple Dinner or Side Dish}
Looking for an easy keto side or main dish or maybe just a way to get more veggies onto your family’s dinner plates? This keto…
Steamed Vegetables in the Instant Pot {Fast & Flavorful}
Steaming veggies is a great way to get important nutrients on the dinner (or lunch or breakfast) table without spending hours in the kitchen. My…
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…
Homemade Cashew Cream Recipe
Are you dairy-free? If you are or you ever have been, you know what I mean when I say comfort foods are the hardest thing to…
Vegan Turmeric Lentil Instant Pot Soup Recipe
Turmeric Lentil Soup is one of the most popular soups in our home. If it’s winter or rainy outside and I want a budget-friendly, real…
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes – No Drain! Made by Kids {VIDEO}
Something amazing happened this week. Because I’m teaching my kids to cook, dinner got on the table on time when it never would have otherwise…
Creamy Lentil Coconut Curry Recipe + Easy Ways to use Roasted Vegetables
After a long, hot summer using up those CSA vegetables from our local organic farm, cool weather provides a welcome opportunity to switch strategies. Many…
Asian Ingredients and Cooking Techniques to Spice Up Your Everyday Meals
Chinese restaurants have been popular for decades, and in this century Indian, Japanese, and Thai restaurants are found even in many small middle-American towns. We…
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…
Eating Less Meat to Save Money and the World
This post is from KS Contributing Writer ‘Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook, with photography assistance from her son Nicholas Efran. Meat has been a…
Healthy Creamed Cauliflower (Instead of Mashed Potatoes)
What kid doesn’t like mashed potatoes? It’s a favorite at our house even if I don’t have gravy, but I’m always looking for ways to…
{Series: Those Weird Veggies} Everything you Didn’t Know to Ask About Parsnips
Welcome to a new series that I’m so excited about: Those Weird Veggies. Thanks to some developing health issues, I’ve had to pull back from…