Have you ever been to a steak house that offered beer bread with your meals? I’m thinking of one specifically that offered large mini loaves with your own cutting knife and whipped cinnamon butter… Mmmm… I’m not sure of the name of the place though, maybe Saltgrass? Outback? My memory has failed me, yet again! Ever since Mr.Click to Continue »
Archives for July 2012
Clean Eating Dinner Ideas for August
What is clean eating, you ask? Simply put, it’s cutting out pre-made processed foods and eating real whole foods. Cutting out sugar and changing the way your family eats can be challenging. I suggest taking baby steps. Start by looking for these top 5 ingredients to avoid in food. Then, take steps to clean out the kitchenClick to Continue »
{Counting Crumbs} Whew! It’s Over!
My grocery budget is $300 each month for a family of four – two adults and two kids. This real food budget includes food, toiletries, household items as well as health & beauty products. I’m currently in the red by $15.72 and that kinda stinks. Want to see how I spent the entire $300 (and thenClick to Continue »
Guest Post: Healthy Chicken Salad, aka “Seed Salad”
Remember when I shared how I sneak flax into the foods we already eat? Well I showed you guys a picture of the common way we eat flax – a little dish we call “seed salad.” It has all kinds of goodness inside… sunflower seeds, apples, pepitas, coconut oil, flax seed, dried cranberries and almondsClick to Continue »
Remove Labels from Jars: A Simple DIY with One Ingredient
Look at the jars below – do you have any of those your house? You know, the jars ones that you’ve emptied and washed, secretly hoping the dishwasher would get rid of the label for you, but it didn’t, so you reuse it anyway and hope the dishwasher will remove the label the next time it’sClick to Continue »
Budget Dissecting Milk and Water
Have I told you guys that I’m so thankful that you read my blog random thoughts? I am – so very much. It’s because of you lovely readers that I started to think creatively about some of the ingredients that we buy and use often. Because of you, I went to the farmer’s market andClick to Continue »
What do to with over 50lbs of produce…
Today’s Question of the Day: What would you do with 50 pounds of fresh produce? Eat it? Freeze it? Dehydrate it? Blend it? Whatever you do, I think we can all agree that the goal should be to not waste it, right? Right. I should give myself a disclaimer that I didn’t intend on buyingClick to Continue »
July Meal Plan, Week 4
It’s the last week of the month and the end of a week of rest. There have been a few changes since I originally wrote the meal plan for the month of July, so what I have below is slightly different than what I posted before. My sister and her fiancée will be here MondayClick to Continue »