I have to be completely honest and tell you that this recipe was a complete accident. This is also the exact comment Mr. Crumbs made when he ate this: Oh my goodness, this is the best thing you’ve ever made. So, if you’ve ever looked for a rosemary sea salt flatbread recipe, you can stopClick to Continue »
Archives for July 2017
13 Cheap Dinner Ideas for Hosting Company
In the past 90 days, we’ve hosted 9 different sets of families in our home. NINE. That equates to 40 meals shopped, prepped and cooked for up to 9 people at one time. All within our $330/month grocery budget. How did we do it? We started every visit with a meal plan, listed out a bunch ofClick to Continue »
Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken
My family loves anything that remotely resembles Mexican food. Slow cooker carnitas? The best thing since sliced bread (which is saying a lot, since they’ll devour a loaf of No-knead Artisan Bread in one sitting!). Homemade blender salsa? I’ve never bought salsa since I first made this recipe years ago. Slow cooker salsa chicken? MyClick to Continue »
My Struggle to Lose Weight and the Slow Carb Diet
Earlier this summer, while the kids were visiting their grandparents, Mr. Crumbs and I ditched our phones and computers and fled the country on a big boat. A few months before that, I started running regularly again and started following the slow carb diet in hopes of feeling a little better about how I lookedClick to Continue »
The Very Best Scrambled Eggs (ever!)
Call me crazy, but I firmly believe there is a RIGHT way, and WRONG way, to make scrambled eggs. Make them the wrong way and you end up with either dry, rubbery eggs OR wet, goopy eggs. You’ve had those before, right? And you wished you had ordered something else, right? Yeah, me too. MakeClick to Continue »
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Recipe
Do you ever feel like dinner is boring and you need a massive burst of flavor? Even though I’m always trying to come up with new, family-favorite yet frugal recipes to share with you guys, I sometime get in “blah” rut too and everything tastes the same. Let me assure you – this Jamaican jerkClick to Continue »
25 Insider Cruise Tips to Save Money
My husband and I have a “thing” with cruises. We took one early on in our marriage, and for various reasons – like paying off debt, having kids, moving across the country and saving to buy a house in cash – we didn’t take one for 10 years. Then we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary withClick to Continue »
Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup
Sometimes the best recipes are born on accident. Mexi-lentil macaroni was created because I needed dinner and didn’t have much in the pantry. 90 minute man bread was born because we needed bread, we were short on time and my husband didn’t want to follow a recipe. Roasted red pepper tomato soup can be attributedClick to Continue »