I don’t keep it a secret that I quit using coupons years ago because there weren’t many coupons for healthy foods back then (and because it took WAY too much time). I still don’t use coupons (unless Kroger sends them to me), but manufacturers have caught on that there are a lot of people areClick to Continue »
Chocolate Leftover Oatmeal Cake Recipe
We all know that eating leftovers is a great way to save money, right? But sometimes eating leftovers is just boring. Or unappetizing… like the case of leftover oatmeal. I recently learned how to make leftover oatmeal cakes – thick slices of oatmeal that are pan-fried in butter and drizzled with syrup. They’re crispy onClick to Continue »
Homemade Cheez Its
I have a handful of recipes that I know are homeruns… chocolate avocado mousse and easy almond flour pancakes and fudgy Paleo brownies are a few of the most recent ones. I can tell because the table is silent, except for the quick breaths snuck in between each bite. These homemade cheez its are oneClick to Continue »
How to Save Money with a Pantry Challenge
A few years ago we embarked on the most unusual challenge: we tried to go one month without spending any money. You can read about our experience here and here and here, but spoiler alert – we made it 33 days! Our no spending challenge covered our entire budget, but you can apply this conceptClick to Continue »
Easy Paleo Almond Flour Pancakes
It’s been a little bit since we officially finished the Whole30 and one of the first things my family requested – aside from fudgy Paleo brownies – was pancakes. Since Paleo seems to be the non-strict version of Whole30, and I have practically ZERO experience cooking Paleo, I researched Paleo pancakes that I thought myClick to Continue »
Triple Fudgy Paleo Brownies
If there was ever a recipe to make you famous among your neighbors, at your husband’s work or at your church potluck, this paleo brownie recipe will do it. I personally ADORE my black bean brownies and send them to school with my kids for classroom parties. And my pumpkin black bean brownies are whatClick to Continue »
One Week No-Cook Meal Plan
I don’t know where you live, but summers are HOT here in Georgia. We have a never-ending supply of homemade ice pops in the freezer and the kids know that as long as we’re going to the pool, I’ll make avocado chocolate mousse over black bean brownies any day because the mouse doesn’t require theClick to Continue »
3-Ingredient Easy Yogurt Popsicles
One of my favorite parts about grocery shopping is looking for clearance markdowns. I’ve found milk, eggs, meat, produce, yogurt… just about every real food we eat, I’ve found marked down at some point in time. Recently I found LOTS of yogurt marked down, and my frugal self just couldn’t keep my hands off ofClick to Continue »