I don’t know what it is about the summer heat, but it makes me crave something to drink that ISN’T water. I know water is good for me and I faithfully take my water bottle with me where ever I go, but in the summer, water tastes so plain. My husband likes making tea, sweetenedClick to Continue »
Instant Pot Beef Brisket
Growing up in Texas (and now living in Georgia by way of California), there are a handful of foods that remind me of “home.” There’s the Mexican route that includes any and all tacos (including the best ground beef taco meat made with my homemade taco seasoning), slow cooker refried beans, cheese enchiladas with homemadeClick to Continue »
My Personal Experience and Honest Review of Butcher Box
I never intended on being a guinea pig when I grew up, yet here I am, testing and experimenting again on your behalf! First, it was Zaycon and their famous boneless skinless chicken breasts. Next, it was Amazon and how to get the most out of a Prime membership. Then, it was Grove Collaborative andClick to Continue »
DIY After Sun Spray
When we lived in California, I didn’t have to worry about getting to much sun. Most days were cool and overcast and you’d freeze in a bathing suit anyway. Now that we live in Georgia and temperatures make it hot enough to swim 7 months out of the year, dealing with the sun is aClick to Continue »
15 Ways to Save Money at Sprouts Farmers Market
Healthy eating doesn’t depend on where you shop. You can shop at Costco, at ALDI or even Walmart and put real food on the table without spending a lot of money. Still, every store has hidden secrets to getting the most bang for your buck – even Whole Foods! I’m new to Sprouts in aClick to Continue »
Dairy-free Homemade Ranch Dressing
I’ve been making my own salad dressings for years… homemade Ceasar salad dressing and homemade Italian salad dressing and homemade Greek salad dressing and Thai peanut sauce and maple yogurt dressing and maple citrus vinaigrette have all found their way to our dinner table… Until we started the Whole30. A couple of those salad dressingsClick to Continue »
Ground Beef Taco Meat
I’ve learned that some of my best ideas come from extreme circumstances. For example: In order to get out of debt, we learned how to create a grocery budget. That let me to create this blog, my course Grocery Budget Bootcamp, and it allowed us to pay cash for our house. More recently, we embarkedClick to Continue »
Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe
We are a taco family. Whether they’re in corn tortillas, flour tortillas or over a bed of Instant Pot brown rice or coconut rice or on a bed of cilantro lime coleslaw – we.love.tacos. What we don’t love, is store-bought taco seasoning. So I use this homemade taco seasoning recipe instead and it hits tacos outClick to Continue »