Healthy school lunch menu ideas for kindergarten, high school, teenagers - kid-friendly for all ages, and picky eaters! Can be hot or cold, plus recipes like homemade spaghetti-o's and homemade cheez-its! When we switched from homeschool to a traditional school several years ago, I had NO IDEA how tricky and troublesome packing a school lunch could be. Sure I heard of some lunch-packing hacks for parents to ... Continue Reading
September Seasonal Produce Guide
Here's your September seasonal produce guide! Check out the best in season fruits and vegetables to buy at the Farmer's Markets and grocery stores. Use with your September Meal Plan for quick dinners this month! September is that time of year where hints of Autumn start to spring up. My garden is still producing plenty of summer veggies but we are yearning for cooler weather and PUMPKINS! Many of these ... Continue Reading
Easy Roasted Cabbage Wedges
Easy & versatile recipe for roasted cabbage wedges - a perfect side! Can be made with ranch seasoning, bacon, balsamic vinegar, or even lemon garlic butter. I have a hard time with cabbage - I want to really love it, but there’s something about it that doesn’t sound appealing… Honestly, I LOVE my egg roll in a bowl recipe (which is 75% cabbage) and my family loves it too… so maybe it’s a mental ... Continue Reading
How to Meal Plan Once a Month
5 awesome tips for how to meal plan once a month! I share the method I use for monthly meal planning as well as other tips to make meal planning easy! I’m a huge advocate for meal planning – so much so that I’ve even created a course called Meal Planning Bootcamp! But I know that not everyone likes meal planning as much as I do. I mean, they like the benefits… like saving money, saving time, and saving ... Continue Reading
Homemade Apple Crumble Ice Cream
Try this recipe for Homemade Apple Pie Ice Cream! A perfect blend of spiced baked apples, buttery crumble topping, and homemade vanilla ice cream. Also, try my other healthy classics like homemade caramelized banana bread and apple slab pie! I scream, you scream, we all scream for…Apple Crumble Ice Cream! Summer's on the way out - probably for many of you, a cool fall breeze is already sweeping through. ... Continue Reading
How We Cut our Monthly Expenses by 50%
How we cut our monthly expenses by 50%. Here are the practical & simple tips that worked to save money and give me more time with the kids! When my husband and I first got married, reducing our monthly expenses was not a priority. We were newlyweds with two good-paying jobs. We bought what we wanted, when we wanted, including two new cars, a new house and nice things to fill the house. And we also ... Continue Reading
Kale Salad with Blueberries, Walnuts, and Feta
An easy recipe for kale salad made with massaged raw kale, blueberries, walnuts, feta, & balsamic vinaigrette. Serve with oven-roasted chicken or as is - great for summer or any season! Three words I never thought I’d say: I love kale. From the best kale salad to green monster smoothies to sausage, kale and white bean soup – I LOVE kale! My husband isn’t as much of a fan as me, but he’s slowly coming ... Continue Reading
DIY Homemade Bug Repellent with Essential Oils
Make your own bug spray with just a few ingredients. Homemade bug repellent works for mosquitoes, gnats, flies, and ticks depending on what oils you have! Works well for summer fun with my homemade citronella candles. Camping, picnics, evenings on the back porch. What do these things have in common? SUMMER! FUN! BUGS! And the fact that you need homemade bug repellent. You know, but there's no summer without ... Continue Reading
30+ Ways to Save on Produce
Learn how to save money on produce with this helpful guide. I share tips and tricks for meal planning, shopping for produce, and how to store produce. There’s a stigma that eating healthy food is expensive. It’s true that if you walk into a fancy grocery store and buy whatever suits your fancy at the time, you’ll likely spend more money. However, there are PLENTY of ways you can save money on healthy food, ... Continue Reading
Top 10 Grilling Tips
Grilling ideas and tips from the husband who runs the grill. Tender meat, hot coals, and more, you can cook a whole meal outside this summer with these grilling tips! You can even make homemade pizza on the grill. Written by Mr. Crumbs Summer is just a couple weeks away, the temperature is starting to heat up, and many of us will be outside enjoying the weather for recreation with company. If you’re like ... Continue Reading
