A price book can be a great help in seeing trends and the true cost of items. Check out these step by step instructions for creating & using one. It's one of the tips I teach in my course, Grocery Budget Bootcamp. How often has this scenario happened to you? Armed with your short grocery list, you head to your favorite grocery store. You buy two items from your list: a head of lettuce and a ... Continue Reading
3 Ingredient Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Easy recipe for thick & creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette - just 3 ingredients: Balsamic vinegar, olive oil, & Dijon mustard! Add honey or maple syrup if desired for added sweetness. Great for spring green salad or pasta salad. When we first switched to real food, one of the first items I started making from scratch was salad dressing. I’ve mastered homemade ranch dressing, Greek dressing, and even Caesar ... Continue Reading
Greek Couscous
Healthy, easy & delicious five-minute Greek couscous, will wow your tastebuds. An amazingly simple recipe that packs a ton of flavor! Also, try our Greek Pasta Salad! They both pair perfectly with my Almond Crusted Baked Chicken! Oh. Yeah. Baby. THAT is called easy peasy deliciousness. Ok, maybe that's not the technical term, but it sure describes it pretty well! THAT my folks is what I call Greek ... Continue Reading
Practical Ways to Save Money on Groceries Right Now
5 Practical Ways to Save Money on Groceries. Simple tips that work for any family, any budget. Use every week to trim food costs and stick to your budget. Also, learn how to make a meal plan. Sometimes saving money on groceries is just plain ol' hard. One week you'll have a plan to use up what's in the kitchen and supplement with the great deals at the store. Then the next week nothing is on sale AND ... Continue Reading
20 Healthy Fast Breakfast Ideas for Busy School Mornings
Busy school mornings mean healthy breakfast ideas. Awesome list of 20 fast breakfast options for school, ready in less than 5 minutes! Options like blueberry baked oatmeal and easy to make smoothies. Duhn-duhn-duhn. Here we are again, at the start of another school year. Back to starting your day with alarm clocks, school lunches, and homework. Are you ready? I know I'm not. We've had a great summer, ... Continue Reading
How to Afford Organic Food
Huge list of 35+ resources helping you find & afford organic food in your area. Find CSA, markets, and even budgeting tools to eat well without going broke! Synthetic pesticides, hidden GMO's and toxic fungicides. I totally understand why some families choose to eat organic food over conventional food. I also understand why some families don't: Organic agriculture tends to have higher prices and it's ... Continue Reading
Vegetable Greek Salad
Learn how to make this easy recipe for traditional greek salad! Made with simple ingredients & homemade dressing. You can add chicken, too! I love a good salad, but sometimes they feel boring. Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely love my kale salad, cranberry apple spinach salad, and southwest chicken salad… but every now and then, I want my salad to be so flavorful, it’s like a party in my mouth. And ... Continue Reading
Slow Cooker Peach Cobbler
This easy slow cooker peach cobbler is a healthy version of the classic peach cobbler dump cake - using fresh peaches and homemade yellow cake mix. When I think back to the days before we ate real food, there were a lot of “classics,” like Little Debbie Fudgey Brownies and Hot Pockets. Recreating those classics and making them with real food (black bean brownies and homemade hot pockets, respectively) ... Continue Reading
11 Simple Rules for a No Spend Challenge
A No Spend Challenge is great for the budget, but what is it and how do you start? Get the simple rules and game plan for a successful fiscal fast. Create a meal plan and learn how to regrow your food in water for your no spend challenge! A few years ago we embarked on a no spend challenge where we spent zero dollars for a whole month. That’s right...zero spending for an entire month! Benjamin Franklin is ... Continue Reading
Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
Try this easy recipe for homemade vanilla bean ice cream! With vanilla beans and homemade vanilla extract, this ice cream is much healthier than store-bought! Pairs perfectly with our black bean brownies and our homemade apple slab pie. With a never-ending stash of homemade ice pops in our freezer, I’m winning the mom of the year award this summer. They’re absolutely the perfect treat for the kids - easy to ... Continue Reading
