This 15-minute homemade hot sauce recipe tastes just like Frank’s Hot Sauce. Using just 4 ingredients, you’ll have a delicious hot sauce that’s mild, medium, or hot – no fermenting necessary! I’m by no means a gardening expert and I’m lucky if my plants make it halfway through the season, but for some reason, hot pepper plants thrive even with my neglect. One year, I planted 3 pepper plants, just to see ... Continue Reading
Man Bread: Homemade White Bread
This white bread recipe, AKA man bread, is so easy to make! Create an awesome, man-sized loaf of homemade bread in just a quick 90 minutes (or a dozen rolls!). This is the perfect bread recipe for beginning bakers. Written by Mr. Crumbs Usually, Mrs. Crumbs is the one experimenting in the kitchen, but occasionally I take a turn too. And this is one kitchen experiment that turned out pretty awesome: Man ... Continue Reading
Can You Freeze Eggs
Can you freeze eggs? Yes! Follow this super simple method to save money and have eggs on hand year-round for breakfasts and your favorite sweet or savory recipes. Did you know that hens don’t naturally lay lots of eggs year-round? It’s true! Hens lay eggs according to the amount of seasonal daylight. In the winter season, we get far fewer eggs than we do in the spring and summer seasons, when there is ... Continue Reading
Easy Alfredo Sauce Recipe
Make this easy alfredo sauce recipe from scratch in only 15 minutes! Butter, cream, and Parmesan plus simple seasonings combine for a rich, creamy sauce ready in the time it takes to cook the pasta. It feels like every family has one night a week where there is ZERO time for dinner. For us, that’s Wednesday. So, I declared every Wednesday pasta night. It was the one thing I knew my kids would eat fast AND ... Continue Reading
Chili Seasoning Recipe
This chili seasoning recipe made with pantry staple spices is the best and most frugal way to spice up your pot of chili. Skip the packet from the store and use this homemade chili seasoning instead! Cold weather calls for making chili, like my quick and easy Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili. Oh my goodness, it is so good, especially when it is served with fresh Homemade Skillet Cornbread! But what about the ... Continue Reading
Save on Electricity
Looking for simple ways to save electricity and reduce your energy bills? I’ve got you covered with these 5 easy and effective tips that will help you conserve energy and make a positive environmental impact while saving money. One of our more recent electric bills was $76.75. While that’s not super high, we still figured we could reduce it by cutting down on our energy usage. So, the next month, we ... Continue Reading
Chicken Pot Pie Recipe
This chicken pot pie recipe has all the classic comfort food flavor without unnecessary preservatives. From the yummy biscuit top to the creamy filling (no canned soup!), it’s a frugal, healthy, filling meal that your family will love! I don’t know what it is about this season, but when it’s blustery and cold outside, I want the ultimate comfort food recipes inside. Mac and Cheese? Yes, ... Continue Reading
Vegetable Curry
This slow cooker vegetable curry is loaded with veggies and pineapple. Spicy, sweet, and hearty, this easy vegetarian curry tastes amazing and is quick to put together. Do you ever feel like you’re making the same thing for dinner, over and over again? I know I do! When I’m in a meal planning rut, sometimes I want to make something that tastes DIFFERENT from everything else I’ve made lately. Something ... Continue Reading
The Ultimate Bulk Buying Guide
If you are considering bulk buying food or household items, you need this ultimate guide for the best healthy foods to buy in bulk, how to store your bulk purchases, and buying in bulk on a budget! Buying in bulk is one of the fail-proof grocery tips that works consistently, time and time again. You get a lower price per unit of the item that you’re buying because you’re buying a larger amount at one ... Continue Reading
Zucchini Muffins with Apples and Carrots
These healthy zucchini muffins contain no refined sugar and are packed with whole grains and vegetables. Perfect for a quick breakfast or snack, and freezer-friendly so you can make a delicious kid-approved meal for now and later! We’ve all been there. A giant bag of zucchini arrives on your doorstep, thanks to your sweet neighbor, or you realize all 40 zucchinis in your garden are ready for picking in a ... Continue Reading
