This simple spaghetti sauce recipe was created while on vacation in Costa Rica. All you need is four fresh ingredients and the time it takes to boil pasta. Such an easy recipe and a great way to save money! Pairs wonderfully with 15-minute Italian meatballs and garlic cheese bread. Have you ever been totally out of your element - have no clue what to do, where to go, or even how to ask for help - ... Continue Reading
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3 Week Real Food Menu on $50/Week
Are you spending too much money on food? I have a list of easy cheap meals. Delicious, healthy meals that feed the average family of four for just $50 a week! Don't forget to try out my One Week $50 Aldi Meal Plan and How to Meal Plan and Make it Work! One time I blew our November budget out of the water. And NOT in a good way. We were over by $120, over a third of our overall budget for the ... Continue Reading
Maple Glazed Pork Chops
Maple glazed pork chops are a perfect weeknight meal! Ready in 10 minutes, healthy, and a crowd favorite. Pair with Instant Pot mashed potatoes and steamed vegetables! Cooler temperatures usually have me craving comforting meals like homestyle slow cooker pot roast or slow cooker pumpkin chili or even one of my favorite dump recipes, slow cooker peach cobbler. But sometimes I want something that feels a ... Continue Reading
What Produce is in Season for May 2023?
Curious what produce is in season? This produce guide will help you find what is currently in season! Buying seasonal produce will help you cut your grocery budget and put good food on the table. Spring is in full swing around here! I love the month of May because the weather gets warmer, it’s time for planting gardens, and school is wrapping up and Summer is around the corner! My garden’s have always ... Continue Reading
April Seasonal Produce Guide 2023
This April Seasonal Produce Guide for 2023 will help you find the best fruits and vegetables to buy this month! Use this food guide to save money on groceries. Use these tips to eat real food on a budget! I don’t know about your part of the country, but Spring has definitely come to our neighborhood! The number one clue? Trees are blooming. But better yet, the number two clue? More fresh foods and ... Continue Reading
How to Meal Plan and Make it Work
Learn how to create a meal plan and make it work for your family, even around your busy schedule. Meal plan for a week or a month to eat real food and stay on budget! If you'd like all of the learning tools to save big money on real food meal planning, check out my Grocery Budget Bootcamp. Making a meal plan is the BEST way to keep your family eating real food on a real budget. After a lot of trial and ... Continue Reading
March Seasonal Produce Guide 2023
Use this March Seasonal Produce Guide 2022 to help you buy fruits and veggies in peak season. Buying in-season produce saves money and boost nutrition! With great recipes like roasted vegetable kale salad and creamy weeknight mushroom pasta, you won't even know you're eating healthy! Most of March is still technically winter, but we will start to see early spring seasonal vegetables start to show up. I am ... Continue Reading
Cinnamon Cocoa Hemp Heart Butter
This smooth cinnamon cocoa hemp heart butter that folks with or without nut allergies will love. Featuring hemp seeds, this nut-free butter is a pantry essential! Don't forget to try my nut butter recipe too! My heart breaks when I hear of a child that is allergic to peanut butter, or that peanut butter is banned from a classroom because a student has peanut allergies. As a former peanut butter addict, I ... Continue Reading
In Season Produce for January 2023
Enjoy this In Season Produce Guide for January with fresh fruits, vegetables and recipe inspirations, like Sweet Kale Salad and Weeknight Veggie Stir Fry, to help you prepare wholesome meals for the whole family this winter! Now that the holiday season is behind us, and we’ve set goals for the coming year - Doesn’t it feel like it’s time to get back into the swing of things - minus all of the hectic holiday ... Continue Reading
Winter Produce in Season for December 2022
Explore the Winter Produce in Season for December with the best fresh fruits & vegetables to help you prepare wholesome meals for the whole family! Enjoy our December Winter Meal Plan for recipe inspirations. December invites the winter season when cool weather turns colder. We have earthy root vegetables and dark leafy greens, like collards, to deeply nourish us, plus fresh citrus fruits to help bring ... Continue Reading