The best peanut butter oatmeal cookies are soft, chewy, and of course, easy! These gluten-free cookies have the classic peanut butter flavor and the perfect melt-in-your-mouth texture. Except for Sugar Cookies at Christmas and Pumpkin Cookies in the fall, we haven’t been baking cookies in our house very often. At least not with traditional cookie recipes. The two main reasons? Sugar, which we’ve been ... Continue Reading
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Sprouting Almonds, Giving Food New Life
Give your food life! This simple tutorial teaches you about sprouted almonds. Boost the nutrition in your diet by sprouting nuts, beans, and grains! Great for added protein in homemade smoothies. It never occurred to me to consider whether the food I was eating was dead or alive. Have you? On Saturday night, we had rotisserie whole chicken, roasted potatoes, broccoli salad, green salad, blue cheese, ... Continue Reading
25 Food Substitutions That Will Save You Money
Here are 25+ Healthy and Easy Food Substitutions that will save you money, time, and space in your pantry! Learn more here on stocking a real food pantry to save time and money! I know you've been there. We've ALL been there. At some point in time, you've brought home from the grocery store an oddball ingredient listed in a recipe, only to use a tiny little bit. Then as you stick the rest in the fridge ... Continue Reading
Myths about Meal Planning
Meal planning can be a real struggle, but maybe we make it harder than it needs to be! Learn some common myths about meal planning, and how you can get back on track and keep it simple! Back in the day, a four-week meal plan used to take me less than 30 minutes to create. From start to finish, I had it down to a science, from planning my shopping list to saving money at the grocery store. It was ... Continue Reading
Cake Batter Hummus
This cake batter hummus recipe is like a healthy cake batter dip. My kids like it just as much as cookie dough hummus, and they're both so easy to make! I know what you’re probably thinking… “Two bean posts in one week?! Doesn’t she eat anything else?” We definitely do – my recipes, like homemade chicken nuggets and slow cooker pot roast, are case in point. But when I come across a recipe that my kids ... Continue Reading
Cranberry Orange Scones
Try this easy and healthy recipe for Cranberry Orange Scones. Uses whole wheat Einkorn flour and coconut sugar. Can even be made dairy-free! Enjoy with a hot cup of coffee using our Homemade Vanilla Bean Coffee Creamer. I love a nice cranberry orange scone for breakfast. Mmmmm, you know the kind from Starbucks when you're craving a special treat for breakfast with a hot cup of coffee? Yes! That ... Continue Reading
Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits
You don't need Pillsbury or Bisquick to make these easy jalapeno cheddar biscuits! These FLY off the table, and you control the level of spicy with the peppers! Have you ever made something so good, you literally can’t stop eating it? I feel that way about rosemary flatbread. And homemade flour tortillas. And my husband feels that way about these jalapeno cheddar biscuits. Anytime I make these, he ... Continue Reading
How to Make an Einkorn Sourdough Starter
Learn how to make a sourdough starter from scratch with einkorn! Includes quick tips for maintenance and feeding, plus recipes for using leftover discard! One of my goals for this year was to learn how to make einkorn sourdough. In order to do that though, you have to first learn how to make an einkorn sourdough starter. Considering you start with just einkorn flour and water, it can’t be too hard, ... Continue Reading
Overnight Einkorn Pizza Dough
Friday night pizza has been our family tradition for over a decade. From buffalo chicken pizza to cast iron skillet pizza to pizza on the grill - we’ve made them all! Unfortunately, we stopped having pizza while working through the Whole30 and during re-introduction, we learned that both my husband and my daughter are sensitive to gluten. Pizza night is truly an event in our house, so we’re finding workarounds ... Continue Reading
Which is Cheaper: Trader Joe’s vs. Whole Foods
If you want to save money on real food, it's important that you evaluate where you're shopping. You can't just assume that one store has better deals than another. You have to do the leg work - make a list, get in the store and pull out the calculator. I've done the leg work for you in the past, with comparing Costco and ALDI, and then again comparing ALDI to Walmart to see which was cheaper. This time, I ... Continue Reading
