These chocolate unbaked oatmeal cookies have that classic peanut butter and chocolate flavor and rich fudgy texture. Easy to stir up a batch for the holidays, or as a quick treat any day of the week! As much as I love my own baked cookie recipes – especially my Healthier Sugar Cookie Recipe, Chewy Gingersnap Cookies, and the classic Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies – sometimes I just don’t feel like turning ... Continue Reading
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Homemade Chicken Nuggets
Make homemade chicken nuggets for all your cravings AND hit your protein goals. Perfect for the whole family, your only dilemma now is choosing your favorite dipping sauce… Over time, I’ve been re-making some of my family’s favorite convenience meals into more nutritious homemade versions. I’ve recreated Homemade Hot Pockets, Homemade Spaghetti-o’s, and Homemade Peanut Butter Cups, just to name a ... Continue Reading
Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe
This homemade pizza dough recipe is so easy to mix up, you’ll have better-than-delivery pizza whenever you want! Thin crust or thick, or even made into calzones, this recipe of pizza crust is delicious every time! My family loves pizza night, and we’re always on the quest for the best pizza ever. Our search for the perfect pizza started several years ago, and we worked our way through multiple pizza ... Continue Reading
French Bread Pizza
French bread pizza is a fun twist on a classic! Choose your favorite toppings and pair with protein for a quick and easy snack or lunch. We have a weekly pizza night at our house. We’ve perfected our Homemade Pizza Dough and Pizza Sauce, and we enjoy a balance of our classic favorite pizza recipes and new flavors. The last time I made Homemade French Bread, Mr. Crumbs asked if I could turn that into ... Continue Reading
How to Make Italian Bread Crumbs
Homemade bread crumbs add delicious, crispy, buttery flavor to coat your favorite lean proteins, or as a crunchy topping. Don’t run to the store – make your own! With all the bread we make in our house, it drives me absolutely insane to have to BUY breadcrumbs. But we very rarely ever have leftover bread. Every single person in the family loves the ends AND the middles. I mean, they’re homemade and ... Continue Reading
Garlic Cheese Bread
Pair this crowd-pleasing cheesy garlic bread with a lean protein for a balanced dinner that will have your family asking for seconds... or thirds! It’s cheesy, garlicky, and the perfect budget-friendly side dish. When my kids were little, we used to go to my dad and stepmom’s house for dinner on Sunday nights. My stepmom would make a feast that almost always included her famous cheesy garlic ... Continue Reading
Pantry Organization: How to Do a Pantry Inventory
Go beyond pretty storage containers and use pantry organization to save money! Taking a pantry inventory helps you use what you’ve already purchased and get creative in the kitchen. One of the best ways to save money is to start with what you already have. In order to do that, you have to know what is lurking in each cupboard. That means you need to do a kitchen pantry inventory. What is a pantry ... Continue Reading
How to Make a Sourdough Starter
Most sourdough starters fail around day 3, but yours doesn’t have to. This step-by-step system shows you exactly what to expect each day, how to fix problems, and how to get a strong, reliable starter in just one week. My adventures in sourdough began a few years ago when my sister gave me a really awesome cookbook for Christmas. One of the recipes inside was for a sourdough starter. You can purchase a ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Banana Bread
This healthy chocolate banana bread recipe turns brown bananas into a decadent, chocolatey breakfast that is refined-sugar-free and kid-approved. If you have 5 minutes and a blender, you have breakfast for the week! Got overripe bananas? This Caramelized Banana Bread is my favorite banana bread recipe because it’s whole grain, naturally sweetened, and REALLY yummy. But when my daughter said she was ... Continue Reading
A Beginner’s Guide to Bake with Yeast
If you want to bake with yeast, but your bread turns out dense, flat, or disappointing, yeast is usually the culprit. The good news? Once you understand how yeast works (and how to test it), you’ll never waste ingredients again. This guide shows you exactly how to use yeast, from choosing the right type to proofing yeast, and how to fix common problems before they ruin your bread. Once you know a few ... Continue Reading
