$50 a week meal plan for a family of four includes a real food menu for breakfast, lunches, and dinners, plus a downloadable shopping list! It's a perfect plan for when money is tight, or use it to increase your savings. Some people truly believe that the only way to eat healthy real food is to shop at high-end health food grocery stores like Whole Foods or Central Market. However, this couldn't be ... Continue Reading
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The Very Best Slow Cooker Carnitas
This is the best slow cooker carnitas recipe I've had, and I've eaten lots of tacos! We keep coming back to this recipe because it's so tasty and easy! Serve with delicious cilantro-lime coleslaw and easy cilantro lime rice in your meal will be a hit! I don’t know who invented the slow cooker, but I’d like to give them a big squishy hug because I can completely (and deliciously) cook dinner without even ... Continue Reading
100+ Easy Ways to Save Money
Here are the 100+ best ways to save money. Simple, practical ideas to trim food & household, and other various expenses to save money in small easy steps! Most people make resolutions in their lives about one of 3 things: food, health, finances (to save each month or pay off debt). Or all of the above. It's easy to have big, lofty goals. The hard part though, is finding ways to implement change in our ... Continue Reading
Creamed Swiss Chard
This Creamed Swiss Chard recipe is the perfect healthy comfort food! It's super frugal, and easily adapts to vegetarian, vegan, Whole30 & Paleo diets. Plus, kids love it! Pairs perfectly with Almond Crusted Baked Chicken! I’m always looking for ways to get my family to eat more vegetables, but when winter comes, it’s HARD! We enjoy squash in my Instant Pot Curried Butternut Squash Soup, and ... Continue Reading
Step-by-Step Freezer Meal Guide
Whether you have an hour, four hours, or just 20 minutes, this Step-by-Step Freezer Meal Guide will work for anyone, anywhere, in any size kitchen! It's a well-known fact that freezer meal planning is an incredible way to save time in the kitchen. If you've never cooked for the freezer before, I’m here to show you how to plan for a freezer cooking session, so you can finally take this awesome ... Continue Reading
Shrimp Creole
This spicy southern classic, shrimp creole, is so flavorful, delicious, and completely packed with vegetables. Gets a healthy and satisfying weeknight dinner on your table in less than an hour! Serve over Instant Pot White Rice or Instant Pot Brown Rice. This spicy southern classic, shrimp creole, is so flavorful, delicious, and completely packed with vegetables. Go all out with every vegetable listed, ... Continue Reading
Homemade French Bread
This super easy recipe for Homemade French Bread is soft & chewy, slightly sweet. and freezer friendly! It's perfect in my French toast recipe! I think we can all agree that few things beat a homemade loaf of bread fresh from the oven, whether it’s artisan bread or sourdough bread or even buttery biscuits. Maybe that’s why those loaves of French bread at the garlic store are so hard to pass ... Continue Reading
How to Save Money with a Pantry Challenge
Great tips to help you create frugal recipes and a menu for a no spend pantry challenge. Learning how to eat from the pantry can really save a lot of money! A few years ago we embarked on the most unusual challenge: we tried to go one month without spending any money. Our no spending challenge covered our entire budget, but you can apply this concept to just your grocery budget – it’s called a ... Continue Reading
25+ Healthy Dinners for Under $10
25+ Healthy Dinners for Under $10! These cheap healthy meals are easy & frugal and fit perfectly into your monthly meal plan. Pair them with a simple dinner salad and my fluffy dinner rolls to complete each meal. Have you ever thought to yourself, "I wonder how much this weeknight dinner would cost if took a moment to break it all down?" It could turn out that your current comfort food meal (that you ... Continue Reading
Cheesy Lentil Pasta
Cheesy Lentil Pasta is the perfect, wholesome, real food dinner (made from the pantry) in less than 20 minutes and under $5. Serve with a fresh Kale Caesar Salad! One of the easiest substitutions to make when you're trying to spend less money, stretch a meal, or simply make do with what you have, is swapping lentils for ground beef. They’re the perfect plant based protein! I’ve marinated them with ... Continue Reading