Learn How to Create a Real food Stockpile with $5 a Week. It's budget friendly and super easy to create! Use for meal planning, or in times of food shortages. Try this yummy Instant Pot yellow rice, made with pantry items! Have you ever wondered to yourself, "Should I have an emergency real food stockpile?" yet you never get around to doing it? I know that I'm guilty of this! Recently, I was faced with ... Continue Reading
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Vegetable Fried Rice
This Vegetable Fried Rice is so much better than Chinese take-out! Healthy, quick & easy, frugal, and the perfect way to use up leftovers! Enjoy as a main meal or as a side dish with other Chinese-style favorites like Weeknight Veggie Stir Fry, or Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli! Back when I was a kid, on the rare occasion that my family ordered Chinese take-out, and even in my college years, fried rice ... Continue Reading
Chinese Noodle Soup (Kung Fu Panda Soup)
My kids love Chinese Noodle Soup (AKA: Kung Fu Panda Soup) & I love that it's ready in less than 30 minutes! A perfectly healthy & frugal weeknight meal with authentic Asian flavors. Serve with my Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli. I love soup. Love, love, LOVE soup. My family, on the other hand... not so much. To them, there's no difference between Potato & Corn Chowder and Minestrone. Other ... Continue Reading
Easy Beer Bread
Easy Homemade Beer Bread! Savory, sweet & flavorful, this recipe uses stout or ale, and brown sugar or honey! Plus, it’s freezer-friendly! Perfect for sandwiches, toast & jam, soups & more! Have you ever been to a steakhouse that offered beer bread with your meals? I'm thinking of one specifically that offered large mini loaves with your own cutting knife and whipped cinnamon butter... ... Continue Reading
Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
The best crispy baked chicken wings are quick & easy, much healthier than fried, and are AMAZING with my homemade buffalo sauce! “Thursday is wing night and Friday is pizza.” That’s what my husband told me pretty much right after we got married. I certainly didn’t argue! I was new to homemaking, didn’t know a thing about budgeting and I had never heard of the word “meal plan” before. For me, his ... Continue Reading
The Best Tex-Mex Migas
The Best and Easiest Migas recipe using leftovers! These Tex-Mex Migas use chips, tortillas, eggs, meat and toppings for a new favorite healthy breakfast. Top with my easy homemade guacamole and fresh lime crema! I don’t know if there’s anything “traditional” about migas, but I do know this: migas is one of my FAVORITE ways to use up leftovers. In fact, I have been known to intentionally put meals on the ... Continue Reading
Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas
These slow cooker chicken fajitas turn out so flavorful, juicy, and tender! Made with just 4 ingredients, they’re mostly hands-off and freezer-friendly. Serve with Easy Homemade Salsa, Guacamole, and Lime Crema. Anytime we go out for Mexican, my husband and I always order fajitas. Sometimes it’s beef, sometimes chicken, but we love knowing that our meal is mostly vegetables and protein, and SO, SO ... Continue Reading
Oatmeal Pancakes
These easy Oatmeal Pancakes are naturally gluten free, dairy free, vegan & freezer friendly. The perfect healthy make ahead breakfast to add to your monthly meal plan. Pairs well with my Instant Pot Breakfast Casserole. Like most kids, my kids LOVE pancakes. It doesn’t matter if it’s Toasted Coconut and Banana Sourdough Pancakes or Healthy Chocolate Pancakes, I have to make a second batch otherwise ... Continue Reading
How to Make Cauliflower Rice
Follow this easy tutorial to make your own cauliflower rice, plus bonus tips to make it crispy and delicious! This cauli rice is quick and easy, and it’s a great low-carb option for the Whole30, paleo, or keto. Don’t forget to make extra cauliflower rice to freeze! I have a confession. I am not a big fan of cauliflower. On its own, it kind of makes me wrinkle my nose, and it’s not my first choice for ... Continue Reading
How to Eat the Whole30 on a Budget
How to eat the Whole30 on a Budget. From making a meal plan, choosing recipes & making the grocery list - Learn what makes the Whole30 expensive and how you can avoid it to save money! For more inspiration on how to follow the Whole30 on a budget, here is the perfect Whole30 meal plan! My husband has been struggling with some health issues lately, and that’s one reason why one of my goals for this year ... Continue Reading