Host Thanksgiving dinner on a budget with these tips and tricks, plus simple frugal recipe ideas for Thanksgiving dinner staples like turkey, sides, breads, and desserts. Thanksgiving is all about the food, right? And if you’re trying to eat better – or you’ve walked into a grocery store in the past year or two – you know that healthy food can add up quickly. But it doesn’t HAVE to be ... Continue Reading
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How to Menu Plan Once a Month
Try monthly menu planning to plan once and eat for a whole month! Follow these 5 simple steps to create monthly food plans so you can eat well all month long. I’m a huge advocate for menu planning. Just take a look at 30 Minute Dinners. It contains all of the menu plans I’ve ever made (250+!), comes with step-by-step cooking instructions, shopping lists, meal prep, and everything can be customized to fit ... Continue Reading
Pumpkin Recipes
Pumpkin recipes give you classic fall flavor in all sorts of yummy dishes, from pumpkin bread recipes to pumpkin soup recipes to snacks and drinks! While the pumpkin spice lattes hit the coffee shops earlier and earlier each year, it takes me a bit longer to really switch over to sweater weather, soup season, and making recipes from pumpkin. But once the leaves start to change colors and I need to grab a ... Continue Reading
Stocking a Real Food Pantry
Save time and money by stocking the most important food essentials! Learn how to stock pantry staples on a budget, plus ideas for a grocery list. As a frugal foodie, I always have a well-stocked pantry. When I have my kitchen essentials, I have everything I need on hand to make healthy, fresh, and budget-friendly meals. I snag an extra jar when peanut butter is on sale, shop seasonal produce, and ... Continue Reading
Summer Vegetables
Enjoy delicious seasonal summer vegetables at peak freshness. Learn which summer veggies are in season, plus tons of easy recipe ideas! With summer comes new seasonal vegetables. I’m so excited! One of my favorite parts of summer is enjoying the fresh garden harvest! Fresh tomatoes, zucchini, and jalapeños grow in our backyard garden. In place of bushes in the front yard, we planted kale, and it’s still ... Continue Reading
Slow Cooker Chicken Breast
This easy slow cooker chicken breast recipe makes juicy, seasoned chicken. Hands-off meal prep chicken for a variety of meals that’s perfectly cooked every time! Chicken breast has a bad reputation for being dry, overcooked, and boring. But when you can make perfectly tender and juicy chicken breast without even being in the kitchen – that’s not boring… that’s pretty stinkin’ exciting! Wouldn’t it be ... Continue Reading
Summer Fruits
Enjoy these colorful summer fruits all season long! This guide tells you which fruits are in season, along with plenty of easy, yummy recipe ideas. I love summer fruits! Sweet berries, fresh mangos, and juicy watermelons are all over our meal plans as we enjoy the tastes of summer. I’m utilizing some food storage techniques like dehydrating fruit and freezing to get the most bang for my buck. Putting ... Continue Reading
How to Freeze Strawberries
Learn how to freeze strawberries so you can enjoy them all year long! Whole strawberries, halved, or chopped, this easy method works for all of them. Have you ever found a sale on strawberries and couldn’t help but buy a million pounds? Ok, so maybe you didn’t buy a MILLION pounds, but I bet you bought a lot knowing it was a good deal and that you were saving money by buying when the price was low, ... Continue Reading
Lemon Butter Asparagus
Learn how to cook asparagus the best way with this quick and easy lemon butter asparagus in a skillet! Fresh spring flavor with a tangy citrus finish, ready fast. Did you know there’s a world record for eating asparagus? The record was set in 2014: Joey Chestnut ate 12lbs, 8.75oz of deep-fried asparagus in 10 minutes. YIKES! The Crumbs house hasn’t eaten nearly THAT much asparagus, but we also ... Continue Reading
Spring Vegetables
Use this guide for spring vegetables and fruits to find the best in-season choices for fresh produce, with plenty of recipe inspiration to add to your menu plan all season long! I don’t know about where you live, 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 farmers’ markets! I am so excited to ... Continue Reading
