Easy breakfast recipe for Amish-style baked oatmeal with blueberries, but you can use apples or bananas. Includes option for vegan, crockpot, and serving for one! Try my other oatmeal recipes like oatmeal peanut butter energy bites and chocolate leftover oatmeal cake. When it comes to breakfast, cheap and quick, and easy is the name of the game. Which usually means oatmeal of some sort. Often it’s ... Continue Reading
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How to Make Homemade Poultry Seasoning
Simple and delicious homemade poultry seasoning recipe using fresh or dried herbs. Much cheaper than McCormick, and you can go beyond chicken, try turkey or vegetables! My husband said to me the other day, “What’s for dinner? And please don’t tell me chicken and sweet potatoes.” As a family, we were on the Whole30 at the time. He cut out dairy and gluten two weeks before we started and two weeks into the ... Continue Reading
Dairy-free Homemade Ranch Dressing
Easy and healthy dairy-free ranch dressing made from scratch. This recipe uses ingredients you already have, can be made without buttermilk, and tastes better than Hidden Valley! Whole30, Paleo and Keto approved - my whole family loves this dressing! I’ve been making my own salad dressings for years… homemade Caesar salad dressing and homemade Italian salad dressing (or if you'd prefer zesty Italian ... Continue Reading
Chocolate Leftover Oatmeal Cake Recipe
This healthy chocolate oatmeal cake recipe uses old-fashioned leftover oatmeal instead of flour. A brown sugar or cream cheese frosting makes it dessert! We all know that eating leftovers is a great way to save money, right? But sometimes eating leftovers is just boring. Or unappetizing… like the case of leftover oatmeal. I recently learned how to make leftover oatmeal cakes – thick slices of oatmeal ... Continue Reading
Butter Parmesan Zoodles
Are you looking for an alternative to pasta? Learn how to make these tasty, healthy, and frugal butter Parmasen zoodles! Only 4 steps and done in 10 minutes! Try drizzling my carrot top pesto or homemade spaghetti sauce. Anytime I share a new zucchini recipe with you guys, I like to share a quick story of how the recipe came about. Like my zucchini bread muffins with apples and carrots. I made these ... Continue Reading
How We Afford to Buy Essential Oils
These 11 tips help us afford to buy essential oils, and we’re not buying the cheap kind. The best essential oils can’t be found in a local store! Get wholesale pricing online and be able to afford essential oils on a budget! Learn how to get rid of mold and mildew using essential oils and how to make bug repellent with essential oils. There’s something I need to get off my chest. It’s a confession of sorts, ... Continue Reading
Perfectly Tender Slow Cooker Ribs
These slow cooker ribs are perfectly tender and juicy, and fall-off-the-bone delicious! With easy prep, they taste just as good as grilled without all the work! Pair with Stovetop Mac and Cheese and Instant Pot Steamed Veggies for a delicious meal. If you couldn’t tell already by the Instant Pot Honey Garlic Chicken, 30-Minute Maple Glazed Pork Chops, and Overnight Einkorn Pizza Dough, I’ve been on a quick ... Continue Reading
Buttery Sourdough Biscuits
Make this buttery sourdough biscuits recipe in minutes, not overnight! Use whole wheat, spelt, or even Bisquick, and can be made ahead for the refrigerator! Try my sourdough discard recipes for pancakes and sourdough waffles too! Knowing how much we spend on food every month, I absolutely hate throwing anything out. That includes any sourdough starter discard that I may happen to have. I generally save ... Continue Reading
Instant Pot Quinoa
Learn how to cook quinoa perfectly every time! Make a big batch in less than 15 minutes and have an easy fluffy side that’s perfect on its own, added to a salad, or as the base of a grain bowl. Several years ago, I bought a big bag of quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) from Costco, thinking it would be a great alternative to rice and would broaden our horizons in terms of recipes. Wrong. I hated it. No ... Continue Reading
DIY Homemade Healing Lotion
DIY homemade healing lotion for dry skin, cracked hands due to winter, windburn, gardening or any other circumstance that calls for homemade heavy duty lotion. Super easy to make in 15 minutes with just 4 all-natural ingredients! Also try my homemade tinted moisturizer. I tend toward dry skin - especially on my hands. So finding a moisturizer that really works is essential. But commercial moisturizers ... Continue Reading