When you are thinking of cutting your food budget, having extremely budget friendly pantry staples is probably one of the BEST places to start. With the staples we listed below, you can literally make any type of meal, without having to justify the need to eat dinner out because you were out of ingredients.[Read More…]
Over the last few months we have written on many occasions about our favorite Kitchen Appliance – the Instant Pot. 5 months after purchasing this pot, there hasn’t been a day that we haven’t used it – we literally use it every day .. sometimes 3-4 times PER day. It makes everything from hard boiled[Read More…]
Soups are our go-to meals for busy nights – not only do they feed a large family easily, it’s wonderful to be able to make them quickly in our Instant Pot. Even more… soups afford us the opportunity to use up produce – no matter what it is. Fresh Broccoli makes the most amazing Broccoli[Read More…]
Do you LOVE meatballs? They are delicious – I admit! We rarely if ever make them and I don’t think we have had any beef in our house for over a year ~ we don’t make too much of a habit of eating meat in general. But just a few weeks ago, we were[Read More…]
Do you love Broccoli Soup? My oldest daughter could eat an entire bucket if I put one in front of her. She slurps the leftovers out of her bowl, all while it’s dripping down her chin. I can’t remember loving broccoli that much at that age.. but when your children love something, then it’s[Read More…]
Best Buy has a sale on KitchenAid Mixers ~ you can score the 4 1/2 qt Stand Mixer for just $199 ($200 OFF the regular price) – with FREE shipping. If you don’t have a mixer, it’s definitely an investment – we saved up for several years to buy ours, and it’s one of the[Read More…]
Looking for another meatless meal? This one is SO terribly easy! Even better, if you have an Instant Pot you can throw this together in no time – it’s perfect to take to a potluck or as a dish to pass at church. This year we decided to grow Basil – but it hasn’t[Read More…]
It was 2014, when we made some adjustments to our health, and made some pretty huge changes in our lives – you can read more about that on our last post here AND again HERE. David had some medical challenges that encouraged us to learn more about the food we were eating, which made us realize[Read More…]
We have a pile of Zucchini here at home and when we were kids, my mom always used Zucchini to make the best muffins and Zucchini Bread. Although I would prefer to make the bread, the Muffins work great for lunchboxes.. we toss in a few chocolate chips to draw attention from the “stringy[Read More…]
One of the most important things you can do to save yourself money, is becoming self sufficient – being self sufficient means you have the ability and have mastered the practice of providing for your own needs and those in your immediate family without outside resources. Not only does it require skills, it also[Read More…]
If you are trying to save money, one of the best pantry staples to have are Lentils. Lentils are a nutritional powerhouse – they can be an amazing item to keep stocked in your pantry, not just for meals but for natural disasters, or during a crisis. After all, you never know what you might[Read More…]
