Breakfasts to Go
I work full-time, and I have an hour-long commute each way (sometimes longer). This schedule does not leave much time for meal prep during the week, so I’ve worked out some short cuts to keep my budget...
View ArticleOn Healthy, Budget-Friendly Eating
As a stay-at-home mom, I am privileged to have the time and resources to develop healthy, tasty, and budget-friendly food options for my family. This was not always a priority for us, however. In April...
View ArticleSweets for Sweeties
I like to bake. This has been problematic at times–as this picture implies, I baked a lot during pregnancy, which resulted in some not-so-nice consequences. And it’s something of a challenge now, due...
View ArticleHealthy Snacking
Full disclosure: it’s tough for me to snack healthy. This flies in the face of my own personal conviction that healthy eating is the ideal, especially in a family with young children. I have found it...
View ArticleMaking Your Own Mixes
Several years ago I remember thinking that anyone who made brownies or cakes from scratch (rather than from a box) were crazy. Why work harder than you have to? Then I started to care more about cost...
View ArticlePraises of the Bean
Growing up, I remember disliking beans, except for baked beans and the occasional bean in chili. I think us Americans often discount beans for being the food of the global poor. But we’re no better off...
View ArticleBad Bananas
In the last post, I discussed my pursuit of a healthier diet and how pervasive sugar is nowadays. Today, I share a recipe that involves sugar. Go figure. Hear me out though: in addition to being...
View ArticleSourdough Foray
I have mentioned before my desire to keep thing as simple and wholesome as possible when it comes to food and cooking. Bread is one of the items that we try to keep as unprocessed as possible. We have...
View ArticleHunting and Gathering
Although I have gotten back on the grocery planning wagon, there are still many folks who are really, really passionate about grocery prep–even more so than I am. Some of the ways some people prepare...
View ArticleHomemade Cream of Chicken Soup
Now that it has started to get cooler here in Denver, I’ve been craving warm foods. I have enjoyed the ease of throwing a few things together in my slow cooker and make enough for my dinner-time meals...
View ArticleWintry Weather Recipes
I don’t know about where you are, but as I write this post, it is sleeting. Winter is very definitely here–what better way to keep warm than in a toasty kitchen? It’s been awhile since I’ve shared...
View ArticleA Favorite Summer Recipe
It’s hot here in Kansas. Hot and humid. That makes me far less inclined to spend time cooking over a hot stove with the oven on, so I rely pretty heavily on my slow cooker. Here is one that has been...
View ArticlePractical Vegetarianism
I am not a vegetarian. I love bacon, burgers and pepperoni. While other people may crave meat, my cravings have always been more on the carbohydrate and dairy side: bread, cheese, and ice cream. Since...
View ArticleRecipe: Vegetarian Chili over Roasted Potatoes
I love football. As in, I love watching others play football. (Boomer! Sooner!) Watching football always makes me hungry for a few things: Diet Dr Pepper, junk food and chili. This is my first full...
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