With the holidays just around the corner, saving money has been priority number one for me. I’ve been making room in my budget by taking a good look at my food costs; it’s amazing how much the occasional trip to Starbucks or cruise through the drive-thru adds up over time! If you’re thinking ahead to […]
Mom is a superhero when it comes to prioritizing. She knows that making a home-cooked meal takes time that could be spent helping with homework, going on date night with her SO, or having fun with the rest of the family. It’s not always the best option to spend all evening in the kitchen—and sometimes […]
Aunt Bee’s Dump and Bake Beef Stew is an easy comfort food dump dinner that you can throw together in just minutes. Full of nutritious and hearty ingredients, it’s a great way to get a meal on the table when you don’t have time to cook! Hi, friends! I’m so glad to be stopping by again from […]
We are a two-parent working family, and it is tough each week to come up with a menu-plan from Monday to Friday that will satisfy my two children, my husband, and I. We get stuck in a pattern with the same bucket of recipes each week, and everybody starts getting bored. Slow cooker ground beef […]
You can never have too many cheap and easy casserole recipes in your wheelhouse (aka your recipe book). They make for the best weeknight dinners as well as potluck-pleasers. They’re so simple to throw together that, even if I’ve had a long and tiring day at work, I always have enough energy to whip up […]
It’s no secret that pretzels make for the best snacks. They’re just the perfect amount of salty that they could be paired with pretty much anything. Savory dips, sweet chocolate, other salty snacks… So many things. I have a habit of always having at least one bag of pretzels in my pantry. Twists, rods, sticks… […]
We love cooking, but we don’t love grocery shopping. Can I get an amen? First of all, grocery shopping can be a chore. Second, if you open your wallet afterward, little dust bunnies float out because it is empty. Not fun. That’s why recipes with a handful of ingredients are the best – you don’t […]
When a recipe has been passed down for generations, you can bet that it’s trustworthy. Old-fashioned recipes are time-tested and Grandma-approved. Best of all, they usually remind you of your childhood – when Grandma would actually make them for you! The recipe that makes me most nostalgic is probably my family’s beef stew and biscuits […]
Anybody who’s made the decision to eat ramen noodles as a meal knows that while ramen can be oddly comforting, there’s not a lot going on flavor-wise. The little beef or chicken flavor packets that come with ramen only do so much. If you’re going for budget-friendly meals, ramen noodle recipes are a staple. Just […]
Aunt Bee’s Dump and Bake Beef Stew is an easy comfort food dump dinner that you can throw together in just minutes. Full of nutritious and hearty ingredients, it’s a great way to get a meal on the table when you don’t have time to cook! Hi, friends! I’m so glad to be stopping by again […]
