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 […]
Chinese takeout night is always a good night. If you’re on a budget, it can be an expensive way to feed your family – all those meal combos add up! Most people want chicken, too, and it’s pretty cheap to make Chinese chicken recipes yourself. Have you ever tried making favorites like Orange Chicken or […]
Just because you’re eating on a budget doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice flavor, thank goodness. The great thing about slow cooker recipes is that they allow your meat to marinate and really get the most out of all those spices. We love savory recipes for that reason – it’s really hard to mess them […]
Christmas morning is such a magical time to spend with loved ones. You open presents, you drink hot cocoa, you play festive holiday music throughout the house. You have far too much celebrating to do to worry about what to cook for breakfast! That’s why we’re sharing our laziest and tastiest breakfast recipes that cook […]
Refusing to break the bank, does not mean your dishes need to suffer. One of the heartiest, hassle-free, and budget-friendly recipes you can make is chili. It’s also incredibly easy to transform and easily feeds a crowd. You can tweak your dish from the traditional ground beef version, to substituting shredded chicken, or even omitting […]
The stereotypical ramen noodle soup that comes in a little Styrofoam cup might be budget-friendly, but it’s scarcely appetizing. But, you can make a variety of easy ramen noodle recipes that are still budget-friendly and much tastier! In fact, everyone these days appears to be experimenting with ramen! A stringy, Japanese noodle, most traditionally used […]
The summer heat can weigh you down and make you feel too lazy to accomplish anything. When that happens, whip up a lazy summer meal that doesn’t require a lot work! Below you will find our favorite lazy summer recipes. To make sure that you never miss another budget project or recipe, click here to […]
It’s always a challenge to plan meals when you’re shopping on a budget, particularly when planning a holiday meal. With Easter now a month away, it’s not too early to thinking about your holiday meal preparation. It’s perhaps, more difficult to cut corner when it comes to planning your main dish–whether it is ham, lamb, […]
We’re all busy trying to stick to our resolutions this January (even if only for a month). If one of your resolutions for 2014 included shopping more frugally, your grocery list is a great place to start. It’s best to plan your meals for the week ahead of time, because you can then make a […]
I’m a longtime Starbucks addict, I admit it. But, my Starbucks addiction is not wallet-friendly. It’s particularly hard to pass up the elaborate drinks Starbucks showcases during the holiday season, because they’re just so sweet and frothy. It was hard enough when Starbucks unveiled its pumpkin spice latte (“PSL”) for the fall season. Now, the […]
