Happy Mother's Day! I hope that you did something really special to celebrate? With the warmer weather here, I've included a couple of budget friendly recipes that get ya cookin' outdoors. When summer rolls around I like to do as much cooking outside, it's so much better than heating up the … [Read more...]
Budget Friendly Meal Plan Week 18
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Are you cookin' up anything special today to celebrate? Not that you need a special occasion to eat Mexican food. Last night I put a pork roast in the slow cooker with a variety of herbs and spice. Today the kids and I are going to wrap that delicious pork in some masa and make … [Read more...]
Budget Friendly Meal Plan Week 17
I'm lovin' the weather! I've washed down all of our outdoor furniture, got a little outdoor cleaning done, and got my herb garden and patio pots planted. I'm looking forward to spending a lot more time outside, especially once our pool is put in. I'm going to have to put together some budget … [Read more...]
Extra Crispy Air Fryer Kale Chips
Kale Chips are a no fuss, healthy treat! These are one of the most simple treats that you'll ever make in your air fryer, and so delicious that you'll be making them all of the time. Kale leaves that are cut into bite size pieces and lightly brushed with olive oil. They are tossed into an air … [Read more...]
Budget Friendly Meal Plan Week 16
Some weeks I'm just not in the mood for cooking, in times like that I find cooking once and eating twice is a really good solution. This week I have a really full schedule so I knew that I wasn't going to have time to do a lot of cooking. You'll find this weeks meal plan is all about cooking once … [Read more...]
How to Make the Best Carrot Cake
Loaded Carrot Cake. This is, hands down, the best carrot cake you will ever taste and you don't need to be a master baker to pull it off. It has the perfect blend of spices, it's super moist, not overly sweet, loaded with lots of goodies which gives it an amazing texture. … [Read more...]
Budget Friendly Meal Plan Week 15
Happy Easter! During this Easter season you can find ham at deeply discounted prices, it would be a good time to fill your freezer. Ham will keep for up to four months in the freezer, if it is wrapped properly. One of the keys to lowering your food budget is to keep a well stocked pantry and … [Read more...]
Budget Friendly Meal Plan Week 14
We're cooking up a lot of Mexican food using pork this week. Pork tenderloin is currently on sale for $1.49 a pound so I'm taking full advantage of it for this weeks menu. If you are not a fan of Mexican food or pork you can use one of our previous budget friendly meal plans. However, if you like … [Read more...]