My slow cooker is one of my best friends. I cook chicken in it often because my recipes are easy to adapt for my less food adventurous children. This recipe will feed my semi large family over several meals. I like to repurpose my leftovers into new meals so I prefer to make a big… Continue reading Slow Cooker Fajita style chicken
I have been thinking about making home made yogurt for some time now. I was really excited when I got my Crockpot Express for Christmas. Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE LOVE LOVE my crockpots… yes multiple… I have 4 all together if you count the express. The Crockpot Express is like a… Continue reading I tried making yogurt in my Crockpot Express
This morning I was looking at some of the vegetables I had leftover from my CSA share and decided I needed to get cooking and come up with some different ways to use up my wonderful fresh produce. I made a few other things and on my cutting board was a spicy pepper, some onion,… Continue reading Semi Homemade Spicy Fire Roasted Salsa
*This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on a link and make a qualifying purchase I will earn a commission which helps support my blogging efforts and my family, thank you. I love iced coffee. Just the other day I posted a recipe for my Peppermint Cold… Continue reading Spiced Chai Cold Brew Coffee
*This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click on a link and make a qualifying purchase I will earn a commission which helps support my blogging efforts and my family, thank you. Iced coffee is one of my weaknesses. If there was one thing I could totally… Continue reading Peppermint Cold Brew Coffee
A CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture is a great way to to support local farmers and their families while getting some amazing farm fresh produce. I have found it to be a wonderful mix of foods that I’m familiar with such as zucchini and foods that require a Google search such as kohlrabi. Typically with… Continue reading How to Meal Plan with a CSA
It seems like these days there is no shortage of different diets to choose from. Gluten-free, dairy free, Paleo, ketogenic…the list goes on. Some people choose to go on one eating plan, others have to. If everyone in a family is on the same plan it may not seem too challenging for your budget. But… Continue reading How to Balance Different Diets on a Budget
Ground Turkey is one of my favorite go to ingredients. It is good in tacos, meatloaf, burgers…the list goes on. I especially like it in my Turkey sausage meatballs. Ground Turkey is easy to work with and really absorbs whatever you flavor it with. Because I buy lean ground Turkey (93/7) I don’t feel so… Continue reading Turkey and Sausage Meatballs
Pancakes are by far one of my kids favorite foods. They would eat them for any meal of the day, even as a snack of I would let them. One recent weekend day as usual that was the requested breakfast . I went into the cabinet to grab my trusty box of complete pancake mix… Continue reading Pancakes: Regular with a dairy free option
For years now I’ve been looking for ways to save money on groceries . I look for ways to save money on everything, but groceries especially . The reason is they are a non-negotiable part of my life. We have to eat, we don’t have to have the newest toys or latest fashion trends. Watching… Continue reading The Pantry Challenge
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