These home cooking articles are all about food, but they’re not recipes. Cooking at home is an important way to save money, plus you have more control over the ingredients and can eat healthier.
As we’re beginning a new season, I’ve updated my monthly meal list with more winter-appropriate recipes. These 30 Easy Winter Meals are our family’s favorite soups, casseroles, slow cooker meals and more! This time around, I grouped the meals by the categories I use: vegetarian, chicken, beef and pork. Learn more about how to work your…
Mind mapping is a technique used for brainstorming–it’s something I learned in a blogging course called Content Brew–but I’m finding it really useful for meal planning as well! If you’re feeling like you’re in a rut with your menus, and you need a little shake-up, give menu plan mind mapping a try. Give each category (in…
As of today, I have packed over 350 lunches so far this school year. Holy cow! And there are still how many to go? While my kids eat the same general foods week after week, I do try make things interesting. Here are my kids’ favorite healthy school lunches from this week: Regular bread can…
Why do kids eat the same food over and over for months, years even, and then all of a sudden deem it “icky?” My kids eat well, most of the time, but they still have this quirk. Do yours? My solution is Toddler Tapas: The word tapas comes from Spanish cuisine, derived from the Spanish…
One of the easiest ways to cut down on your grocery bill each month is to serve meatless meals a few days a week, which both saves you money and boosts your health. If your family isn’t used to it, though, you need to find some fantastic dinner recipes to win them over. Here are…
I’ve been waiting and waiting for the 93% lean ground beef to go on sale at the previous lowest price of $1.99/lb, but it hasn’t happened in months. I broke down and paid $2.99/lb for it last week, which apparently is the new lowest price, because I’m starting to see that at all three chain…