Cold brew coffee seems to be all the rage these days. I love to buy it from Starbucks but sometimes when I can’t get to Starbucks I like to just make a mega batch at home! Here’s how I make easy overnight cold brew coffee! This relationship lasted for about 2 months before I realized…
If you are looking for the easiest white chicken chili recipe on the planet, you’ve come to the right place. Okay, so maybe it’s not as easy as buying chili pre-made in a can, but I think this recipe is pretty darn easy. Do you love white chicken chili like I do? Do you imagine…
I still remember holding onto to the door handle, knuckles turning white every time we got in the car in Trinidad. It was a frightening ride every time because that we were traveling on the opposite side of the road as I was used to, and we went very quickly around very tight spaces in high…
Anytime people start building a budget, they have to evaluate how much they are spending on this or that. The most common question I see around forums and social media is people asking how much you should spend on groceries. Or what is normal. The simple answer is, how much does it take to feed…
Rhonda and I were recently discussing the popularity of freezer meal cooking. In mid conversation Rhonda mentioned that she really enjoys making and using frozen herb cooking cubes. I had not heard of this before and they sounded AMAZING and so I asked her to share a post about how she makes them the next time…
Penny pinchers, super couponers and frugal people are always looking for ways to save money here or there. Many people find that groceries take up a huge chunk of their monthly expenses. Luckily, groceries are one monthly expenses that you have total and complete control over unlike gas, water or electricity type bills. With groceries…
Every summer I get really excited about the prospect of starting a garden. Beyond building our raised garden beds this year, we enjoy going to the local home improvement store and picking out the vast array of veggies I want. The problem we run into is that our joy and excitement gets a bit out…
After picking up my son from my good friend Rhonda’s house and finding him chowing down on homemade frozen fruit and veggie ice pops, I begged her to write a guest post with how she makes them. Big thanks to Rhonda for taking the time to put these ideas up for all you thrifty, vegetable…
Back in March I went on this crazy quest for 30 days to use up the contents of my freezer and cabinets since I was running out of storage. My challenge went pretty well with the exception that I ran to the grocery store more times per week for small random purchases and dinner time…
Ah! Winter is finally over and it’s time to start prepping for a summer garden! Last year we had about 5 trees removed from our yard so we could have a garden that got some sunlight. My husband decided to build a raised garden bed and give growing our own veggies a try. This year…
I first heard about spaghetti squash many years ago but was a little intimidated by a squash I knew little about. After doing a little research and playing around with veggie myself I now confidently replace spaghetti noodles with this healthy low-carb alternative. You can literally use it to replace noodles in most of your…
For Christmas this year I really, really wanted a single serve coffee machine because I like the idea of having a warm or cold brewed beverage whenever I would like it without making an entire pot of anything. I feel like we waste a ton of coffee each day. This post is meant to help…
How many weight loss books have you read in your lifetime? How many programs have you been on? Me, I’ve lost count. I’ve struggled with weight management since elementary school. Welcome to America, I guess. I wanted to write this post to let people know that there are thrifty weight loss programs, you just have…
On the heels of Kim’s blog about game night for your tweens & teens, I have another activity that my teenagers and their friends love to do -carve pumpkins! Along with dyeing Easter eggs, I can’t remember an age that my kids didn’t want to carve pumpkins, we just include their friends now. So as the friends are cutting…
To be honest, I go through phases when it comes to buying organic foods. I know a few people who live organic everyday but I guess I’ve just never been up for the test to see if I could afford it. There is a store in my area that sells organic and natural food and there…
As a new mom I quickly discovered the new method of baby food packaging is the pouch. There are very few companies that put baby food in glass jars anymore. But after dropping so much money on “organic” baby food pouches I decided to give it a go on my own. I mean those pouches…
Do you have summer vegetables piling up in your kitchen? Maybe your neighbors, co-workers, family or your own garden have produced a ridiculous amount of squash, grape tomatoes or zucchini and you’ve had about all the squash casserole you can take? This recipe will use them up and takes very little time to make. There is no…