Roasting vegetables is such an easy and flavorful way to enjoy eating vegetables. It also is a great way to use up random veggies you might have laying around in your refrigerator. The best types of vegetables to roast are potatoes (any variety, but my favorite are red, omit if you are eating Trim Healthy Mama), broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, carrots, onions (any variety), celery, parsnips, turnips, zucchini and summer… Continue Reading
How to Tuesday: Building a Pantry Stockpile (Part 2)
If you missed the first installment, read this first. Now we know why it’s great to have a well-stocked pantry and items that it should include, but where should you even start? Let me break it down… Start by making a list of things that you keep in your pantry. Now highlight or star the things that you find yourself purchasing most frequently. If you purchase it more than once… Continue Reading
Frugal Friday: Stock Up!
This time of year, meaning the upcoming holidays, is the best time to stock up on certain food items. The 6-7 weeks leading up to Thanksgiving and Christmas are the best weeks to stock up on baking supplies, spices, canned goods, turkey, ham, butter and eggs. I will usually try to stock up on enough dry goods, canned goods and spices to last my family for the next 4-6… Continue Reading
How to Tuesday: Building a Pantry Stockpile (Part 1)
Having a well-stocked pantry can relieve so much stress in your life. If you keep most of the ingredients on hand that your family uses most, you’ll always have something you can throw together. When you keep your pantry well stocked you’ll always have something to eat which lessens the need to eat out or order in. Once you get your basic pantry started and can start a stockpile you… Continue Reading
How to Tuesday: Soaking and Cooking Dry Beans
Pin it If your family eats a lot of beans, it can get pretty expensive to purchase them in the can. Yes the can of beans is super easy and convenient, however, the salt content is out of this world and per unit is much more expensive than soaking and cooking them yourself. Cost Comparison: Cans of beans typically come in a 15oz. size. A can of beans runs between… Continue Reading
Homemade Taco Seasoning
We eat A LOT of Mexican food at my house. Like a lot. And most of those recipes call for taco seasoning. I was buying SO many packs of taco seasoning that it was ridiculous. One day I looked at the ingredients on the packet and was grossed out. Why did we have to have all these preservatives and additives in the taco seasoning? I was not happy feeding that… Continue Reading
