What are the best kitchen gifts for Christmas? I’ve tested all of these foodie gifts for Christmas that will please any cook you love. What’s the difference between a cheap gift and a frugal gift? Two things: For example, my Moby Wrap was a gift, and it’s a pricey item, around $50 at the time. […]
It’s the holiday baking season! Literally my favorite food of the year. I’ve been cooking real food holiday dishes for over a decade now, and I can honestly say that the food is better than ever. Today, I want to show you how we make our favorite Sweet Potato Casserole with maple syrup instead of
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If you cook a lot from scratch as I have since 2009, you have a dishes problem. I have a dishes problem. I can’t help it. If I could send you a dishes fairy I would, but I haven’t found one for myself. I’m always focusing on how we can save the environment, save our
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We’re about a week out, and people are getting ready for Halloween. Costumes. Trick-or-Treat ideas. And of course…the food. What To Do About All That Halloween Candy Must Halloween be an all-out sugar fest for our kids? We have Halloween candy around until the summer parade candy takes over. But I still dread the onslaught of
How many servings of vegetables do your kids eat on a regular basis? Two? Three on a good day? Do you ever wish you could get your kids to eat more veggies? It seems to be a constant struggle for most parents these days. #pickyeaterclub But have you ever attempted to serve veggies for breakfast?!
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A beef roast is one of my favorite meals to serve to guests. It’s simple to make, made with a budget-friendly cut of meat, but it’s still something special. Especially now, when the temperatures are cooler we’re turning to warm comfort foods. Greek Beef Roast in the Instant Pot I make our beef roast in
First, a little background story: Our community hosted a public forum with the county board of commissioners. They asked the head of the health department to speak about our new school mask mandates, instituted just days before the start of school. Each commissioner had 5 minutes to ask him questions after his original 20 minutes.
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It’s certainly the time of year to pull out all the easy strategies like this one-pot Instant Pot dinner that you can prep the night before or anytime during the day! Getting a healthy dinner on the table in a hurry has rarely been easier than this. Fall is the time of year when parents
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Does it sound crazy? Maybe a little, but believe it or not, letting my kids plan, buy, and cook all of their own food was one of the highlights of our summer. Hi, I’m Steph from CheapskateCook.com, where I teach people how to save money and eat healthy at the same time. I’ve been learning
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There’s something for everyone in this pot roast recipe! Pick one of four flavor variations to try this week and then come back for another round later. My mother-in-law says that the best pears are the slightly brown, bruised, so-ripe-they’re-almost-overripe, and her litmus test of perfection is whether the pear juice runs all the way
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Science has been thrown into the national spotlight since 2020, as has National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci, a man who would otherwise be relatively if not absolutely unknown to the general American public. Even common folk like a mom of 4 who teaches kids to cook now know him
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The last time my husband’s family was together we were celebrating my brother-in-law’s graduation. Since there are 18 of us in total (including 10 young kids!), we opted for takeout. Everyone got to choose what they like. Being a family with food allergies, it’s always tricky to navigate these situations. We have to be very
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We recently set out to determine if Sunbasket is worth it. I was really curious to see if it was easy enough for kids to make and if the meals were kid-friendly. Watch our Sunbasket review or read the details below the video to see if Sunbasket is a good healthy meal subscription option for
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Okay, it’s that time, parents. School lunches. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, make what you want of them, but they are here, and we need a plan. If you’re like me, one of your big goals for your kids is that they eat plenty of plants. While our family still eats meat for other meals (we
My ten-year-old son wrapped up his soccer season in late spring. His last game was a make-up game that had been moved to early June. And it was HOT. It was an intense game where all of the kids were playing hard. My son, in particular, was going all out (in typical Active Eater fashion).
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“I just don’t like cooking,” is often an excuse when people want to avoid cooking real food and stick with processed foods and quick meals. That phrase turns my head quickly, and my shock factor kicks in. “You don’t like cooking?” the voice in my head cries. But…when I analyze my own time in the kitchen,
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What does it take to get clean water when you’re out in the woods? I’ve recently enlisted the help of my husband Kris to review a filtered water bottle. He was supposed to go on a big backpacking trip this summer, so I thought that would be the perfect opportunity to test out a GRAYL
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Do you love banana bread? It’s one of those desserts/breakfasts/snacks/whatever that tastes exactly like my childhood. We always made banana bread. Not only was it perfect for our tight budget (no food waste here!), but it was a tasty treat for me and my brothers and sisters. As we grew up, we learned how to
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The best reef-safe sunscreens can be expensive! Here’s how to protect the reefs, your family, and not spend more than you have to with cheap mineral sunscreens. Plus, I have some sunscreen money-saving tips for you. The average per-ounce price of my top 7 recommended sunscreens from the massive safe, natural sunscreen review is (gulp)
“What do you think about raising lambs?” My husband asked me that question last fall. It definitely caught me off guard. “Lambs? We’ve only ever eaten lamb once. I thought we were going to try raising pigs?” Well, here we are 6 months later with five adorable sheep munching away on our grass! Is Lamb
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