As part of our Grinding Grains Challenge, readers sent along a few recipes, including this one for Whole Grain Banana Spelt Muffins. My 3-year-old loved making them with me as we practiced some of his preschool skills in the kitchen. Muffins are always great for school snacks, easy breakfasts, and packed lunch sides. I tend […]
As I started getting more serious about eating real food, I kept hearing, “Just freeze it!” Even Katie swears by her freezer stash! That seemed to be the secret to stocking up on fruits and vegetables in season, cooking in big batches, making our own convenience foods to eat at busier times, keeping bulk-purchased nuts
Having avocados on hand is one of my secrets to making impromptu taco nights even better! With all their brain-boosting power, pairing it with some veggies also makes for a nutritional snack at school. Let me show you how to freeze guacamole to help you save both time and money. This post is by Contributing
Ever just need an easy meal and wish you could run to fast food? Chipotle, anyone? But we’re a make-from-scratch kind of site and want to be good stewards of our budget…so I present to you this Instant Pot barbacoa beef recipe! This recipe has all the great flavors of Chipotle barbacoa meat, and is
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Whether your New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight, improve digestion, or get centered, we’ve got ideas for you! I’m the type of person who loves setting goals. I think that’s why I’m so drawn to Katie’s baby steps – they are tangible ways to make resolutions and goals come true. Now I know this time of
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You’ve got a million things to do this week! How can you find time to cook? Without easy real food shortcuts it’s tempting to just fix some nachos, order pizza, or grab take-out as you race from one errand to the next. But it’s when you’re at your most busy and stressed that you most need
For my friends who have walked the journey of the last six months in my life, they know it has been full of wildly vacillating ups and downs. We moved from our old house (with a gorgeous kitchen) to a different home. While the move wasn’t hard, no move is easy. But it did involve
I’m not a bandwagon kind of girl. Just because everyone loves freezer cooking doesn’t mean it’s for me – the one time I did the “once a month cooking” thing with a friend, we spent about 3 days planning and shopping, 8+ hours cooking, and had 12 meals out of it. I remember being very,
I hate it in the morning, but man, I love it in the evening! Slow cooker recipes are becoming more and more a part of our weekly routine here at the Kimball house. I’m making it a priority to find and try many slow cooker meals, and I have not been disappointed. It is absolutely
We all get worn out sometimes, and after a busy day or week (or month!) there are occasions when I’m just. too. tired. to cook. Whether your fatigue comes from parenting, pregnancy, or a busy work or school schedule, we all need some quick meals in our repertoire that don’t take much effort to get
Making simple homemade cream of chicken (or “whatever”) soup in bulk can make a week of super frugal, super nourishing meals, plus some for the freezer. Some people love “Once a Month Cooking” where they make 30 meals in a day or two and rest on their laurels for the next 28. That gets a
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This isn’t mine- I forgot to take a photo! But meatballs are meatballs, more or less…The one pictured is Martha’s recipe. Meatloaf is more of a “choose your own adventure” than a recipe, I’m afraid. If you’re a by-the-book kind of cook, you may want to skip this post. If you can handle a little
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I tried a “cook for a month” sort of cooking day once, and it was EXHAUSTING. 3 days’ work. Not my thing – but I do love my freezer to make healthy, real food meals possible and quick!!! Once I start cooking, it’s a whirlwind from start to finish. As a mother of young children,
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