So this was the scene on my kitchen counter at 7:18 this morning. I’m still adjusting to the fact that my kiddos have to be on the bus at 6:55 am…and we all have to be up by 6:15. But… The upside is that I can get a lot lot lot done right after they [...]
I’m always looking for frugal and easy ways to feed my family of seven. And, quite honestly, I look to the slow cooker often just so I won’t have to mess with fixing anything during those busy evening hours. For me, all seasons are slow cooker seasons. But especially fall with back to school and [...]
When life is busy it is even more important for my family to find time to eat together. There is something so relaxing about sitting around the table together chatting, laughing, and reconnecting. However, it can be rough to throw together a family dinner when we walk in the door a few minutes before dinner [...]
Last weekend I had a batch cooking day. I made large batches of rice and bean, chopped onions, peppers, and tomatoes, grated cheese, browned hamburger, and batch broiled chicken. Despite all of the cooking, I wasn’t actually assembling any dishes. I was just loading my freezer with prepped ingredients to make it easier to assemble [...]
{Imagine a countertop with 10 gallon size baggies. If you’re curious, they look like this.} In order to prepare for all the craziness that will become my life in the next 4 weeks, I’ve decided to take the stress out of at least 1 area of my life…dinner. Between the contracts, earnest money checks, meetings, [...]
I love, love, love the slow cooker freezer packs. They save my day, sometimes even my week. And I especially love them for when I’m out of town (like this week…I’m out in LA working on Savings Nation stuffs, as well as shooting some cool videos for Smuckers, more on that soon! Also, no recipe [...]
Last week I decided to tack onto my batch cooking plan…doubling up on browning some ground beef. I ended up doing spaghetti for dinner one night and saved the other half of the beef I ground. I thought I’d use it later this week or next week…but ended up making this goulash over the weekend. [...]
Load and go. Yep, that’s how I’m rolling this week! I made these the other night, using the some of the bacon from the package that I cooked up on Wednesday. I used the rest of the bacon for the wedge salads I made last night (recipe coming soon!). These potatoes were simple, delicious and [...]
