We've got all kinds of fun and frugal ideas for July 4th Recipes to serve at your BBQ, party, picnic, or backyard bash! Here's a list of some of our favorites from the archives... Beverages Breakfasts Side Dishes To Grill Desserts We hope you have a wonderful time celebrating our country and its independence this week! … [Read more...]
The Fruit Flag Dessert – July 4th, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day!
If you're looking for a patriotic and uber healthy dessert, look no further! For Memorial Day, we headed to my dad's house for a backyard BBQ. Before I had both feet in the door, I'd been recruited to help with the fruit flag. It's not terribly time intensive, and with 2 of us working on it, I was surprised at how quickly it came together. And I learned quite a few tricks … [Read more...]
Budget Dinner Recipes for Your Meal Plan: WEEK 26
Budget Dinner Recipes for Your Meal Plan Inspiration In this series, I'll share the list of ultra budget dinner recipes along with any helpful tips and tricks with you. I will post the recipe links here on the blog, as well as share a short recap video with more details on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. The idea here is simple: give you budget dinner recipes to feed … [Read more...]
NEW COOKBOOKS: Feeding Teenage Boys on a Budget + Teen Cuisine
Introducing Erin Chase's latest cookbook about feeding teenagers on a budget, plus the companion mini-cookbook that will teach your teens how to cook scrumptious recipes with "Shorts" videos! The idea for this cookbook came to me about 15 years ago...in a booth at a lunch in NYC with my cookbook editor. And the time to share it with you is now... So, yes...this is … [Read more...]
CHALLENGE: 5-Ingredient Freezer Meal Plan
How to prepare SIX meals in LESS THAN 30 MINUTES with this 5-Ingredient Meal Plan! I don't know about you, but it makes my heart happy when a recipe only needs a handful of ingredients. And when they are "normal" ingredients, too! You know what I'm talking about. Ingredients you often have in your kitchen, and are commonly found at a typical grocery store. So I made a … [Read more...]
Erin’s Recipes from Big Bad Budget Battle
Get the Recipes Erin Cooked on Food Network's Big Bad Budget Battle WELCOME to my Big Bad Budget Battle Besties! I'm so glad you're here and I can't wait to connect with you and further help you on your journey to spending less money on groceries and cooking well on a budget. I am beyond tickled by the concept of the show, the opportunity to compete on the show, and … [Read more...]
RE-DESIGNED for YOU: The “20 Meals for $150” Plans
Save TIME, MONEY, and MORE with these amazing 20 Meals for $150 Plans! ELATED. ECSTATIC. STOKED. That describes how I'm feeling this week, as I re-share this amazing grocery saving and sanity saving resource with you! Many moons ago, I decided to make some updates to the "20 meals for $150" plans. I started creating them in 2013, and it was just time for a … [Read more...]
The Best Ever Make-Ahead Freezer Meals Cookbooks!
If you love getting ahead with dinner prep, and you love cookbooks, these Make-Ahead Freezer Meal Cookbooks are the books for YOU! The Freezer Meal Stereotype Often times when people think of freezer meals, they think of mushy casseroles. Or slow-cooker-only recipes. Or bland, tasteless, freezer burned meals. It is also the assumption that these bland, mushy … [Read more...]
Lemon Blueberry Oven Pancake
Lemon Blueberry Oven Pancake: Easy Skillet to Oven Breakfast! Forget standing over the stove flipping pancake after pancake — this Lemon Blueberry Oven Pancake does all the work for you! Bright lemon flavor and juicy blueberries come together in one big, fluffy oven baked pancake that feeds the whole family at once. It's the lazy weekend or summer breakfast upgrade your … [Read more...]
Rhubarb Crisp
Easy Rhubarb Crisp with Vanilla Ice Cream: A Simple Summer Dessert the Whole Family Will Love I have been waiting for rhubarb to be back in stock at my store to make this for you! There's something so nostalgic about a warm rhubarb crisp bubbling out of the oven on an early summer evening! The sweet-tart smell fills the whole house and the boys start asking when they get to … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Spicy Mango Chicken
Slow Cooker Spicy Mango Chicken: A Sweet, Spicy Dinner the Whole Family Will Love If you love the idea of a dinner that basically makes itself, this Slow Cooker Spicy Mango Chicken is about to become your new best friend. The sweet tropical flavor of mango pairs perfectly with a little kick of heat, creating a sauce so good you'll want to lick the spoon. Best of all, it … [Read more...]
Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal
Banana Mini Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal - Easy, Freezer-Friendly Breakfast! If you've got a few ripe bananas sitting on your counter, this is exactly the recipe you need! This Banana Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal is one of those breakfasts that feels like a treat but is secretly wholesome enough to feel good about serving your family every single week. It's warm, lightly … [Read more...]
Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta - Ready in 30 Minutes! If you're looking for a weeknight dinner that feels a little fancy but won't break the bank, this creamy roasted red pepper pasta is about to become your new best friend. The sauce is silky, smoky, and so deeply flavorful that nobody at the table will believe it came together in just 30 minutes. Best of all, this … [Read more...]
Lemon Pretzel Bars
Lemon Pretzel Salad: The Dessert That's Totally Lying About Being a Salad! Listen, I don't make the rules...but I do know that if there's cream cheese, whipped topping, and a buttery pretzel crust involved, we are NOT in salad territory anymore. Somehow, generations of home cooks decided that anything served in a 9x13-inch dish with some fruit on top earned the title of … [Read more...]
Air Fryer Cheesy Toast
Air Fryer Cheesy Toast – The Easiest 1-Minute Side Dish You'll Make on Repeat My boys ask for this at least once a week - and I always say yes because it's easy to make a gluten free version too! If you've ever needed a quick side dish that feels a little fancy without any extra effort, this Air Fryer Cheesy Toast is about to become your new best friend. In just 1 … [Read more...]