What’s Trending on Instagram
Are you following me over on Instagram? I have a fun community over there where I share a lot of Reels demonstrating cooking hacks and cooking tips. Which insta are you following? I thought it would be fun to share what photos, reels, and videos are trending on our Instagram profiles once a month! These are your current favorites. Are you following all of our accounts? … [Read more...]
Deck the Freezer Party – Recipes & RSVP HERE!!
Holiday To-Do List Already Starting to Stress You Out?! What if you could prep SIX 5-Ingredient freezer meals in 30 minutes...before the holiday chaos begins?!? I'm Erin Chase and I'm here to show you how... Join me the week of NOVEMBER 1st for a few days of tips and tricks that will help you breeze through this meal prep! Each day throughout the Deck … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Best Grocery Savings Mobile Apps
Check out the Best Grocery Savings Mobile Apps! These are also Erin's favorites. (She might be a bit biased about the first one!) MyFreezEasy With MyFreezEasy, it really is as easy as 1-2-3. Get organized, choose your recipes, use the shopping list provided, and then follow the instructions to get your make ahead freezer meals into your freezer! You'll save on groceries … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Pie French Toast
Oh my heavens - divine, divine, divine. This Pumpkin Pie French Toast recipe is a MUST TRY in the fall and winter months! I so wish I'd doubled this recipe for Pumpkin Pie French Toast while I was first making it. Tripled, or quadrupled even! These are so scrumptious...perfect for the fall season. It's really simple...you just add some pumpkin puree and spices to … [Read more...]
15 Scrumptious Ways to Transform Thanksgiving Leftovers
Transform your Thanksgiving Leftovers with these easy ideas! Say goodbye to boring leftovers, and stop worrying about wasting food. These recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers are game changers and the whole family will love them! It's pretty much tradition to enjoy a break from the kitchen after Thanksgiving due to the large amount of leftovers that can be thrown at … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Side Dish Round-Up
The Ultimate List of Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes! It's just a couple of weeks until Thanksgiving! Have you figured out your menu yet? While I do love turkey, I think sometimes my favorite part of the feast is all of the delicious side dishes! Here are some of our favorites... Additional Resources: For more fantastic recipe ideas, check out … [Read more...]
Non-Turkey Thanksgiving Recipes
Looking for Non-Turkey Thanksgiving recipes?! If turkey isn't really your thing, or maybe you just want to mix it up a bit - try these scrumptious recipes instead! I know this may be the unpopular opinion, but turkey really isn't all that delightful for me. I'd rather have a roast or a delicious chicken dish! I just don't look forward to it … [Read more...]
Casserole Recipes to Double & Freeze
Save money and save time with these casserole recipes you can double and freeze! The ultimate budget friendly dinner hack: freezer meals. A simple and easy way to prep freezer meals is to double a recipe and freeze the extra one! I sometimes call this make-one-freeze-one! Or MOFO for short. ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) Just make sure you have double the ingredients and … [Read more...]
Amazon Prime Early Access: October 11-12, 2022
Get the best Amazon Prime EARLY ACCESS deals on kitchen, home and more! Prime EARLY ACCESS is exciting and lovely and loaded with amazing offers... but it also can be overwhelming, and the impulse-buy struggle is REAL. I'm going to challenge you (and myself!) to STAY PRACTICAL this year! My Prime Early Access Day Tips: choose just one or two items … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins
These 4 Ingredient Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins are DELIGHTFULLY Fresh and Soft and You Will Love Every Bite! These muffins start with the spice cake mix, plus a little pumpkin puree and butterscotch morsels! The pumpkin flavor and the butterscotch are a great combination!! VIDEO: How to Make Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins Pumpkin Butterscotch … [Read more...]
Chili Tater Tot Bake
A budget friendly meat and potatoes kind of dinner that can be served as a one-dish dinner, or with some fresh veggies or salad on the side! With this fun dinner, we are twisting up the shepherd's pie concept...and the "Minnesota Hot Dish" concept...by making a casserole with a chili base, a layer of corn, and a layer of tater tots! It really is a Shepherd's Pie-Hot … [Read more...]