This is just perfection right here. Slow cook a beef roast. (Ideally that you get on sale.) Make your own slaw with red cabbage and apples. (Here's how to shred cabbage.) Put it all together on a sandwich bun or slider buns. And you've got yourself an amazing, amazing summer dinner! See the full Summer Slow Cooker recipe for Shredded Beef Sandwiches with Red … [Read more...]
Maple Dijon Salmon
Have you ever cooked salmon in the slow cooker? It's perfect...it doesn't dry out on the thin edges like it can when you bake it or grill it. It only takes an hour, so it's a great "budget friendly gourmet" option for a late summer dinner. Drop it in the slow cooker as soon as you get home and in an hour, you'll have perfect salmon. This maple dijon sauce is divine...and … [Read more...]
Tuscan Bean Soup
Perfectly light for the summer and ridiculously delish. I think you could serve this soup chilled too! While I don't love eating soup in the summer, a lighter "chillable" soup is sometimes all I need/want to eat after a day in the sun. This is also super freezer friendly once it's cooked, so you could do a double batch and freeze some to serve chilled later in the … [Read more...]
Cowboy Beans
Ok, so this might be another meal that I'd just spoon right out of the slow cooker...if that wasn't inappropriate. (Also, who made up the rule that it's not appropriate to eat right out of the slow cooker. I'm totally questioning these "society norms" at the moment...but maybe that's because I'm starving and need to go eat lunch ;) ) This recipe does call for pre-browned … [Read more...]
10 Grocery Items You Are Spending Too Much On
Which of these popular grocery items are you overspending on? Or what other items do I need to add to the list? I know there are others, and you'll see a common theme of "pre-made or pre-packaged" items on this list. Here's my list of most common grocery items that you're spending too much money on: 1. Pre-Made Spice Mixes Make your own. You get way more bang for your … [Read more...]
Spinach Artichoke Dip Chicken
So. I have very little self-control problem when it comes to book stores. And office supply stores. It's like I walk into the store and leave my self-control at the curb, then walk out with more than I went in for. (Thankfully I don't have this issue with the grocery store!) I've learned that it's better for me to order books and office supplies online. Way less … [Read more...]
I want to help you find $200 a month that you might be wasting at the grocery store each month!!!!
Because I want to help you find $200 a month that you're wasting at the grocery store each month!!!! I know the overspending on groceries feeling well. On a rare occasion, I’ll have an ‘off week’ where I only have half of my grocery plan in place and a chicken-scratched grocery list. (Just keeping it real, my friend!) It’s an awful feeling. Which is why I don’t have … [Read more...]
Mango Chicken
I big puffy heart love mango. I love eating it off the seed. I love it in a fruit salad. I love it in smoothies. And I love it slow cooked with chicken. You could use a ripe mango...or a mango that you thought was going to ripen but isn't ripening fast enough. If that's the case, then you'll definitely want to have this recipe tucked in your back pocket. It's perfect for using … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Berry Crisp
Pardon me while I just take the slow cooker insert and just start eating right out of it. Because I thought about it. Then I thought, I should just have this for dinner...the whole thing...all for me. Sometimes I have these "selfish chef" moments...where I want it all to myself, and this....THIS. This is one of those. If it wouldn't look awkward for me to place the slow … [Read more...]
There are “Systems” for Saving on Groceries???
Last weekend my cousin Reed was in town from Georgia. He's a newlywed and he showed up at our house with his luggage and was instantly thrown into the circus and chaos of our life with 4 young boys. I think we might have freaked him out with all the movement and noise, but after an hour or so he began to settle in and embrace it all. When we headed out for dinner the next … [Read more...]