As we find ourselves fighting against rising food and meat prices, it's time we add another meatless meal into the weekly plan. Adding "Rice and Beans Wednesday" with your Meatless Monday and you now have 2 meatless meals per week. Below is a great list of rice and bean recipes and tips to help you fight rising food costs. Even though the recipes we share on this site are … [Read more...]
Patriotic Star Brownies
Jazz up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated star shaped brownies! Love me some brownies and I really love making them all festive and such - this time with some frosting and red-white-blue sprinkles and mini M&Ms! You don't have to be a super cake decorator to pull this off either... And if you'd like to make homemade … [Read more...]
Patriotic Snack Mix
I promise if you make a bowl of this red-white-and-blue deliciousness for your July 4th celebration...it will be gone before the end of the day. (Maybe faster, if you're feeding a large crowd!) What you'll love about this Patriotic Snack Mix is not only how flavorful and how the sweet and salty play off of each other, but also how budget friendly it is to put together! Just … [Read more...]
No-Bake Patriotic Pretzel Peanut Stacks
Hello gorgeous! This just makes me happy...the red, the white, the blue. The feelings of gratitude and the thoughts of hope that these colors spark. This fun Memorial Day & July 4th Day snack will be a hit at your party, BBQ or with the kids! It calls for all the fun colored candy melts, as well as star sprinkles (if you want to go all out!) They are … [Read more...]
Patriotic White Chocolate Popcorn
I've got another amazing Patriotic treat for you! Earlier this week, I shared a simple patriotic snack mix...and today it's a simple popcorn with a sweet red-white-and-blue drizzle. I'm sharing this one over a week ahead...in case you want to order the blue baking chips. (The other items you should be able to find at your grocery store.) The blue baking chips can be found on … [Read more...]
Patriotic Flag Brownies
Level up your next patriotic holiday get together with these simple, decorated flag-shaped brownies! Love me some brownies and I really love making them all festive and such - this time with some frosting and red-white-blue M&Ms! You don't have to be a super cake decorator to pull this off either... And if you'd like to make homemade brownies instead of a … [Read more...]
Instant Pot BBQ Beans
Save EVEN MORE Money on Groceries by Cooking Dried Beans I have 2 boys that could live off of baked beans. They would eat them at every meal, if I served them. As we continue to pinch our grocery dollars, I've started cooking more things from scratch...muffins, pancake and waffle mixes, and of course, large batches of dried beans. These BBQ Beans are inspired by the … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Queso Chicken Tacos
This Slow Cooker Chicken + Uber Popular Dip Is a Match Made in Dinner Heaven I love this Spinach Artichoke Chicken so much. I made it again recently and thought...what other "dips" could I do with chicken in the slow cooker. Queso........DUHHHHHHHHH! I adore queso. It's mandatory lunch choice when we have team meetings. And it gets demolished … [Read more...]
Why & How to TRACK YOUR FOOD SPENDING!
Now more than ever you need to be closely tracking the $$ you spend on food. On this week's Erin Chase Show, Erin breaks down the reasons we don't track our daily food spending, why you need to start tracking right now (hello, inflation), along with 3 ways to better track your food dollars. Today, the March 2022 CPI numbers were released and there is now a 8.5% year over … [Read more...]
Drop Sugar Cookies with Homemade Strawberry Frosting
"Drop" sugar cookies, baked to perfection, and then topped with a smooth, creamy and flavorful homemade strawberry frosting. Stop what you are doing right now and go get some butter and eggs out of the fridge. Then get this cookie dough made and back into the fridge to chill. I know it can be hard to wait for dough and cookies to chill...but with these, patience … [Read more...]