Pull-apart sliders, loaded with meatballs, marinara and cheese - your new favorite weeknight dinner! Y'all loved these Baked Cheeseburgers so much, that I decided to do a few more variations...starting with this Italian Meatball Slider Bake... How to Make Italian Meatball Slider Bake Slice the rolls along the equator using a serrated bread knife. Set out … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Peanut Butter Cookies
As a busy mom, I love seeing adorable and delicious ideas like this...because this is actually something that I can pull off...that doesn't require the skill of a surgeon or expert cookie decorator! (lol) I sometimes get discouraged when I see all the amazing and clever ideas for holiday treats......and then realize that I'm just not that pinteresting mom. So I don't even … [Read more...]
Mega M&M Valentine’s Cookies
Do you ever see those cute little treats and snacks and love-ly ideas for V-Day on Pinterest and think...there's no way in the world that's gonna happen!?! But that's adorbs. I get it...I'm that Pinterest wannabe mom. But I love being silly and clever with food too. I'm just not that great at cleverly (or steadily) decorating cookies. But...I can make a mean chocolate … [Read more...]
Raspberry Chocolate “Tortilla Wrap” – Viral TikTok Trend Valentine’s Dessert
When a new trend goes viral on TikTok just before Valentine's Day, you make these Raspberry Chocolate "Tortilla Wraps!" About a week ago, a new "tortilla wrap" - which is a not-so-fancy way to say folded quesadilla - went crazy on TikTok and, just like that, it's the latest food craze online. It's pretty simple....and after you see how it works, you'll wonder why you've … [Read more...]
How to Cook Dried Beans in Instant Pot
Learn how to cook dried beans in the Instant Pot! Save time and money by cooking dried beans in an electric pressure cooker! Cooking dried beans has been happening in my kitchen since before my boys were born, but sometimes I need an easier and faster option. That's why I cook dried beans in the Instant Pot. Beans are a fabulous way to stretch your grocery dollars, either … [Read more...]
Save on Groceries in 2022 with MyFreezEasy Freezer Meals
How Freezer Meals Can Help You Save Money on Groceries in 2022 I have to share this with you! Because if I'm feeling it, you're feeling it... the more than slight rise in grocery and food prices. (Here in the US the inflation is creeping in quickly!) I've been sharing ideas and ways to navigate this for the past few months on our podcast, in our weekly email … [Read more...]
Best Meat Prices in 2022: Meat Prices On the Rise…Except at This Store?!?
One place you can look to get the best meat prices in 2022 - where you can save $$ on meat, despite the rapid meat price inflation?! I stopped to grab a few snacks and lunchbox items for my boys at Costco, before they go back to school after the holidays. I decided to take a quick look at the meat prices, and tbh, I was very surprised. I was fully expecting … [Read more...]
24 Budget Friendly, Inflation Proof Recipes for 2024
With rising grocery prices and more inflation looming, here are tried and true, budget friendly recipes that we call "inflation proof!" We are all feeling the pinch at the grocery store right now. Personally, I've started buying less beef, adding in more "rice and beans" kinds of meals, and focusing more on homemade snacks and treats (vs. the more expensive … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas from the Chases!
May the joy that filled the world at Christ’s birth be found in your home and in your heart this Christmas season. May the hope and wonder of His love carry us into the new season of the next year. With love, Erin P.S. As I looking for photos to have printed for cards this year, I came across a few family Christmas photos from years past. Then I found a few more, … [Read more...]
Rice & Beans Recipes to Help Fight Inflation in 2022
Why Rice and Beans? Even though the recipes we share on this site are mostly on a $5 per meal budget, there are times in the month that you might really need to tighten the belt on the expenses even more...making it more like a $3 or $4 meal for a family of four! To make this happen easily you can turn to a "Rice and Beans" budget that only uses grains (rice, quinoa … [Read more...]