Happy Valentine’s Day! In honor of this day of love, I want to share with you our love of food and easy week-night recipes!
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Here are two easy, go-tos for busy weeknights in your slow cooker. Just 10 minutes to prep. Really. It’s that easy! Enjoy!
After I shared this Mexican shells in bulk recipe, you asked for more. Here’s an easy way to make your morning simpler (I’m all about that….our mornings are always so hectic over here!)
We love the Quaker oatmeal quick-heat packs you can buy, but they are expensive. And honestly not all that healthy. For the convenience without the price and additives, you are going to LOVE these DIY Oatmeal Packs that you can use with your Keurig! Breakfast in 30 seconds and no hassle!
I originally got the idea on from A Few Short Cuts blog here. Here’s a breakdown of the recipe (it makes about 12-15 servings):
10 cups of quick cook oats (6 cups whole, 4 cups powdered)
1 tsp salt
3 tsps cinnamon
1.5 cups brown sugar
1 cup coffee creamer or powdered milk
Mix ingredients together and put in snack baggie or disposable cups. Put 6 oz of water in your Keurig or put it on the 6 oz setting. Put oatmeal into the cup and run a water cycle. Mix and let stand for 2-3 minutes. Instant oatmeal!!!
See how I make and store them here (all on the cheap of course!)
I love this recipe so much. It’s healthy. It’s meatless. And it’s budget friendly. Here’s how you make it, and you can download the recipe from Real Simple here. It truly is simple!
This is a collab video with Christina from the Subfertile Frugalista and her $5 Frugalista Friday Challenge….Valentine’s Day Style!
Here is the recipe for the BEST Rice Krispy Treats to make your perfect “Giant Hershey Kiss”!
1/4 cup butter (melted in a pan)
Stir in one 10.5 oz bag of Marshmallows (stir until completely melted and then for one minute more after for the best flavor!)
Stir in 5 cups of Rice Krispies
Put into buttered funnels for make Hershey Kiss treats or a tin lined with parchment paper!
Here’s how we organize our recipes, make meal planning easy so I can shop sales, and save money by not wasting food.
It really boils down to three keys for us: having an easy access space for our recipes in a quick access binder, freezing foods we won’t eat right away and having ready to go meals in the freezer, and doing a bi-monthly fridge cleanout.
DOWNLOAD MY FREEZER GUIDE HERE and stop food waste! You can freeze just about anything from milk, to butter, to fruit!
Here’s what I use to create my recipe binder. I was inspired by Alejandra.tv to create this system:
How do you save on food and plan your meals? Would love to hear what you are doing at your house!
I love making budget friendly, easy, and healthful food for my family. I want to save as much time as possible, so this is an easy way to cook three meals in one day…less clean-up, less extra work. Win-win!
*PRINT THE RECIPE HERE: STUFFED SHELLS*
This recipe was adapted from The Way To His Heart blog, who had adapted it from from A Pinch of This & That. It’s fun take yummy food and adapt the recipe to make it fit your taste and family!
If you are going to a party (or hosting one) this is a fabulous recipe you should definitely try. There are lots of variations on this dessert salad, but this one is by far my favorites of the many I have tried. A huge thanks to my friend Sarah to sharing it with me 🙂
PRINT THE RECIPE HERE! (It’s free 🙂 )
How do you like your Ambrosia salad? Have you ever tried it before?
This is the BEST recipe ever….and best of all, all ingredients can be found at your local Dollar Store. You can download the FREE RECIPE CARD HERE to print for your recipe box or book! It’s so easy and will definitely become a holiday favorite around your house 🙂
AMAZING FUDGE FOR ABOUT $4!
My friend Jessica sent me this recipe, and I wanted to share it with you. It’s fun and easy and perfect for fall! I hope you enjoy and please post pictures on my facebook if you try it 🙂
Edible Pumpkin Playdough
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 oz. honey
2 cups flour (I used more like 3-4)
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
orange food coloring (optional)
Mix together pumpkin puree and honey. Add flour, powdered milk, and spice. Knead together until well combined.
STORE IN FRIDGE FOR 2-3 HOURS BEFORE USE. This will make it PERFECT consistency.
Store in a gallon ziplock bag in the fridge for a week or two 🙂
It’s fall, so a bread-themed post is more than appropriate and probably long overdue.
I’ve wanted to share a bit about our breadmaker. I’ve talked about it in passing in numerous vlogs, and I’ve had a fair number of comments asking to hear more about our Sunbeam. I’ve had it on my list to make a video about for a while: how it saves us money, why it’s healthier how we store it, how we keep our bread fresh after it is made, etc… why in the name of bacon would I store such a GIANT thing in my kitchen!?!?
So cheers to carbs and how to make your bread-maker count!
Let me know your 2 cents. Do you have a bread machine? Do you use it? I would love to know your favorite recipes if you do!
