As much as I love homemade food, I don't especially want to be tied to the kitchen every single day for one to two hours as a slave to my meal planning. And who does, really? Definitely not busy work-at-home moms. And probably not you either. Boxed and canned food doesn't fly around … [Read more...] about 4 Meal Planning Tips for When You Want a Break from Cooking (Plan It Like You Mean It, Week 2)
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One Small Tweak for Simplified Freezer Cooking
Post by contributor Erin Long Freezer cooking is all the rage these days. If you're at all steeped in the frugal/real food/homemaking world you're probably inundated with headlines like, "Make 20 Freezer Meals in 2 Hours!" or, "15 Freezer Meals for $150!" The list goes on and on. For … [Read more...] about One Small Tweak for Simplified Freezer Cooking
5 Quick and Easy Ways to Eat More Avocados
Post by contributor Christie Warren of Fruitful Fellowship Life can be pretty ironic. No, I'm not going to break out into an Alanis Morissette song, don't worry! But, I do find it amusing that say, one can slip and fall on a piece of ice, and then use the same hazard to … [Read more...] about 5 Quick and Easy Ways to Eat More Avocados
30-Minute Banana Muffins Recipe
I want to say that this recipe came to me in a flash of creative genius, but really, it involved a bunch of modifications to a recipe on the back of a bag of sprouted spelt flour and a very bossy craving for some good ol' comfort food. Banana muffins are total comfort food to me. … [Read more...] about 30-Minute Banana Muffins Recipe
How to Make Soup from Scratch in 15 Minutes Without a Recipe
I pin the deliciously fancy and complicated soup recipes with weird ingredients and high hopes for the future, but there they remain, in digital lockdown. Sometimes you just need something a little more simple, amen? Since I don't do chicken fingers and fries from the frozen food … [Read more...] about How to Make Soup from Scratch in 15 Minutes Without a Recipe
5-Minute Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Do you want a naturally-sweetened treat that comes together in a flash? This chocolate chia seed pudding is the delicious answer you've been looking for! Sometimes, you just want to enjoy a treat that doesn't make you feel guilty. Or yucky. Or fat. Or in a diabetic coma from … [Read more...] about 5-Minute Chocolate Chia Seed Pudding
Quick & Nourishing Japanese Soup
Post by contributor Naomi of Almost Bananas As the weather cools down, comfort foods take a more prominent place. Many of us have memories of roasting casseroles or piping hot bowls of soup. My Japanese father would often make quick soups for lunch during the cooler months. I can … [Read more...] about Quick & Nourishing Japanese Soup
15 Real Food Weeknight Meals
Guest post by Rebecca of A Humble Place There's no way around it - real food takes work! I originally planned on calling this post "easy" weeknight meals, but as I was writing down the recipes, I had to be honest with myself and admit there really isn't much that's easier than Kraft … [Read more...] about 15 Real Food Weeknight Meals
Easy Homemade Ketchup, Lacto-Fermented
Post by guest writer, Shannon of Self.Made.Simple I have always tried to make tasty home cooked meals for my family but as with many other families there are times when we have all had to rely on less than nourishing items from the middle of the grocery store. What we always try to … [Read more...] about Easy Homemade Ketchup, Lacto-Fermented