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Packing School Lunches This Year? Here Are Some Fun Ideas
I’ve been reading a lot of homemaking and cooking blogs this summer and thought I’d start sharing some of the best posts I come across with you. I’m calling them my “Tasty Bites” and hope you’ll enjoy these posts as much as I do. Since this is our last week before school starts back up, […]
Continue readingStanding Up and Scotch Eggs – Whole 30 Day 3
I was busy working on today’s newsletter while I was drinking my coffee and kept breakfast simple. I had a beautiful large tomato ready from the garden and just fixed some scrambled eggs cooked in a little ghee to go with it. Sometimes simple meals are my favorites and it was hard to beat the […]
Continue readingScotch Eggs
In my quest for easy grab and eat breakfasts and lunches, I came across the idea of making scotch eggs. While many recipes call for a covering of bread crumbs, I thought just wrapping and baking boiled eggs in pork sausage might do the trick and it worked out beautifully. You can use one pound […]
Continue readingMaking Ghee and Egg Cups – Whole 30 Day 2
Day Two on Whole 30 went pretty smooth. I think it helps that I’ve been pretty busy all week so far. I’m still struggling with the whole “eating breakfast as soon as you get up” thing. I’m not ready for food until after I had my coffee and had time to think about what I […]
Continue readingRemoving Stuck-On Egg – Frugal Tip
I had fun making the egg muffin cups I shared earlier today. By far the hardest part was cleaning the muffin tin after. To be honest, it was mostly my own fault. I didn’t get it cleaned up right away. Instead I let the pan sit on the counter until the egg residue was well […]
Continue readingEgg Muffin Cups – Portable and Healthy Breakfast
One of the hardest things for me to do is to eat within an hour or so of waking up. I just don’t have the appetite and definitely don’t feel like cooking yet. In the past I’ve done well by just grabbing a bar or drinking a shake. But with this whole foods thing it […]
Continue readingSaltwater Cleanse and Noodles – Whole 30 Day 1 Recap
Tracy and I decided over the weekend to give the Whole 30 program a try. I talked more about it here, but basically we’re eating clean and cutting out sugar, grains, dairy and legumes for the next 30 days and see how we feel. I started playing around over the weekend eating most of my […]
Continue readingZucchini Noodles With A Simple Meat Sauce
I’m eating clean according to the rules laid out in Whole 30, which means no grain, no dairy, no soy, no legumes etc. The think I knew I was going to miss the most was pasta. It’s my favorite type of food and I knew I needed to find some substitutes. I tried various miracle […]
Continue readingStarting Whole 30 – Wanna Join Us?
I had such high hopes in January that this would be the year when I finally get healthy and lose a bunch of weight. Fast forward a few short weeks and I was back on my old unhealthy eating schedule. I was too busy, eating healthy was too expensive, the list of excuses could go […]
Continue readingQuick And Easy Ice Cream Sandwich – Frugal Tip
In an email that I sent out earlier today I shared that we’re making our own ice cream sandwiches. We’re baking cookies tonight and make homemade ice cream tomorrow to fill them with. While we have a lot of extra time this summer and are always looking for something fun to do, taking two afternoons […]
Continue readingHow To Make Ice Cream Without An Ice Cream Maker
If you don’t have an ice cream maker, don’t fret. You can make ice cream at home without the aid of either a hand-cranked machine or an electric ice cream maker. How? All you need is a freezer, and a little muscle. Here’s how to do it. This will work with any ice cream recipe. […]
Continue readingOld Fashioned Vanilla Custard Ice Cream
Is there anything better than a bowl of rich vanilla ice cream, freshly churned? While it takes a little time to make a custard style ice cream, it’s well worth the effort. If the recipe below sounds like a little much, cut it in half for a smaller portion of ice cream. But really, who […]
Continue readingThe Trip To Germany
This week’s article is more of a personal blog post about our trip to Germany. I thought it would be fun to share a few pictures with you of my town, the grocery stores and a few sights around the area. I hope you’ll enjoy taking this little trip with me. Let’s start with the […]
Continue readingPork Cordon Bleu Recipe
On our last evening in Germany, my mom made pork Cordon Bleu for all of us. It was a delicious meal and a perfect ending to a busy but fun trip and a great time visiting with my German relatives. I thought I’d share her recipe with you today. There are a few minor tweaks […]
Continue readingDon’t Stuff Your Fridge – Frugal Tip
This week’s frugal tip is something I picked up from my mom when we were visiting the past two weeks. It has to do with her fridge and how she uses it to waste almost no food. One of the advantages of European fridges is that they are much smaller. As a result there’s less […]
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