Stylishly Frugal Living
Each week, I usually cook about 2-3 pounds of dried beans. This is the equivalent to about 15 cans of beans a week – keep in mind – we’re a family of 4 with adult sized appetites – and we eat 99% of our meals at home. Whether we eat cooked beans for breakfast, lunch,… Continue reading Kick the Can and Cook the Beans
I usually cook about 2-3 pounds of dried beans every week. That’s the equivalent to about 10-12 cans of beans a week but keep in mind, we’re a family of 4 BUT still – we eat a lot of beans! Whether we eat beans for breakfast, lunch, after school snacking, or dinner, they taste great,… Continue reading How to Cook with Dried Beans
I usually cook with dried beans once a week for dinner and there’s always some in our refrigerator for breakfast burritos, lunches or after school snacking. Why I cook with dried beans is easy: they cost much less than canned beans, they’re better for my family to eat, and I control how they taste and… Continue reading Why I Cook with Dried Beans
Cooking with dried beans costs substantially less than canned beans and you control the ingredients (sodium, preservatives, etc) of what goes into your beans. A 25 lb (11.3 kg) bag of black beans for $14.79 lasts our family about 5-6 months. I cook 6 cups of dried beans once a week. (Hey, it can’t be… Continue reading Cooking with Dried Beans
Food tastes so fresh when it gets plucked right from the garden and gets eaten immediately. In January, I can’t wait for summer and the ripe tasting fruits and vegetables. In the summer, I can’t wait to eat what’s growing in the garden or what’s freshly picked. Even though we eat lots of what’s fresh,… Continue reading Summer Eating
‘Tis the dipping time of year, isn’t it? Usually dip recipes are too rich for digging in with a spoon but not this one. It’s got all the favorites – artichokes, Parmesan cheese, and sour cream – but lots of health, too. With cauliflower and spinach in the dip, no one even notices how healthy… Continue reading Artichoke, Spinach and Cauliflower Dip
Eating real food while on vacation to maintain a healthy lifestyle can be tricky – especially if you’re on a road trip. Eating out for every meal can be expensive, too. With a little preparation, eating real food wherever you’re traveling can keep health a priority and keep the costs down. Prep these…. core apples… Continue reading Real Food Eating While on the Go
While there’s always plenty of food to eat in our home, my kids seem to always be asking what’s to eat. What they are really asking is, “What can I eat right now because I’m starving and I just walked in the door and I don’t want to cook anything.” Yes, I can read minds.… Continue reading Quinoa Salad
If you’ve never had a padron pepper, give this tasty little, green pepper a try. They’re at lots of farmers’ markets, pack tasty flavor, and are easy to cook. If you can cook them outside during the summer, even better. No hot kitchen for you!
Have you ever done something because you thought it was good for you and then later realized there was an actual term for it? If you’re nodding yes – you know what I’m talking about. For me, it was understanding what the term ‘clean eating‘ meant. When I first heard the phrase, I envisioned a… Continue reading Clean Eating and Clean Living: a Winning Combination
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