Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through those links, I receive a bit of a commission at no additional charge to you. Awhile back, I got some Nature's Path Love Crunch Dark Chocolate and Peanut Butter granola on clearance at the grocery store. Normally I just make my own granola (honey nut, maple pecan, peanut butter cup), but since it was less than $1, I tried it out. And it was DELICIOUS. It had a pretty simple ingredient list, so I … [Read more...]

We go through a lot of bananas in our house. 6 of the 7 of us like bananas (and banana-based baked goods), so I usually pick up a couple bunches each time I go to the store. But somehow, we still occasionally end up with extras. And while we're all fans of my oat flour banana bread, and peanut butter banana muffins, sometimes I just want a quick throw-together make-ahead breakfast option. That's how my banana baked oatmeal recipe came to be. Banana baked oatmeal does taste quite a bit … [Read more...]

When I was younger, I remember our family taking trips to Grandma and Grandpa Winter's house in Michigan pretty much every summer. We would get ready to enjoy lots of games of bingo, Grandpa pretending to be a monster and chasing us around the yard, and plenty of Schwann's frozen waffles. And usually when we arrived around dinner time, Grandma would have a big pot of beef stroganoff simmering on the stove, waiting to feed all the aunts and uncles and cousins that were gathering … [Read more...]

I'm a fan of really easy Instant Pot dinners. This will come as a shock to no one who's been around here more than 2 seconds. And bonus points if that Instant Pot dinner can feed my family, fits in my frugal grocery budget, gets veggies in my kids' bellies, and tastes yummy enough that they want seconds. I'm especially a fan of Instant Pot dinners that require minimal prep work. Depending on your choice of veggies in this one, it will only take a few minutes to get ready, and then you're … [Read more...]

Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you make a purchase through these links, I receive a bit of a commission at no additional charge to you. Make ahead breakfasts are one of my favorite things. Our favorites are muffins (obviously) and baked oatmeal. And recently, I've been assigning one of the boys to mix up the baked oatmeal the night before, so all we have to do is wake up, preheat the oven, and bake it. It's easy and delicious! We use quite a few baked … [Read more...]