I don't know about you, but I'm all about the easy meals. I love meals that I can just dump in my Instant Pot or crockpot and come back to later. Even better if they make minimal dirty dishes or require only a little bit of prep work. This is one of those meals. Our whole family really enjoys stuffed peppers. Well, actually, our whole family really enjoys stuffed pepper filling, and a few of the kids enjoy the peppers themselves. But making stuffed peppers means getting the peppers … [Read more...]
Recipe: Potato Pizza
Do you have any weird food combinations that you just really enjoy? I'm not talking the pickles-and-ice-cream stereotype here (although if that's your thing, you do you). But foods that maybe wouldn't normally be paired together and yet they're delicious? Today's post is for you, weird foodie. I first had potatoes on pizza in my college years from Topper's Pizza. They're still around, and they still have a potato pizza, but they've changed it from what it used to be. So this recipe … [Read more...]
Grocery Breakdown: February 2018
I don't know about where you live, but our weather in February was all over the place. Some days it was freezing, and we wanted soup. Some days it was nearly 80 degrees, and we wanted ice cream. My menu plans were still mostly in the winter weather mindset, but every now and then we changed things up. Saturday, February 2: Aldi $9.05 We needed mini peppers for making nachos as part of our Superbowl feast, and Jesse offered to go to the store for me. He grabbed a few extras … [Read more...]
Recipe: Instant Pot Mexi Rice
I love my small appliances. My crockpot and my Instant Pot get lots of love. But during winter, it's really easy to fall into a soup rut. Now don't get me wrong - I love soup! But I like to make other yummy, hearty things in there too. And this Mexi Rice is the perfect base for a frugal and delicious burrito bowl. My husband really likes Chipotle bowls. But at $7 a pop, we can make something pretty close at home for way cheaper. Also, this recipe does not have cilantro in it because … [Read more...]
Grocery Breakdown: January 2019
January was one of those weird months where it seemed to both drag on and on and also fly by at the same time. Did that affect the grocery budget? Let's see... Monday, December 31, 2018: Aldi $121.25 Shopping for the beginning of January, which technically happened last year, but all the food was for this year so it counts here. Eggs (1 dozen) $1.02Orange juice $1.99Flavored orange juice $2.49Kleenex x3 $0.99 eachTurkey and ham lunch meat $3.19 eachButter (1 lb.) x2 $2.36 … [Read more...]
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