A simple, buttery, french toast cinnamon roll love child drizzled with naturally-sweetened cream cheese frosting. Inexpensive enough to serve a crowd, but decadent enough to make this morning special. This post contains affiliate links, which means we receive a small compensation if you […]
When you’re trying to save money and eat healthy, holidays are a struggle. During Easter, I feel like stores throw every kind of baby animal-shaped chocolate at my face. Between that and my inexplicable love for malted milk balls in the shape of robins eggs, […]
Are you the person who goes to the Super Bowl for the football or for the food? Because that’s a thing. You know which you are. If you’re the food type, you don’t even know which teams are playing until just after you arrive […]
Every year, when we traipse to the frozen tundra that still holds most of my family captive, I tell myself something. I tell myself that staying at grandma’s house doesn’t mean I have to eat like a 5 year-old. And for the most part, […]
Don’t throw away that extra frosting! Here’s how you can easily freeze buttercream frosting for up to 3 months. A simple way to save money. Did you ever make frosted Christmas cookies? Or frosted birthday cakes? When I was growing up, buying […]
One fall, before kids, steady housing, and other adult responsibilities, it was just me and Chris. Our budget was so tight it was suffocating, but we had some cash saved from our wedding. Instead of using our carefully squirreled money on something practical, like […]
The first Christmas stocking I remember was one of those long, skinny knitted ones that everyone had in the 80’s. Do you remember those? Do you remember why they went out of style? It was because the insides were a series of loose strings […]
How to Substitute for Frugal, Real Food Ingredients. As my family transitioned to real food, we swapped many ingredients for baking with healthier substitutes. Here are some tips I’ve found extremely valuable. When I was 12, my mom was basically terrified of […]