Make-It-Yourself Recipes

Here are our make-it-yourself staples that are budget-friendly and made with real food.

Githeri (Kenyan Corn & Beans) Recipe

Reading Time: 3 min This East African inspired dinner is frugal, easy to prepare, and loaded with real food. It’s also vegan, vegetarian, freezer-friendly, dairy-free, and gluten-free.

by Steph

Our Favorite Budget-Friendly Salad

Reading Time: 5 min Our go-to salad is a combination of the vegetables we love best and the ones that cost the least amount of money. Get our budget-friendly salad formula below!

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by Steph

Easy Sourdough Sandwich Bread Recipe

Reading Time: 12 min A simple, no-knead, hands-off sourdough sandwich bread recipe that’s delicious, tangy, and made with only 4 ingredients!

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by Steph

Easy Sourdough Bread Recipe (Mix, Pour, Bake!)

Reading Time: 11 min Need an easy sourdough bread recipe? This one is simply: mix, rise, pour, and bake! Sound too good to be true? Keep reading.

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by Steph

Homemade Bread Without Yeast

Reading Time: 4 min Need a bread recipe that doesn’t use yeast and doesn’t need to rise? Irish Soda Bread is it! No yeast. No kneading. No rising. No kidding.

Bread Recipes, Dairy-Free Recipes, Egg-Free Recipes, Make Ahead, Make-It-Yourself Recipes, Recipes, Vegan Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes

by Steph

4 Simple Clean Eating Salad Dressing Recipes

Reading Time: 7 min Is homemade salad dressing worth the fuss? Our 4 favorite recipes – simple, flavorful, made with clean ingredients, and how we use them to save money and eat healthy.

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by Steph

Simple Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Reading Time: 6 min Looking for something to make your spring mix or spinach salad amazing? Try our favorite balsamic vinaigrette. Homemade salad dressing is budget-friendly and this one is made with simple ingredients that take 2 minutes to whirr together!

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by Steph

DIY Peppermint Mocha Recipe (Real Food!)

Reading Time: 5 min Here’s a real food, budget-friendly, seasonal coffee you can make at home! The ingredients are simple (you probably already have them), and the method is easy and fun.

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by Steph

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