by Steph | Nov 2, 2022 | Beans, Beef, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Gluten-Free Recipes, Instant Pot, Lunch, Main Dish, Pasta, Recipes, Slow Cooker, Soups & Stews
If you’re a frugal cook, you need a Hamburger Vegetable Soup recipe. Easy to adapt to any eating-style: vegetarian, paleo, Whole30, gluten-free, dairy-free. And it’s loaded with inexpensive but flavorful ingredients. Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, Stovetop, and...
by Steph | Oct 12, 2017 | Beef, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Lunch, Main Dish, Make-It-Yourself Recipes, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetable Recipes, Vegetarian Recipes
For some reason, we feel the need to improve upon perfection. Homemade Macaroni & Cheese is basically the perfect comfort food. It has pasta, melted cheese, salt, and it’s ready in less than 20 minutes. But for some reason, people try to ruin it with things like...
by Steph | Sep 28, 2017 | Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Lunch, Main Dish, Make-It-Yourself Recipes, Pasta, Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetarian Recipes
The first year we were married, Chris and I lived in a 300 square-foot converted shed in someone’s backyard. Don’t worry, we had their permission. It had drywall, a bathroom – even two windows. It kinda had a kitchen. There was a fridge the size...
by Steph | Sep 5, 2017 | Condiments & Spices, Pasta, Recipes
I grew up on cheap canned pasta sauce. Not jarred – canned – and I’m not complaining. Jarred doesn’t taste right. Canned was delicious. Spaghetti was a weekly meal at my house. I would say it’s because we’re Italian, but the truth is it was because...
by Steph | Jul 11, 2017 | Chicken, Dairy-Free Recipes, Dinner, Egg-Free Recipes, Main Dish, Pasta, Recipes, Vegetable Recipes
This quick, frugal dinner is loaded with the good stuff – vegetables, pasta, chicken (or steak!) – and you can use 1 chicken breast to feed up to 6 people! I grew up with this dish. When my friend’s mom first served it, I was...
