Whole Wheat Muffins (No Sugar)
Reading Time: 6 min This is the whole wheat muffins recipe you’ve been looking for: real food, simple ingredients, naturally sweetened, and lots of flavor variations!
Side Dish
Spring Mix Salad (Balsamic Vinaigrette Fall Salad)
Reading Time: 3 min This spring mix salad is perfect for the cooler seasons and is one of my favorites to serve guests and family. Dress it up with chicken or salmon to make it a full meal!
Easy Cowboy Caviar (Corn-Free)
Reading Time: 6 min Cowboy caviar, also called cowboy salad, is a hearty, zesty bean dip loaded with veggies and dressed in a vinaigrette. Here’s our favorite, easy, real food recipe.
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!
Easy, Cheesy Stuffed Tomatoes Recipe
Reading Time: 5 min These stuffed tomatoes are an easy, beautiful, budget-friendly summertime dish made with melty cheese, whole-grain bread, and summer produce! Use this recipe for a frugal side dish or even more frugal main dish! Includes a dairy-free and vegan option.
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.
Baked Summer Vegetable Medley (Easy Ratatouille)
Reading Time: 5 min A simple baked (or grilled!) side vegetable starring fresh summer produce and simple, budget-friendly ingredients.
Simple Mediterranean Yellow Rice
Reading Time: 3 min Our favorite, simple recipe for yellow rice – with no artificial colors! Perfect with chicken, beef, fish, or vegetable curry – a savory, flavorful bed for any Meditteranean or Eastern-inspired dish. This post may contain affiliate links. You can view my full disclosure policy here. A …