Many budget-conscious people depend on rice and bean or other grain bowls for meals every week. In our family, we have a bowl meal at least once a week (and often twice!) because they are easy, filling, and inexpensive. Rice cooks effortlessly in the rice cooker, and beans can come from a can or be […]
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20+ Recipes Using Ingredients from Food Banks & Food Pantries
The government shut down seems to show no sign of letting up, and it’s going to affect millions of people who rely on SNAP dollars to buy meals. Once the funds they have are all gone, many people will have to rely on food pantries throughout the United States. Food pantries can give out a […]
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Ridiculously Easy Roasted Chicken & Veggies Sheet Pan Meal
This is one of my favorite meals because it’s incredibly easy, but it’s also super healthy and can be made with whatever seasonal produce you have around. We eat this at least once a week because it’s so easy. It’s also easy to dress up – top the chicken with some tzatziki or pesto – […]
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Gluten-Free Sausage and Potato Mini Galettes
I really love anything wrapped up in pie dough or in puff pastry. And when Sweet Loren’s puff pastry hit my local grocery store, I was right there buying it up en masse. Ok, not really, but I did buy a couple packages. I’ve seen all those upside down puff pastry tarts that are popular […]
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The best and easiest Mac and Cheese with whole foods ingredients!
It’s like the holy grail – the warmth and deliciousness of comfort food, made with healthier, whole foods. This mac and cheese fits the bill. And it’s so easy and quick. My kids definitely prefer it over the boxed stuff or any other they’ve had. And it’s easy enough, they’ve been making it themselves for […]
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Fresh Marinara Sauce Recipe
It’s not too late to get fresh tomatoes for dinner! They’re getting close to the end, but there’s still some out there. I found this gluten-free fresh ravioli pasta at Trader Joes, and I was dying to try it. The pasta, along with homemade meatballs made a perfect base for this very simple and easy […]
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Pork Souvlaki Recipe
This may possibly be my most favorite summer meal of all time. The grilled pork, of course, is delicious, but add fresh tzatziki made with cucumber from the garden, and slices of tomato, cucumber, onion, all served on a freshly made flatbread or tortilla… yeah this is what summer is supposed to taste like! The […]
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