My top tips for planning vacation meals on a budget. Including the shopping list and meal plan from my own family vacation for you to customize! The word vacation bring to mind images of beautiful beaches, relaxing by the pool side with a good book, and eating beautiful and delicious dinners for every meal….
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Whole30 Wal-mart Shopping Guide
Struggling to complete a Whole30 diet because you don’t have any health food stores around? It is possible to do with only Walmart and on a budget! Check out my Whole30 Wal-mart shopping guide. In an ideal world we would all have access to Whole Foods and Trader Joes and have the budget to…
How to cook the perfect turkey!
Everything you need to know about how to cook the perfect turkey from start to finish. With instructions on how to make your turkey paleo, dairy-free, and gluten-free! This guide is great for everyone from beginners to pros! Making your first turkey can be intimidating. Making your second or third or fourth can be pretty…
Everything you need to know about Whole30
If you have questions about what the Whole30 program this is the place for you. We’ll talk about the basics of what is Whole30, how to do it, and if it is right for you! It is hard to avoid seeing Whole30 if you spend any time on Pinterest or around recipe blogs. At first…
How to Make a Paleo Charcuterie Board
Learn how to create a beautiful paleo charcuterie board without blowing your budget! Easy tips to adapt to any size appetizer board for any party! The days of presenting your guests with a bowl of salted peanuts, some ritz crackers and the leftover olives from your last party are long over. Now it is all…
How to Meal Prep for a Whole30
Learn all about the Whole30 program and useful tips and recipes to get you through the 30 days successfully! Plus lots of healthy recipe ideas, meal prep tips and tricks! Eating healthy or even just attempting to make your own food can seem like an impossible task at times. And it can be hard if…
42 Gifts Cooks Will Love
My wonderful friend Lauren, from Live by the Sunshine, is sharing her favorite gift ideas for all of the cooks in your life. I know most of these things are either already in my house or my Amazon wishlist. When Lauren’s not making fabulous gift guides she also blogs about great food she’s eating in New…
How to Clean and Use Leeks
Leeks are such an underappreciated, but useful vegetable. Part of the mystery is that most people don’t know how to clean leeks or how to use them once they make it that far. The sort answer is use leeks in anything you would use onions, so everything! But if you need more detailed information than…
Homemade Chicken Stock | Made 3 Ways!
Looking for ways to be less wasteful, healthier, and more budget friendly? Then making your own homemade chicken stock should be at the top of your list. This very simple recipe will help you eliminate food waste in your kitchen and enhance the flavors of anything you make involving chicken stock or broth! I began…
How to Peel and Dice a Butternut Squash
Butternut squashes are one of those foods that don’t seem like they would be challenging until you are wrestling one in your kitchen, desperately trying to get the skin to come off and it just won’t. That’s why I’m going to let you know exactly how to peel and dice a butternut squash the easy…