Naturally Frugal Living
Now that the weather has warmed up, we are busier than ever trying to squeeze as much as possible into the extra hours of day light. I am anxious to get outside, so I don’t want to spend a lot of time cooking breakfast. And I drag myself if as the sun is setting which [...]
Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Lasagna Yesterday I shared my Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Lasagna recipe at $5 Dinners. I love coming up with variations on traditional recipes. Lasagna is fun recipe to alter because their are so many possibilities. You can alter the sauce, the “noodles”, the seasoning, the primary ingredients, the cheeses or a [...]
We all go through periods where we have very little time in the evenings to cook dinner. And when time is limited, it seems like you don’t have to cook let alone have any time to spare to make a menu plan. But in reality, the busier you are, the more important it is to [...]
I am not a morning person. At all! Unfortunately both of my sons are, so that means I have to get out of bed at the crack of dawn. For me to have any chance of having a reasonably smooth morning, I have to start planning the night before. I play to my strengths and [...]
I love cooking with produce from our garden; it saves us so much money on groceries. However prepping all the vegetables for dinner can be time-consuming, so I have come up with a few ways to reduce the time it takes me to chop, dice, and slice our veggies. I use scissors to quickly dice [...]
I usually serve a ham for Easter dinner. No matter how small of a ham I buy or how many people I invite over, I always end up with leftover ham. Fortunately, I happen to like leftover ham! Ham freezes well. If your family quickly tires of eating the same thing, freeze your leftover ham [...]
When I was challenged to shop at Smart & Final and make an Easter Dinner for under $50.00 I said, “where is the challenge in that”? I knew that my Smart & Final has a great produce section stocked with inexpensive vegetables that I could use in my side dishes and dessert. I was positive [...]
If you put sliced mushrooms in a salad, I will eat around them, and so will my kids. But dice the mushrooms up and add them to a dish and we will devour them every.single.time. Which is a good thing! Despite all the time we spend outside, my oldest son and I have low levels [...]
