What’s a flexitarian, you ask? Why, someone who only eats yogis! (Ba-dum CHING!) Actually, a flexitarian is someone who eats vegetarian some of the time, and eats meat some of the time. A lot of people are choosing to go this route because they know that eating large quantities of red meat has been...
Budget Organic Meal Plan No. 4: Corned Beef
So, if you’re like many people, you may have cooked corned beef for St. Patrick’s day. And, like many people, you may have some leftovers. This meal plan starts with a traditional meal of corned beef, cabbage, and carrots (with mashed cauliflower—yummy!) and translates the leftovers into several additional meals. And don’t for one...
A New Stage of Healthy
Good Monday morning! It’s time for a fresh start, friends, and a random Monday morning in March seems as good a time as any, don’t you think? Did you make any New Year’s resolutions about your health or diet? How’s that going for ya? No, don’t look at me like that. I’m not judging!...
Sale on Garbage!
OK, actually, it’s a sale on the new ebook From Garbage to Gourmet: For two days only, From Garbage to Gourmet is on sale for 50% off! My friend, Carrie Issac of Colorado Bargains, has written a brand new ebook chock-a-block full of recipes to help you use up whatever you have on hand. American...
Budget Organic Meal Plan No. 3: Tandoori Chicken
In case you’re new here, these Budget Organic Meal Plans start with a “Sunday” roast (that you can cook any night of the week, of course) and then repurpose the leftovers into additional meals. You can check out the first two in the series here and here and, of course, read all about other...
Using the Themes Grid on the Meal Planning Worksheet
One of the key differences between my method of meal planning and others I’ve seen is that I try to help you set up a framework for picking recipes—because I know what it’s like to sit down with a stack of cookbooks and the whole internet in front of you and thinking, “Now what??”...
Adding Recipes to the Meal Planning Worksheet
One of the coolest features of the meal planning worksheet that comes FREE as a bonus with my new meal planning ebook is that you can create lists of your favorite recipes within the document, and then select them from a simple drop down list. Honestly, it couldn’t be any easier than that! This...
How to use the Meal Planning Worksheet
My brand new ebook, “Meal Planning for Real People on Real Budgets,” comes with a really neat meal planning worksheet that I designed in Excel. I couldn’t find a meal planning template that did everything I wanted it to do, so I made my own! And now, I’m offering it as a free bonus with...
Meal Planning on a Budget: New Ebook!
I’m thrilled to announce the release of my brand new ebook: “Meal Planning for Real People on Real Budgets.” Remember back a few weeks ago when I asked you guys what projects I should work on next? Well, the overwhelming response was that you wanted an ebook on meal planning—for everyone (even busy people!)...
Budget Organic Meal Plan No. 2: Slow Cooker Pork
If you haven’t been convinced that conventional, factory farm-raised pork is bad, all you have to do is read this article from PETA (or google around for yourself). I knew about grass-fed beef and pasture-raised chickens, but I wasn’t educated about pork until recently, but now I know I have to commit to buying...