Being green shouldn’t be hard! Here are 77 super-easy ways to live greener on a budget:
Lentils in the Rice Cooker!
Confession — I can’t make rice. I can cook you Beef Bourguignon, great scones, posole, and even stellar Chinese food (thanks Grace Young!) — but rice? Nope. Maybe that’s because I have a rice cooker? If I didn’t I would have figured it out by now…right? Maybe. I’m doubtful. Maybe my stovetop rice isn’t that...
Apricot & Carrot Oatmeal Cookies
We all have our own opinions of hidden/hiding vegetables…but we can agree these are just yummy! Whether you advertize the addition of carrot or don’t even mention it, they’re simply scrumptious and a great way to add a fruit and veg to snacktime, breakfast, dessert, whenever.
Gratitude Friday: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake
We got some amazing news this week: The results from my dad’s first bone marrow biopsy post-transplant shows NO remaining cancer!!! Apart from the birth of my child, this is the closest I’ve ever been to a real live miracle. Also, my little monkey had her first ballet class this week. I swear—is there...
Economical & Expeditious: Greens, Beans, & Sausage soup
Kale, Italian Sausage, & White Bean Soup. Collard Greens, Andouille, and Kidney Bean Soup. Spinach, Chicken Sausage, and White Bean Soup. Get it? Sound good? A very easy and budget-friendly dinner option. I thought about titling this “quick & cheap,” but greens have such a reputation to uphold these days! Any variation featuring this...
Eating for Health and Pleasure: The Pleasure Diet
I have a big problem whenever I’m faced with the idea of going on a “diet:” I’m just not willing to give up entire food groups. For a long time, I thought this was a flaw in my personality. I thought that I just didn’t have the willpower to want to give up brownies, or...
Winter Doldrums? Peek at this Week’s Menu
You know those weeks when you are adrift in the meal-planning doldrums? When it just seems so far out and unimaginable that people actually make dinner every night? Asking yourself: What do people eat?? Wait, I’m a person, I should know this one… I have those weeks, but thankfully this isn’t one of them!...
Accidental Death by Chocolate Cookies
Are you sticking to your New Year, New You resolution? Good for you, we’ll see you next week! Keep on keeping on. …..OK, good, it’s just us now, right? So, if on the other hand you’re ready to say (with me) New Years, Schmoo Years! Resolutions Schmezolutions! You’re in the right place. These cookies...
Gratitude Friday: Taking Care of Myself so I can Take Care of Others
Last Friday of the month, and it has been a good month! I ran my first ever e-course through my Ghostblogger business, which was a MAJOR learning experience, but so good. It’s made me really excited to do a bigger course soon! (Tangent: Would you like to see a course from Laughing Lemon Pie?...
What to Buy Organic at Costco
Two weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of giving a talk on meal planning to my own MOPS group here in Colorado. We talked about all KINDS of stuff from picking recipes to shopping on a budget, and one question that came up was what do I buy at Costco to make the...