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This week is all about busy weeknights but easy dinners. You will notice that most of the dishes use very few ingredients but are still super tasty. All of these can be easily switched around as well depending on personal perferences. This week our prices came from Richford, Vermont and the closest Super Walmart was…
Ham is usually associated with holiday meals like Easter, but you can bake a ham anytime of year! We recently discovered that my husband who previously claimed to truly dislike glazes on ham, actually just didn’t care for the glaze pack that comes with the ham. So we set out to create some super yummy…
When we first started these weekly meal plans, we aimed to fill a gap in what was available. We really have three main goals for this every week: This week our prices came from Gretna, Louisiana (just outside New Orleans) and our total came out to $59.34. That is pretty close to our budget, but…
This week is all about super simple recipes that also let you sneak in vegetables! I am not really a huge fan of hiding vegetables in meals but sometimes you can add vegetables to a dish, and they are not super noticeable! Vegetables can still add flavor, add nutrients, and not be super obvious right?…
Sometimes, I get a little too ahead of myself. I am always chasing the next big, yummy flavor that sometimes I forget that simple can be the ultimate yummy! This is especially true with my kids. Even though I want to constantly try new things and explore new flavors, my kids are really just learning…
This week is a little different because I feel like it is a good mix of fancy but also super simple meals! You can have some of those “fancy” flavors and do it well on a little budget. Our prices this week came from the New Haven, Connecticut Super Walmart and our total was $59.62….
I recently came across a Food Truck that sold nothing but loaded fries. I was amazed and instantly was starving just at their menu! Then it hit me, that you can totally recreate super yummy loaded fries at home. Then I realized that loaded fries are the ultimate comfort food and a fabulous way to…
Cauliflower gets such a bad reputation, but it’s really because cauliflower by itself doesn’t taste like much! We can totally change that by adding some common ingredients to make cauliflower the new side dish in town! We have compiled some of our favorite ways to upgrade frozen cauliflower but I have a fabulous tip that…
I used to not be a huge fan of chicken on the bone, so I never game chicken wings much thought. Then I finally tried them and fell in love! The only downside was when I realized how much chicken wings cost at those pub style restaurants with all the yummy sauces. This totally inspired…
We all worry about if our kids are eating enough vegetables. We also worry if our kids will actually eat the vegetables we serve with dinner. My kids love these frozen mixed vegetables so we regularly keep in the freezer. I have been able to make so many different and yummy meals just using these…