A plate filled with slices of rare meat with beautiful carmelization around the edges, asparagus, and tomatoes.

How to Stock Your Kitchen for Easy Meals

You need four components to be able to easily put together a well balanced meal. Those components are protein, produce, side starches, and spices or sauces. When you have these components, you can easily create a variety of simple and delicious meals.

A blue plate with small letter tiles spelling out "meal plan."

The Right Way to Meal Plan

Did you know that there’s a better way to meal plan? If you start by making a list of recipes and then a list of ingredients, you’re probably wasting food and money. Are you one of those people who usually starts your meal plan by browsing through Pinterest or your favorite recipe sites and making a list of the recipes you want to make for […]

What Do You Eat When You Have No Money and Almost No Food?

What Do You Eat When You Have No Money and Almost No Food?

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you have almost no food in the house and no money? That was the situation that Baker’s Man and I found ourselves in back at a time that we refer to as “when we were young and in love.” Both of us were self supporting. He had a full-time job, and I had a couple of […]

Leftover Makeover--a week of family dinners from only two pieces of meat

Leftover Makeover–A Week of Family Dinners from Two Pieces of Meat

One of the best ways to make the most of your grocery budget is to ensure that leftovers don’t sit in the refrigerator and spoil.  Our grandmothers possessed this skill, but it seems to have been lost over the years.  One of the complaints that I frequently hear from people is that their family members don’t like leftovers.  Another complaint I hear is how expensive […]