There are many situations that could want you to spend as little as reasonable on groceries in a given month.  Maybe an unexpected house maintenance issue? A potential layoff?  Overspending in previous months?  Trying to pay down debt as much as possible as quickly as possible?  Or trying to save up a down payment on Read more

Freezer meals are a gift you give yourself!  Whether we’re a working mom, a stay-at-home mom, a grandpa, a dad, or a babysitter, we’ve all been at the point where we’ve wondered “What’s for dinner?”  And we’ve all had a sense of relief as we’ve pulled out a meal from the freezer.  Maybe that’s just Read more

Hi-Ho! Hi-Ho! It’s off to school we go! Mom, pack my lunch, Thank you very much! I did the math and with three kids, I pack over 60 lunches every month. We definitely save money packing our own lunches, but we tend to get stuck in a rut of the same boring sandwich day after Read more

I love me some Italian food.   There used to be a restaurant in Omaha named Grisanti’s and I adored that place!  I used to work in the office park right behind there and we’d often zip over for lunch.  I ate there for my 16th birthday party.  I often chose it whenever I got Read more

Kitchen Hack (noun):  Refers to a shortcut found in the kitchen.  A tip or a technique that makes one’s life easier, specifically when it comes to organizing or preparing a meal. Grilling cheeseburgers isn’t necessarily difficult.  The concept is simple even if there are complicated recipes out there for making the perfect patty.  I, for Read more

It’s almost back to school time again! That means packing lunches again daily for my three kids. I know we often get stuck in a rut of the same sandwich day after day. Here are 13 creative and fun lunch box recipes to try with everything from delicious wraps, pinwheels, DIY pizza, fondue and bento Read more

My whole family loves pizza. While ordering from a pizza restaurant is great, nothing beats homemade pizza. You can customize the dough and toppings and add unique ingredients you won’t find in mainstream restaurants. Plus, you can save some money. Believe it or not, you can even whip up an amazing homemade pizza in as Read more

This was our dinner conversation the other night: Jeff: “So….when are you making this again?” Finn (age 5): “Mmph.  Mmph. Munch. Munch.” Stephen (age 3): “Chew. Chew. Chomp. Chomp.” Sam (age 2): “Yum.  Yum.  Yum.” Ben (age 1): “hmmmm…” while doing the “more-more” baby sign language sign. Me: “I don’t know.  I figured we should finish eating this Read more

Food allergies.  Food sensitivities.  Health concerns.  There’s a bunch of people in this world who have given up gluten.  Or, at least want to avoid it, whenever easy to do so.  We did a trial run of going gluten-free to see if some of us in our family was sensitive to it.  Luckily, we’re not Read more