Mushroom, Cheese, and Toast Frittata One of my goals for last year was to tighten up spending on the grocery/household line in our budget. Thanks to some good ol' fashioned discipline (and avoiding Target like the plague), I have shaved off over $300/month. Here are some of my favorite ways to save money on food: Cook your own beans. Eat more simple rice-and-beans dinners. Roast whole chickens (or buy at Costco). Use the bones to make & freeze chicken stock. Bake your own bread. I haven't bought store bread in months. Big savings! Eat more meat-free meals. Stop wasting food. Best way: keep your fridge cleaned out. Fried rice, Keep Reading
Vegan Caesar Salad recipe (with seasoned polenta croutons!)
Vegan Caesar Salad In an effort to put together some pieces of a heath puzzle, I decided to do an elimination diet. After doing extensive research (Google.) and talking to my doctor, it seemed more effective and recommended than a full food allergy panel. Before taking the plunge, I didn't really know anything about elimination diets. I assumed it was pretty simple: just eliminate all the fun food you formerly put in your mouth. (Turns out, that wasn't too far from the truth.) In the last week alone, I have turned down some of my very favorite junk food: Oreos, Pirate's Booty, S'mores, and the hardest of all... coffee. Oh, delicious, creamy Keep Reading
Cowboy Caviar (a gluten-free, dairy-free recipe)
Cowboy Caviar The first time I ate Cowboy Caviar was with Herman the Sturgeon. My friend Rebecca and I had just finished hiking back to Wahclella Falls with our crew of little people. We drove over to Bonneville Dam and spread our picnic blanket under the trees next to Herman's tank. The kids bounced around on the grass while we ate lunch together. I quickly ditched my trusty pb&j's and started shoveling Rebecca's Cowboy Caviar in my mouth instead. It was the perfect lunch for hungry hikers and a sunny afternoon. You can whip this delicious concoction together in less than 10 minutes. Pop the lid on the container, grab a bag of tortilla chips, Keep Reading
Broccoli Gribiche recipe + how do you boil hard-boiled eggs?
Broccoli Gribiche The week before Easter brings to mind happy childhood memories of brightly dyed eggs. The week after Easter, however, reminds me of opening my lunchbox to find egg salad sandwiches in strange shades of blue or pink. As a kid, I viewed hard-boiled eggs as a fun tradition before Easter and an unfortunate problem afterward. Well, times have changed. In the All About Eggs post, I mentioned how much my family likes eggs, a cheap and versatile protein. I like keeping hard boiled eggs in the refrigerator to use as a portable snack or topping for salads. Originally, I'd planned to title this post "How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Keep Reading