The weather is chilling and we’ve traded garden veggies for stocks and soups. While the summer months are great frugal months because of the readily available fresh garden produce, colder months can also be great when trying to save money in the kitchen because of the heavy use of casseroles and soups. Large pots of…
August Frugal Meal Plan
July slipped right past me and I forgot to do a July edition of these frugal meal plans. A few of you have been asking for a new plan, and today is the day. The August edition is here! It’s the end of summer and fresh produce around me and still coming from my garden…
Chicken and Sugar Snap Peas
There’s something so satisfying about growing something in your own backyard, tenderly caring for it, watering it, shooing the bugs away, and then finally, FINALLY harvesting the fruits of your labor. When it finally graces your dinner table, nourishing your family, you almost want to shout! We did it! We did it! We actually saw…
Frugal Real Food Meal Plan
After the first real food meal plan for the broke went over so well, I had many requests to make this a regular series on the blog. While I probably won’t be able to do it every week because logistically it takes a long time to price shop my local stores, I would…
How to afford healthy food without clipping coupons
One of the biggest obstacles that I often hear when people begin on the real food journey, is that healthy food is so expensive. Many people feel like they can’t afford healthy food. While I do agree, healthy food is expensive, so is just about everything else. I can make meals at home with quality…
