Whoo-Hoo! January is National Oatmeal Month
Okay, so maybe it is not a big event but I do find it quite fun that someone designated January as National Oatmeal Month. I love oatmeal so in honor of National Oatmeal Month I thought I’d share some of our favorite oatmeal recipes and uses. At less than 55...Quick and Easy Lunch or Light Dinner Ideas
Most weeks I share my menu plans for breakfast and dinner during the week and three meals on weekends. During the week only my son (almost 16 months) and I are home. I thought I’d use this post to share some of our typical lunches. Often lunch is often dinner...
Reducing Food Waste: Leftovers
What could you do with an extra $1866 per year? Here’s how leftovers can reduce food waste and save money! Reducing Food Waste: Leftovers According to 2020 research from the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, the average American household wastes...
Favorite Meat-Free Meals
In my post yesterday, 5 Ways to Afford Real Food on a Meager Budget, I talked about how we ate less meat but still had high-quality meals. In this post, I share a few of our favorite meat-free meals. Creamed Onions with Thyme and Sage This is a dish that we love and I...Budgeting Tips and Tricks
If you have read here much, you may have noticed that most of my posts over the summer have been our menus and our monthly budget. (I do hope to someday go back to posting other things, too. It has just been soooo busy this summer that my posting has been sporadic at...
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I'm Millie, and I share tips, tricks, and info on real food cooking, homesteading, and preparedness.
