Tag Archives: Easy Recipes

Summer and Popsicles go hand-in-hand, don’t they?  Here’s a little history on one of our favorite summertime treats. In 1905, an eleven year old boy named Frank Epperson le...

Yesterday we posted a round-up of our favorite lunch boxes, and today we've got a surprise for you - a giveaway! SmartPlanet sent me a free Portion Perfect Meal Kit in exchange for my ...

Is your kid's lunchbox headed straight for the garbage can after a year of heavy use? Well, I've rounded up a number of great and innovative lunch box options for you to consider as a replacement. Why...

It never fails: the hour before you have guests arriving is pure chaos. Finishing up last minute tidying - or in some cases this is known as Operation: Hide the Clutter Somewhere. Then ther...

Peanut butter has so many uses. Of course, we know the traditional peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but did you know these interesting ways you can use peanut butter? Feed the Hungry With ...

Recently, my sister-in-law sent me a video of a guy who took an old, brown banana, put it in rice for an hour, blew it with a hair dryer, and Voila!  It was yellow and firm again.  After fur...

Garbage disposals are magical - I know, because I lived without one for eight years and had to fish all that gross stuff out of my sink all the time. However, just because they're called "garbage disp...

  Barbecue season is just around the corner, and with that comes - potato salad! I'll be honest. Potato salad just isn't my thing. It's either too heavily dressed, too dry and bland, too tangy, o...

Making your own chicken broth is a no-brainer for a frugal family.  Basically, you’re making something useful out of stuff that you would have otherwise just thrown away. It&rsqu...

I have fallen in love with this recipe for Chili Lime Cashews. I read a recipe in a magazine for them but then couldn’t remember the exact ingredients (and had already recycled the m...