The following post is from Kate of Modern Alternative Mama: Lots of people love freezer cooking. In fact, Jessica, a fellow contributor here at Life Your Way, is something of a freezer cooking guru, having published a cookbook all about it. It's taken me a long time to get on the freezer cooking bandwagon. I've…
There are plenty of posts around the blogosphere about why you should take the time to plan your menu, but we're going to look at the top ten reasons you shouldn't: 10. You're a non-comformist by nature, and since meal plans are popular, you refuse to give in. 9. You like to spend your free…
The following post is from Jessica of GoodCheapEats and LifeasMOM: Over the last few weeks, I've been "eating down the pantry". What this means is that instead of grocery shopping as usual, I'm spending time and effort to use up what we have. Not only does this help me save money on food costs and…
Has Thanksgiving snuck up on you this year? I know it has for me, and this free ebook is designed to help you plan your Thanksgiving so that it’s the kind of celebration you want. That may mean a new family tradition, a new recipe or a scaled-back meal plan. Or it may just mean…
Our eating habits have changed dramatically over the past few years, and these days we eat home-cooked meals more often than not. That said, there are still nights when I just don't feel like cooking and there's nothing to pull out of the freezer for an easy meal. {Anybody else have nights like that?} Carrabba's…
The following guest post is from Brooke of Slow Your Home: Meal planning. You understand the benefits. You know it's a good idea. You can see it helps save both money and energy. But, honestly... Thinking of endless new recipes? Keeping everyone's preferences in mind? Finding good, seasonal produce? Remembering what you have on hand…
This month’s Eat Well, Spend Less theme is all about back-to-school, with plenty of menu planning tips, meal ideas and more. As part of my commitment to simplifying for fall and putting some better routines and discipline in place for our family, I decided to go back to menu planning for a full month at…
The following post is from Shaina of Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography: Just like that, we're back to school. This year, it's hot to brown bag your lunch again, packing up food from home and bypassing the preservative-laden pizza, translucent mashed potatoes and the steamed vegetable medley. But when you're competing with cheese…
The following post is from Jessica of GoodCheapEats and LifeasMOM: Food is my life. I think about it whenever I'm not eating it or preparing it. My kids do, too. Their parting words at night? What's for breakfast? Obviously, food is an integral part of our family's culture. Many of my early jobs, motherhood notwithstanding,…
The following post is from Jessica of GoodCheapEats and LifeasMOM: I'm not sure where I would be without my freezer. It's a kitchen tool that I regularly use to help me get a little ahead of the game. Not only do I use it to stash a surplus of sale meats and excess veggies from…