I sometimes get the urge to make a whole mess of pancakes or waffles on a lazy Saturday morning. I happen to have had a bit of buttermilk in my fridge, so I decided to peruse AllRecipes.com for a great buttermilk waffle recipe. I’m happy to say, I found one! In fact, these waffles were…
I have picked a lot of blackberries over the past few weeks. A lot. You know it isn’t good when you start dreaming you’re picking berries! All told, I’ve picked enough to: But, I also wanted to do something a little extra special with blackberries. Something to enjoy late some night as a reward for…
Mini Calzones Recipe Have you ever come up with an idea so simple, it’s just genius? I don’t mean to gloat – but that’s basically what you’re about to encounter here with today’s recipe. Not only are these calzones simple and inexpensive to make – they are portable, freezer-friendly, and kid-friendly. In other words, they…
Wondering how to make spaghetti sauce? This easy spaghetti sauce recipe breaks it down for you step by step, including a freezer-friendly storage solution! This is the year of the lazy garden. The year I only half-way planted, half-way weeded, and hardly ever watered. While a number of things didn’t grow (as was to be…
Who remembers the Good Humor strawberry shortcake ice cream bars from your childhood? You know, these ones… Very seldom did we get to buy ice cream off the ice cream truck, but when we did, this was always my “go-to” ice cream. Something about those strawberry/vanilla crunch balls was just sooooo yummy in my tummy. A…
My son loves those Jamba Juice and Yoplait frozen smoothie mixes you can buy in the frozen section. However, it’s been awhile since I’ve seen a screaming deal for those, so I decided, “hey – why not make my own?” I once saw a great tip for prepping freezer smoothies in a magazine using ice…
I swear that I always get the best ideas when I’m out running. Maybe it’s the blood flow finally hitting the brain or the chance to get away from other distractions and just think. Whatever the case, the inspiration for today’s recipe came while I was out running the other day. I’ve been seeing these…
Potatoes are frugal eats at their finest. They are cheap, filling, and can be cooked in so many different ways. Sometimes I’ll find 5 or 10 pound bags of potatoes go on sale. But, what to do with that entire bag besides plain old baked potatoes? Back in 2010, fellow blogger Audrey from Tight Wad in…
Do you ever have mornings where you wake up and a bowl of cold cereal just won’t do? Today was such a morning for me. I felt like making something extra special. My kids and I love the scones at Starbucks (guilty pleasure, I know), so I decided to make our own using items from…
What do you do if you end up finding a tremendous deal on leafy greens or end up with a surplus from your garden? Well, one simple thing you can do is freeze them! Yes, that’s right – greens such as kale, collards, and spinach can be frozen. I found several nice bunches of greens…