Vegetarians rely heavily on the availability of fresh vegetables to make the filling, well-rounded meals. Soy products, eggs, and cheese are also important parts of a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet. While soy, dairy, and vegetables may be the stars of the show, a well-stocked pantry full of grains, legumes, and other basic vegetarian pantry staples will help vegetarian cooks whip up healthy meals in a flash. Basic Staples for Every Cook These basic cooking elements are important to keep on … [Read more...]
Three Kitchen Savings Tips That I Actually Use
Who doesn't love saving money in the kitchen? I know I love saving money any way I can. I have three simple ways I save in the kitchen. These are actual things I am currently doing. The great thing? They are all very easy ways to save too. Kitchen Savings Tip 1 So, I tried to cut costs by buying very cheap non-branded trash bags. You know what? They didn't work. At all. In fact, they ripped! So my first, very important tip is use Hefty. Hefty Ultra Strong to be exact. The price is still … [Read more...]
20 Quick and Simple Kitchen Hacks
The Urban Dictionary defines hack as: a clever solution to a tricky problem I love hacks of all kinds - parenting hacks, crafting hacks, food hacks, and kitchen hacks. Here are 20 quick and easy kitchen hacks for you: 1. Use dental floss to slice cheesecake. The secret to slicing cheesecake perfectly can be found…in your medicine cabinet. Really! Hold the floss taut, as you would to floss your teeth, and gently, with a slight sawing motion, slice through the cake. Clean slices! For best … [Read more...]
Hosting a Green Summer Picnic
Are you hosting a picnic this summer? We love picnics in our family! I recently shared 100+ Picnic Recipes here on the blog. Did you miss it? If so, don't forget to visit this blog post to get some great summer picnic inspiration. [Tweet "Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34: 8"] Green Picnic Ideas Skip the disposables and get a fun picnic set (see below) Make a great lemonade instead of using juice box containers. (see … [Read more...]
Lean Green Smoothie Recipe
I've shared with you before, how since July of last year, I've been hooked on green smoothies. I still have them almost every day for breakfast. I love my green smoothie! I also love finding new green smoothie recipes to try. Here is one that came straight from Ninja. (I have a Ninja and LOVE it!) Lean Green Smoothie This recipe is easily and quickly made in the Nutri Ninja® Auto-iQ! Ingredients 1/4 cup spinach, packed 1/4 cup kale leaves, packed 1/3 small banana, … [Read more...]
Little Tikes Kitchen for Kids
This is a sponsored post with MGAE. This could include MGAE providing me with content, product, access or other forms of payment. This last week we had the privilege of reviewing the Ultimate Cook Kitchen from Little Tikes. Can you imagine how happy my kids were? Beyond excited for this new pretend play kitchen, they played with it everyday before we left for vacation. We already had an old Little Tikes kitchen from a garage sale but everyone was happy to replace that one with a new … [Read more...]
Our Messy Kitchen
My kitchen is messy on a daily basis. At any given time throughout the day there is some mess in the kitchen. It might be dishes, food, arts and crafts, lists, books or more that are cluttering my kitchen. There is always something to be cleaned in the kitchen. When I take photos on my kitchen counter, don't be fooled -- I am working around messes and purposely not showing them in my photos. Does this sound like your kitchen too? Honestly, I don't mind the messy kitchen. We eat almost all … [Read more...]
