Eating tasty gluten-free and vegan foods without blowing the budget
When I ordered my first Thrive Market box, it took nearly a week to get here. So when I placed my second order on Monday night, I figured on it being next week sometime. But while I was vacuuming under the couch, it came! That …
I was making my first loaf of vegan and gluten-free sourdough bread when I saw my Thrive Market box being dropped off. I’d checked the status kind of a lot (Much excitement!) and the app kept promising a Tuesday delivery. Then yesterday it said Wednesday. …
We’ve been alternating between Budget Bytes pumpkin baked oatmeal and the banana baked oatmeal. I’m ready for a different flavor and I remembered the abundance of raisins we found while cleaning the cabinets. And the half-eaten jar of applesauce in the fridge. My kids didn’t …
How was your New Year’s? Did you eat all the good luck foods? I don’t know why, but my kids really like the idea of eating good luck foods and we’ve been doing it for a while now. I made black eyed peas in the …
As with most of what I’m eating lately, it’s inspired by YouTube videos. I was catching up on Caitlin Shoemaker’s videos and half-looking for holiday food ideas. She made this delicious-looking butternut squash soup and I knew I needed to eat that. But apple? I …
These are inspired by the first Oh She Glows cookbook. I make the original recipe (Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites) all the time, but one day I thought I’d try making a cinnamon raisin version. I also double (and sometimes triple) her recipe, especially if …
It’s Monday, which means the kids have karate until late, which means I need to make dinner before we leave. Usually I pre-make a pizza crust and then all we have to do is throw toppings on it and dinner is ready in 15 minutes. …
I used to buy TJ’s oat bran until they stopped carrying it. Much sadness! Thankfully I took a picture of the recipes on the back! Here’s the oat bran muffin recipe: (I’ll make notes of my substitutions after the recipe) I don’t think I ever …
When I first got Amy Chaplin’s cookbooks, I made a mental note that I wanted to try her forbidden rice recipe. I’ve never had forbidden rice and I like rice pudding, so I added it to the list. But then I couldn’t find forbidden rice …
