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Easter Dinner on A Budget Grocery prices seem to just going up and up these days.  But if you utilize your grocery stores sale flyer, you can create a delicious Easter Dinner on a Budget. While this meal may not be a typical Easter dinner, I think your family and friends will love this Easter Menu. How to save money at the grocery store Mariano’s...

Healthier Marry Me Chicken Marry Me Chicken has been all over TikTok lately, and I’ve never had it.  Probably because it calls for a cup of heavy cream, which is 57 WW points!  This healthier marry me chicken is delicious and you’ll never know it’s lightened up. What is Marry Me Chicken? Marry Me Chicken is a popular and delicious chicken dish that’s known for...

This barley meatball vegetable soup is definitely a meal! One of the first recipes I made for my last husband was homemade bread, compound herbed butter with chicken noodle soup.  He loved it!  I cleaned up the kitchen and asked if he was ready to go the movies, and he said “what’s for dinner?”  It was quickly learned that my husband did not consider soup...

This tofu cabbage stir fry is going to go to the top of the list of things to make – pinky swear! It’s full of flavor and yes, I am eating vegetables!  My friend Morgan and I went to an Asian grocery store a week ago and I bought some Taiwanese cabbage.  It’s delicious! This recipe was made on my Instagram stories, and I just...

Over the weekend I debated for over 30 minutes on whether or not to order take out.  I wanted a crispy tofu noodle stir fry and after 30 minutes, I told myself “Bitch, you already have everything to make that at home!”  So I made crispy tofu noodle stir fry with miso soup and it was delicious, and ready in about 15 minutes. What kind...

This simple, yet restaurant worthy dinner is how you can do Valentine’s Day Dinner on a Budget. My late husband and I met and were married before we even spent our first Valentine’s Day together.  So crazy!  I had the idea to spend it at a local restaurant.  We were tight on money, but I saw they had a few apps we could share, we’d...

I know it can’t just be me that can never make a single serving of pasta.  These three leftover pasta recipes will come in handy when you make too much! Cooking starches ahead of time reduces glucose spike Did you know if you cook starches ahead of time, such as pasta, potatoes and rice, even if you reheat them, they can reduce the glucose spike...

Are you looking for a quick chili recipe?  Look no further!  This recipe is only 3 Weight Watchers points too. Grocery shopping is one of my favorite things to do.  It used to drive my late husband nuts because he would complain “why do we have to go down every aisle?!” My answer was always “because you never know what you will find! Yesterday I...

Grocery prices seem to just keep going up and up these days, so I teamed up with Mariano’s to create Thanksgiving on a Budget. Tips on Saving Money at the Grocery Store No matter what grocery store you shop at, sign up for their rewards card.  I have already saved $607.74 cents so far this year using my Mariano’s card Clip coupons before you go...

My late husband would have loved my dinner last night.  Crispy buffalo shrimp tacos! Here’s the thing though – my late husband could not stand spicy food, but somehow when I added the buffalo sauce to the wet better it wasn’t too spicy for him. For my shrimp plate though, I’d always douse them in more buffalo sauce because I puffy heart buffalo sauce anything....