52 Different Ways to Save $100 Per Year: Make Your Own Homemade Mixes {Week 6} At the beginning of every week in 2013, I’ll be sharing a different way you can save $100 this year.
If you do all of these things, you’ll be able to save over $5,000 this year alone! Many of these things will likely be things you’re already doing, but hopefully all of you will pick up at least a few new ideas or some inspiration from this series. Save Over $100 Per Year By Making Your Own Homemade Mixes Making your own homemade mixes is such a simple thing, but the majority of families who don’t cook and bake completely from scratch would likely save at least $8-$10 per month by making their own mixes instead of buying them pre-made. Of course, if you typically get boxed cake mixes for pennies with coupons, you’re likely not going to save too much.
Spicy Chicken Tortilla Roll-Ups. When looking for an appetizer one of the key requirements is often that it can be prepared in advance.
No one wants to be stuck in the kitchen throughout their party and no one wants their guests to be eating cold food that should be hot. This recipe meets both of these criteria. You can assemble these a few hours ahead of time and keep them refrigerated. You could even make the filling the night before. Because it only takes a few minutes to assemble, these come together really easy, so you can make them even if you only have a few minutes of prep time to spare. And best of all, they are always a big hit. Spicy Chicken Tortilla Roll-UpsAdapted from Sing For Your Supper Season the chicken breasts with salt, half of the cumin, and 1 tsp of the chili powder. In a mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, drained tomatoes, cheese, remaining spices, garlic, cilantro and scallions. THE SIMPLE VEGANISTA: Stuffed Avocados. Avocados are so versatile and can be served with so many dishes.
I eat them almost everyday. Today it was served stuffed and as you can imagine it tasted amazing ! Ingredients grape tomatoes cucumber jalapeno shallot garlic himalayan salt & pepper Dice ingredients, place in small/medium bowl, add just enough hummus to bind. Power Salad with Jalapeno Dressing. Power Salad with Jalapeno Dressing Happy hump day.
Let’s do a power salad to get through the remainder of the week. Well, at least I had to. My littlest guy is 20 days old and I’m exhausted. Luckily, recovery during post-pregnancy is going well, but slower than I have patience for. The only downside of him cooking is he’s a blogger too, so managing space in our tiny kitchen can be a challenge when we are both cooking and baking for the blog and for the family. So as usual, this vegetarian power salad was consumed by me alone. Printthis recipe Saveto recipe box Ingredients: 3 cups baby arugula1 cauliflower, trimmed, sliced and roasted1 1/2 cups chickpeas3/4 cups shoestring beets1/2 cup cooked red quinoa1/2 cup mini heirloom tomatoes1/4 cup sliced Diamond of California almonds, toasted Jalapeno dressing 1 jalapeno, seeds removed1 shallot1 lime, juiced1 tablespoon dijon mustard2 tablespoon olive oilsalt and pepper Directions:
The Resourceful Gals: Monthly Meal Planning. {Gloria here!}
I am a planner. Lists are my friends... and order makes me comfortable. :D When I first heard about monthly meal planning, I was a little overwhelmed, thinking "Wow... where do you start with that? " It sounded too hard. I wasn't sure I could pull it off. Once I started to use it, I fell in love! Print one of those cuties off and let's get started. Write up your own inventory list of all the foods and grocery store items that you regularly keep on hand. Why write it all up? Your grocery list will look something like the inventory but a little more streamlined. To make this a little simpler, we made up a printable document for you to use. This is a basic grocery list for you to edit and tweak to suit your needs - or you can write your own in Microsoft Word. THIS is an inventory list for you to fill in with your own inventory items, since each household is different. :) You're doing great!
Now, take an inventory. You can plan your menu several ways. Planning a Monthly Menu. Meal Planning for Busy Moms, the conclusion. This is the conclusion of a 4 part series.
Read part 1 (the why), part 2 (the where), part 3 (the how), first and then come back here to get the full picture of how to integrate this meal planning guide into your normal routine! If you’re a busy mom in need a meal plan that works, you’ve come to the right place. This is the conclusion of a 3 part series on how to significantly reduce your stress, while feeding your family well. Follow the links below and kiss the 5 pm meltdown goodbye! I’m making a commitment to myself this year to do things with more purpose. To make a plan for the things in my life that cause me stress and time.
I may have tackled the hardest one first—-meal planning. I’ve come up with a way to use some online tools to create a year’s worth of meals in as little as a month. Part One was all about why you should consider developing a meal plan. I guess I haven’t solved everything. And we all have to eat. So, having some sort of plan at getting better only makes sense.