Welcome to the August 13 edition of Sunday Scratchups: Your weekly recipe from scratch around grocery sales and affordable ingredients. I thought it might be fun to do a total solar eclipse-related recipe this week since this rare event is fast approaching. Hence, these Taco Zucchini Boats with a sour cream and green onion "moon!" …

Let me preface this post by saying that I've never been much of a girly girl. I don't have sisters, and I don't have daughters. I'm low-maintenance; rarely wear much makeup; have never gone for a mani-pedi; spend much of my life in jeans and yoga pants... And, I've always dyed my hair at home. …

Here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 8/13/17: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. *** Subscribe to the weekly ALDI meal plans here *** Did you catch this? I often supplement my ALDI shopping with household and bulk grocery purchases on Amazon, so have put …

Chicken, Avocado, and Mozzarella Chopped Salad is such a simple & fresh weeknight dinner -- perfect for a warm summer's evening! Just 30 minutes, start to finish. This chopped salad was originally intended to be a vegetarian recipe, but the chicken simply insisted on sneaking its way in. Simply leave it out for a lighter …

Simple comfort food sheet pan dinners are the best! Today's Sheet Pan Sausage, Green Bean, and Potato Dinner is easy, extra flavorful, & affordable. How about a simple one pan Sheet Pan Sausage, Green Bean, and Potato Dinner today? This is the easiest, peasiest (OK, technically there are no peas...), most affordable-est sheet pan dinner …

Welcome back to Caturday with the Notorious BKL, BKG, and Jeremy. Do you see that expression on BKL's face? That's the look of world-weary moms everywhere, because the tiny BKG has enough kitten energy to wear out even Lucy -- And this is Gnocchi's ongoing kitten version of: "Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Moooooom! …