Normally I'd bring you a single book review in this weekly "What's Rachel Reading" report, but this week? Well, this week I'm having some serious commitment issues! I just walked around and picked up these four library books sporting bookmarks in various stages of completion -- and let's not even talk about the magazines, lol. …

One of the best ways to save on meat? Buy a larger cut, and chop it up yourself! Portion out various cuts and sizes for your freezer, and make your own deal. A few months ago we talked about some of the top ways to save on meat. Well, here's one more frugal idea for …

Here’s your easy weekly ALDI meal plan for the week of 4/30/17: Pick up everything on the shopping list below, then start cooking on Sunday. *** Subscribe to the weekly ALDI meal plans here *** Hope you find these free ALDI meal plans useful! A quick aside... Guess what... I wrote a book! If you enjoy these …

It's really starting to feel like spring around here these days! This past weekend one of my neighbors dug up a bunch of chives to give away, so I planted a few of those in a little corner of our garden along with some green onions I had regrowing in water on the windowsill. Even better, …

Welcome back to Meatless Monday -- yeah, on Tuesday again, but now you can plan ahead to next week! (That's my story, and I'm sticking to it...) Up today: Spinach Salad with Roasted Chickpeas and Lemon Garlic Dressing. The lemon garlic dressing I used here is super simple, with just a little bright lemony flavor …

We’re now up to week seventeen of our ongoing series about refined sugar & me in 2017! (Sorry I skipped last week -- life got away from me, but that's bad for both this series and accountability. There's a reason Weight Watchers has meetings, so thanks for being my virtual support group, guys! 😉 ) But anyway... …