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Twelve Tasty Soups and Chilis -- A Winter Roundup

In honor of National Soup Month this month (and because soup and chili are two of my most favoritest things), how about a little roundup of soup and chili recipes to warm your bones? Soup Recipes Southwest Turkey Soup Awesomely Fantastic Homemade Chicken Soup Creamy Tomato Hummus Soup Easy Smoked Sausage & Spinach Soup Instant …

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Top Five Ways to Save on Meat -- Updated January 2017

With a low carb MashupDad and two always hungry carnivorous boys in the house, we go through a lot more meat in the MashupMom household than we might if it were just me. If you, too, find yourself feeding a meat-hungry family and are always looking for ways to stretch your food dollar, check out these …

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Copycat Danimals Smoothies -- A three ingredient drinkable yogurt recipe

A while back, Chef Sheila shared an easy copycat Danimals Smoothies recipe with us. Her three ingredient drinkable yogurt was a hit over here, and she has kindly given her permission to write it up for all of you! Thanks. 🙂 Copycat Danimals Smoothies (drinkable yogurt) Ingredients One cup strawberry yogurt ½-1 cup milk (depending on …

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Refined Sugar and Me Week 3 -- By any other name would taste as sweet

Let's check in on week three of refined sugar & me in 2017. So this week... I gained a pound back. Which is disappointing, but although I did continue to chill on added sugar, it was one of those weeks where... well...I ate everything else. But, I see what I did here and why, so this …

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Chili Cheese Cups -- A Leftover Chili Recipe!

Chili Cheese Cups are a fun & easy use for leftover chili -- turn yours into a fun game day (or any day) appetizer! Welcome to the January 15, 2017 edition of Sunday Scratchups: Your weekly recipe from scratch around ingredients that are either on sale or generally affordable. Up this week: Chili Cheese Cups for …

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Produce Prices at Caputo's vs Jewel: A Snapshot

One of the ways I save on produce is by picking up most of my fruits and vegetables each week at ALDI and/or a local produce store like Pete's Market or Caputo's. I mainly shop the produce that's on sale each week, but thought it might be interesting to do a snapshot price comparison of …

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