Prioritizing the Real Food Budget

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Welcome back! Make sure you don’t miss a single post or deal by joining 3,000 others and subscribing for free by RSS feed or by email!Share We spent years dreaming of this time. We wanted to grow our own real food and live off the grid and off the land. We saw visions of fresh [...]

Easy, Cheap, Nourishing: Homemade Bean Tostadas

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Share We recently relocated to Texas from the mid-west and the amount of Mexican food we have eaten since we arrived has gone up exponentially. You would think that would be a result of the local restaurant culture, but it actually almost solely takes place at home. You might also think it has to do [...]

How to Make Sun Tea with Fresh Herbs

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ShareI loved this post over at Frugal Granola on how to make Sun Tea. Make sure to check it out here.

Homemade Face Mask Recipes

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ShareLast night, I did something shameful. Desperate for a face mask, I took the car out at 8 pm (late for me), drove to CVS, and forked over $4 (in ECBs, at least) for a Freeman’s face mask. I say shameful simply because I can’t stand impulse purchases, and the idea that I managed to [...]

Recipe: Nutritious Flourless Brownies

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Share No one will ever guess the secret ingredient in this recipe: black beans and they are completely flourless, and hence gluten free. Ingredients 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added black beans, drained and rinsed 3 large eggs 1/3 cup melted butter, more for the baking dish 1/4 cup cocoa powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon gluten-free [...]