Asian Rice Noodle Salad Recipe- Vegan, Cheap, and Easy- With Grain Free Alternative
I had a guest coming. And had the perfect menu planned and cooked. Time was running out. And then I tasted the rice— way over salted! To the point gthat I couldn’t serve it! I was stressing out, because even though I could cook more rice in my pressure cooker in just a few minutes, […]
Space Themed Birthday Party on a Budget
You know what is ridiculous? My older son, Lee, turned 6 in September- 4 whole months ago… and I threw him a fabulous outer space themed birthday party (his choice) on a ridiculously low budget, and I entirely forgot to post about it! That can’t be! I was so super proud of what I managed […]
Homemade Face Paint Recipe
This is a partial post- I am writing a full post with details about why I am posting this… and it will hopefully be up in a few minutes. But since I wanted this post to be google searchable, I am leaving this recipe as a separate blog post, and just linking to this recipe […]
Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie Recipe- Gluten Free, Nightshade Free, Dairy Free
Last week, when I was in Kansas City, I was treated to two wonderful suppers- the first which I asked my host to post as a guest post on my blog- sweet potato lentil dal with rice, and the second was a delicious sweet potato shepherd’s pie. I’m back home now and recovering from jeg […]
What I Brought Back Home From My Trip to the USA
I’m home!!! After a long trip- nearly 13 complete days from when I stepped out the front door until I stepped back in again, I am home from the US. Bearing goodies! People asked me what I bought in the US and why those specific things, so I said- why not just make a post […]
Preparing For the Worst
I like to be an optimist, always hoping for the best, because, in my opinion, living life otherwise can be pretty depressing. However, as a frugal person, it is also important to be a realist, and prepare for the worst, because if you don’t, you can be caught in a lurch that can create a […]
The Difference Between Raw and Toasted Buckwheat
Yesterday, I stayed by my friend, H, who runs a gluten free, dairy free, processed food free household, just as I do. She was proud of herself for making buckwheat granola bars (she didn’t use my recipe for buckwheat granola bars, but another, similar one) and she loved the taste, but complained that they really […]
My Visit to Whole Foods
Where I live, there are health food stores, but they are small- the largest one is roughly the size of your average Payless store. When I knew I was coming to the US, in addition to visiting Walmart and Target, I wanted to pay a visit to either Whole Foods or Trader Joes, a health […]
The Importance of Life Insurance
I must admit that preparing for the future isn’t always something I put as a first priority. When money is tight, its easiest to just think about the present and not about possibilities of what may happen, the “what ifs” and all that. Preparing for the future may seem like a luxury that you can’t […]
Guest Post- Crock Pot Lentil and Sweet Potato Daal
I love how things just seem to work out amazingly sometimes… I’ve written about certain concerns about how I’d be eating when traveling in the Midwest of the US this week for work, especially since I am on a pretty restricted diet- no gluten, dairy, processed food, soy, eggs, fish, sugar, etc… It definitely isn’t […]
