Sweet and Savory Easy Eggplant Carpaccio Recipe — Vegan, Paleo, Gluten Free, and Frugal
I love eggplant in so many different ways, but had this dish only recently at a wedding I attended, and it was so delicious that I figured out how to make it at home. While my photo isn’t the most photogenic, when I had it was presented even more photogenically, with thinner drizzles on it, […]
Tuna Bread Casserole Recipe — Gluten Free, Frugal, Easy
My house is predominantly gluten free. My kids decided that they don’t like to eat the gluten free bread that I make from scratch, so I go to a store where they sell relatively frugal gluten free buns and stock up each time I’m in the area. Unfortunately, because I don’t have a spare freezer […]
Watermelon Gazpacho Recipe — Easy, Frugal, Paleo, Vegan
I’ve been begged by so many people to share this recipe, that I pushed it to the front of my posting schedule. I have been making watermelon gazpacho for so long, but never had a specific recipe, since its one of those things that is completely flexible and is more or less made to taste. […]
Sushi Making as a Fun Frugal Family Activity
For those of you who are parents and in the northern hemisphere, you’re probably all in a similar boat… Trying to figure out how to entertain your kids while they are out of school, without breaking the bank. My kids were in camp but it ended, and now I have another month in which I […]
Tomato and Watermelon Salad, Easy, Vegan, Paleo, and Delicious
I first heard of tomato and watermelon salad from my friend, Rosie, and I have to say, I thought the idea sounded really weird. Fruit in a salad? And then I remembered so many other recipes I love that combine fruit with vegetables in a tasty salad, and decided to try it out. Since then […]
Cooking Ρύζι τηγανητό, Ryzi Tiganito With a Greek Grandmother, Greek Fried Rice Recipe
When I think fried rice, I immediately think of East Asian recipes, Chinese or Japanese, with soy sauce and ginger or garlic, definitely not European, definitely not Greek. But when I was in Crete, staying at my friend Vera’s mother’s house, her mother Maria was cooking rice that looked interesting and quite different from how […]
Making Banana Flower Salad
On my trip to Greece, most of the food I saw being sold was pretty standard, not things that made me go “huh?” Other than this. This was in Vera’s mom’s fridge and I had never seen them before. Her mom called it banana hearts, which Vera told me is a banana flower, and that […]
How to Turn Your Signature Recipe Into Business
Some people are very particular about their recipes, not wanting to share them, guarding them as a close secret. I’m the opposite, I love sharing recipes with people, as you can see from the hundreds of recipes I’ve shared on this blog so far. But lets say you do have a recipe that everyone raves […]
Quick and Affordable Fast Food Favorites at Home!
I love making homemade equivalent of restaurant dishes. Here’s some recipes that fall into that category, sent to me by a reader. Hopefully you’ll like them too! We’re going to keep this short and sweet – here’s a curated list of easy at-home family meals that will please everyone! While bringing these recipes together we’ve […]
Quinoa and Beet Salad with Tahini Dressing Recipe — Vegan, Easy, and Delicious
I mentioned in a different post how there’s this restaurant that I like to sit at and work sometimes, and one of the few things on their menu that I can eat is this salad. I previously shared the recipe for one of its components, sweet and sour quick pickled beets, which has gotten wonderful […]