One of the best ways to combat rising grocery store prices is to actually consume the food you buy (instead of letting it go bad in your fridge).
If you share my passion for kitchen stewardship, I’ve got a bunch of tips, tricks, and recipes to help you salvage every last bit of the produce you buy!
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Easy Apple Cinnamon Zucchini Bread
When the summer zucchini season overlaps the early apple crop here in West Michigan, I know it’s time for a loaf (or 6) of our favorite Apple Cinnamon Zucchini Bread.
This bread is the perfect way to “hide” some of our fresh-from-the-garden zucchini in a delicious slice of apple cinnamon bread.
Click through to get the easy recipe!
Purge Like You’re Moving (an awesome decluttering tip!)
Whether you’re actually moving… or you just need a little extra motivation to continue the decluttering process, my best advice to help you quickly minimize and downsize is to “purge like you’re moving!”
I hope this concept will encourage you to part with a few more things you don’t need, use, want, or love!
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Easy No-Bake Strawberry Pie
This no-bake strawberry pie is one of my favorite summertime treats. It’s quick and easy to whip up, it can be made ahead, and it tastes so refreshing on a hot summer day.
If you’ve ever been intimidated by making homemade pie, this is a fabulous recipe to experiment with — it’s almost impossible to ruin!
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Outsmart Summer Boredom with Fun to-do Lists
Stop stressing about planning exciting outings, expensive vacations, or elaborate craft projects for your kids or grandkids… let me show you a much simpler (and cheaper) way to outsmart summer boredom!
Fun To-Do Lists are a simple tool we use to structure the long-feeling days of Summer and make the most of these fleeting moments at home with our families.
Why I Don’t Save and Repurpose Everything
Do you feel like your home is packed full of things you hope to sell on specific websites, give to specific people or organizations, bring to specific donation centers or recycling facilities, or just things you are saving because you might have a chance to use them again someday?
If so, I hope this post is the motivation you’ve been waiting for to finally lighten up your home!
