Low Carb & Lenten: Main Dish Salad

Lent is a beautiful, cleansing time of year, both spirtually and physically. Although I am a strong advocate of red meat and good-quality dairy, I do believe that our bodies can benefit, short term, from a break.  During past Lenten periods, I always defaulted to lots of beans,rice, soy, and pasta.  Well, I now know [...]

Day 4:Pantry Cleanout Pot Roast

I tell ya, this eating from the freezer and pantry thing is really fun!  Maybe it’s because I’m finally enjoying the bounty of meats purchased months ago on major sale or finding creative uses for random root vegetables at the bottom of my veggie bin, or those last few Cajun walnuts given in a Christmas [...]

Day 1 FPC: Plum Chicken with Cabbage

Happy New Year everyone!!!! 
As promised, I’m declaring the entire month of January a “Fridge and Pantry Cleanout” month whereby every meal will be formulated from stuff I have on hand in the fridge, freezer, other freezer, storage shed, or pantry.  I just finished my proposed menu plan for the week, and I’ve gotta say, I [...]

Zucchini Spaghetti & Meat Sauce

One of the things we miss most being grain-free is good old spaghetti.  Being of Italian origin, this depravation really hits home.  Fortunately, I’ve found some frugal, low-carb, nutrient-dense ways of enjoying all of my favorite Italian-themed pasta meals without all of the starchy, carby, low-nutrient pasta!
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Thrifty Sauteed Cabbage with Pork Jowl Bacon

 
This week, Kimi, over at The Nourishing Gourmet (a beautiful blog, so inspirational!) is hosting her weekly Pennywise Platter Round-Up and I’m excited to jump in and share a thrifty recipe that is nourishing and “paleo”.  So often, we think of “beans and rice” when we consider frugal foods, but does thrifty necessarily mean high-carbs?  [...]

Frugal and Healthy Meal: Tongue Tacos

I know that the notion of eating tongue is probably totally unappealing to most of you; it was to me for sure. Recently, however, at an authentic Mexican restaurant, I ordered tongue tacos and they were delicious and inexpensive! When I found out that my grass-fed, organic beef farmer sold tongue for $2.50/lb, I had [...]