Sunflower Seed Pizza Crust and Thrifty Pizza Toppings
Who says you can’t have pizza when you’re grain free? Whether you’re avoiding grains for health reasons or weight-loss purposes, this thrifty meal is an indulgence for the taste buds and not the waistline or the budget! Just make sure you budget your time, as this simple crust takes a few hours to bake.
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Thursday’s Thrifty Meals at New Seasons!
This week’s Thrifty Meal from New Seasons is simple, nourishing, and will provide at least three (if not more) additional meals for the freezer or nourishing lunches. Using a thrifty cut of meat that’s on sale at New Seasons, along with a handful of cheap bulk spices (10% off all bulk items right now at New Seasons!) make this easy meal in the morning and forget the dinnertime hassle! Read the rest of this entry »
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 to figure out a way to use it in a delicious way. Here’s what I did, with pictures of the transformation from icky cow tongue to deliciously spicy, shredded beef! Read the rest of this entry »
Jennie’s Macaroons: A Lower-Sugar Version
Several months ago, Cheeseslave had a discussion on her blog about these amazingly delicious, three-ingredient macaroons. The photo below is hers, as well! Thanks, Ann Marie! For months and months I had many trials (and mostly errors) trying to replicate the deliciously sweet and chewy taste of Jennie’s Macaroons using only egg white, honey, and coconut. Finally, just when I gave up trying, I found someone who had already mastered it, and boy did she ever!! 
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Grain-Free Indian Flatbread
You know how sometimes you google a recipe you want to find and it’s a bust? Well, that happened tonight; I wanted grain-free Indian Naan (a tall order, I know…but surely someone in the great blogosphere had done it?) Alas, no luck. So, in the absence of a recipe, I modified a grain-free “skillet bread” recipe and came up with a delicous, grain-free, savory Indian flatbread to accompany a delicious, frugal, and nourishing curry I’d made. Read the rest of this entry »
