Effortless Eats
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5 Ingredient Recipe: Italian Wedding Pasta
Recently I’ve made it a goal to try and cook for myself at least once a week. We all know the reasons why: it’s better for the budget, it’s better for health…and done right, it always tastes better. Done right.… Continue reading
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How to Cook: Level Two (Investment Cooking)
Well, hopefully you guys have taken a week (or two) to try and do some basic cooking for yourself. And I wouldn’t be a bit surprised if you’re a little bit bored and sick to death of couscous. I know… Continue reading
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Three Easy Ways to Cook Rice (And How to Turn Them Into Dinner)
Rice is one of the most important things that you can learn how to cook. It is so budget friendly that it’s in almost every frugal shopping challenge. Combining rice with any bean of your choice (for now, just buy… Continue reading
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Italian Flame War Chicken
I didn’t want to title this post with the title of the official version of this recipe. Mostly because I’m pretty sure that if any real Italians find this, there will be hell to pay in the comments. Oh well,… Continue reading
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The Ultimate One-Pot Meal Template (Part 1)
The Food You Want to Eat What if I told you that all you needed to cook a good meal is some food, a heating source, and a pot to cook the food in? I know, it probably sounds like… Continue reading
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The world’s easiest mug cake
I am a huge fan of microwave mug cooking. Besides being quick and easy to make, mug meals are also really easy to eat in front of the TV: mug in one hand, spoon in the other and you are golden.… Continue reading
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The easiest meal you’ll ever make
The first time I can ever remember making this meal was September 11, 2001. I know I’ve probably made it before that day, but that’s the most memorable time that I can remember making it. My husband was working five… Continue reading
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How to Cook: Level One
You’re probably familiar with the term “investment cooking”. It often shows up on Pinterest as “make a month’s worth of meals in an hour” or some similar tag line. This works great — if you’re trying to get dinner on… Continue reading
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How to Cook: Level Three
What if I told you that you could make your own Spaghetti sauce? Homemade bread? Single servings of cake, brownies, or chocolate chip cookies from scratch? Or macaroni and cheese (from scratch, not those processed Easy Mac things)? And each… Continue reading
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