White Bean + Barley Stew 🧄🥕🧅 It’s full-on soup & STEW season. I truly adore a hot bowl of stew throughout the fall. We’ve been focusing a lot this year on more economical and budget-friendly meals, and this White Bean + Barley Stew especially fits these criteria. Despite being an extremely simple stew, it is Read More!
Loaded Vegetable Stew One of the most exciting things happening this week alongside the *official* arrival of fall is that we’re now entering SOUP, CHILI, & STEW SZN 🥣 This Loaded Vegetable Soup is truly one of my favorite EASY recipes. It is so hearty and flavorful, and it also happens to be gluten-free, plant-based, Read More!
Japanese-Inspired Garlic Fried Rice We eat A LOT of brown rice at our house! Between meal prepping lunches for the week, and also alongside most of our evening meals (think: 6 teenagers/young adults)… I really mean we go through A TON of brown rice. I purchase rice in bulk and find that this helps to Read More!
Mediterranean Inspired Brown Rice Salad This bright and tangy Mediterranean-inspired brown rice salad was created by a happy accident last week since I have lots of fresh garden vegetables currently sitting in my kitchen just waiting to be eaten. While I was making a big batch of brown rice to add to my meals throughout Read More!
Fresh Tomato Basil Chicken 🍅🍃 Tomatoes are covering my kitchen counters currently thanks to my garden deciding that ALL. THE. TOMATOES. are ripe THIS week 🤣 While I love the bountiful harvest, I’m really trying to use them in most meals. Recipes don’t get much simpler than this! And thanks to the garden fresh tomatoes Read More!
Easy Breezy Summertime Bean Salad We LOVE chopped veggie salads at our house. That’s probably pretty obvious because we sure have a lot of them here on the CFC website. But ESPECIALLY adore them throughout the Summer when produce is available locally and tastes SO FRESH! This white bean version is completely Dairy-Free, Gluten-free, and Read More!
Santa Fe Inspired Sweet Potatoes 🍠 Since we’re all trying to keep our food budget in check while simultaneously feeding our family TASTY, satisfying, and super nutritious meals – when sweet potatoes go on SALE I buy a BUNCH and create a meal out of em’. These Santa Fe Inspired Sweet Potatoes definitely checked all Read More!
Quick Broccoli + Sausage Sheet Pan 🥦 This year I’ve made it a HUGE focus of mine to keep our family food budget in check. We’re making simpler meals and ALWAYS shopping the sales. What does shopping the sales mean? For me it means that I have a few ideas for recipes I’d like to Read More!
Black Beans + Rice I ALWAYS have black beans and brown rice in my pantry, so this side dish is a go-to for me. Lots of flavor and it’s extremely versatile. You can leave any ingredient out or add in whatever you have on hand. It turns out tasty every single time! ➡️ Check out my Read More!
Chicken Enchilada Bowls with Cauliflower Rice Flavor EXPLOSION happening over here! 💥 If you’re looking for a simple recipe to add to your dinner menus this week, we’ve got you covered! The entire family DEVOURED these bowls! I love meals like this where we can just set out the toppings and it’s “build-your-own style” because Read More!
