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Veggie Omelet Starter Packs

June 1, 2017 No Comments

I am so awful at eating my veggies. Like really awful I just haven’t found a way that I LOVE to have most veggies so I resist eating them Plus they go bad so fast when you buy fresh that I just end up throwing money away My husband is the same So in an effort to increase both our veggie intakes I figured it was time to start small with something easy Insert veggie omelette starter packs I like veggies in my omelettes(not as much as I like bacon but still) so I thought this was a great way to give it a try What you will need: Veggies of choice(I used red onion, green pepper, tomato, and mushrooms) Knive Cutting board/mat Ziplock baggies Simple and easy to make these, chop everything up, toss it together in a bowl, divide among baggies, and put the baggies in the freezer…

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Simple & Easy Pumpkin Muffins

May 4, 2017 No Comments

So things have been crazy in our house over the last week. Our furbaby, Elsa, has been sick. Diarrhea every 2 hours since 5pm on Saturday(overshare sorry!) Over the weekend we tried to do some home remedies to help her feel better which included rice and pumpkin. Turns out we only have LARGE 28 oz. cans of pumpkin in the cupboard and needless to say our 25lb dog does not need to consume that much pumpkin Being someone who doesn’t like things to go to waste I knew I wanted to try to put together a new pumpkin muffin recipe and let me just say it turned out AMAZING! My hubby was even taking 6 to work and coming home with zero left each day! So here is my simple and easy Pumpkin Muffin Recipe: 1¾ cups flour 1 cup packed brown sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp cinnamon…

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3 Freezer Meal Tips For Beginners

April 20, 2017 No Comments

Preparing freezer meals has become very popular with people all over the country and for a good reason! For just a couple hours out of one day you can have an entire week or more of meals prepped and prepared. Not only that but it takes the guesswork out of what to make for dinner and saves you money! As a newbie it can be very overwhelming to figure out where to start so here a few great tips on what you need to do to to start your own freezer meal stock! Plan it out. Take some time and find recipes you would like to try. I highly suggest Pinterest, simply search freezer meals and you will get hundreds on recipes. Pick 5-7 to get started, this will take care of you first week. Print off these recipes and write out all the ingredients you need. Feel free to…