Lazy Budget Chef

How to Make Banana Chips

2013-05-16T19:35:00.000-04:00

You are what you eat. We're bananas. Bananas are an excellent source of potassium. I learned from my renaissance festival performer days, if you are sweating out of every pore and losing...

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13 Steps to a Better Me

2013-05-10T21:03:00.003-04:00

The thing Husband and I forgot when it comes to working with and rehabilitating a dog with behavioral fear issues is how hard and frustrating it can be in the beginning! We love Lacey and...

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The Easiest and Cheapest Kitchen Cabinet Organizer in the World!

2013-05-02T18:33:00.000-04:00

The lower corner cabinet in my kitchen is a hot mess. It is great for storing small appliances and things I don't use often but still accessible, you know, in case we run into a waffle making...

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27 Quick and Easy Dinner Ideas for Families

2013-04-15T11:51:00.000-04:00

I am spending all of my spare time, and not so spare time, working with Lacey on her fear issues. In the meantime, Husband and I need dinner recipes that use a short list of common real food...

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April Earth Day and Allergy Coupons

2013-04-12T09:30:00.000-04:00

April is Earth Day/Earth Month. That means some of those wonderful, wonderful plant based products that never seen to go on sale - DO! I want to share those coupons with you. There are allergy...

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Big Balance Bar Giveaway!

2013-04-09T08:10:00.000-04:00

Husband like to keep energy bars around in case he needs one after working out at the gym. Sounds like a simple purchase, right? Not always. When you read that the ingredients in a lot of so...

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How to Shop Seasonally and Save Money when Nothing is Growing Locally

2013-04-08T08:30:00.000-04:00

I had a Facebook conversation (Like my fan page pretty please?) about how much money our families spend on groceries each month. The conversation eventually turned, as it usually does, to...

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Ham and Cabbage Recipe

2013-04-01T09:30:00.000-04:00

Here’s a big money saving tip for you, go grocery shopping is right after a major ethnic or religious holiday because the holiday food that was spendy before the holiday is on super...

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Chocolate Chunk Easter Bunny Cookies

2013-03-25T08:26:00.000-04:00

I got an expected and early Easter gift. A solid milk chocolate Easter bunny hopped into a basket and landed on my doorstep. I shouldn’t eat milk chocolate because it contains lactose (although...

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March Coupon Madness

2013-03-22T09:00:00.000-04:00

I found more pintable coupons to share with you especially if you like yogurt! I reworked my printable coupon database so it will be easier for you to find and print the coupons you use. If you...

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How to Make Orange Citrus Cleaner the Lazy Way

2013-03-20T08:30:00.000-04:00

Once upon a time, my neighbor’s cat kept getting sick. Her vet said the floor cleaner she uses made her kitty sick. Poor kitty! I’m pretty darn fond of my dog (to put it in not Crazy Dog Lady...

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Save Some Green St. Patrick's Coupons!

2013-03-16T09:00:00.000-04:00

I'm celebrating St. Patrick's Day with grocery shopping. Crazy, right? I found more pintable coupons to share with you especially if you like yogurt! If you don't see anything that...

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Easter Basket Stuffer Coupons

2013-03-15T18:40:00.001-04:00

When I help the Easter Bunny fill Easter basket I like to fill it with a few non candy things. You too? You are in luck! There are a bunch of toy, game, DVD, and older kid coupons available...

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Hamburger Pie Recipe

2013-03-11T09:11:00.000-04:00

As an adventurous foodie, you might think I grew up with homemade gourmet meals. Nope. Most of my childhood meals were made with ingredients from a box or a can. My mom's favorite spices...

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10 Homemade Dog Treat Recipes - Including Allergy Free

2013-03-06T11:25:00.000-05:00

Baking is my moment of Zen. I really mean moment – it takes about a moment to dump a bunch of stuff in the bread maker and turn it on. Well that’s not entirely true. I like to bake cookies...

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Seven Ways to Use Shampoo

2013-03-04T08:00:00.000-05:00

I have to fight an avalanche of shampoo bottles every time I open the linen closet. It has nothing to do with extreme couponing. It has everything to do with saving travel size toiletries for trips...

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Baking Soda Mason Jar Shaker

2013-02-27T08:00:00.000-05:00

Baking soda is one of the hardest working ingredients in my house. I have a box in the pantry for baking and cooking. I also have one box of baking soda in the freezer and one in the refrigerator to...

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Crockpot Cincinnati Style Chili Recipe

2013-02-25T08:00:00.000-05:00

Ohio is weird. You can drive from the top to the bottom of the state in a couple of hours but there some things that only live in the northern or southern part of the state like Cincinnati style...

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Giant Goat Cheese Giveaway!

2013-02-20T13:20:00.000-05:00

I might have been a mouse in a former life. I miss cheese. I haven’t found a good lactose free substitute. Since I can’t give up cheese entirely, I try to eat only well made and unusual flavors...

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12 Things I Do Not Buy

2013-02-06T22:03:00.001-05:00

Sometimes saving money is not about what you buy on sale but what you don’t buy at all. Now I’m not speaking as a super money saving expert on a mountaintop because I’m just as guilty as anyone...

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Food Allergies: The Musical

2013-01-29T08:00:00.000-05:00

I've been living lactose free for a year. I planned on writing my thoughts about what I learned, yadda, yadda, yadda. Then I saw One Grain More and let their singing do my talking for me because...

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Burn's Night Haggis

2013-01-22T08:00:00.000-05:00

I never turn down an invitation to our Scottish friend's Burns Night party. For you not in the Scottish know, Burns Night is to Scotland kind of what Fourth of July is to...

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5 Comforting Flu Foods

2013-01-15T08:00:00.000-05:00

Lucky me! I rang in the New Year with a mild case of the flu. Instead of sipping champagne at a fancy party, I cuddled with a hot toddy on the sofa. As the week wore on my flu didn't get...

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How to Froth Milk Without an Espresso Machine

2013-01-08T08:30:00.000-05:00

I didn’t drink coffee until I lived in Miami and discovered Cuban coffee. Cuban coffee is a sweet espresso latte. It was a sad, sad day when I moved back to Ohio and couldn’t find it anywhere. I...

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My Top 10 Posts of 2012

2012-12-27T08:00:00.000-05:00

My, my, my how 2012 has flown by! This year has been seen the good, like my being a Newcomer and Food Community Leader at Blissdom. Me being Community Leaderly The challenging, like...

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