Delicious GFCF Homemade Tomato Soup
This tomato soup from Gluten-Free Mom has quickly become my favorite gluten-, dairy-, soy-free recipe. It’s easy to put together, makes the whole house smell
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September 1, 2011
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Using Plan to Eat on a Mobile Device
One of the most common questions people ask about Plan to Eat is whether or not there’s a mobile app available. Technically, the answer is
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September 1, 2011
Overnight Steel Cut Oats for the Whole Family
As of two weeks ago, our youngest daughter is now on a gluten-, casein- and soy-free diet. While in many ways the transition has been
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August 26, 2011
New Print Preview Feature
I’ve always said that one of the things I love about Plan to Eat — besides the fact that it simplifies one of my most
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August 25, 2011
Plan to…Craft?
Photo by AForestFrolic.com My mom and I recently held a marathon crafting session to prepare for an upcoming Christmas series that I’m hosting at Life…Your
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August 19, 2011
Create Shopping Lists for Multiple Stores
To be honest, the multiple store lists feature of Plan to Eat is one that I’ve only recently started using. Because we live out in
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August 16, 2011
Using the Pantry Staples List to Simplify Your Shopping
While the Plan to Eat Menu Planner and Shopping List are seamlessly integrated to automatically create your shopping list with everything you need for the
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August 10, 2011
Using Pinterest to Reinvigorate Your Meal Plan
Have you discovered Pinterest yet? It’s truly one of my favorite social media sites (if you follow me on Life…Your Way as well, you may
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July 28, 2011
Customizing Your Meal Planner Settings & Options
The Meal Planner is the heart and soul of Plan to Eat! And while using the bare bones features of the planner are enough to
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July 26, 2011
Healthy Snacks for the Whole Family
Photo by Ava Lowery I don’t know about you, but as summer wears on, I’m finding us stuck in a summertime snack rut. I’ll admit
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July 21, 2011
How to Bulk Input Recipes
We’re starting a new series of tips and tricks to help you get even more out of your Plan to Eat account, and today’s tip
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July 19, 2011
Easy Method for Slicing Stone Fruit
This time of year, I tend to buy as much stone fruit as I can because the season never seems to last as long as
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July 14, 2011
Morning Glory Muffins Made Even Healthier
Full of apples, carrots, coconut and raisins, morning glory muffins have been one of our family’s favorite breakfast recipes for years. Just recently, though, I
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July 7, 2011
Frozen Smoothie Pops {Easy & Healthy Summer Snack}
A couple of weeks ago, I shared our family’s favorite mix-and-match smoothies. My girls had been begging me to freeze some of the leftovers into
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June 30, 2011
The 2011 Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen
Photo by DC Central Kitchen The Environmental Working Group has updated their “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” lists with recommendations on the fruits and veggies
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June 23, 2011
A Father’s Day Menu + Shopping List
Have you planned your Father’s Day menu yet? If not, let me help you out: barbecue bacon-wrapped shrimp kebabs grilled veggie kebabs grilled pineapple grilled
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June 16, 2011
Our Favorite Food Bloggers
Photo by Simple Bites If you’re like me, and cooking doesn’t come easily, then food blogs are pretty much the best thing since sliced bread.
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June 10, 2011
Mix & Match Fruit Smoothies
Because all of my girls have dealt with dairy intolerances when they were infants and toddlers, I’ve never made yogurt/milk smoothies. Instead, I make pure
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June 2, 2011
FREE Printable Backyard Barbecue Recipes eBook
Memorial Day is less than two weeks away! As we approach the start of the grilling season, Shaina from Food for My Family and I
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May 19, 2011
Easy Ways to Go Green in Your Kitchen
Photo by Lauren Mitchell Going green means different things to different people. To me, it’s the intersection between eco-friendly, frugal and simple
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May 12, 2011
Easy Homemade Meatball Sliders
Although I’m trying, I’ve never really enjoyed cooking (although I do enjoy baking!), so most of the meals I prepare have as few ingredients as
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May 5, 2011
More Kitchen Quick Tips for Busy Families
Last week, Andrea shared some of her favorite Simple Kitchen Quick Tips. Today, I wanted to add to her list with a few of my own!
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April 29, 2011
Stock Your Freezer with “Overripe” Bananas and Save
I probably look like a crazy woman when I head to our local grocery store and load up my cart with bags of “overripe” bananas,
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April 21, 2011
Homemade Produce Wash for Your Fruits & Veggies
With growing concern about the safety of conventionally grown fruits and veggies — and the relatively exorbitant prices of organic produce — properly washing produce
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April 14, 2011
Cooking with Kids: English Muffin Pizzas
It’s only been recently that I’ve started actually enjoying cooking or baking with our kids (now that the oldest two are 6 and 4.5 rather
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September 30, 2010
Easy Pasta Recipes for Busy Families
Life’s been a bit busy lately, with the new school year & the launch of my new site, and I’ve been looking for easy meals
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September 13, 2010
Use Plan to Eat to Keep Track of The Dirty Dozen and The Clean Fifteen
Recently, I shared a printable on Life…Your Way to help my readers keep track of the “dirty dozen” and “clean fifteen” when purchasing produce. These
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September 8, 2010
Share Plan to Eat with Friends & Earn a Referral Fee
A couple of weeks ago, I told you how the improved Friends feature makes it incredibly easy to share recipes with friends and family so
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September 5, 2010
Decluttering Your Cookbooks
Although I’m really not a great cook — despite my best efforts and the fact that I cook almost every day for my family! —
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September 1, 2010
Barbecue Recipes to Try Before the Grilling Season Ends
Summer’s almost over, and I’m looking forward to fall and all the goodness it brings with it — crisp apples fresh from the orchard, fresh
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August 29, 2010
New Friend Feature Makes Sharing Recipes Even Easier!
One of the features of Plan to Eat that has the most potential to change the way my family eats is the Friend feature, which
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August 24, 2010
Cooking with Beans: Healthy AND Inexpensive
Ask any frugal family, and chances are that beans and/or rice make a regular appearance on their menu. For some people, just the phrase “beans
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August 21, 2010
How Many Small Appliances Does a Person Really Need?
Can I tell you a secret? I’m a terrible cook. I’m getting better the more I practice, but the truth is that I over think
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August 19, 2010
7 Ways to Use Quinoa in Everyday Cooking
Quinoa is quickly gaining popularity as a superfood. Not only is it high in protein (and a complete protein to boot), it’s also high in
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August 10, 2010
Creating a List of Pantry Staples
Keeping a well-stocked pantry is a valuable tool, along with menu planning, for ensuring that your family has healthy food available even when you’re not
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August 7, 2010
Now Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Supper!
Wait…supper? Yep, that’s right! For all of us who use Plan to Eat for planning every meal, there are now sections on your meal planner
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August 4, 2010
Declutter Your Kitchen in 6 Easy Steps
Do you have too many gadgets and tools cluttering up your kitchen? The answer to that question is obviously subjective, but you might if you…
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August 2, 2010
10 Recipes for Homemade Ice Cream
Have you made homemade ice cream before? I’ll admit that I haven’t, but I’ve seen quite a few homemade ice cream recipes lately that make
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July 29, 2010
A Plan-to-Eat Moment from Kait
Kait recently left a comment on an older post with her new monthly planning system. It’s such a great idea that I wanted to be
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July 28, 2010
The Importance of Having Healthy, Ready-to-Eat Foods on Hand
Changing your diet from processed, unhealthy foods to fresh, healthy ones doesn’t come easily for most people. It takes time and effort — to read
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July 20, 2010
Step by Step Menu Planning
There are a few different approaches to planning your menu. I thought I’d share my method first, and I’d love to hear how your method
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July 18, 2010
Using Fresh Garlic: Health Benefits, Recipes & More
Garlic is often touted as a superfood, with health benefits ranging from clearing up acne and lowering blood pressure to slowing cancer growth and curing
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July 14, 2010
Kitchen Tools That Serve Double (or Triple!) Duty
I’m a big proponent of simplifying and decluttering in the kitchen (well, really, everywhere, but we’re talking about the kitchen today!), and so I rarely
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July 12, 2010
Four Tips for Simplifying Your Menu Plan
Menu planning is a great way to simplify both your grocery shopping and meal preparation. Avoid the 5 o’clock stare down with the pantry by
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July 8, 2010
What Are Your Must-Have Kitchen Tools?
Yesterday, I asked this question on Twitter: What Are Your Must-Have Kitchen Tools? The answers I received were wide and varied. I heard from a
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July 3, 2010
A Plan-to-Eat Moment
A couple of weeks ago, we were on our way back from vacation and trying to decide when we would grocery shop for the week.
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June 30, 2010
10 Uses for Fresh Peaches
July is the month that makes me wish I lived in Georgia — not for the sweltering summer humidity, of course, but for the fresh
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June 26, 2010
Why Meal Plan?
I’m excited to be joining the Plan to Eat team as a blogger and spokesperson. As a work-at-home mom of four little girls five years
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June 23, 2010
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