Misfits Market Meal Plan #4

I hope you had a great weekend! Today we have another Misfits Market Meal Plan. In case you don't know, Misfits Market delivers organic produce straight to your door. Because they source produce that can't be sold at the supermarket due to "cosmetic imperfections," their produce is up to 40% off grocery store prices. If …

Misfits Market Meal Plan #3

Today we're back with another Misfits Market meal plan 🙂 I get the Madness Box, which is $40 (including shipping) for 18-22 pounds of organic fruits and vegetables that "aren't pretty enough" for farmers to sell to the grocery store. If you’d like to try out Misfits Market, you can use my referral code to …

Misfits Market Meal Plan #2

For the past couple of months, my family has been *loving* our weekly subscription produce box from Misfits Market. Read on for how we used it this week! If you'd like to try out Misfits Market, you can use my referral code to get 25% off your first box: COOKWME-QQ0EFF. My Misfits Market Madness Box …

Instant Pot Thai Panang Chicken Curry { 5 minute prep! }

A couple of months ago, my friend from Thailand shared some homemade curry with us. Our whole family loved its rich, sweet and spicy flavor, so I begged her for the recipe. I assumed it would be really complicated, but it’s actually a super easy formula — 1 can Maesri panang curry paste (affiliate link) …

Have you been to Aldi recently?!

Have you been to Aldi recently?! When we were full-time graduate students in Cleveland, my husband and I shopped at Aldi every week to buy steeply-discounted dairy products and pantry staples. After we moved to North Carolina, I wasn't very impressed with the local Aldi -- it was a little out of the way, and …

Instant Pot Split Pea Soup // $1 Dinner

It finally feels like fall in North Carolina, and to me, nothing says fall like a steaming bowl of hot split pea soup made from scratch! This soup takes less than 10 minutes of prep (which can mostly be done with a toddler on your hip!) and is creamy, comforting and full of flavor. And …

Easy Entertaining | Mexican sweet bread

Today I'd like to share one of my "go-to" tricks for easy entertaining. This morning, we had an old friend from out of town come over for coffee (home roasted, of course!). I didn't have time to bake anything for us to nibble on, so I took a quick run to the Mexican super market …

Ginger Scallion Sauce over Rice Noodles // $2 Dinner

I stumbled across the recipe for this amazing sauce over at Extra Petite – I was previously unfamiliar with Cantonese cooking, but this simple and tasty sauce has quickly become a household favorite!   As Jean explains, there are many ways to enjoy this lovely sauce, but our favorite is to toss it with rice noodles and serve …