October was certainly a delicious one in our house- with lots of new fall recipes paired with family favorites, celebrations with friends and more. Tune in for what we ate, spending $650 on groceries for the month.

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We love the slow cooker in the fall and winter, but I know the same old stuff can get boring. Luckily, there are so many ways you can use your slow cooker to make meals easier this fall and winter. So in today’s episode, I’m going to give you over 25 ideas for meals- and some snacks to boot, you can make in the slow cooker this cool weather season. 

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It’s that time again– fall gets busy with school functions and sports games, sometimes we just need to get dinner on the table- and fast. In today’s episode, I’m sharing my favorite shortcut dinner options to keep on hand or grab quickly at the grocery store, for nights you just can’t even… but you don’t want to grab takeout.

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One of the most common questions I get on meal planning is how to make choosing meals for your plan easier. The other thing I get asked often is how to cook without a recipe. Now I can’t tell you exactly what meals to choose for your family-but I can help you to simplify the process of choosing meals for your meal plan and help you to figure out what to cook, if you’re not interested in cooking with a complicated recipe every night of the week but still want to serve your family satisfying meals they’ll actually eat. I call these go-to meals anchor meals, and in this episode, I’m going to share how to figure out your own anchor meals and how you can use anchor meals to simplify your meal planning. 

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If you are looking to spend less time in the kitchen and still feed your family delicious, nourishing meals, I am here to help. Let’s talk do-able strategies for reducing your time in the kitchen with day to day meals. 

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I spent nearly three weeks away traveling in Germany and (mostly) Austria, in the month of September so I thought I'd record a special edition 'What We Ate' episode with what we ate in the weeks leading up to my trip, and the foods I enjoyed while traveling. Then, I had my husband on to share a (slightly silly) recap of how he managed meals for himself and the kids- breakfasts, school lunches, dinners and all the snacks- while I was away. Please forgive my voice in the second half- I'm a little under the weather post-travel!

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The kids are back in school- maybe some of them for over a month, now- and with a shift in routines also often means a shift in our budget, with extra activities, school pictures (WHY are they so expensive?!), and of course- school lunch packing, weeknight dinners and alllll the snacks. Add onto that the cost of groceries these days, and it can feel like a strain on your wallet with the extra expenses. So in today’s episode, I want to give you some solid tips for spending less on groceries, this fall.

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This past spring, we brought back the Healthy Mama Grocery Guide Series, and after MANY requests, I’m sharing my healthy mama favorites at COSTCO! I’ll be sharing my favorite costco items, what I think is worth it- and what I don’t. 

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If you or someone close to you is about to have a baby or anticipating a big life change, one of my favorite ways to prepare ahead in the meals department is to stock the freezer with staple recipes that will carry you (or them) throughout the busy period. It not only saves time but it also saves a ton of money on takeout or meal delivery kits. So in today’s episode, I’m sharing how to freezer prep for baby- or any big life event. 

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If you’ve been trying to get into a meal prep routine but it’s not working for you- you either spend WAY too much time in the kitchen, you’re through the food by Tuesday or it’s going bad in your fridge at the end of the week... It might be the WAY you’re meal prepping. So in this week's episode, we're talking all about the three styles of meal prep and which one might work best, for you.

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