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A bowl of fresh pineapple chunks next to a cutting board, chef's knife, and a pineapple top.

How to Cut and Freeze Pineapple

How to cut and freeze pineapple when it's on sale, so you can have this fresh, juicy, and tangy tropical fruit all year long.

Four glass bowl veggie snack packs with ranch dressing, broccoli, and tomatoes.

Meal Prep Vegetable Snack Packs

$5.89 recipe / $1.47 each

Make healthy snacking fast, easy, and hard to ignore with meal prep vegetable snack packs. Easy and customizable!

Four glass meal prep containers lined up with roasted vegetable couscous. Two with chicken and two with chickpeas

Roasted Vegetable Couscous Meal Prep

$12.01 recipe / $4.00 serving

Roasted Vegetable Couscous Meal Prep is a super filling, veggie-packed meal that can be made with chicken or vegetarian with chickpeas.

Blueberry muffins in a freezer bag with article title text overlay.

10 Foods I Freeze to Save Money and Reduce Waste

Reducing waste is critical to keeping a food budget. Here are 10 foods I freeze on a regular basis to save money and reduce waste in my kitchen.

Ground Turkey Stir Fry

$7.41 recipe / $1.48 serving

This super easy Ground Turkey Stir Fry is a delicious and versatile answer to busy weeknight dinners. Try the suggested variations to make it your own!

Three Salsa Chicken Meal Prep Containers in a row

Salsa Chicken Meal Prep Bowls

$11.78 recipe / $2.95 serving

These easy Salsa Chicken Meal Prep Bowls are easy to customize to fit your diet or macros, and are 1/3 the cost of a meal delivery service.

13 Date Night Dinner Ideas for Valentine’s Day and Beyond

13 Easy and delicious date night dinner ideas for Valentine's Day or any day that you want to have quality time with your loved one.

Sesame Tempeh Bowls

$6.74 recipe / $1.69 serving

These Sesame Tempeh Bowls are a great vegan alternative to sesame chicken and only take about 20 minutes to make. An easy fast vegan meal prep!

Vegetarian Challenge Final Thoughts

My final thoughts on completing the 31 Day Vegetarian Challenge. All the difficulties and benefits reaped from a month of meal planning.

“Sweep the Kitchen” Pasta Salad

Throw together meals like this "Sweep the Kitchen" Pasta Salad are my favorite way to use up leftovers in the kitchen. Easy, versatile, and never boring!

Vegetarian Challenge Week 4 Recap

Week 4 recap of the vegetarian challenge. What I bought, cooked, and ate, plus how life infuenced my plan this week and how it made me feel.

Vegetarian Challenge Week 3 Recap

What I bought, cooked, ate, and how I felt throughout week 3 of the Vegetarian Challenge. Using up leftovers, battling stress cravings, and more!