Frugal In Florida

Oh no ... it's that time of year where everything is PUMPKIN. I guess that's fine and dandy if you are a pumpkin fan.  Which I'm still kind of on the fence about.  But it's also APPLE TIME!  WHEEE!!!! I love me some Honey Crisp apples ... but dang, they are expensive! So I started doing this several years ago with Pink Ladies, Gala and a few other brands but NOT McIntosh or Red Delicious ... those are just icky not matter what you do to them! This is a GREAT snack to offer up to the kids, teens, mini adults, family, friends, even strangers!  I have not been able to eat an apple any other way since trying this the first time! Having a brunch (or in my house, just a bunch of people leftover from the previous night)? Serve up some apples! Need a healthy snack? Serve up some apples! Seriously. These are so yummy ... all the "kids" (who are in their early 20's) and adults (my friends, 40s/50s) love these things! So here you go, a repost of the o...

#JANUARYWHOLE30 *Repost alert! This is made all the time, even when I'm not doing a Whole30 ... it's just yummy, healthy eating!* Did you see my excitement a few weeks ago when I finally found the bags of riced cauliflower at Trader Joe's? I made a bag of that stuff that very night without any thought ... that's how excited I really was ;-) It was really easy too since the cauliflower was already riced ... all I had to do was zest a lime, chop some cilantro, juice the lime and cook the "rice". I have turned so many people on to this stuff in the past few weeks that I may never find it again at the Trader Joe's by my house! *Type 1 Diabetics should be stockpiling this stuff with only 3 grams of carbs per serving! This isn't really a recipe, so to speak, but more of a process. And I'm looking forward to making it again! Here's what you need: 1 12 oz bag of riced cauliflower (or you can certainly rice your own, it's just...

We've been working on eating down the freezers AND staying on budget. Just for the record, eating down the freezers DOES help the budget, except when you see a great sale on some frozen foods and think, hey, I've got plenty of room in the freezers for that! Ahem. It happens ;-) So, I was out of shrimp. Who would have thought that day would come? But never fear, there's always a sale on shrimp somewhere so of course, I bought more! Not stock up more, but more. Because I wanted to make this ... *Sorry the pictures are crappy, they are OLD and well, if I can, I'll try and take NEW pics when we make it this week!* When I came across  this recipe , I immediately fell in love with the picture ... and then the SUPER SIMPLE list of ingredients. Awww, yeah, we can do this. Of course, I had to stop at the store to get me a chili ... which brings me to the next point: Are all chilis created equal? No, they aren't. But heck if I know the difference from one to a...

We are visiting family and friends in the midwest this week and I'm offering up some of my favorite, healthy treats to share. All the kids are in high school with a few shipping out to colleges and it's sort of a bittersweet time for me in that my kids are pretty much grown up now, you know? However, this is a GREAT snack to offer up to the kids, teens, mini adults, family, friends, even strangers!  I have not been able to eat an apple any other way since trying this the first time! Having a brunch (or in my house, just a bunch of people leftover from the previous night)? Serve up some apples! Need a healthy snack? Serve up some apples! Seriously. These are so yummy ... all the "kids" (who are in their early 20's) and adults (my friends, 40s/50s) love these things! So here you go, a repost of the original post from a while ago ... go ahead, give it a try! I had this  pinned  for a little while and kept thinking, I need to give this a try ... I mean, heck...

It's summertime and I'm trying REAL hard to stay on a more healthful eating plan this month ...  This is a GREAT snack to offer up to the kids, family, friends, even strangers!  I have not been able to eat an apple any other way since trying this the first time and I make this at least 4 times each month ... Having a brunch (or in my house, just a bunch of people leftover from the previous night)? Serve up some apples! Need a healthy snack? Serve up some apples! Seriously. These are so yummy ... all the "kids" (who are in their early 20's) and adults (my friends, 40s/50s) love these things! So here you go, a repost of the original post from a while ago ... go ahead, give it a try! I had this  pinned  for a little while and kept thinking, I need to give this a try ... I mean, heck, it's super easy and sounds GOOD, so what took me so long? Them apples are called Pink Lady ...  The thought of cutting up the apples into these thin slices. Ye...