Soup in the middle of summer? Crazy lady! I know, but last night I was feeling under the weather and more than a tad stressed and soup is the ultimate comfort food. I had a hardcore hankering for ham, potatoes and greens so I did a little poking around the internet and found something to work with, then I modified the holy heck out of it! I was so happy with the soup I had two bowls last night and am reheating one today for lunch!

I have dubbed the soup...

Alright, this little bitty isn't exactly frugal...but it was so, so good I wanted to share. Sometimes we're looking for something different to shake things up, a splurge item on that menu perhaps? This is your guy! I made this while visiting my sister-in-law and she and her husband almost devoured the entire pan between the two of them.

When I got home, I despaired at the high fat and calorie content.. trust me, this is not a dish for those on a diet! So I decided I would be the brilliant...

Alright, I'll start of saying that this isn't so much a review as it is more of a perfected series of tweeks on a recipe I found a while ago and had wanted to try. I like to avoid shopping out of season so I needed to wait until the summer months here in Washington to get my hands on those zucchinis at an affordable price.

I grew up eating zucchini from grandmas garden so it is almost always a summer staple for me. The great thing about this vegetable is that you can easily freeze...

This is one of my all time go to comfort foods. I remember my grandma cooking this dish when I was a child, continuing the tradition, I make this for my own children. There are a lot of different ways to make goulash, but this is how she did it.

1 box bowtie pasta or elbow noodles (really, any pasta will do!)- $1.00 or less, free with coupon
1 lb ground meat (turkey is healthier, but grandma used beef) -prices vary- I used clearance organic beef $2.00/lb
1 bag frozen...

What can I say about this recipe? Holy fancy breakfast batman! I was looking for something different to break up the bacon and eggs circuit that had been making rounds in my kitchen when I stumbled across this doozie I pinned almost a year ago. The texture of the toast is quite different from traditional french toast and has a much more savory and gourmet flavor! The ingredients are cheap enough and often things you'll already have on hand in your pantry.

I found the coconut extract...