Meal prepping lunch for the week can really be a game-changer. It rids you of mornings digging around your fridge for something to pack and helps you curb your expensive takeout salad habit. We’re big believers in it and try to make a point to prep lunch each weekend. Here are some of our favorite recipes to get the job done.
The best lunches are the ones that are the simplest to pull off. They make use of leftover veggies in the crisper, humble pantry basics, and meal prep staples, which not only makes them easy but also keeps our weekly food budgets in check. These are the lunches that do just that, and come together in 15 minutes or less. If it sounds too good to be true, I assure you it’s not.
You could say moving is one of my specialties: Over the past decade, I’ve lived in more than 25 different apartments. Because I don’t move with much, I’ve had to get creative when it comes to stocking my kitchen on a budget.
The thrift store is almost always my first stop, although they don’t always have what I need. Not to mention, there are certain items I generally can’t (or don’t want to) buy used.
So where do I go next? The dollar store.
As I learned from my late grandfather, these stores have pretty much everything you need — for cheap. If you’re setting up a new kitchen, or just looking to replace or stock up on some things, grab one (or 12) of the following items.
As the face of the Food Network for more than a decade, Guy Fieri tends to garner attention everywhere he goes. But this past July and August he very quietly stepped up to the grill, cooking for thousands of first responders and evacuees in the wake of the Carr fire in Northern California.
“We have the skill of feeding people, and at a certain point, it’s the most important thing that there is,” Guy Fieri says in a recent interview with Food Beast.
Shopping for cabinet hardware can be overwhelming (so many options!) and underwhelming (so many not good options!) at the same time. To help ease the stress, we’ve provided a list of 10 online shopping sources for cabinet knobs and pulls to get you started.
We think you’re bound to find what you’re looking for — and not too much of what you’re not — at one of these places!
Choosing the right houseplant for your space isn’t exactly a science. Also not a science? Astrology. But much like covering your kitchen in greenery, exploring what your zodiac sign might reveal about your personality is a ton of harmless fun (for not a ton of money).
In addition to its quirky snacks and cult-favorite foods (looking at you, cauliflower gnocchi!), Trader Joe’s is known for its unbeatable super-low, budget-friendly pricing. It’s part of the reason we all love it. So, it’s no surprise that you’ll find a shocking number of items that ring up under five dollars.
Of all those inexpensive finds, these are my seven favorites.
Regardless of your diet, meal prepping is the easiest way to get ahead on your breakfasts, lunches, and dinners for the week. For vegans and vegetarians, this means getting things like vegetables and meatless protein ready to fill up plates for days. Here are some great recipes we love to get you started.
Have you ever watched a kitchen renovation project unfold on HGTV and then, not-so shortly after, needed physical assistance to pick your jaw up off the floor? If that description is you every time you flip on a home improvement show, you’re not alone. Americans just can’t get enough of those thrilling before-and-after transformations — especially when the results are utterly unrecognizable.
You’ve probably heard all kinds of conflicting advice on which kind of cutting board is the most green, the most sanitary, and the least damaging to your knives. So, who’s right?
We’re finally setting the record straight on which is the best kind of cutting board: plastic, wood, or bamboo.