My husband especially loves pumpkin and all things pumpkin spice. If you do as well, you’ll definitely want to check out our Pumpkin Carrot Cake recipe. I really enjoy making homemade muffins. When my husband discovered that he was sensitive to gluten, I had to reinvent some of my go-to recipes. Here’s a delicious rendition …
Pumpkin Muffin Recipe – GF, DF, sweetened with maple syrup Read More »
During our first 30-day no sugar challenge, I attempted a hearty waffle recipe with pureed fruit topping, which didn’t turn out that tasty. After trying a few other recipes and experimenting with my own ingredients, we came up with another family favorite – these gluten free banana pancakes. When we are not participating in a …
Banana Pancakes – Gluten free, Dairy Free, No Added Sugar or Sweeteners Read More »
One of our goals this year (2019) is to grow as musicians by writing three songs. We collaborated with a friend on one song to submit to a company for a particular use, so successfully wrote one song. This, though it is a parody (so we didn’t write the melody), I feel counts toward song …
I’m going to be really open about our financial journey, because I think it may be helpful to people. I feel pretty comfortable giving numbers as well, because I think it gives more of a frame of reference and perspective. So, without further ado, here’s our entire financial journey, from our college days to right …
When we completed our 30-day no sugar challenge, both my husband and I just generally believed that sugar wasn’t good for us, that it’s addictive, and that it contributes to inflammation in our bodies. Since I knew that I was going to be writing about it on this blog, and because I was genuinely interested …
Hi, if you don’t know me yet, my name is Alicia, and I love saving money. One of the ways I save money is through the use of coupons. I’m not talking about the “$1 off” kind of couponing, I’m talking about the kind where you get things for free or nearly free. If you’ve …
The pregnancy, the birth, and the aftermath. I’m going to be honest, before having my son, I wasn’t into birth stories. I didn’t need all the details, just a really brief, generalized version of how the baby came to be. Even when I was pregnant and preparing for the birthing process, I wasn’t super interested …
While this is perfect for the fall, we are a family that likes to enjoy pumpkin spice all year round. The original idea for pumpkin carrot cake came from an episode of Master Chef, but I looked up that recipe and it was waaaaay above my skill level. I came up with a version of …
The Most Amazing Pumpkin Carrot Cake You Will Ever Eat Read More »
More updates! As of June 2020, you can now link your Ibotta account with Walmart Grocery Pickup! This makes me very happy. I’ve edited the original post to include this update. Update 5/27/2020 – since making this original post, lots of things have changed, including updates to their App and our world’s circumstances. I went …
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This post is all about our 30-day no sugar challenge: why we did it, how we did it, and what we thought about it. Every year, my husband and I do an eating challenge to increase our awareness of what we are putting into our bodies. For the past couple years we have done a …
We went 30 days without sugar. Here’s what happened. Read More »
