Articles Posted in the Featured Category
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WYSIWYG Grazing – How to Eat Simpler, Cheaper, and Healthier
Please allow me to share the nerd side of me for a moment. In the website building world, there is something called a WYSIWYG editor, meaning, What You See Is What You Get. When you edit content on a website, like text and images, the WYSIWYG editor shows you what it will look like on [...]
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Sauteed Skin-On Herb Salmon over Creamed Spinach – $2.95
So, you’ve got yourself a salmon filet and you have no idea what to do with it. There are probably hundreds of things you could do with it, but here’s a very simple method that you’ll enjoy. Take a VERY SHARP knife, like this one, and very carefully cut slits through the skin about 1/4″-1/2″ [...]
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Sweet Roasted Rainbow Carrots
So, in my Backyard Produce Mystery Box delivery I received rainbow carrots. Carrots are naturally sweet, and when you roast them, they’re even sweeter. Feel free to use regular carrots instead of this fancy variety, but someday you should definitely try the rainbow type. Preheat your oven to about 400. If you don’t have a Y-shaped peeler, [...]
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The Juiciest Baked Chicken You’ll Ever Eat – .89¢ Per Serving
This was hands-down the absolute moistest, most delicious baked chicken I’ve ever had. If you think baked chicken is always dry, allow me to convince you to try my way. I baked this chicken with the same technique I used to bake our Thanksgiving Turkey a few months ago. As you can see, it works. [...]
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Roasted Spicy Asian Chicken Veggies – .55¢
Yet again, I struck gold at the farmer’s market. 3 red peppers for $1! There are ways to find cheap veggies, guys and gals- don’t let the “Vegetables-are-too-expensive” argument bring you down. Start with cutting up your veggies and throw in a big bowl. Use whatever you’ve got leftover in the fridge, but I used [...]
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Shaved Rainbow Carrot & Sweet Potato Salad with Cilantro, Cumin Vinaigrette & Queso Fresco
So, in my Backyard Produce Mystery Box delivery I received rainbow carrots. They made me ridiculously happy. And instead of just cooking them to smithereens or slicing them up in a salad, I wanted to make them the stars of the show. Obviously, you can use regular carrots for this salad. Aren’t they beautiful? I started [...]
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Garlic Studded Pork Loin – $1.47
Pork loins are one of the most versatile pieces of meat you can buy. Cut it raw into thick slices for delicious pork chops, cook it in a slow cooker and pull it apart for a version of BBQ, or simply roast the whole loin. Honestly, I just wanted to use my new gadget, a [...]
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Grilled Red Cabbage Steaks – 16¢
My roommates and I have stumbled upon an amazing discovery on accident. Grilled cabbage! Every time we grill now we crave cabbage. We used to think cabbage was a mushy, old people food until we found this. A perfect side if you need to feed a boat load of people at a BBQ. If you [...]
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Raw Collard Greens: The Tortilla Alternative
Out of all the articles and recipes I’ve posted, I’ve never shared a game-changer idea. This, my friends, is a game-changer. You want low carbs so you cut out bread and have tortillas. Tortillas get soggy and the good ones are expensive. So what are you left with? The Almighty Collard Green. You probably think [...]
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Grace, Shame, and Why Diet Pills Made Me Fatter
In 2011 I lost 35 pounds in 6 months. It was awesome. I was surging with energy and felt great. My friends and family complimented me left and right. I liked how I looked in photos—the true test of self-confidence. But I have a confession. I didn’t lose it naturally. I lost it with the help of [...]
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Mexican Corn Cakes – 4¢ Per Cake
I could eat Latin food every day and not get sick of it. And I did a bad thing tonight. I experimented. And I succeeded. And now I’m afraid these little golden corn nuggets of joy will become a part of my hourly diet and make me a giant corn-blob. By the way, once again [...]
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5 Cheap, Fun Things to do with Kids
Growing up in a consumer society, we often associate fun with having to spend money. When posed with the question “so what should we do?” many only consider going shopping or eating out. But if you’re trying to save money, these choices can be quite limiting. Fortunately, there are many low cost and even free [...]
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7 Ways to Keep Your New Years Resolutions
I don’t mean to sound like Miss Grumpy Pants at such a festive time of year, but hear me out. I don’t like New Years Resolutions, and I’ve stopped making them. People make them because they want to better themselves, which is all good and lovely. But it may be a little trickier than that. [...]
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10 Healthy ‘Poor Man’s’ Foods
Stefan Pinto, a self-proclaimed former fatty and current model, changed his life and his attitude and lost 60 pounds. He authors an e-book called Fat to Fit, which explains his weight loss journey. While acting and writing in Los Angeles, times were tough and he had to find cheap, healthy food to fit his budget. [...]
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Easy Chicken Soup Recipe – .59¢ per serving
Last week I got strep AND the stomach flu within a few days of each other. I craved something hot, chicken-y, salty, and most importantly, simple. I was also not interested in digging out my huge camera for these shots, so I used my iPhone. Sorry about that, but hey, I was sick! If you [...]
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Most Popular Soap Making Methods
Soap is something that has been made in the home for a very long time; pretty much since the dawn of its creation. It is only in the last century or so, with the coming of the industrial revolution, that soap has become something that was manufactured and then bought in stores. This made the [...]
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Homemade Autumn Granola Recipe – $.48 Per Serving
Last week I made a whole 5 gallon bucket’s worth of delicious, crunchy, natural granola because there’s an upcoming fall festival and I’ll be selling this to the public. Fun! But I’m absolutely going to make this much again for myself, vacuum seal it, and store it. Why Make It Yourself? Granola is actually a [...]
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Car Shopping: 5 Ways to Save
After three and two respective years as public transportation enthusiasts, my husband and I recently rejoined the car-owning population of the world. While taking trains and buses gave many opportunities to stand on a soapbox and brag about our money-saving, environment-saving lifestyle, we are again thrilled at the convenience of owning a vehicle. We tried [...]
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Homemade Vanilla – $3.47
It’s not hard to find a homemade vanilla recipe out there, especially on Pinterest, but I wanted to not only show you how to do it, but why you should do it and where to find the supplies. Why 1. First of all, homemade vanilla makes an excellent gift. You may think it’s too early [...]
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DIY Burt’s Bees Style Lip Balm Recipe – 8¢ Per Tube
If you know me at all, you know that I don’t leave the house without Burt’s Bees lip balm. In fact, if I had to die alone on a deserted island, I would die happy as long as I had Burt’s. Just the other day I was thinking of some kind of invention that would allow [...]
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88 Fun Ways to Display Books
Last week I was hunting down fun, cheap, easy ways to display books, as I was tired of those cheap, clunky, particle board bookshelves in my room. Naturally, Pinterest was the first stop in my research. I ran across so many ideas, I made a Fun Ways to Display Books Pinterest board. Click on the photo [...]
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Slow Cooked Boston Butt (2 Ways: Cuban Style & “Homestyle”) – $1.21
A single gal buying a big Boston Butt may sound a little weird, but you don’t have to cook for an army to buy a big cut of meat. This roast gave me about 5-6 portions, so between dinners and lunches, I didn’t need to freeze any leftovers. As you can see, at $1.47 per [...]
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Being Unhealthy Does Not Make You a Victim
Healthy food is just too expensive. Everyone goes out to lunch at work so of course I go with them. The gym is too expensive. I’m just way to tired after work. It’s too hot to work out outside, and plus, it’s unsafe to run where I live. Being addicted to sweets is genetic, I [...]
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Fresh Herb & Garlic Dressing Recipe
I challenge you to race me to the grocery store and back with a bottle of store-bought dressing before I’m done making mine. Betcha I’d win. With the exception of Ranch or Caesar dressing, I don’t buy store-bought dressings. They’re way too easy and cheap to make myself. Not only are they cheap and easy, but you can customize [...]
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Bryndzové Halušky Recipe (Slovak Potato Dumplings with Bacon and Cheese) – .91¢ Per Serving
I spent the year of 2009 in Trnava, Slovaka doing some volunteer mission work. My absolute favorite classic Slovak dish is called Bryndzové halušky (pronounced “breend-zoh-vah hah-loosh-key”). It’s simple, yet delicious. Potato dumplings with bacon and bryndza, a soft sheep cheese. A few disclaimers before I continue. I am not Slovak and would never claim that [...]
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Cooking Meat: Muscle vs. Fat
Most people I know don’t buy cuts of meat they’re not familiar with because they have no idea how to cook it, so they stick with chicken breasts and ground beef because it’s all they know. A few weeks ago I was on a late-night run to the grocery store with a roommate and I [...]
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Peach, Raspberry & Coconut Oat Crisp with Flax – $.64
Thank goodness for crumbles. Fruit crumbles are one of those things you can throw together without a recipe and 9 times out of 10 it’ll be fabulous. You’ve just gotta use a few necessary components. This time I’m making it with a peach and raspberries, but feel free to use cheaper fruits like apples, etc.
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Garlic & Ginger Soy Dressing – $1.02 for 10+ servings
One of my favorite things to make is dressing. I call it dressing, but really, these types of sauces can be used for just about anything. You can use it as salad dressing, dipping sauce for whatever, or even sautéed with ingredients on the stove. I generally don’t buy most store-bought dressings any more for these 4 [...]
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16 Tips for the Best Cup of Coffee Ever
A Little Background I’m a coffee & espresso snob. Bad coffee literally makes me a little sad. But a great cup of coffee? I’ll just about pop out a tear of joy if it’s that good. I remember a handful of epic coffee moments in my life—where time stopped just for a second and I [...]
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10 Minute Trainer Facebook Giveaway
10 Minute Trainer Giveaway Broke & Healthy is teaming up with Fitness Body Online to give away an awesome workout package called 10 Minute Trainer, an $80 value! To enter, simply become a Facebook fan of Broke & Healthy. That’s it!* But hurry, we’ll randomly choose a winner on Saturday, April 7th. Super Stacking™ The secret behind [...]
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“38 Special” Chili {Sausage, Beer, & Spinach, Oh My!}
I would say that I’m not a very competitive person. Bragging about how good you are at something and winning is the stuff of daydreams. But bragging and then losing is pretty humiliating to experience and watch others go through. With that said, at my 8-5 cube job, we had a chili cook-off and for [...]
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Why You Should Live Like You’re Poor {Even Though You’re Not}
I’m not a financial advisor and I’m not wealthy, let’s just get that straight. But common sense tells me that becoming wealthy is a lot like losing weight: Earn more than you spend, burn more calories than you eat. It’s simple math. Seems to me that until one can make this equation fit my life, [...]
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Why I Want to Stop Popping Pills {and DayQuil}
I want to stop using medicine. That’s easier said than done, especially if you’ve grown up in America where we pop pills the first sign of a runny nose. I don’t plan to ween myself off of medicine all at once. Rather, over the course of the next few years I want make a habit [...]
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Oven Roasted Broccoli Recipe
I think I’ve officially found my favorite way to prepare broccoli. THIS is why I love experimenting with food. By just using your intuition and some basic cooking principles, experimenting in the kitchen empowers you to break from the old, sub-par ways of making something and take your meals to the next level. I made [...]
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50 Techniques to Help You Sleep
Sleep deprivation is serious business. In the short run, not getting enough sleep can leave you just plain exhausted, it can impair your memory and cause plenty o’ stress. However, in the long run, sleep deprivation has been linked to strokes, high blood pressure, cancer growth, heart disease, depression, obesity, ADD, and a lot more [...]
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8 Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman (and 4 Things To Say Instead)
Guys, this one’s especially for you. While pregnancy is a ‘wonderful and glorious’ time in a woman’s life, a time like no other and it should be cherished and appreciated…(all said in a sweet sing songy voice while the visual of a blissful pregnant lady in a flowy white sundress twirls around in a golden [...]
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50 Fun Ways to Hang Your Jewelry
If you’re like me, you have way too much (cheap) jewelry and no fancy jewelry box. And even if you had a jewelry box, who wants all their long, beaded necklaces getting all up on each other? I’d rather not use my spare time untangling necklaces (what I just spent 30 minutes doing). Here are [...]
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7 Cheap Homemade Gifts
For Christmas, I decided to make most of my gifts. After doing it, I can’t imagine buying my gifts next year either. Some of these gifts take a lot of time and/or machinery, while some may only take a few minutes, but all worth while. Birch Wood Candles I think this is officially the weirdest [...]
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A Free, Guaranteed Method to Avoid Hip Problems
A couple years ago, I worked in Ethiopia for a few months, helping a team take care of AIDS and leprosy patients. I had the privilege of visiting a leprosy hospital a few times, and happened to stumble upon a book called The Gift of Pain in the midst of my visits. I won’t get [...]
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Book Page Wreath
Yes, book page wreaths. This is so clever, cheap and interesting! Especially with a meaningful book, ya know? I found this originally on Eucharisteo who found it on Nesting Place, both very cool websites. Go to one of their sites to see instructions!
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9 Tips & Tricks for the Best Hummus Ever
A few months back, my friend was raving about this hummus she found at a local Mediterranean restaurant. She claimed it was, “smooth as silk” and by far, the best hummus she’s ever had. Frankly, this bothered me. What was their secret? I wanted to make the best hummus we’ve both ever had. (What an [...]
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Vietnamese Style Chicken & Cucumber Spring Rolls – $1.16
One thing I love about these is that they’re perfect for entertaining. Make this for a dinner party and you’ll be the local eccentric condescending foodie in no time! (But seriously, eat it…)
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Classic Tomato Sauce (AKA Italian Gravy) – $.51
For a few years now I have been on a search to find the best method of making tomato sauce. Everyone does it a little differently; I know a Jewish Italian woman that puts a carrot in the pot to draw out a little sweetness. Another cook cuts up the garlic in slices instead of [...]
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Panko Breaded Pork with Lime over Black Beans & Rice – $.96
There is nothing extraordinary about this dish, but it was fast, savory, and incredibly tasty. Ya know what’s cool about limes? They kinda serve as a natural, healthy salt. I didn’t use any salt in this whole recipe and it was still amazing. Start by pouring some panko bread crumbs out on a plate. If [...]
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Sexy Nachos with Feta, Spinach, Caramelized Onions, Basil and Balsamic Glaze – $1.16
Share You guys. I’m serious. I don’t mean to brag but these were amazing. I put a junk load of feta on it so the health factor went down a few points, but ya’ know what? I don’t care. It was worth it. I didn’t have much food left in my fridge, but something awesome [...]
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