Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy Busy Preserving, No Time to Cook!

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Busy Preserving, No Time to Cook! Posted: 15 Jul 2012 06:07 PM PDT Menu Plan Monday Did you catch my announcement about the new direction my blog will be taking soon? It’s exciting news, and you won’t want to miss it. In other news… it’s been preservation city around here lately. Over the weekend, I: made a batch of jam made a batch of pickles pureed and froze tomatoes for future tomato sauce cooked and froze 2 whole chickens froze a peck of green beans I still need to grate some zucchini and put it in the freezer, but I will have to get to that tomorrow. Breakfasts Pancake Apples  Smoothies & Toast 1-2-3 Granola! Parfaits Oat Muffins Oatmeal Lunches Leftovers Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwiches Nitrate-Free Lunchmeat Sandwiches Egg Salad Sandwiches Dinners  Baked Potatoes w/ Tangy Yogurt Chicken, Steamed Carrots Chicken, Ricotta & Basil Pizza, Watermelon Eggs, Bacon, and Spelt Biscuits Tuna Salmon Pasta Salad, Fresh Fruit Grilled Cheese on Sourdough Bread, Carrot Sticks Snacks Nuts, Cranberries Popcorn In My Kitchen Today Sourdough Bread Coconut Milk Coconut Milk Yogurt Grate & Freeze Zucchini Thank you for subscribing to Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy! Here's your free copy of Spring Into Smoothies All Summer Long. Enjoy!

Big Changes Here at QECH! Posted: 15 Jul 2012 05:48 PM PDT For a long time now, I’ve felt kind of smothered in a way by the niche I’ve created for myself here at Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy. Oh, I still like to do things the “QECH” way… but I’ve found that “QECH” is pretty much my approach to life, and not just food.  I don’t have a lot of time, so I tend to gravitate towards the fastest method that produces the best results. Like 5-minute Artisan Bread. Or my housekeeping schedule. I like to think that I’m efficient, but the truth is that I’m just lazy. Hence, I try to find the easiest way to get things done, whether it’s laundry or homemade yogurt. Above all, I am cheap, and I’m always looking for the most cost-effective way to get what I need. That’s why I’m always writing about stuff like 7 Ways to Use Over-Ripe Bananas or how to make Something from Nothing. And that’s why I buy clothes at thrift stores and off clearance racks. And I try to do it all without compromising mine and my family’s health, which is no mean feat, let me tell you! All of those tendencies culminated in my most recent project – Your Grocery Budget Toolbox – but there’s still more I want to write about, more I want to share. Like how I make simple non-toxic cleaners for every room in my house. Or how I keep (or don’t keep) my sanity with a pre-schooler and a toddler underfoot. Or how I re-purpose items around the house and turn them into something new, which is a total win-win: something saved from the trash, and something gained with little-to-no cost! So… my blog is going to be changing a little. Broadening the scope of its horizons and reach. Extending the borders a little. It’s going to have a new name: Authentic Simplicity. It’s going to have a new (but familiar) focus: living simply without sacrificing authenticity . It’s going to be streamlined with four basic categories: on the Table, at Home, in the Budget, and from my Heart.  It’s going to be beautiful with a fresh new theme and design. It’s going to be awesome! So don’t worry if you keep noticing little changes here and there. Hopefully, by the beginning of September, Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy will have completed its transformation into Authentic Simplicity, but there will probably be bumps along the way. Stay with me as we make the progression, and I apologize in advance for any hiccups! Thank you for subscribing to Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy! Here's your free copy of Spring Into Smoothies All Summer Long. Enjoy!

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