Browsing Tag: healthy recipes
Trader Joe started out in the Los Angeles area and the inhabitants consider it more a playground then a store. We call it TJs or the Trader and they need no advertising to bring us inside. With it’s combination of healthy food and ever changing snacks and possibilities for meals, we just gravitate there as if it was a friend’s house. Now that they have spread across the country, the Frugal Diva would like to share her quick combos. These are more guidelines then recipes. Easy Gazpacho Garden Patch Juice, Cucumber, Green Onion, Cilantro-Throw a…
Everyone keeps saying that organic is expensive. Linda Watson, the author of Wildly Affordable Organic, has a very persuasive argument against this theory. Her recipes emphasize local organic produce and organic vegetarian protein sources. They can be literally beefed up if you are not on a plant based diet. Add cheese or eggs if that is still part or your diet. These recipes are great starting points for learning how to devise an organic menu at reasonable prices. The Frugal Diva always says, “Be thrifty, not cheap.” That means you want the most for your money and still…