Good living shouldn't cost a fortune.
It's possible to feed a family of four for just a few bucks without dishing out food from a greasy paper bag (although sometimes that's good too).
Here we lay out a few recipes to feed four people for around $5 per person or far, far less.
Finding quick fixes, decorating your home or looking beautiful can all be done for a bargain. It just takes a little creativity.
I am Lydia. A writer, wife and new mom. I am a reluctant domestic who spends her days changing diapers and tickling toes. But during nap time I create recipes, ideas and adventures for myself and my small family. I believe we all can have a good life, we just have to keep it simple.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at 08:55PM
Chicken Ranch Tacos!!! They are so easy even I could do it in my state of near sleep.
Ranch chicken tacos in chicken, dinner, taco Monday, May 28, 2012 at 07:20PM 
I love apples. I love kale. I love quinoa. Why not put them in a salad?!?
I do love kale I have made kale chips and I have made pasta with kale. But what about just raw kale? Yup, that's good too?
I found a great recipe for Quinoa, apple and kale salad. But I also had a cucumber I needed so use and some Feta cheese and my husband isn't crazy about lemon juice dressing, so I needed to make it my own. Here it is.
Quinoa, apple and kale salad in easy, kale, side dish' Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 11:48AM 
How a coffee mug changed my perspective. Click here.
Friday, May 25, 2012 at 08:29PM 
It's summer! Well it's Memorial Day weekend. That's close enough, right? It's flip flops and beaches and frozen fruit drinks. And... fried plantains!
When we lived in Atlanta and had no baby my husband and I used to go to this famous burger joint in midtown. Loved it there.
Jason would always order fried plantains with his burger. So this week when I was walking through the farmer's market I saw some on sale and I decided to give em a try. Click here for more.
fried plantains in plantains, side dish' Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 05:21PM 
I love Larabars. I love, love, love them. But I don't love paying for them. On a good day they are $1 a piece and I am just too cheap for that.
I scoured the internet looking for recipes and I found several. But some of them turned out too sticky and some of them turned out too crumby. So I just kept playing till I found a take on a recipe I liked.
What I love about this recipe is that there is nothing in this that will hurt you. No sugar, nothing processed, nothing you can't pronounce. And even better it only cost me about $3.00 to make 10 bars! Click here for more.
