There is absolutely nothing wrong with a big green salad. But sometimes another container of lettuce just isn’t what you want to see when lunchtime rolls around. That’s where these non-lettuce salads come in. We’re talking pasta salads, quinoa salads, chickpea salads, potato salad, crunchy broccoli salad, chicken salad, lentil salad, and more. Some include […]
5 Easy Tuna Meal Preps5 Easy Tuna Meal Prep Ideas for Quick, No-Fuss Lunches
Tuna is one of those ingredients that can make meal prep incredibly easy. Canned tuna is inexpensive, shelf-stable, and ready whenever you are. Fresh ahi tuna can make lunch feel a little more special. And both can go in completely different directions: sandwiches, pasta salads, poke bowls, lettuce wraps, or even a simple snack box. […]
10 Easy Recipes with Zucchini
Zucchini gets a lot of attention in the summer, when it’s readily available in the farmers markets and in home gardens. Zucchini recipes come in handy because this vegetable tends to grow abundantly, leaving people with this question: What do I do with all this zucchini? Oh, there are so many ways to use this […]
24 Vegan Meal Prep Ideas Under 40 Minutes
Vegan meal prep, or any meal prep at all, really, can start to feel pretty repetitive if you don’t have the right recipes to fill up your week. Variety is the KEY to blocking boredom! That’s why we’ve rounded up 24 delicious vegan meal prep ideas to add to your rotation and keep things interesting. […]
12 One-Pan Dinner Ideas You Can Also Meal Prep For The Week
If cooking were as simple as throwing a few ingredients in one pan, I would make all my meals from scratch. In reality, the actual cooking is usually only half the battle. Hopefully, these one-pan dinner ideas will be your shortcut for the whole process. Between finding a recipe, prepping all of the ingredients, and […]
10 Pasta Salads For No-Reheat Meal Preps
Pasta salad is kind of the ultimate meal prep for any time of year, even though we associate them mostly with warm weather because it can be served at room temperature or even chilled. It usually doesn’t need a lot of dressing or a heavy sauce. And you can put just about anything in a […]
10 Easy Sheet Pan Recipes for Meal Prep
Sheet pan recipes are lifesavers. They are what they sound like: recipes where everything cooks on one sheet pan. This move saves time and energy by simplifying prep and cleanup. With a sheet pan dinner, you’ve got fewer pots and pans to clean up afterward. You can do a lot of substitutions, too, pretty easily, […]
10 Indoor Date Night Ideas On A Budget
Keeping date night fresh always requires a bit of time, energy, and creativity, but especially when we’re cooped up. Though you may not be able to do what you usually love, there are easy ways to adapt your usual date night ideas to the inside of your home. That’s where the creativity comes in. If […]
70+ Best Camping Meals (Easy and Affordable!)
There’s something about camping that makes food taste better. Maybe it’s the fresh air, the long hikes, or the fact that you’re a little tired and really hungry. I still think about a trip years ago, standing by a camp stove, making breakfast after a tough hike, sore but so proud. That first bite? Worth […]
No-Bake Desserts: 11 Sweet Treats When You Don’t Want To Fire Up The Oven
My sweet tooth really comes out during the summer. I think it’s because there are so many delicious fruits in season. Lately, I have been eating cherries before bed, which feels simply decadent. However, a bowl of fruit doesn’t count as dessert, especially for a chocolate lover like me. During winter, when I am craving […]
8 Energizing Recipes Using Instant Coffee
If you made Dalgona coffee during its viral moment, there’s a good chance you still have a jar of instant coffee sitting in the back of your pantry. You’re not alone. It’s one of those ingredients that feels exciting at first, then somehow turns into cupboard clutter. And when life is already busy, figuring out […]
Sick Day Food: 14 Nourishing Recipes for When You’re Not Feeling Well
When you are feeling under the weather, it’s hard to come up with solid and easy recipes for when you’re sick. Many of us go rummaging through the freezer looking for some frozen meals, or hoping we’ve stocked up on some canned chicken noodle soup. We have reached that time in the year that I […]
Grocery Shopping On A Budget: Easy Tips To Save Money On Groceries
Grocery shopping on a budget is not impossible. It only seems like some kind of feat of logistics to set a grocery budget and then actually stick to it. It’s definitely a challenge, especially because food costs seem to only go in one direction. And that’s the direction that takes more money out of your […]
9 Frozen Dessert Meal Preps
These frozen dessert meal preps will make you glad you spent some time prepping something sweet for whenever the mood hits! The options we’ve rounded up here run the gamut. They include some plant-based options and recipes you can prep after work. We have really simple recipes with just a few ingredients to those that […]
11 Mexican Meal Preps You’ll Love
Mexican meal preps are all over our website and all over the WWL plan! We can’t get enough of Mexican-inspired fare. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner it’s really to invoke the flavors, ingredients, tastes, and textures of what we refer to as Mexican food (but what’s more often Tex-Mex, but that’s another story…) There […]
Make-Ahead Camping Meals: 10 Dishes You Can Meal Prep
Everyone knows that the best part of camping, other than the whole being away from the daily stresses of life for a little bit, is the food. Making it, though? That’s another thing entirely. While we all enjoy leisurely roasting hot dogs over a campfire, that’s pretty easy stuff. But you can only eat so […]
