Many people think that because my blog is called “Bay on a Budget,” that my philosophy is “the cheaper the better.” This couldn’t be further from the truth. This is where we come to luxury vinyl flooring and why I hate it so much. The Uncanny Valley of Hardwood Flooring Luxury Vinyl flooring looks like …
I love cooking with herbs. I use them in chicken, lamb chops, fish and steaks. Rosemary and Thyme are staples when I’m baking potato wedges, and a little bit of crisped sage with roasted carrots is a winning combo. However, if you’ve ever purchased herbs from the grocery store, you know full well how expensive …
Wooden utensils are my favorite things to cook and serve with. They’re better for your health than plastic and won’t scratch your pans like metal. They are often affordable as well, depending on where you purchase them. However, you may find that sometimes they will crack or warp after a couple of uses even if …
Quinoa is one of those foods that everyone tells you is healthy, but sometimes preparing it can be a mystery. You’ll probably find tons of recipes online each with their own techniques, but here is my tried and true cooking method. I do a 2:1 ratio of water to quinoa. So if I’m cooking a …
In America we tend to waste a lot of food. We’re all guilty at one point or another of storing things in our fridge and pantry that expire in the back while we purchase more food items, forgetting what we already have. Not only is this a waste of our money, it is a waste …
A lot of my friends tell me they want to eat more fish, but some of them are scared to cook it themselves because they think it’s too complicated. They’re afraid they’ll mess it up or that it will taste bad. One of my favorites is salmon and it is not nearly as scary to …
I am not a morning person and I personally don’t like eating heavy traditional American breakfast foods in the morning (Pancakes, bacon, sausage, etc). I like having something light in while my digestive system is waking up, so a smoothie bowl is the perfect thing. Usually when you get these at a restaurant, they can …
