Hey, Reader, I started something new, and I wanted to invite you along. I recently launched a Substack where I'm writing about money, grocery spending, budgeting, saving, and all the little decisions that go into running a household as a stay at home mom. If you enjoyed my Budget Eats and Receipts series here on Home-Cooked Roots, you'll probably feel very at home with me over there! I'm bringing a really similar feel to Substack -- real numbers, real spending, and a very practical look at...

Hey Reader, After being away for so long I wasn't sure what to expect when I hit send on that last email. Hearing back from so many of you was such a relief. And the thing that stood out most was how many of you said the same thing: figuring out what to make for dinner every single night is completely exhausting. And it is. It really, truly is. It's not the cooking, it's the deciding (and let's be honest, the cleaning). Every single day, multiple times a day, we need to eat and someone has to...

Hi Reader, I've missed being in your inbox and I have a pretty good excuse, I promise. I had a baby! Before she arrived, I went a little crazy stocking our freezer. Dozens of meals: soups, proteins, breakfast stuff, one handed snacks, dump crockpot meals. Enough food to get us through those first few months without me having to think about dinner once. And honestly, Reader. It worked. Completely. For months, meals were handled before the chaos of the day even started. And then we ran out. I...