Budget Bytes Weekly Digest 1/1 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[Click Here to View The Latest Recipes Online]() HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! I can't believe it's 2018 already. Here are the last few posts on Budget Bytes for 2017: [Kimchi Fried Rice]( It’s time for another “sweep the kitchen” recipe! You know how I love these recipes. Food is not only expensive, but it’s also the number one contributor to landfills, so I always try to keep my food waste to a minimum. I’ve partnered with Morton Salt to erase food waste, so I wanted to design another recipe where leftover vegetables can be “hidden” into the mix. Not only did I pack this Kimchi Fried Rice with leftover rice and vegetables from my fridge, but I even tossed in some of my “scraps” to add extra hidden vegetable goodness. Yep, I saved an entire broccoli stem from the garbage by shredding it right into the vegetable mix for my Kimchi Fried Rice. Imagine all the other places you can “hide” shredded broccoli stems! [[Read More](] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Maple Miso Roasted Carrots]( Lately I’ve been trying to branch out beyond my garlic and onion obsession and play with new flavors. Miso is something I haven’t experimented with in the past, but I’ve wanted to explore for ages. So the other day I picked up a small container of white miso (the milder variety) and whipped up these super simple Maple Miso Roasted Carrots. [[Read More](] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Best Recipes of 2017]( I can’t believe it’s that time already! Another year full of awesome food, gone in the blink of an eye. At the end of each year I like to put together a not-so-short list of my favorite recipes from year. Instead of listing the most popular recipes, which can be influenced by random viral forces, I like to list myfavorites, or the recipes that I think are the absolute best and shouldn’t be missed. Every year picking out the best recipes gets a little harder and harder, but here are this year’s top 20. The crème de la crème, the very best recipes of 2017!! (In no particular order) [[Read More](] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Pizza Roll Ups]( Hey you! Are you looking for a last minute NYE appetizer? Maybe you’re just looking for one last pizza splurge before you begin working on your new year’s resolutions. Or perhaps you’re like me and just want a new way to get your pizza fix as fast and easily as possible. Wellll, if there’s one thing I’m good at it’s coming up with new ways to eat “pizza.” These Pizza Roll Ups are a great homemade alternative to those classic 90’s frozen pizza bites AND you don’t have to keep them in your freezer because I’m pretty sure that tortillas, pepperoni, and mozzarella sticks stay good in the fridge for pretty much forever (I’m being hyperbolic). So, you can roll up a small batch of these Pizza Roll Ups whenever you want a snack OR make a big batch if you’re about to have some friends over. PIZZA PARTY! [[Read More](] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Maple Miso Roasted Carrot Meal Prep]( I had a crew here shooting video all last week and they left me with a refrigerator full of vegetables (poor me, right?). Luckily, they were all vegetables that are pretty shelf stable, so I was able to take a few days to figure out what to do with them. Since we all know vegetables are more likely to get eaten if they’re all prepped and ready to go, I decided to do a super veggie-tastic meal prep this week! This Maple Miso Roasted Carrot Meal Prep pairs some simple brown rice flavored with sesame oil, [Sesame Kale](, and my [Maple Miso Roasted Carrots]( into one flavorful and good-for-you box. The rich, almost butterscotch-like carrots go so well with the nutty rice and salty sesame kale. I know this is going to be a go-to combo for me in the future, especially since you can sub sweet potatoes for the carrots, and add a few other things to jazz it up even more if you want something extra. [[Read More](] --------------------------------------------------------------- Until next time! Wishing you all the best in 2018, = [Switch to Per-Blog-Post Emails]( | [Unsubscribe]( | PO BOX 60262, Nashville, TN 37206 =