It’s soccer season, overlapped with hockey camps, topped with rugby season in our house. It was a scheduling accident that we completely overbooked ourselves this season. Rugby used to be a summer sport, but the league moved the season to spring. This was after my husband agreed to coach my son’s soccer team so we […]
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Instant Refried Beans and Quesadillas
Last week we told you about Thrive’s new Instant Refried Beans. Well we got together and gave them a try and wanted to let you know how they turned out. We loved them for a lot of reasons but here are our top 3. First, they were super easy. Just add water and simmer for […]
Lime Shamrock Sugar Cookies
My kids always like to have a fun way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. I was out of town last weekend and didn’t have time to get anything super fun organized. So I did what all good moms do and resorted to searching Pinterest for ideas. I found this cute idea for shamrock sugar cookies […]
Meals in a Jar eCookbook
Looking for quick easy dinners? Want to store complete meals for emergencies? Would you like to save money by eating out less? Our Meals in a Jar eCookbook will help you revolutionize your dinner time. Fill your pantry with these delicious kid-friendly foods and you will no longer have to fear the “What’s for dinner?” […]
MEAL IN A JAR: SAUSAGE LASAGNA
Meals in a jar are something a lot of you have been very interested in lately. These are great because you can make a lot of them ahead for storage or quick and easy meals. They beat freezer meals because you don’t have to come up with the freezer space and you won’t get freezer […]
Grandma Lori’s Famous Sugar Cookies
Do you ever come across a recipe that is so good you try to spread the love and share with as many people as possible? Jodi’s mom (Julie’s mother-in-law) has an infamous sugar cookie recipe (yes even better than Swig’s for you Utah folks) that falls into this category. All the grandkids LOVE to make […]
Super Cherry Pie Recipe – Taste Test
I have a confession to make, I’m a little bit in love with cherries. Since today is National Pie Day (yes that’s a thing!) I thought I would share with you my FAVORITE pie recipe. Last time I made this I needed two cans of sweetened condensed milk and I only had ONE, so I […]
Christmas Cookies: Great Gift Idea
This is a quick and easy meal in a jar recipe that is great for neighbor,family, teacher gifts etc. The cookies are delicious and festive! Enjoy. Ingredients: Pack your 1 qt. jar with the following ingredients: 1/3 cup Thrive sugar 1/3 cup packed Thrive brown sugar 1 tablespoon Thrive scrambled egg powder 3/4 cup Thrive […]
Freeze-Dried Sausage Crumbles
Out of all of Thrive’s products there are only a couple I haven’t tried. Up until last Saturday, somehow I had never tried the Freeze-Dried Sausage Crumbles. I kept meaning to put them on my Q but kept forgetting. Well let me tell you, I’m going to remember this next month to get some because […]
Make it a Thrive’n Thanksgiving
We can’t believe it’s NOVEMBER already! We wanted to share with you some of our favorite Thanksgiving recipes and how we can “sneak” delicious Thrive Foods into nearly every course of Thanksgiving dinner to save time and/or help with food storage rotation. Our philosophy is that you should store GOOD food that you love and […]












Hi there! I’m Jodi. I teach busy moms how to save time and money in the kitchen while making healthy and delicious meals using freeze-dried foods.