Thrive’s April monthly delivery specials include FOUR of the items needed to make one of my all-time favorite soups … an Olive Garden Zuppa Toscana Soup copycat recipe! When that many items are on sale you know you need to feature the recipe, even though it’s also in my cookbook. Check out what all the April […]
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How to Make Frosting from Freeze-Dried Fruits
Did you know you can make homemade frosting from freeze-dried fruits and vegetables? You can avoid all of the artificial dyes and flavors and make these amazing light colored icings that are full of natural flavor. I just bought a tub of vanilla but you can make your favorite home-made icing recipe for this too. […]
Freeze-Dried Food Crash Course (March Cooking Demo)
This month we did an entire freeze-dried food crash course where we showcased TONS of different ways to use your freeze-dried to snack, save time and money in the kitchen, and more. We hope you enjoy this different type of episode! Please note: To be notified of future cooking demos you can text the word […]
One Pot Creamy Chicken Pasta Meal-in-a-Jar
Thrive’s March monthly delivery specials include a few fun packages that are worth looking at but I chose to create this month’s recipe based off of a few of the individual items. I wanted to make a pasta to help keep the cost per jar down a little bit and this one pot creamy chicken pasta […]
Case Lot Sale Recipes (Treats and Eats Cooking Demo February Episode)
This month’s live cooking demo features 6 delicious recipes highlighting all of the items that are part of Thrive Life’s case lot sale this month! You can save up to 50% off by buying these items in bulk and then follow along to see how to cook with all of them! Please note: To be […]
Easy Taco Soup in a Jar Recipe
Thrive’s February monthly delivery specials have soooo many great items so it was hard to narrow it down to make just one recipe. The “Flavor Fusion Pack” contains a lot of fun red ingredients to make Valentine’s Day goodies. The regular monthly special items included some mexican-ish ingredients so I opted for an easy taco soup […]
Healthy Eating Hacks (Treats and Eats Cooking Demo January Episode)
This month’s live cooking demo features tons of healthy eating hacks to help you hit your health and dieting goals this year. We utilize the January specials from Thrive Life and show you how to use freeze-dried food to make it easier to eat healthy. January Recipes/Concepts Mini Meals (meal prep) Scrambled Egg Cups (make […]
Chicken Noodle Soup for One (Mini Meal-in-a-Jar)
Thrive’s January monthly delivery specials had a nice variety of meat and veggies that I thought would make great soups to use for easy, healthy lunches. We all want to eat healthier at this time of year am-i-right? So I’m introducing mini meal-in-a-jars with a yummy “Chicken Noodle Soup for One” recipe and we will be […]
December Treats & Eats Cooking Demo – Holiday Drinks and Sweets
This month’s live cooking demo features our Instant Milk quite a bit which is on sale for 50% off! We also make treats using RED fruits because it’s Christmas time but you could definitely substitute for whatever fruit you have on hand or the items on December specials. December Recipes Hot Cocoa Mix Egg Nog […]
Hot Cocoa Mix (in-a-jar)
Thrive’s December monthly delivery specials include Instant Milk at 50% off and I had some good ideas for yummy drink mixes using it. I did a poll in our Facebook Group to see if you’d rather have a hot cocoa or an egg nog mix and Hot Cocoa won so I tested lots of recipes 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.