Last September, I started working on a 14 day course/plan that teaches my method of getting dinner on the table quickly and with minimal stress. It was an idea I'd had because people had asked for something similar to my 28 Days to Hope for Your Home, but for getting dinner on the table. (28 Days and a chapter about my meal prep strategy are in …
Menu Plan Monday
Planning the Menu According to What’s in My Freezer
We have about a week and a half before payday, and the grocery budget is almost gone. There's enough for fresh veggies and milk and lunch stuff, but it's time to get careful. And creative. (Three family birthdays and a mother-in-law in ICU 45 minutes away kind of does that to a budget.) Anyway, there's no reason to worry. Thankfully, I'm a …
Outsourcing Meal Planning – (eMeals)
This post contains affiliate links! Have you noticed I haven't shared many menu plans lately? (Like, all year.) It's not that we haven't been eating. It's also not that I haven't been following a plan. Do you remember back in January when I talked about our new teamwork philosophy? (January was last week, right?) The overall concept was …
Ugh. Time to Cook Again.
We've been well/over fed for the past week on our cruise, but it's time to get back to real life. Sort of. On Tuesday, I'm heading up north for a few days with Maytag, so this menu plan is mostly to keep my family alive while I'm gone and to ensure there are at least the ingredients for my mom to make a few meals while she's here helping out. …
Another Veggieful Menu Plan
I have officially made it through one full week of all-veggies-all-the-time. As I've reminded my husband, I can do this as long as he lets me be as sassy as I (feel the) need to be about it. We've been through this before, so a few things have been confirmed: It's possible to survive without candy. My hunger levels are significantly …
One More Picnic Idea – Asian Slaw
Last week we made our annual trip to Six Flags. It was hot. Thankfully, it was fun, too. I love our mid-day trek to the shady picnic area that's just outside the park. (I also love the money we save by eating that way!) The night before, we'd had Asian Slaw for dinner. I packaged up the leftovers by putting cabbage in one …
Menu Plan for the First Normal Week of Summer
Yes. I know it's mid-July. This is truly our first normal week. We've been involved in baseball season followed by city baseball playoffs followed by vacation followed by district baseball playoffs. Unfortunately (no, really), both boys lost last week and we no longer have to worry about eating and living around a …
Unexpected Freezer Cleanout
Friday morning, Hubby carefully assessed my mental state and gently broke the news. The freezer side of our side-by-side fridge wasn't cooling. Things were melting and water was leaking out and covering the floor. Soon, we realized the fridge side wasn't working either. Soooo, we loaded up the rolling ice-chest and made a few trips to haul …
Menu Plan for the First Week of Summer!
This menu plan will be short and sweet! We're still in baseball/picnic season, but I am completely out of new picnic ideas, so I'm planning to re-do our favorite new one from this season. Tacos in a bag! Yum! (Anyone have any more great picnic ideas I can try for our last week of baseball?) Honestly, I'm so excited about the response to my …
