It felt weird to type "May" just now. May means baseball season.  Which means multiple nights a week at the ball-fields.  Which means menu planning is totally necessary if I don't want to give us the excuse to get fried chicken or pizza three times this week. Mmmmm.  Fried chicken. Mmmmm.  Pizza. Oh.  Sorry. Better get that menu … [Read more...]

I didn’t do a menu plan last week. Actually, I did,  But I didn’t post it. It wasn’t an oversight. I was a little embarrassed to put our meal-plan out there for the entire world to see. Mostly because we were at the end of the month’s grocery budget and I was determined to use up what was in the freezer and the pantry. Mostly casseroles … [Read more...]

I’ve been doing Weight Watchers Online for two weeks now. On weekdays, I do very well keeping up with my points. Weekends . . . are tough. The first weekend, I just didn’t really bother and . . . gained back two of the four pounds I had lost during the week.  I was determined to do better this weekend. Buuuutttt this weekend included a … [Read more...]

I re-joined Weight Watchers last week.  This time I'm trying the online version.  I'm doing it because it worked very well for me for quite a while, and when I stopped doing it, I gained back 2/3 of the weight I had lost after keeping it off for almost two years. And I'm tired of my clothes not fitting. I'm a little scared that I won't do … [Read more...]

We were at the lake last week, so our menu was based around whatever was in the pantry and the freezer when we got there.  Fun for me, because I get to be creative, not so fun for hubby because he worries on the way up that there won't be enough. There's always plenty. This week, it's back to planning. Monday - Creamy Spinach and Chicken … [Read more...]

I know that for many people out there, adventurous means things like unusual spices and 33-step-recipes. For me, it just means making things I don't generally make.  And actually using recipes. I tend to get stuck in a rut, but I'd rather be in a rut than not cook for my family. Monday - Chicken Pot Pie (I discovered an … [Read more...]

Aaaaaahhhhhh. I went shopping, as in big-time shopping, on Friday and now we have a variety of meat in our fridge waiting to be cooked and frozen.  I was thankful to have a menu plan last week so our all-chicken-all-the-time week wasn't a complete disaster. We did laugh that Tuesday's night's meal of Chicken Fried Rice was pretty much the … [Read more...]