Today’s quick and easy and affordable dinner option was chili. I had SEVERAL cans of different types of beans so I threw them together for a quick chili. Most of the children like chili so it worked out pretty well. The two youngest complained about the tomato chunks, but they ate it. For the corn […]
Quick Rice and Roast Beef Gravy
I’m usually pretty good about planning ahead for feeding Andrew during the school breaks. This year, though, we are between houses and staying with my mom for a couple months. Unfortunately, so is my brother and his four kids and it makes for quite the crowd right now. We’re a week and a half into […]
Menu Plan Monday
I strayed from the menu plan a couple days last week, but using it is still helpful. I did remember to do the shredded pork in the slow cooker Saturday so I pulled up Google and found some recipes to use it with this week. We started out with sliders on Sunday using a bit […]
Menu Plan Monday
I’m so excited because my mom helped me get small chest freezer last week! I’ve been wanting one forever so that I can not only shop smarter by stocking up on great deals, but so that I can start implementing some of the meal plans and tips I learned when I subscribed to the Once […]
Fruits & Vegetables Storage
While browsing Pinterest one night, I came across a graphic outlining which fruits and vegetables should be stored in the refrigerator and which needed to be stored at room temperature. I thought I pinned it, but I can’t find the original post now. Maybe you’ve seen it. Anyway, I decided I wanted one I could […]
Menu Plan Monday
Using up some leftovers this week and trying to empty the carbs from the pantry so I’ll quit being tempted. The weight loss is going fairly well regardless of my occasional detour though. Hoping I can get off the high blood pressure meds sooner rather than later. Now on to this week’s … Monday: Beef […]
Menu Plan Monday
I’ve been missing blogging as well as my weekly menus. Going to try to get back to it. Here’s what’s for dinner this week…probably. Now on to this week’s … Monday: Ham Steak with Mashed Potatoes and Broccoli Tuesday: Stew Meat with Rice and Veggies Wednesday: Enchiladas Thursday: Salmon Patties with Butter Noodles and Veggies […]
Menu Plan Monday
No witty comments tonight. Just in a hurry to post this and go to bed. Ha! Now on to this week’s … Monday: Tacos Tuesday: Pork Steak with Stew Type Veggies (carried over from last week because we didn’t end up doing it) Wednesday: Chili’s Kids Eat Free Thursday: Creamy Broccoli Tuna Helper with extra […]
Menu Plan Monday
Too much going on last week to stick to the menu plan. I moved most of the things to this week that we didn’t get to do last week. Let’s see how it works out. This week should be calmer. Maybe… Now on to this week’s … Monday: Andrew stayed the night with his cousin […]
Menu Plan Monday
Last week was too crazy to try to plan a menu. We ate at a family member’s house most nights. Now on to this week’s … Monday: Italian Shells Hamburger Helper with Green Beans Tuesday: Slow Cooker Chuck Roast with Carrots, Mashed Potatoes and Mike’s Baking Powder Biscuits Wednesday: Creamy Broccoli Tuna Helper with extra […]
