In our house, we like to keep certain things in stock. I like to know that I can always make something for my kids to eat. We keep pasta, chicken, and a plethora of canned goods. Now, we don’t go to the store and buy loads of everything when building a stock. We started off […]
Week 35 Menu Plan Recipes & Shopping List + Housekeeping Tips
Now that my kids are back in school and my regular schedule has been reestablished, it is time to get some deep cleaning done on my home. Closets get purged, bathrooms get scrubbed from top to bottom, cabinets gets dumped, wiped, rearranged and decluttered. You name it, I start doing it and will spend the […]
Meal Planning Saves Money: Week 34
So, I have been menu planning for 34 weeks now… all of 2018. We don’t always stick to the plan, things come up, etc. However, for the most part, we are sticking to the plan. Menu planning saves money. I promise! Let me tell you, menu planning makes a MASSIVE difference in the mount of […]
Menu Plan Monday: Almost Back to School!
To be honest, for me, it IS back to school. Two of my three left the house at 6:13 this morning. My oldest boy has a couple weeks before he moves into his college dorm. I am sad. I am devastated. I hate getting older, because it means my babies are growing up. Anyway, enough […]
Menu Plan Monday: Printables Galore!
Some of my blank menu planning printables are the most popular posts on this site. This week, in addition to using up items from the fridge and pantry, I am rounding up a list of my favorite homemaking printables! Week Thirty One Menu Plan: Scroll to the bottom to print out these plans and the shopping […]
Menu Plan Monday: Getting Back to Normal
Well, it is Monday – that means our vacation is just about over. Tonight is our last night here, then we head home. I am ready to get home, because the thought of all the emails and such that I can’t access or do anything with has my belly kind of icky feeling. On the […]
Menu Plan Monday: The Days are Getting Hotter!
My menu plan this week is going to focus on recipes that use the oven. Our days are getting hotter and our power bill is getting higher down here in Southern Alabama. The best way to combat the heat of Summer is to NOT use the oven! In addition to making meals that don’t heat […]
Menu Plan Monday: SUPER Busy Week
Yep, I have another super busy week. Where am I going to find the time to get everything done that needs to be done so that I can go out of town? Yes, I am going out of town AGAIN. For the month of July, this is the story of my life. I think all […]
Menu Plan Monday: Hot Summer Days
We are having record breaking temperatures already this summer with the temperature over 100 most days! Yet, yesterday we had a storm so bad that we had approximately 1 inch hail balls. Go figure! Anyway, it is so hot around here that I certainly don’t feel like standing over a hot stove, but a girl’s […]
Menu Plan Monday: Kid Friendly Recipes
This is an easy week and is all super kid friendly. No weird ingredients, nothing really new. Even your pickiest eaters should love the entire menu plan this week. Week Twenty Six Menu Plan: Scroll to the bottom to print out these plans and the shopping list or, if you don’t want to wait, you can […]
Menu Plan Monday: Kitchen Cleaning
Have you ever just taken a look around a room and wondered how on earth it got so messy? That is my Kitchen! We have packages that have come in, suitcases, big boxes of groceries from Sam’s, toys, and some play dough all over the kitchen and dining room. So, this week on top of […]
Menu Plan Monday: Only 2 More Weeks!
This week’s menu plan is pretty easy, but uses up some of the things in our cabinets. We leave for vacation in just two weeks and don’t want to leave tons of food here! So, we are going to try to eat it all up over the next couple weeks. Week Twenty Four Menu Plan: […]
