Overall, I did pretty well sticking to my September meal plan. I was flexible enough when I found a really good sale, and a few days got switched around, but for the most part I stuck to my meal plans, stuck to my shopping lists, and had very little waste this month. In October, I […]
What have I been up to? Keeping busy, I suppose. Trying to be more organized, be a better mom, wife, housekeeper and person. I’m co-leader of my daughter’s Brownie troop (Our whole troop is multi-level, we have one amazing woman who is the overall leader, then several of us who take on the different level […]
What happens when I don’t plan ahead? Well, its the tired cliché I remember spouted out at every weight watcher meeting I ever attended — if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail. Always when I plan an event i ask for help to https://epiceventsnj.com/cinematic-video/. For me, that mostly means meal planning. Not […]
Did well last week. Switched a couple of days around, and one day DH really wanted to order pizza, but otherwise I stuck to my plan and stayed in my food budget.    Monday: Cuban Peef Picadillo, White Rice, Garlic Sizzled Mushrooms Tuesday: Panroasted Salmon and Tomatoes, Noodles, Broccoli Wednesday: Crockpot Roast Chicken, Mashed […]
Menu plan Monday! Long time no see!   Monday: Salmon Cakes and Lemon-Garlic Aioli, Lentil salad with Watercress, Broccoli, Cauliflower and Carrots Tuesday:  Curried Coconut Chicken, Noodles, Green Beans, Pink Fruit Soup Wednesday: Ravioli with Sausage Sauce, Garlic Toast, Asparagus Thursday: Garden Vegetable Soup (from the book Growing Vegetable Soup), Grilled Cheese & Tomato Sandwiches, […]
I didn’t have a menu plan last week, and it really showed. Between no plan, and the hubby’s 3 day in a row craving for fillet o fish — well, we didn’t eat that well!  There were also no bentos this week. Well, there were lunches packed in bento boxes, but not packed well, […]
A few months back, Family Fun Magazine had a project to create the “Ultimate Homework Station“, using a tri-fold display board (often used for presentations, found in office supply stores). Thier version was designed to actually store all the supplies needed for homework, and then to fold up for easy storage. I don’t really need […]
I did not stick well to my plan last week. I ended up not getting my shopping all done for the things we needed. But on the plus side, I didn’t actually shop for anything that wasn’t on the plan either. We had pizza one night (mom was in town), and went out one night […]
I only managed to stick to my menu plan for half the week last week. Going to carry over a couple recipes since I have the ingredients for them. I really liked the Bacon Cheeseburger Wellingtons; the boys had mixed reactions. I ended up using some hamburger from the freezer that had been pre-cooked with […]
Did pretty well last week. This week we have a couple new recipes and some old favorites.   Monday:  Meatballs with Spicy Lime Dipping Sauce, Pasta lightly dressed in sesame oil and rice wine vinegar, Asian Beans and Broccoli Tuesday: Garides Avgolemeno  (shrimp in lemon sauce) from Cat Cora for the Food Network Chef Cooking Challenge, Orzo, Green Salad […]
