Through the years, I have come up with a system for planning my grocery shopping. It works well for me, and takes very little time, once you get used to it. Today I’m sharing with you how I plan out my weekly grocery shopping. For those of you with kids, you especially need a …
Father’s Day is coming up this weekend, so I’ve been thinking about some good menu ideas for our dads or hubbies. It’s a day to fix all their favorites and let them just relax. It’s a great day to fire up the grill, use some seasonal produce, and make his favorite dessert. …
Since we all seem to need some new easy dinner ideas, I thought I would start posting some of my family’s favorite original recipes. These are dishes that have become a tradition in our family, meaning my hubby and kids love them, they’re pretty easy (yay for me!), and don’t require a huge …
Are you running out of dinner ideas? Me too! I use a handy monthly menu printout of my family’s favorite meals, but even this gets a little dull. I’m feeling the need to change it up a little. So I was looking at my list of favorite menus and thinking of some ways to …
It’s almost Memorial Day, and for a lot of us, that is our first BIG picnic of the season! Whoo Hoo! I love this time of year and, of course, I love picnics. It’s a great way to get the family together, get outside, and make memories. If you’re like my family, we love …
This is the perfect time of year to start eating healthier. If you didn’t keep your New Year’s resolution to stick to a diet, don’t feel bad. There’s a good reason for that. It’s really difficult to be motivated to eat healthy when you’re hibernating from cold weather and layered with five inches …
The kitchen pantry is sometimes the most difficult to keep clean and organized. This time of year, while we’re doing our spring cleaning, is the perfect time to tackle this project. The following step-by-step checklist is a simple, easy project that you can probably accomplish in less than an hour:
A huge part of our family’s budget is just spent on food, so I’m always looking for ways to save in this area. Sure, we love to eat, but I’d rather cut back on this area and use money for other things. I’ve come up with 10 ways we can all save on groceries. I’m …
A week of coming home to dinner that’s already half done sounds like a dream come true. Some weeks are just so busy, we wonder how we can fix any dinner at all. Our evenings are booked solid! Going through fast-food drive-thru windows for five nights in a row is NOT the best solution. Instead, …
Have you ever had such a busy week that you didn’t even have time to fix dinner? Of course, we all have. Having dinner for your family is one of those essential things you have to do, but it can be a really stressful evening if you have to fix an elaborate dinner …
