by Millie Copper | Aug 4, 2014 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Just over two weeks ago my sister lost her dear husband. My niece lost her father. My husband lost his cousin. My children lost their uncle. We are still in mourning and shock over this death. My sister was married for almost 24 years. At the wedding I acted as Maid...
by Millie Copper | Feb 1, 2016 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
I often find myself singing or humming part of a tune that fits the circumstances. We’ve been in Oklahoma for the last several months and many times the song “Oklahoma!” comes out of my mouth. My husband is often singing “You’re the...
by Millie Copper | Mar 2, 2011 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Oops. I’m a bit tardy getting this weeks menu plan posted. For those of you who were waiting on the edge of your seat to see what Week 9 of our 13 Week Rotating Menu Plan held, I apologize 😉 This week’s Stretchy Bean is Black Beans specifically Black...
by Millie Copper | Mar 7, 2011 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Week 10 of my 13 Week Rotating Menu Plan. This week features Lentils as our Stretchy Bean. I do my lentils a bit different than most of the other Stretchy Beans. After soaking the lentils instead of cooking them, I let them begin to sprout (click here for sprouting...
by Millie Copper | Mar 13, 2011 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
This is week 11 of my 13 Week Rotating Menu Plan. This week’s Stretchy Bean is Pinto. To shake things up a bit, the pintos will become Baked Beans from day 1 with day 2 and 3 recipes also using baked beans as the base. This idea comes from The Complete Tightwad...
by Millie Copper | Mar 20, 2011 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Week 12 of my 13 Week Menu Plan. This is black bean week. Our third time during the 13 weeks to have black beans. I tried to put some time between bean repeats but we still had them week 6 and week 9 and now week 12. I think I’ll adjust my menu plan a bit to...