by Millie Copper | Apr 22, 2010 | frugal options, planned overs
Most weeks I share my menu plans for breakfast and dinner during the week and three meals on weekends. During the week only my son (almost 16 months) and I are home. I thought I’d use this post to share some of our typical lunches. Often lunch is often dinner...
by Millie Copper | Apr 5, 2013 | frugal options, Meals, Stretchy Beans
In my post yesterday, 5 Ways to Afford Real Food on a Meager Budget, I talked about how we ate less meat but still had high-quality meals. In this post, I share a few of our favorite meat-free meals. Creamed Onions with Thyme and Sage This is a dish that we love and I...
by Millie Copper | Oct 18, 2019 | frugal options
The question I receive most often is “how do you afford real food on a meager (small, tight, limited, paltry, minuscule, tiny, wee, etc) budget?” I’m happy to share what we’ve found to be helpful in our quest for real food. Please keep in mind,...
by Millie Copper | Sep 24, 2020 | Food Storage Recipes, Recipes, Stretchy Beans
The color in the trees, the smell of wood smoke, a cool breeze—autumn is my favorite season! In September and early October, the days are still warm but the nights start to cool down. Before the evenings move from slightly chilly to freezing cold, we often have a...
by Millie Copper | Aug 26, 2020 | Cooking, Meal Plans, Recipes
September means back to school! For many, this may look different this year. While your family is working on fine tuning your schedule, give yourself a break in the kitchen with this month’s collection of quick meal ideas. One of my favorite kitchen shortcuts is...
by Millie Copper | Nov 9, 2010 | Cooking, Recipes
Here is a very yummy quick dinner idea and also an excellent way to stretch a pound of hamburger. I’ve been having requests from the family for burgers lately but our Beef CSA only had 2 pounds of ground beef this month and regular hamburgers would use all of...