by Millie Copper | Sep 9, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
It’s been several weeks since I posted a menu plan. Not only have I not posted a plan, but I haven’t really been making menu plans. I did make a plan when we went up to our new property over Labor Day. I kind of had to since we have to take any food with...
by Millie Copper | Mar 5, 2014 | frugal options, planned overs
The cost of beef is going up. I’ve read a few different articles that peg the increase anywhere from 4% to 10% and this is a following a record increase of 5% in 2013! When I was in Oregon last week I bought beef at Trader Joe’s I was shocked at the...
by Millie Copper | Mar 17, 2014 | Meal Plans
We’ve had a wonderful weekend visiting with my daughter that lives in Oregon and her fiance. The arrived mid-day on Saturday and left mid-day on Monday (which is part of the reason I’m late getting this menu together). I was able to meet Aaron,...
by Millie Copper | Apr 7, 2014 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Spring is on the horizon. We’re still waking up to snow some mornings but many of the days are quite nice. This weekend we started tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, pumpkin and jalapenos in the house. Joe also planted peas in the garden and got lots of the areas...
by Millie Copper | Apr 14, 2014 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
We had some excitement over the weekend. Our Peanut goat had kids. She had them around 8 Saturday morning. I was outside getting my dog that escaped from the backyard when I heard Peanut making noise, looked over, and there was a baby! She ended up having triplets....
by Millie Copper | May 12, 2014 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Snow on Mother’s Day! Yep. It wasn’t enough to stick around but it did snow off and on all day and was cold. Definitely a day to stay inside. Joe and I worked on our permaculture class and had a fairly quiet day. Overnight, the snow continued and we did...