by Millie Copper | Feb 20, 2011 | frugal options, Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
We are having a snow day. It started snowing last night and continues. We might get up to 8 inches. And the wind is blowing a little bit. Earlier the weather said that with the wind blowing and the low temp that it feels like it is 19 below. Joe took care of the...
by Millie Copper | Mar 3, 2011 | Food Storage, frugal options
I’ve been working on a 13 Week Rotating Menu Plan for our dinners. My goal for this is to make things easier for me at meal planning time and also to be able to have a nice storage of foods on hand. In essence, our own ‘store’ so to speak. Our...
by Millie Copper | Mar 6, 2011 | Food Storage, frugal options, Stretchy Beans
I know that I have mentioned Stretchy Beans quite a bit lately as part of my 13 Week Menu Plan. It occurred to me that every time I mention them, it is part of another post or a page. I was thinking today that Stretchy Beans being incredibly popular and useful...
by Millie Copper | Apr 4, 2011 | Food Storage, frugal options, Stretchy Beans
Since the beginning of the year I’ve been sharing my rotating menu each week. The other day, I was listening to a video and was reminded just why I put together this menu plan. Why we have Stretchy Beans three nights a week on the plan. Why the bulk of our meals...
by Millie Copper | Oct 12, 2016 | Food Storage, Preserving Food, Traditional Foods
It’s fall in Wyoming and I have apples on the brain! Each fall we like to stock up on apples. I often order these by the case from Azure Standard or pick locally from friends. I love to dehydrate apples to have for snacking and baking through the winter but we...
by Millie Copper | Nov 20, 2013 | Stretchy Beans
This is a family favorite. The recipe is based off of Black Bean Soup in Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon (that’s an affiliate link and additional affiliate links may follow). One thing I love about this soup is that it’s the perfect way to use up the...