by Millie Copper | Feb 4, 2013 | Meal Plans
First week of February. I am amazed at how fast 2013 is going. Have I mentioned that one of my girls is graduating from high school this year? Kiki will be 18 on May 1 and then a few weeks later. I also have a nephew (who happens to turn 18 today) and two nieces...
by Millie Copper | Jan 21, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
The previous couple of weeks I’ve shared our menu plan after the fact. What we planned to eat and what we actually ate. And I had fully intended to do that again for this week. BUT… my week sort of fell apart. I usually make new menu plan on Sunday but...
by Millie Copper | Jan 14, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Beginning last week (and continuing for the next couple of weeks) I’ve posted our menu plan after the fact. I wanted to share how even though I use a menu plan almost every week we do not necessarily stick to it 100%. Rather, my menu plan becomes more of a...
by Millie Copper | Jan 7, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Most weeks I make a menu plan. Some weeks I share it with you. I find that a having a pre planned menu to follow works best for me to be able to provide the nutritional meals that are best for us. For the next few weeks I thought instead of sharing our planned menu,...
by Millie Copper | Jan 2, 2013 | Budgeting, food thoughts, Starting Out, Traditional Foods
Happy 2013! With the new year here I thought it would be a great time to give an overview of our food philosophy and this blog. When I started this blog late in 2009 I struggled with a name for it. I had been writing about food on a family blog that I...
by Millie Copper | Dec 3, 2012 | Meal Plans
This week’s menu plan actually features two separate plans. On Saturday (December 1) I left town for my work and my family remained at home to fend for themselves. Considering that one of my titles at home is Head Chef there was some concern that they all might...