by Millie Copper | Jun 9, 2014 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
The last few weeks have been pretty busy and I’ve neglected sharing our menu plans. I’m still putting together a plan, scratched out on a slip of recycled paper or an old envelope. We’re being somewhat careful with our money right now since...
by Millie Copper | Mar 31, 2014 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Real Food for Less Money is now Homespun Oasis. Read why here. Whew-eee. Cold, snow and wind is what we woke up to. Yesterday we were outside working in short sleeves! We were very happy for the beautiful day and I even was able to get our three cold frame...
by Millie Copper | Mar 24, 2014 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
We’re celebrating! With the longer days the chickens and ducks have started laying again. We’re getting between 10 and 12 eggs a day which means I’ll be planning meals using eggs. After this long winter of almost no eggs, we’re pretty excited....
by Millie Copper | Feb 6, 2014 | frugal options, Meals, Stretchy Beans
8 Weeks. 8 loooong weeks. That is how long I’ve had either a cast or some sort of splint on my right hand. Considering that I am right hand dominant it has really put a damper in many things of the day to day things I need to do. Writing is very difficult and...
by Millie Copper | Nov 18, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Last week I mentioned that we’ve not been as diligent with our budget as we need to be. One of the places that we’ve let slide is dining out. A few years ago (around the time I started this blog) our budget was super tight and eating out was not something...
by Millie Copper | May 12, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
I have a confession, I didn’t follow last week’s menu plan at all. Not that it was much of a plan to start! I never did put those new beans on to soak so we didn’t have any beans last week. On Monday I did cook a crock pot dish but used a roast...