After the indulgent months of November and December, it is perfectly fitting that January is National Soup Month — warm and soothing comfort in a bowl, and the focus of this month’s meal plan ideas. Bonus: January is also National Oatmeal Month! Enjoy a piping hot bowl of goodness both morning and night. This month’s …
Fun and festive, along with easy and budget-friendly, is on the menu for December! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, it’s the hap-happiest season of all. They’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for roasting, and caroling out in the snow. Okay, maybe when Andy Williams sang this roasting marshmallows was a Christmas-time …
Warming and delicious is on the menu for November! With the long-term forecast for Wyoming showing daytime temps hovering around 40 degrees and dropping into the teens at night, it’s time for a roaring fire and cozy, comforting, budget-friendly meals — with a slight splurge for a Thanksgiving celebration. We all know a huge turkey …
Happy Monday! Last week I shared my excitement of our new pantry being installed. I’m happy to report it’s *almost* completed! All of the shelves are in and we’ve started organizing it. The door still needs to be added and the trim done. It’s pretty exciting to have a functioning pantry. And I love that …
Happy Monday! It’s an exciting day here on the farm! Today my pantry is being installed. We’ve been living in our unfinished cabin for over two years now. We’ve done most of the finished work on our own but recently decided to hire out some of the things. Truthfully, we’ve stalled on our progress. With …
Happy Monday! Last week I didn’t put a menu together. It was a busy weekend and when Monday morning rolled we started on a busy week. I thought it would be no big deal. I was wrong. Since the first of the year I’d been making, and mostly following, a weekly menu based on Trim …
Happy Monday! We had an exciting weekend. On Saturday we went skiing at a nearby downhill resort. Joe had a birthday a few weeks ago and this is what he wanted to do to celebrate. It had been over ten years since I skied. I thought it would come back to me easily. I was …
Happy Monday! It’s cold and snowy at my Wyoming home. The new snow makes me excited for our upcoming ski day on Saturday. There’s more snow forecast for the week with Saturday clear and warmer. Woot-woot! I haven’t skied for several years. Since before our son, now age 9, was born. As a young adult …
I’m back home, after my work trip, and making yummy meals in my own kitchen. 🙂 I did okay staying on plan for Trim Healthy Mama while I was gone, following the plan shared last week. I had dinner with my friends which were not THM but still nutritious. My downfall was the evening time. …
I’ve dubbed this my traveling menu. 🙂 Last night, I arrived in Oregon for work. I’m here until I fly home Thursday afternoon. I’m staying at my bosses house in their (very nice) guest room. I’ve stayed with them a few times before and it’s always fun. I join them for their family dinner and …
I’m very much enjoying having a menu plan. I’d forgot just how much help spending a little time planning early saves me in the end. Joe has commented many times about how great the meals have been. Since we’re following Trim Healthy Mama right now I’ve been experimenting with recipes I find in the THM …
The second week of January and my second menu plan for 2018. I’m on a roll! I loved having a well-thought out plan last week for our food. It really made things so much easier. I’d forgot just how much I enjoyed knowing what I would be making from day to day. My husband and …
For the first several years of my blogging journey I shared our menu plan almost every week. Those weekly menu plans were a very important part of our life at the time. Our food budget was very tight and stretching those food dollars was a necessity. Planning, and sticking to, a menu was critical to …
We’re in a season without menu plans. Not having menu plans really is a challenge for me. I prefer to know what I’m cooking each day. At one point I planned not only the evening meal but also morning and noon! Yes, I have issues. 😉 Our meals during this time are very simple. …
I am a huge fan of menu planning. I truly believe that planning a weekly menu is the best way for us to keep our food budget under control. For a long time I posted our menu each week which helped even more with the accountability of sticking to the plan. In my mind if …