by Millie Copper | Aug 24, 2012 | frugal options, planned overs, Stretchy Beans
While we were on our family vacation this summer we ate out at Chipotle’s. We each had a huge stuffed burrito and while dining Joe said we should eat more burritos. I was surprised by that since we often have some sort of burrito, taco or tostado as part of our...
by Millie Copper | Sep 17, 2012 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Christopher and I arrived home from Oregon late Saturday night. Overall our trip went very well. It was a ‘work’ trip as opposed to a pleasure trip but there was some good times. We were able to visit with Christopher’s Great Grandma and also see...
by Millie Copper | Jan 28, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
Last week, instead of making a menu plan, I prepared a few things early in the week to reheat for later. You can read about that here. Overall this worked pretty good but wasn’t a huge time savings compared to my usual meal plans. And I still ended up at the...
by Millie Copper | Mar 4, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
I intended to post this menu plan this morning but I had computer troubles and an all around mess of a morning. My mess of a morning included not putting the meal I planned in the crock pot. When I returned home 7 hours later I realized my error. I quick thawed a...
by Millie Copper | Apr 8, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
My little boy shared his cold with me. Joe took over all of the cooking duties over the weekend while I took it easy. I’m still feeling pretty blah. I’ve made a very basic menu plan for the week. You’ll notice there are no veggies in the plan. I...
by Millie Copper | Apr 15, 2013 | Meal Plans, Stretchy Beans
I love spring in Wyoming! We are finally getting some precipitation which is wonderful. I am very much looking forward to green grass soon. Of course, the precipitation is in the form of snow. On Tuesday we had around a foot in the yard. However with the wind we did...