Category Archives: Meal Planning Mondays
Pinterest Meal Planning
So I finally jumped on the bandwagon and joined Pinterest last week. If you want to follow me ~ please do! One of the things I’ve come to love more than anything else on Pinterest is RECIPES!! I love the pictures of the delicious looking food… it makes me really be able to “see” if … Continue reading
3 Tips to Get You Out the Door in the Morning
We made it through the first week of school… 6:30am is still a little early for me though! However, I’ve found some ways to make getting things together smoothly in the morning a little easier. In fact, I had 20 minutes to read a book this morning we were so far ahead of schedule!! 1. … Continue reading
Start of School Means More Organized Meals
Hanna’s set to start kindergarten Wednesday! I can’t believe how long the days are, and yet how short the years have been. My little baby is going to full day big girl school. Which means she’s gonna need lunch. 🙂 So this week I’ve been scouring the interwebs trying to find inspiration from lunch blogs. … Continue reading
How to Find Ideas for Menu Planning
When it’s time to sit down and plan our weekly menu there are some weeks when I just don’t have a clue. It seems we’ve been eating the same meals over and over and I’m just sick of them. When this happens I pull out a few of my tricks to come up with some … Continue reading
Getting in the Grocery Groove
When you start to change your diet, or choose to include new healthier choices in your diet it can be tough on your grocery bill. Those new things seem so foreign and strange. It can be tough to figure out exactly what you need and how to make it all work within your budget. However, … Continue reading
Our New Family Plate
You may or may not have heard they are getting rid of the “food pyramid” and replacing it with my plate. While I’m not sure I necessarily and completely agree with this new plate, I do know (especially after drinking nothing but juice for 5 days ~ yes, I only made it five days ~ … Continue reading
Cook Once Eat Twice
This week I’m trying to keep it very simple, yet delicious. We’ve got a couple cook once eat twice items. I love it when I can cook double something to use later, or even plan on using the leftovers of one meal for something else. This is a great idea in the crock pot. It … Continue reading