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Menu Plan { Cook Once Eat Twice}

May 20, 2012

I have decided that it is cook once, eat twice week. I often do this with some meals, but this week I am going to try to only cook the main part of dinner a few days and then will rework the leftovers the other nights. Yesterday, we grilled hamburgers and had potato salad and [...]

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Menu Plan {May 13th-19th}

May 13, 2012

Summer has officially begun in our house. Yes, I know the calendar disagrees with that, but we homeschool and on Friday we finished up our school for the year. I know a lot of homeschoolers do more year around type school, but for me I need a break, mainly to catch up on all those [...]

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Menu Plan {May 6th-12th}

May 6, 2012

Yesterday was Cinco de Mayo so last week I found some great deals on Mexican type food and ingredients. I found limes on sale 5/$1, avocados for 29 cents, salsa on sale, and a few other things. So, this week is Mexican meal week at our house. We won’t have Mexican type food every night, but I [...]

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Menu Plan {April 29 – May 5}

April 29, 2012

I just got back from spending a few days in Oklahoma City with my husband and oldest daughter. So, the next few days will be catch up time. My husband had a two day meeting in Oklahoma City, so we decided that my oldest daughter and I would go along and enjoy some mother daughter [...]

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Menu Plan {April 22nd-28th}

April 22, 2012

Over the last few weeks I have had several of you ask me to share what we do for lunch. Well, the reason that I often do not post my lunch plan is that we usually just do whatever and do not always follow a plan for that meal. Sometimes it is leftovers, sometimes it [...]

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Menu Plan {April 15th-21st}

April 15, 2012

One of the things that I have found very helpful when it comes to cooking and menu planning is to occasionally do a big cooking day. I then use that food for the next few days meals, so that I do not have to cook as much. I also put some in the freezer to [...]

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Menu Plan {April 8th-14th}

April 8, 2012

Last week I shared the page I use for my menu planning and shopping list each week. If you missed it, be sure to download your copy. It is free and it is my favorite menu planning page to use.  I also shared Ten Ways To Use Leftover Ham last week, so if you have [...]

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Free Menu Planning Grocery Shopping Page

April 4, 2012

Several weeks ago I posted a picture of the menu planning page that I use each week. After sharing that picture I received several emails and comments asking where I got my menu planning notebook. My notebook is actually a notebook that I put together at the beginning of the year, but the planning page that I use for my [...]

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Menu Plan {April 1st- April 7th}

April 1, 2012

I want to start by thanking you all for your kind comments on my keeping it real post from last week. I think we all feel better knowing we are not alone in our struggle to get it all done. The fact is we can’t do it all and it helps to know that others understand [...]

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