How is grocery shopping where you are at? I made it to Costco this week. I hadn’t been to Costco since the beginning of March. I could have avoided it a little longer, but there are a few things that we needed that I knew would be  a lot cheaper at Costco.  I am also ready for more fresh fruits and vegetables. Frozen and canned […]

Thanks to my daughter we added a snack recipe to this week’s menu plan. She knew that we have been eating more snacks and thought that some people might find it useful since so many people are staying at home right now. I thought it was a good idea, so I added some homemade granola bars for snacks on this week’s plan. Here is this […]

I struggled a little bit with this week’s menu plan. Right now we are all trying to use what we have on hand so that we can go to the grocery store less. Different areas of the country have different shortages of food right now. What I can find at the store you might not be able to find.  It is also Easter. This year […]

I recently read the book Home Fires which is about the WI in Britain during WWII. I enjoyed the book because it was a reminder of the sacrifices that past generations have made. One of the famous sayings from that time was make do and mend. We aren’t quite to that point and hopefully we don’t get there. But we are at the point of […]

This week we are talking all about freezer meals! This week’s menu plan is all about making meals easier and using what you have on hand. We are making a meal and freezing a meal all week long. You might not be able to make all the recipes on the plan, but the recipes are all pretty basic recipes so hopefully you have enough ingredients […]

This week’s menu plan is full of comfort foods and recipes that use pantry ingredients. Both are things that we need right now. I love to make a big crock pot, or two, full of chili so that I have a lot of leftovers. It is a meal I know my whole family loves and I almost always have all the ingredients on hand.  I […]

Need some easy dinner ideas for the week? This week’s menu plan is full of them. The burrito casserole that is on the plan is one of my favorite freezer meals. It is on the menu plan often. It is so easy to make several to put in the freezer. The chocolate chip muffins also freeze well, so make a big of those too for […]

It is restock the freezer with some breakfast foods week. Stocking your freezer with breakfast foods once or twice a month is one of the best ways to save time and money in the kitchen. If you stock your freezer with a variety of breakfast foods you can have a quick and easy breakfast anytime you need it. Having a breakfast plan will save you […]

This week’s menu plan includes several of our favorites like oven pancakes, oven grilled cheese, Instant Pot eggs, and more. It also includes one of my favorite chocolate desserts that is a normal dessert that just happens to be gluten free. It is delicious with a scoop of ice cream.  Here is this week’s menu plan.