Menu Week of January 5
This is a sad time. My daughter’s boyfriend lost his mom Saturday night. She was only 43. Her death comes just a few days after he lost his uncle and his dad had a severe asthma attack. His dad is...
View ArticleFeeling Overwhelmed? 7 Ways to Keep it Simple in the Kitchen
8 Weeks. 8 loooong weeks. That is how long I’ve had either a cast or some sort of splint on my right hand. Considering that I am right hand dominant it has really put a damper in many things of the...
View ArticleFavorite Less Beef Meals
The cost of beef is going up. I’ve read a few different articles that peg the increase anywhere from 4% to 10% and this is a following a record increase of 5% in 2013! When I was in Oregon last week...
View ArticleMenu Week of March 23
We’re celebrating! With the longer days the chickens and ducks have started laying again. We’re getting between 10 and 12 eggs a day which means I’ll be planning meals using eggs. After this long...
View ArticleMenu Week of April 13 & April 20
We had some excitement over the weekend. Our Peanut goat had kids. She had them around 8 Saturday morning. I was outside getting my dog that escaped from the backyard when I heard Peanut making noise....
View ArticleHomemade “French” Salad Dressing
We’re definitely coming up on salad season. Salad greens are one of the things we tend to grow well in our garden and find easily at the natural grocery store and, later, the farmers market. Plus once...
View ArticleMenu Week of June 8
The last few weeks have been pretty busy and I’ve neglected sharing our menu plans. I’m still putting together a plan, scratched out on a slip of recycled paper or an old envelope. We’re being somewhat...
View ArticleMenu Week of June 15
This week we’re still focusing on eating out of our food storage and enjoying the few items we produce ourselves. Our freezer is emptying out rather quickly which is normal for this time of year. We...
View ArticleMenu Week of June 22
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. We had great weather and were able to do many things outside that we’d been putting off like cleaning out the goat pen. It’s an exciting life around here...
View ArticleStock the Pantry: Planning for Frugal Soups and Stews
As I’m writing this post it’s late-June and I have a pot of soup on the stove for supper. Two days ago it was quite warm and more salad weather than soup weather but last night a storm came through...
View ArticleMenu Week of January 5
This is a sad time. My daughter’s boyfriend lost his mom Saturday night. She was only 43. Her death comes just a few days after he lost his uncle and his dad had a severe asthma attack. His dad is...
View ArticleFeeling Overwhelmed? 7 Ways to Keep it Simple in the Kitchen
8 Weeks. 8 loooong weeks. That is how long I’ve had either a cast or some sort of splint on my right hand. Considering that I am right hand dominant it has really put a damper in many things of the...
View ArticleFavorite Less Beef Meals
The cost of beef is going up. I’ve read a few different articles that peg the increase anywhere from 4% to 10% and this is a following a record increase of 5% in 2013! When I was in Oregon last week...
View ArticleMenu Week of March 23
We’re celebrating! With the longer days the chickens and ducks have started laying again. We’re getting between 10 and 12 eggs a day which means I’ll be planning meals using eggs. After this long...
View ArticleMeal Wrap up (October 3, 2016)
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...
View ArticleLove Those Rice and Beans!
Just before Christmas one of the community Facebook groups that I’m a part of had a post from a family asking for assistance to help replenish their bare cupboards. There were several posts from...
View ArticleGetting The Most Out Of A Whole Chicken AKA Stretchy Chicken
Learn how to stretch one whole chicken into at least 5 meals with my Stretchy Chicken tips and ideas! There is something wonderful about cooking a whole chicken. It is so satisfying to truss and baste...
View ArticleSave Money: Stretchy Chicken Meals
When you are on a tight budget it’s important to get the most out of your food dollars. Stretchy Chicken is a wonderful way to turn one, whole chicken into several meals and help you save money....
View ArticleMenu Week of April 13 & April 20
We had some excitement over the weekend. Our Peanut goat had kids. She had them around 8 Saturday morning. I was outside getting my dog that escaped from the backyard when I heard Peanut making noise....
View ArticleHomemade “French” Salad Dressing
We’re definitely coming up on salad season. Salad greens are one of the things we tend to grow well in our garden and find easily at the natural grocery store and, later, the farmers market. Plus once...
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