My poor hubby. He really dislikes piles, and yet he married a gal who's just a little bit "out of sight, out of mind". Thus, I'm a piler. All through the Christmas holidays, there was one particular pile that continued to be moved around from table to table, dresser to desk, and back to the table ...

Of all of the things that I spend time planning, the one that I feel probably has the biggest payoff in saving me time, frustration and even money would have to be menu planning! I've been menu planning faithfully for about 3-4 years now. Every once in a while I briefly slip up and go a ...

I am all about simplicity in the kitchen. If there is a way that I can make my meals work together and save myself time, effort and dishes, I am all over it! One of my favorite ways to do this lately has been to coordinate the meals within my weekly meal plan. By this, I ...

This week I made a departure from my usual style of menu planning. Since we've been doing this special diet for my husband (a little over a month now), my repertoire of meals has been rather limited. Doing my menu plans each week has felt a bit discouraging, as I stare once again at ...

It seems we tend to just go in cycles around here. A couple of times a year, one of us ends up on a particular diet to continue to work on health concerns, avoid food sensitivities, etc. This summer is no exception!Several weeks ago, we had an appointment for my husband to have a ...

Short and sweet, here is my menu plan for most of the rest of the week. I am going to go until at least May 2 before I shop (completing my month of "Eating from the pantry and freezer" throughout April). I may or may not add some plans in for this Sunday with ...

Image by jspatchwork Baby Step 8- Meal Planning PrimerWhat this baby step is all about: To make a meal plan of your dinners for the next week (if you already do this, you could try planning breakfasts or lunches if you don't already). Why this step is important: I think that most women, if asked ...

**The Tuesday edition! :) We're into our third week of the challenge now, and I'm amazed at how easy this has been!I did go produce shopping again yesterday, and would have spent less than $30 except that I was a softie and picked up a treat for my daughter and some discounted (but gorgeous!) ...

Welcome to my second week of "Eating from the pantry and freezer"! Despite a few changes in my plans for last week, we ate well with only a minimal grocery shop (just to get fresh produce for the next couple of weeks), and mostly just food from the stash in my pantry and freezer.Even with ...

As promised, here is a rundown on what I'm doing for this first week of working with what I've already got!Beth asked me what kind of things I have stockpiled in my freezer and pantry right now. Glad you asked! Here's a basic list of the inventory I created last week: Canned goods from last fall ...