Menu Planning

Eating From the Freezer and Pantry Challenge: Week 1

May 21, 2012

That's it. No more shopping for you.
Or me, for that matter.
It's time to begin our "Eating from the Pantry and Freezer Challenge"!
What I've spent so far
I had about $230 remaining for the rest of May out of my $450 budget (the other $220 had been spent at the beginning of the month).
I've set aside $150 [...]

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The Eating from the Pantry and Freezer Challenge Begins

May 16, 2012

It's time to begin the Eating From the Pantry and Freezer Challenge. I'm excited to get going and I hope you are, too!
I promised to share my own plan and goals with you, so here's what I'm planning to do:
My financial goal is to save $300 (our regular monthly budget is $450). I plan to [...]

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Let’s Save Some Money: The Eat from the Pantry and Freezer Challenge!

May 9, 2012

Would you like to join me in saving literally hundreds of dollars on your grocery bill over the next month?
It's time to eat from our freezers and pantries!
The impetus for this challenge was the fact that each summer I save up extra cash for purchasing fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables for preserving.
And maybe also the [...]

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Spring Giveaway Week: Win 1 of 3 One-Year Subscriptions to Plan to Eat

March 12, 2012

I have a confession to make. I may run a website. I may have self-published ebooks. I may own a laptop and an iPhone. BUT. I am not a technical, computer-loving person. No sir.
My husband actually finds it funny (or irritating, it may depend on the day) how incredibly inept I am when it comes [...]

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My New eBook- Plan It, Don’t Panic: Everything You Need to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan

January 12, 2012

Announcing my newest eBook... Plan It, Don't Panic: How to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan!

What if you could learn to meal plan in a way that helped you to eat better, while saving you money, time and stress?

After the huge success of the Plan It, Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge that I ran [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic: Last Week of the Meal Planning Challenge

November 7, 2011

We're on week 6 of the meal planning challenge (well, 7 for some of us). So many of you have participated so faithfully and consistently, and I have loved doing this alongside of you! It has challenged and spurred me on to get back on track with my planning.
This may be the last week of [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge (and Simplifying Menu Planning for Busy Times)

October 31, 2011

Snow is lovely. Except when it delays my flight home from Pennsylvania by 24 hours, keeping me from my family.
These things just happen, though, and so here I sit in the Harrisburg Sheraton hotel, attempting to come up with a suitable meal plan filled with simple meals for a week of transitioning back to regular [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge Week 5 (And 7 Ways to Use Those Leftovers)

October 24, 2011

Can you believe we've been consistently meal planning together for over an entire month now?
I don't know about you, but after a summer of inconsistency, in both my planning and in the meals I was serving, it feels good. Really good. We're eating better, saving money, and there are certainly less panicked dinner hours because [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic Meal Planning Challenge Week 4 (And What to Do If You Mess Up Your Meal Plan)

October 17, 2011

The other night, I went to make dinner after a very busy afternoon out, and realized that most dreaded of mistakes. The meal plan on the fridge said "Roast beef".
The large roast was sitting downstairs. In the freezer. Frozen solid. Did I mention it was 5pm?
Despite my best intentions (like planning for meal prep and [...]

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3 Tips That Will Truly Help You to Manage Your Grocery Budget Better

October 12, 2011

Once upon a time, there was this girl who was very careful with her budget. So careful that her husband trusted her implicitly, and she carefully maintained her grocery budget with cash each month, so as not to overspend. She was so insistent that this method worked, she even wrote profusely on the topic.
This worked well for [...]

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