Eating well on a budget and keeping food frugal is on my mind … a lot … actually. Looking at our bank account and realizing that payday just doesn’t come fast enough, often enough or large enough has me understandably worried. Never mind the looming bills and the fact that every paycheck for [...]
Early Spring Meal Plan
March 23, 2009 By 3 Comments
So … I really need to get back into meal planning. There’ve been far too many hodgepodge meals thrown together on the fly in the last few weeks. Brown rice spaghetti, anchovies, eggs and olive oil? Sure, why not? Check out orgjunkie.com for more menu plans. Meal Plan for Monday Breakfast: Strained [...]
Meal Plan: 1 December through 7 December
December 1, 2008 By 6 Comments
So this is the plan for our first week of our pantry challenge. The menu is fairly varied, and I’m interested to see how the rest of the month goes! Monday Breakfast: Oats with Raisins, Green Tea Lunch: Leftover Buffalo Pot Roast, Greens Dinner: Butternut Squash Souffle, Mixed Green Salad, Fermented Beets To Do: [...]
Meal Plan: 9/1 through 9/7
September 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This week I thought I’d do something a little bit different when it comes to planning meals. Rather than meticulously plan out each meal for each day, I’m planning meals for the week. I spent most of this afternoon prepping the meals and setting them up in individual, labeled bags to make cooking [...]
Meal Plan: August 18th through August 24th
August 18, 2008 By 4 Comments
It’s time for planning the weeks meals. We were fortunate to pick up a wide variety of delicious fruits and vegetables at the market this week including some more wild apricots (a post is brewing about those, so check back). Money is tight here and so is time so I’m trying to be particularly conscious [...]
Meal Plan: 25 November through 1 December
November 25, 2007 By 11 Comments
I’m joining the ranks of other bloggers and will be posting our weekly menu plans each Monday. You can check out the plans of other families by visiting Organizing Junkie. Monday Breakfast: Buttermilk Oat Flour Biscuits with Butter and Raw Honey, Peppermint Tea Lunch: Out Dinner: Winter Squash Souffle, Simple Salad, Sauteed Swiss Chard, [...]
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