Are you taking full advantage of summer yet?  Grilling out?  Maybe taking a vacation?  Or even a staycation?  Hit the zoo?  The water parks?  The swimming pools?  Summer time can be fun! But it can also be exhausting, filled with hot days.  Days that make you tired.  So, do something that takes the burden off Read more

Summer’s here!  Ain’t no denying it now.  Most students are out of school and the weather is getting warm!  Although it isn’t as hot as it’s gonna get, I’ve started to transition to meals that don’t heat up the kitchen as much.  Which means things like grilling and slow cookers.  I still have some meals Read more

School’s almost out!!!  Can you believe it?  This is the last month of school for most of the students.  That clearly starts ushering in summer!  I personally am dreaming of the produce stands – watermelon, sweet corn and home-grown tomatoes.  Bring it on!!!  I’m ready! Speaking of being ready, did you follow last month’s menu Read more

As I was putting together this menu plan, I was just itching for some warmer weather – weather that inspires grilling out, picnics and big celebrations.  It’ll be here before I know it!  I love that! What I also love is pre-planning my meals.  It makes for less expensive grocery store trips.  It makes for Read more

Ready for some “Lion” weather?  March is almost here – time to come in like a lion, so March can go out like a lamb!  I’m ready for warm days to be here – and to stay here.  This is the first year that I’ll be able to plant a garden.  We moved into a Read more

Are you ready for some football!?!?  February is the month for the Super Bowl!  Football not quite your thing?  That’s okay – February also have Valentine’s Day!  That not your thing either?  Well, how about Ash Wednesday?  President’s Day?  Academy Awards?  Leap Day? If nothing else, February 22nd is National Margarita day!  Hopefully, one of Read more

New 2017 January Monthly Meal Plan – Click here! Happy New Year!!!! Another trip around the sun here and gone for our planet. Time just keeps going faster and faster. At least for me. The holidays are fun, but I’m craving the routine that January will bring. To help you get back into a good Read more

It’s almost 2016! Almost unbelievable! I’m ready for the colder weather – ready for making snowmen outside and hot chocolate inside. To free up my time, I make use of my menu plan! The more prepared that I can be, the more time I can save in the kitchen. If you want to save time Read more

Holy buckets – I just made a menu plan that included Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving!? Where did this year go? It’s almost criminal how fast time is flying. With as fast as time goes, I want to spend as little of it as possible worrying about meals. Planning meals? You betcha. But worrying about them usually means Read more