My husband and I like steak, but our boys aren’t big eaters of that.  And maybe that’s okay given how pricey it can be!  So I like to serve steak when I can pick it up on sale, but we never need too much of it. That’s where this Pepper Steak Stir Fry came in Read more

Enjoy this April meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. Bring on those April showers! I am ready for May flowers. I’m ready for things growing. I’m ready for the ground to be green. I’m ready for things to start turning around. I’m ready to hear kids outside and play. I’m ready Read more

Enjoy this March meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. OH MY LANTA! I’m typing this on February 28th. The very last day of the month. Tomorrow is March 1. I just looked down, saw the calendar and thought “OH MY GOODNESS! I haven’t done a menu plan for March.” This month Read more

Enjoy this February meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. Well, looky here! It’s February already. It really seems like New Year’s Eve was just last week. January flew by – unlike some months in 2021. I blame the days off my kids had from school as well as the 12+ inches Read more

Enjoy this January meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. GOOD RIDDANCE 2020! I think a lot of us will be happy to leave 2020 behind. I just hope 2021 doesn’t throw us some curve balls too. There have been some advantages to 2020 – for me, working from home has been Read more

I love Chinese food. Just adore it. Now I’m not very adventurous when I order – I tend to stick to what I love. Cashew Chicken. Almond Chicken. Fried Rice. Sweet & Sour Chicken. Sesame Chicken. And especially Hot & Sour Soup. I’ve been able to re-create some of them at home and I’ve added Read more

Enjoy this December meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. I think I speak for all of mankind that I sure am glad 2020 is almost behind us. That said, I’m not sure how different 2021 will be. I certainly didn’t imagine how 2020 would go at the beginning of the year Read more

Enjoy this November meal plan with a printable calendar and easy, family-friendly recipes. Wow – can you believe it? It’s almost holiday time. Thanksgiving will be here before we know it, then comes December with all of it’s holiday glory. Are you ready? I admit that this year it’s kind of anti-climatic. Without (major) Black Read more

Welcome Fall! So glad to meet you. So glad for soup weather. And sweater season. And cozy nights spent inside after mild days outside. And an easy-to-follow meal plan. Fall. I’m a fan of it. I don’t enjoy the SUPER HOT days of summer, so when fall gets here, it’s a welcome change. And this Read more