by Simple Life and Home | Apr 23, 2014 | Menu Planning, Money Savers, Organizing
Occasionally, I give myself an end-of-the-month grocery shopping challenge. What can I cook for dinners through the end of the month using items I have on hand instead of buying all new groceries, and how much can I save in the process? This month, my own spending in...
by Simple Life and Home | Apr 19, 2014 | Breakfast, Celebrating, Food & Garden
Next to over-easy eggs served with toasted homemade bread, hardboiled eggs are my favorite. They’re a great way to add a boost of protein to your day, and they’re pretty simple to make, as long as you know how to boil eggs. At first, this may seem like a ridiculous...
by Simple Life and Home | Apr 15, 2014 | Dinner, Food & Garden
As you have probably figured out, quick and easy recipes…while still homemade…are some of my favorites. Easy beef stroganoff, super simple crock-pot beef, impossibly easy zucchini pie, super simple scrambled egg, and impossibly easy sticky buns…well, you get the idea....
by Simple Life and Home | Apr 10, 2014 | Crock-Pot, Dinner, Food & Garden
I’m super thrilled to share this new Crock-Pot recipe with you. I first came across this recipe when I was planning meals for my kids and my mother-in-law while we went out of town for our anniversary. I really appreciate it when she watches the kids, and I try to...
by Simple Life and Home | Apr 3, 2014 | Menu Planning, Organizing
Now that we’re (mostly!) settled in our new house, it’s time to start menu planning again, so here’s my April 2014 Monthly Menu Plan. If you look closely at my menu planning board, you’ll notice that it got a little banged up in the move, but it still works just...
by Simple Life and Home | Jan 16, 2014 | Menu Planning, Organizing
Welcome back to menu planning! For those of you keeping track at home, the monthly menu plan for January 2014 looks a little different from those I’ve published in the past. Instead of sticking to my old, black refrigerator, my menu planning board has found a...