cultivating me

There are weeks like this one (and next) when the budget is tight and so our meals are simple and lacking thrills. These are not my favorite weeks but at the same time, they always cause me to reflect on how lucky I am to have all I have. That includes the ability to put [...]

Bonus points if you know what show that line is from ;O) My spring break is over so it is back to reality for me. Now more than ever, I am grateful for taking the time to plan my menu. It is one less thing I have to worry about in the midst of all [...]

Last week, I tried some new recipes and let me tell you how happy I was to have done so. Here’s a quick review: The Arroz con Pollo was fabulous. The recipe calls for a dry white wine but instead I substituted chicken broth and it come out just fine. My sweetie had leftovers for [...]

I am proud to announce those recipes that have made it into this weeks menu plan. While I have not been posting, I have been planning and menu planning continues to make my life so much easier. I am excited to try many new recipes this week. I have neglected my wonderful cook book collection [...]

Every time I neglect to create a menu plan for the week I quickly regret it. Running like a crazy lady to the grocery every afternoon makes me tired and cranky and I always seem to enjoy the making and eating the meal less. Maybe because eating together was something that my family rarely did [...]

Ah hah! I got to my menu plan on time this week. In fact, I got to it early and made up my menu over dinner saturday night with the help of my son. Here is what is for dinner this week Sunday: Enchilada Casserole – we didn’t get to this last week because of [...]

At the moment, I sort of have no idea for this week. I didn’t get to making a plan yesterday and so am throwing one together this afternoon! EEEEK! The good news is that I have dinner for tonight in the fridge and can shop tomorrow for the rest. Last week, I had a plan [...]

Well, here we are back at the beginning of another week. Where or where does the time go? Perhaps if I wasted less time this week than I wouldn’t be so worried about what I need to accomplish for the upcoming week – but that is a whole other story!! At least I got some [...]

It has been too long since I have posted a menu plan. I have been planning but just lacking the time to sit and create a post. This week, my budget is very very slim and so we are back to the good old basics in this house which allow me to get more bang [...]

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope all you fabulous mom’s had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Menu planning has not only saved me a bunch of time and whining about going to the store ‘AGAIN?!’ but it has also saved me a bunch of cash! I didn’t quite believe it and thought maybe it was just a [...]