Our pantry is getting full. Which is such a great problem to have - but I'm worried now about wasting food - so I've decided that in an effort to go through our food properly, I'll be doing a clean-out. This also coincides with coming home from vacation and trying to make up for the… Continue reading September Freezer and Pantry Clean-out
Category: Meal Planning
Food Challenge Update
Challenges are challenges for a reason, right? Because they're not easy. I had mentioned in a previous post that I wanted to get our budget down to 250$ per month. Unfortunately it's not as easy as saying it and it happening! I have, however, slowly reduced it. In June, we spent 688.70$ (honestly I'm not sure… Continue reading Food Challenge Update
The Weekly Grin
Oh man, you guys. My family got hit with the WORST bug. I'm not sure what it was, but it hit us hard and fast. June got it first unfortunately, had a fever and cried and cried -- it lasted for five days and she was taking infant Tylenol as often as possible. Then my… Continue reading The Weekly Grin
The Weekly Grin
Harvest edition? As we are getting further into summer, things are not only blooming but producing! Both my garden and my parent's garden are producing and the first thing that has started to spring up are these gorgeous huge zucchinis! They all decided to come up at once so my parents are swimming with them!… Continue reading The Weekly Grin
The Weekly Grin
This weekend, we celebrated my Grandpa's 80th birthday! It involved a lot of food, a lot of family, and a ton of fun! My grandpa was so pleased, surrounded by friends and family. That was Saturday. Sunday was back to the regular grind! Sundays are normally spent with my husband's family enjoying each other's company… Continue reading The Weekly Grin
Peaches peaches peaches!
What do you do when you subscribe to a peach box and get 13 beautiful fresh peaches each week? You make ALL of the peach things... and then you can them! What a wonderful gift later in the year for Christmas -- fresh homemade canned peach anything and everything! So far, I'm on my fifth… Continue reading Peaches peaches peaches!
The Weekly Grin
Good morning all and happy Saturday! Today is the last day of June and our baby is 8 weeks old! It has been a whirlwind, but one filled of love and sleepless nights. Each day we are settling further into our new routine and I'm also feeling like my old self again! I have started… Continue reading The Weekly Grin
Pantry Organisation and Meal Planning
Hi all! Per the last post on "Paring Down The Grocery Budget", we are getting this party started! The first thing I've done, and I'm partially blaming this on nesting in addition to wanting to grab hold of our budget, is create a spreadsheet with our current pantry, fridge, and freezer items. I did this on… Continue reading Pantry Organisation and Meal Planning
Paring Down The Grocery Budget
We will soon be switching to one income in the next month or so after my maternity leave ends and I will be leaving my position to become a Stay At Home Mom (SAHM). When I was younger, I used to imagine where I'd be at home as a SAHM, watching the kids and taking… Continue reading Paring Down The Grocery Budget
Meal Plan 05.10-05.16
Hi everyone! Today was 'Double Ad Wednesday' at my local market and I ran over during my lunch break to grab some items so I would have plenty of time to prep tonight. I find the combination of prepping items in advance with meal planning makes my evenings go much quicker! What I bought this… Continue reading Meal Plan 05.10-05.16
Laughter and Cooking 