I hope you had a great weekend. Ours was a lot of fun…and rather busy. That’s why I’m just now getting this Menu Monday post done. We have a lot of activities coming up this week, too, so I’m not going to be cooking much. I’ll include some additional links in case you need some…
How To Organize Plastic Food Containers in the Kitchen
Keeping the plastics food containers organized has been the bane of my existence ever since I set up housekeeping. No matter how I organized, within a week or two the plastics cupboard was a huge mess all over again. I’ve heard enough others mention the issue that I know this wasn’t my problem alone. But…
The Gifts of Autumn
Welcome to Autumn, my friends. I know some of you are absolutely thrilled and more than happy to bid summer adieu. I get it. After weeks of 90+ degree temperatures I’m not sorry to start enjoying cooler temperatures, especially at night. I’ve been enjoying stargazing again now that the evenings are pleasant. But if you’ve…
Menu Monday ~ September 23, 2019
Good morning and welcome to a new week. It’s time for Menu Monday! If you saw my Two Week Aldi Grocery Haul post yesterday you’ll recognize many of the ingredients in this week’s menu. So let’s dive in and see what’s cooking at my house this week. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Read more here….
Two Week Aldi Grocery Haul
I’m working on new routines for fall and winter. One of those routines is bi-weekly grocery shopping. For years my daughter and I have done huge, periodic monthly grocery shopping trips. We take a day and go to the city to really stock up. We aren’t doing this as often as we used to, in…
Emergency Preparedness – The Basics
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. Let’s take a look at some of the situations you might want to prepare for and how to create a plan to suit your own family. Emergency Preparedness I first started getting serious about preparing for emergencies in the late 90s leading up to the Y2K “crisis”. As we…
Lentil Rice Casserole
I first encountered this lentil rice casserole recipe years ago when I was homeschooling my kids. Baking one’s own bread and cooking healthy, low-cost recipes were very much a part of the homeschooling community. One popular source of recipes were the Sue Gregg cookbooks. These were offered for sale in virtually every homeschool resource catalog…
Menu Monday ~ September 16, 2019
Good morning and welcome to a new week! I didn’t make it to the grocery store Friday and then we were out of town for the weekend. I decided to create this week’s menu from what I have on hand and just wait until Friday to go to the store. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate…
5 Simple Touches to Elevate the Ordinary
Pinterest and Instagram might lead you to believe that everyone else has a magazine-worthy home. For most of us that simply isn’t true. And what’s more, I’d venture to guess that most of us wouldn’t be comfortable in some of those too-perfect spaces. But that doesn’t mean we can’t add simple touches to our homes…