It felt like fall here this weekend with high temperatures in the low 70s. This week’s weather looks absolutely perfect with daytime highs in the mid-80s and overnight lows in the 60s. Can we just keep this year round, please? We have a busy week ahead and it looks like I’ll only be cooking twice….

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It’s still quite warm here yet I’m starting to think about cool-weather meals. In fact, I’m even going to make chili on Monday. But check out what I’m serving with it. Yes, we’re on the cusp of a new season so our menu is going to reflect that with the last of summer produce served…

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Another hectic week ahead for us! Saturday is an all-day event that we’ve been working on for months. I’m excited about it but also looking forward to getting past it. My birthday is the following Monday and we are going out of town to celebrate. And sleep. Ha! I have planned simple meals for this…

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I have a busy week ahead but I’m still determined to eat at home as much as possible. That’s where a menu is important. We are really trying to focus on healthy eating and that’s pretty hard to do when eating out. I’m also getting back to making green smoothies for breakfast and am going…

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Things have been rather topsy turvy around here the past couple of weeks. David has had Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and been really ill. Fortunately we caught it early and he is finally recovering and back to work. He had very little appetite so our meals consisted of whatever sounded good to him at the…

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I didn’t make a menu last week because I knew it was going to be a crazy week. We went to a concert in the city Sunday night and got a hotel because David had to fly out at 6 a.m. Monday morning. Rather than take two vehicles I elected to drive back to the…

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Taking a bit of time on the weekend to plan our menu for the week makes my life so much easier. Even if we alter our plans a bit it is still helpful to have a starting place. Let’s take a look at my menu for the week. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Read…

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I’ve been “missing in action” around here but I’m back and hopefully things will get back to normal around here. David and I are determined to return to the healthy menu plan we had implemented several weeks ago. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Read more here. DEE’S MENU Monday Mediterranean Sheet Pan Baked Shrimp…

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Hello, friends! I hope your week is getting off to a good start and that your weather is as gorgeous as ours. This weekend was simply perfect and I see lovely weather ahead for us this whole week. Yay! You’ll notice that we have grilled burgers on our menu this week. It always makes me…

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