I am getting my menu up late today, not because I got home from my trip after midnight last night, but because this morning I found out that my credit card number has been stolen, the DMV has still not mailed my tags, and my computer is infected with a virus. After I post thisRead More

This week is unusual, both because of the large quantities of leftovers and because I will be out of town visiting my Dad for 3 of the days, leaving my husband and teenagers to fend for themselves (taking my 3 yo with me). I will make large meals on Wednesday and Thursday, so they canRead More

After daily nagging encouragement on My 1/2 Dozen Daily to try Green Monster Smoothies, I finally had the incentive I needed: wilty spinach and soft grapes. I pulled out my blender and finally made a smoothie! In the above smoothie I used: 1 cup of cranberry pomegranate juice 1 scoop of rice based vanilla proteinRead More

This recipe is inspired by my Hummingbird Cake recipe. I decided to make it just a little bit healthier, so I wasn’t serving my kids cupcakes for breakfast.  I used a combination of heartier flours (I chose gluten free flours, but feel free to experiment with whole wheat flours). I also used unrefined sweeteners and replaced the oilRead More

I chose to play in the garden on my first day back from vacation instead of restocking the refrigerator, so the first couple days of this menu are pantry/freezer meals. My husband did make an emergency store run for milk, eggs, vegetables, fruit, and dark chocolate M&M’s. I will reluctantly return to my schedule ofRead More

When we vacation, I try to make arrangements so that we do not have eat every meal at a restaurant. We usually stay in a hotel that has at least a small refigerator and microwave, so we can prepare some simple meals in the hotel. Occasionally, we are fotunate enough to have a small kitchenRead More

  In less than a week, we head to San Diego for a much overdue family vacation. So this week our menu is driven by the need to eat all of the perishable items before we leave. We have a lot of fruit, vegetables, and Grilled Chicken on hand. Some of the items can beRead More

My menu plans have changed a lot over the years; primarily to meet the needs of my family. I have done once a month planning and cooking, a bimonthly rotation, a weekly plan that included breakfast and lunch, and a very loose plan where we had certain planned nights (i.e. Italian, Mexican, Pizza, salad, etc.),Read More