It's back to "normal" life this week! We both have a full weeks of work, appointments and normal errands. The holiday leftovers are gone, so I placed a huge Aldi grocery order through Instacart over the weekend and will pick that up on my way home from work today. Last week wasn't "normal" due to… Continue reading Menu Monday {1.4.21}

This time of year, I'm looking for meals that don't require a lot of hands-on time. I also try to keep our grocery expenses a little lower to balance out the extra shopping I'm doing. Here's what was on the menu at my house last week!

"I bet you already know what you're having for supper tonight." Someone said that to me one afternoon last week. I replied that I did have a meal planned - not necessarily because I was super organized but because I'm really hungry when I get home from work! 🙂

Do you remember life before Pinterest? It's been around almost as long as I've been married and I can't really imagine planning meals without it! After almost ten years of pinning recipes to my boards, I decided that it is time for me to get in there and reorganize things. I started with my Main… Continue reading Menu Monday and Organized Pinterest Boards

I'm not going to apologize for starting another post with a pumpkin flavored item - it's just part of who I am. 🙂 I saw these pumpkin bars as I was scrolling Taste of Home's Instagram stories and instantly knew I needed to make them! Find the recipe plus a week's worth of meal ideas in today's post!

Happy Monday! We are definitely in fall food mode over here - how about you? I tried a new Southern Living recipe for Hamburger Stew that was so delicious! The broth was extremely flavorful, especially for a recipe that doesn't need to simmer all day. I used a rainbow medley potato that I had on… Continue reading Menu Monday + Hamburger Stew

It didn't take me long to dive into those Taste of Home recipes I shared last week! I put two of them on the menu immediately, and they were both winners! I'll mark them below with an asterisk. Paul wasn't a huge fan of the Bacon Chicken Club Pizza, but any time you call something… Continue reading Menu Monday + New Recipes!

I used my crock pot three times during this menu (which is from a couple weeks ago). My crock pot is used much more in the summer than the rest of the year - the kitchen stays a lot cooler when I don't have to use the oven! As I've mentioned before on the blog,… Continue reading Menu Monday + Tips for Crockpot Recipes