After two and a half months with a broken oven, I'm happy to report that we finally replaced it! We went with a Frigidaire from Lowes and had a great experience with both the model being in stock and the delivery being on time! Large appliances can be so expensive. We shopped around, waited for… Continue reading Menu Monday + We Got A New Oven! {10.4.21}

When life is busy for more than one week in a row, I usually resort to a two week menu plan. This helps because it's something I can do ahead of time - I can plan the menu, make my grocery list and even place my grocery order so that it's all ready when I… Continue reading Two Week Menu Plan {8.23.21}

We're still waiting for our oven to be fixed - they are supposed to come out on Friday - but as you'll see we still ate very well. 🙂 I tried two new essentially summer recipes with this menu plan: a watermelon salad and a peach cobbler. They were both delicious! On The Menu Breakfast:… Continue reading Another Oven Free Menu Monday + Slow Cooker Peach Cobbler {8.9.21}

I usually try to plan mostly oven free meals this time of year. My kitchen gets all the afternoon and evening sunlight which is beautiful but is also hot. 🙂 This time, however, I don't have a choice. Last Sunday morning we had a series of brief power outages that seem to have fried my… Continue reading Oven Free Menu Monday {7.26.21}

Leftovers are a part of life - no matter how hard we try, we all end up with them at one time or another. Here are a few ways to use up leftovers: Plan a second night to serve something that makes more than one meal's portion. For example, I know there will be leftovers… Continue reading Menu Monday + Ideas for Using Up Leftovers {7.12.21}