Happy Mother's Day! I hope that you did something really special to celebrate?  With the warmer weather here, I've included a couple of budget friendly recipes that get ya cookin' outdoors. When summer rolls around I like to do as much cooking outside, it's so much better than heating up the … [Read more...]

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Are you cookin' up anything special today to celebrate? Not that you need a special occasion to eat Mexican food. Last night I put a pork roast in the slow cooker with a variety of herbs and spice. Today the kids and I are going to wrap that delicious pork in some masa and make … [Read more...]

I'm lovin' the weather! I've washed down all of our outdoor furniture, got a little outdoor cleaning done, and got my herb garden and patio pots planted. I'm looking forward to spending a lot more time outside, especially once our pool is put in. I'm going to have to put together some budget … [Read more...]

Some weeks I'm just not in the mood for cooking, in times like that I find cooking once and eating twice is a really good solution. This week I have a really full schedule so I knew that I wasn't going to have time to do a lot of cooking. You'll find this weeks meal plan is all about cooking once … [Read more...]

Happy Easter! During this Easter season you can find ham at deeply discounted prices, it would be a good time to fill your freezer.  Ham will keep for up to four months in the freezer, if it is wrapped properly. One of the keys to lowering your food budget is to keep a well stocked … [Read more...]

We're cooking up a lot of Mexican food using pork this week. Pork tenderloin is currently on sale for $1.49 a pound so I'm taking full advantage of it for this weeks menu. If you are not a fan of Mexican food or pork you can use one of our previous budget friendly meal plans. However, if you like … [Read more...]

One of the of the best ways to lower your grocery bill is by keeping a well stocked pantry. A well stocked pantry  allows you to lower your grocery bill by stocking up on items when they are on sale. It will also save you some time because you will make less unexpected trips to the … [Read more...]

What's up with this weather. One day it's in the 70's and the next it's below 30. I wish it would hurry up and make up it's mind, I'm ready for grilling weather! I actually had a couple of recipes on this weeks menu to cook on the grill. I ended up changing them because the weather decided it … [Read more...]