Another day of hardly tackling any tasks. I took devices until the kids took care of their chores from yesterday. Chores got done quickly. I did some dishes. I got a corner more clear in the youngest’s mess of a bedroom (I got about half the room done a week ago). I caught up onContinue reading “Beans and Planning”
Category Archives: Meals
Chicken Butt
The kids have entered the “Guess what” phase of youth and I’m learning all kinds of new things about their preferences. My middle child doesn’t like mashed potatoes. But she’ll eat them sometimes. My oldest doesn’t like naked chicken breast. Only breaded. Meanwhile, my youngest was humming my praises eating away at this amazing dinner.Continue reading “Chicken Butt”
Beating Dinnertime Fatigue
Having a plan is half the battle. Preparing the plan is about thirty percent. Execution is only about twenty percent! (Cleanup is another story). I’ve tried all kinds of meal plans. Designed many over the years. The best plan is a simple and flexible one. I plan four dinners. I’m currently aiming for two crockpotContinue reading “Beating Dinnertime Fatigue”
Gotta Eat Breakfast
We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I love breakfast, but I don’t love eating before 10am. I’m a coffee and go until lunch sort of person. Except, that isn’t really working anymore. As I near my 40th birthday and am reading The Menopause Manifesto by Dr. Jen Gunter IContinue reading “Gotta Eat Breakfast”
Still Waiting
All I know is he’s looking at my car now. I need to work tomorrow and have no idea how to get there if my car isn’t fixed. It’s still early. I tried to start the kids’ remote instructional day with pancakes, sheet pan style, but I don’t have enough eggs. I’m out of groundContinue reading “Still Waiting”
Oh January
My car is back in the garage. The kids are doing school from home because it’s too cold. Everything is very stressful right now and our food stock has been running low. To cope with the stress of mounting pressures of life going wonky and the ensuing anxiety, I meal plan. The urge to cryContinue reading “Oh January”
Worth the Wait
Therapy night is always hectic. I try to have a plan for dinner and time it so we can eat in the little window between appointments. Sometimes I’m successful and we eat at 5:30. Other times not so much, so we eat at 7:30. Ground beef patties with onions, garlic, and seasoning. The carrots andContinue reading “Worth the Wait”
Breakfast, Lunch, and a Couple Dinners
Making the food budget stretch is becoming more and more of a magical art form. Grocery shopping is a true horror at checkout. The years of endless dinners are wearing me out. But we need to eat well or we’re all an unstable mess. I’m pretty excited about how many meals I got out ofContinue reading “Breakfast, Lunch, and a Couple Dinners”
What’s Cooking?
I’ve come to really enjoy having a loose idea of what I can make, getting all these supplies, and then just rolling with it. This one took me a while to decide on, but once I did it was easy to get the kids involved. Turkey apple meatballs with onions. Roasted broccoli and cauliflower. UnderneathContinue reading “What’s Cooking?”
Cooking Again
When I find myself stuck and feeling overwhelmed, I begin to plan. It can take a few days, or a few weeks to get there, but it’s often my first step to getting unstuck. Breakfast for dinner wasn’t part of the plan, but I don’t make a plan expecting to follow it. I make aContinue reading “Cooking Again”
The Accidental Domestic Goddess 