This past Saturday was another impromptu batch cooking day. Saturday morning I made a double batch of pancakes while we were having an easy-going morning. The benefits of the batch resulted in two gallon-sized freezer bags stacked full of pancakes. Then, after Hodgepodgedad’s trip to the grocery, I found myself blessed with six pounds of [...]
Yes, a meal plan stacked high with sandwiches. I need to hone my sandwich making skills with warmer weather coming. But it won’t be just any regular ol’ sandwiches. Inspiration comes from $5 Dinners Breakfast and Lunch Cookbook as well as the red and white checked I’m Writing My Own Cookbook. So settle in and [...]
“A man ought to eat what’s offered and be glad to get it!” ~ Rose Watson, Mitford Series My freezer is depleted thanks to the last couple month’s worth of freezer/pantry challenges and good, cheap eats. So, it’s time to batch cook again. Maybe a mini Big Cook. I’ll use what I have on hand [...]
Slow because I love my slow cooker. Southern because I am and that’s the finest kind of frugal, comfort food. Sunny, simply because it’s spring time! I’ve been browsing my Southern Living magazines and their site for a fresh, two weeks worth of meal ideas. With a few Hodgepodge favorites thrown in for good measure. [...]
-an update from the archives Yes. You heard me right. I shared this routine on Twitter one day and several friends asked for the secret. Really, it’s no secret, just a bit of pre-planning. My friend, Kellie, asked specifically, “Give us recipes that are great to make for supper, during the lunch hour and give [...]
It has been a while since I posted a meal plan because when Grandma and Grandpa retired out west, we were given the contents of their freezer and pantry. Wow! And, so, I am working around what we already have again, just like in the last freezer and pantry challenge. Supplementing with a grocery run [...]
Who doesn’t love cinnamon toast? Especially children. So it was a big ‘duh’ moment for me when I read Hillbilly Housewife’s $45 Emergency Menu a while back. She suggests cinnamon toast for snacks – for children and adults alike! If you think that’s a smart money saver too, click over and check out her: $45 [...]
I hope y’all don’t tire of freezer and pantry challenges because they sure are a money saver. It is a bit of time investment upfront to assess, to face the freezer and pantry. But this handy inventory print out from Once a Month Mom helps with the planning. Click freezer inventory. Plus, a freezer and [...]
Hodgepodge Meal Plans “Let’s have lasagna tomorrow night!” the eldest agreed. So started the week’s menu plan. By posting, my hope is to be intentional in using up leftovers and be a better steward of all we’ve been blessed with. The Truth Behind Meal Planning – the real process Resources for Menu Planning: Sonflower’s What’s [...]
Food is fun this time of year, wouldn’t you say? While we’ll be enjoying simple suppers and slow cooker meals a great deal, I also have special meals and appetizers we enjoy this time of year. I’ll follow the daily plan similar to last year’s meal plan to 2010. Cooking fun: Of course, the best [...]
So I surveyed the December calendar. May I just say It’s a Wonderful Life? The next two weeks are jammed packed with the ‘hurry up we need to be there in half an hour’ days and evenings. Hardly a bit of white remains in each calendar square. So, for this meal plan I am keeping [...]
