I realize I may be late in posting this but I promise to be more consistent.  If there are any recipes you would like me to share, let me know; will post with pictures too. We usually can go more than 2 weeks because I purchase extra food items when on sale.  Love having extra ground beef for meatballs,...

This 2 week menu includes my Thanksgiving meal as well.  My last menu was a bit disrupted because of family coming into town, but at least I have the ingredients and can add to my existing menu.  No worries, if you have the food you can always use it another day, it never goes to waste in my house! So...

Wow!! This was difficult to do today.  However, I managed to pick 2 weeks worth of dinners for my family. Each week we pick new favorites and rotate them in the menu.  I also go through my coupons and check out the circulars before deciding on my final menu.  So here’s my menu for the next...

Yes, you read the title correctly…. I actually planned our menu for 2 weeks. I have been doing this for quite some time but finally convinced my husband that it was a wise thing to do. First off, we would not have to go to the store 3-4 times per week for items we neglected to put on list. Secondly,...

I love to cook, but lately haven’t been able to enjoy it as much with all the activities that keep me running around. I guess it has a lot to with having 5 children and having a busy life in general. So, I have taken to writing down my menus for the week along with a shopping list. My wonderful...

Having a large family can be quite costly.  I won’t even mention the clothes that is needed to keep 5 children looking somewhat decent, I will keep that for another day.  Today I will focus on FOOD.  Yes, something that was always running out in our home until I developed a system. Having a...