Meal planning and shopping lists made simple

The Husband here with a guest post.
For over a year I have wanted someone to build an online meal planning site that you could plan meals and the ingredients would end up on a shopping list that you could take to the store and plan what is supposed to be on your shelf.
Well I am […]

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Meat Balls - Recipe and video

Before last week, I had never made meatballs. Can you believe that? I don’t know why that surprises me but somehow it does. Meatballs. Hmmm. The kids and I had a fun time making meatballs for the first time, together.

Aidan helping me make meatloaf from Christian Burns on Vimeo
Thanks so much Laura for the meatball […]

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Meal Planning Tips-Eating on a budget

Mr. Burns and I are on a journey together. Getting a good budget going these past few weeks. The journey, while financial in nature, affects every area of our lives. In order to make a good budget work properly, involves planning and foresight. In regards to meal planning, this has not been my forte. So, […]

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Healthy toddler meal ideas-getting your kids to eat veggies…

Lunch-Fruit/Veggie plate
I don’t know about you but some days I have a hard time getting my toddlers to want to eat healthy. But I heard something a few months ago that really made sense. If your goal is to train your children to eat healthy and you deck the table out with the best veggies […]

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Economical Eating

Need to prepare meals on a tight budget? Here are some healthy ideas!

Soups can be made with cheap ingredients such as beans, and can be stretched with a bit of water, if needed (just add more seasonings). They also make well in bulk (doubling or tripling the recipe), and freeze well (with the possible […]

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Master Grocery List

I found this “Master Grocery List” on line. I found it pretty helpful. I copied it into a Word document and skimmed through while I was making my list to help me remember things. I know that even with this list I will forget something and have to make another trip. But hopefully this will […]

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Meal Planning Tips - Kim

Jenni, what I’ve done to plan meals is to first designate each day as a theme. For instance:
Sunday - Casseroles
Monday - Beef
Tuesday - Non-meat
Wednesday - Chicken
Thursday - Pork/Seafood
Friday - Pizza
Saturday - Crockpot
Then I start a list with those categories and add meals we like as I think of them or eat them. There will be […]

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Meal Planning Tips - Karen

You had mentioned my 2-week planning. This is the gist of what I do: Erik gets paid every other Thursday, so I do my shopping every other week (yes, on Thursday!). I plan my meals as I assemble my grocery list. I have a “master” list on my computer that I cut and paste each […]

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