Meal Plan Tips & Ideas

Best Tips & Ideas for Easy Family Vacation Meal Planning

One of the most frequently asked questions I get when it comes to meal planning in the summertime is "How do you meal plan for a large family vacation?" It's crazy, you take your family on vacation, and they still want to eat. Plus, now you have a whole lot of extra people to plan for and around.

5 Simple Kid-Friendly Lunch Ideas

Main Dishes· Meal Plan Tips & Ideas· Recipes· Under 30 Minute Meals

School is out for the summer which means the kids are home and my kids want to eat (the nerve). A community member recently DMed me on Instagram (follow here) asking what I serve for lunch so I dusted off this old blog post and am sharing some favorite kid-friendly lunch ideas that are also

10 Ways to Stretch Meat & Save Money

Meal Plan Tips & Ideas

I just got home from the grocery store and groceries are getting expensive, especially the cost of meat. We have had to raise our grocery budget to accommodate the inflation, I bet you have too. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest official data, the average price of a pound of

Simple Easter Dinner Menu Ideas

Easter· Featured· Meal Plan Tips & Ideas· Seasonal Activities

Easter is right around the corner. Maybe like me you, you don't love the traditional Easter ham and also want to keep the Easter Sunday dinner menu simple so you can enjoy the time with your family. I love Easter but we don't get any days off from school around the holiday and with no family close

10 Quick & Easy Recipes for Thanksgiving Leftovers

Meal Plan Tips & Ideas· Thanksgiving

Tis the season for the big Thanksgiving dinner. It's one of the most delicious meals of the year and a great way to connect with family and close friends and give thanks for the many blessings in our lives. However, if your family is anything like mine there is so much food and a lot of holiday

Why Should You Meal Plan? 6 Reasons to Meal Plan

Meal Plan Tips & Ideas

With the new year upon us. I know many of us are trying to get back to eating at home, eating healthy meals, and saving some money. People often ask me why I plan meals and why I should meal plan. So, I am sharing the top 5 reasons to meal plan. I have a meal planned for all of these reasons, maybe

10 Easy Meal Planning Tips & Tricks

Meal Plan Tips & Ideas

I don't know about you but I am anxious to get back into some good habits and routines and that includes taking time to plan meals. It's one of the easiest ways to lower food waste, spend less time at the grocery store, eat healthy food, and it doesn't take much time. Busy moms don't have much time

How to Create A Weekly Meal Plan in 20 Minutes

Meal Plan Tips & Ideas

If creating a meal plan for your family makes you want to pull your hair out, you are not alone. Meal planning can be such a chore but can make your life so much more simple if you take a few minutes and do it. Plus you will no longer dread the words "what for dinner", you won't

Simple 4th of July Meal Plan + Tips for Cooking for A Crowd

Meal Plan Tips & Ideas· Summer

Have I mentioned 4th of July is my favorite holiday? Moving around a lot as a kid meant our lake place quickly became home base. We have celebrated nearly every 4th of July there since I was in the 5th grade. My whole family comes to the lake for the 4th of July and this year we are expecting 19. I