Jul 1, 2017 | Meal planning
Every year we set up an organic vegetable delivery box, and I think I have written about it before. Well, the box is back now that it is the spring/summer season. It is a CSA program box that we get, and the produce is just so delicious! I love to get enough veggies...
Jan 18, 2016 | budgeting, General, Meal planning
So, here we have results of December so far - I have a lot of receipts to process, and I think I have already lost a lot, so my attempts of budgeting and following through with my budget are not working out all that well. Here are some of the reasons for it: My...
Dec 12, 2015 | budgeting, Daily updates from my household, Meal planning
I am trying to write everything down this month - what we eat, what we spend, what we do. I have been successful posting some of the meals, but not all, I will try to work on it! Here is the breakdown of what we have spent so far this month - $116.31,...
Nov 7, 2015 | General, Meal planning
Confession: my brain can’t hold my meal planning any more, I have to write it down. The positive: you get to read what we eat! Yey! (more…) This post may contain affiliate links. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on...
Oct 7, 2015 | budgeting, Meal planning
I was going to go to bed tonight, and then I didn’t. I have been working so hard today on this blog!!!!! And I am continuing! This week in terms of meals didn’t quite go the way I planned, but I have been able to use a lot of my vegetables, which is great....
Oct 2, 2015 | General, Meal planning
In this post I am going to make a list of what I have right now available, and try to plan out my week coming up. Today I have received the next instalment of my veggies from Growing Washington, here is what I got - Veggies I have from this week’s delivery...
Aug 4, 2015 | Meal planning
I have been slacking with meal planning just as much as I have been slacking with budgeting. I will update this meal plan also with the food I got at two stores I shopped at, and will try to plan for the next two weeks here. Cabbage green - will make cole slaw,...
Jul 10, 2015 | Daily updates from my household, Meal planning
This whole week we have been so busy, and this morning we finally got a bit of rest. We went to Edmonds beach area, and strolled around with the baby. There was a lot of fog over the water, so it was hard to see, but the breeze, and the air were refreshing in the...
Jul 1, 2015 | General, Meal planning, Product reviews
These past few weeks and days we have been eating very well at home. Three days ago I made homemade pasta two ways. I used a new program I have just joined called Salted TV for the recipe. The recipe worked out really well, and I had no trouble rolling the pasta with...
Jun 27, 2015 | budgeting, Daily updates from my household, General, Meal planning
Tonight is late, and I am tired as this was really the first week of my kids at home for summer break, and we have been working hard on the house trying to clean it up. I have also been working hard on my blogging. Those who blog know that just writing up posts...
Jun 21, 2015 | General, Meal planning
Meal planning for the coming week Saturday evening - we had garlic scapes grilled, haloumi cheese grilled, flat iron steak, polenta, lacianato kale braised, fava beans with Italian salami and mint, compound butter, quick pickled cucumbers for dinner tonight. One...
Jun 20, 2015 | General, Growing Washington CSA box, Homesteading skills, Meal planning
This past week on Thursday we have received a new CSA box of food - we are so excited! We are ordering right now a Local Choice CSA box from Growing Washington. We have been amazed by the quality of the vegetables and fruits that went in the box. They were all...
Jun 8, 2015 | budgeting, Meal planning
This weekend is almost over - another week has passed! This week was a bit difficult - first my daughter had a presentation to do at school, and then a big rehearsal and recital on stage for her dance class. This was a big event as I had to participate as...
Jun 4, 2015 | budgeting, Daily updates from my household, General, Meal planning
My financials are catching up with me - I need to have a plan what to do. We live on one income, and it is not easy when you have children, and a lot going on in life. I find that we somehow end up having incidental spending on something major breaking almost...
May 26, 2015 | budgeting, Meal planning
Today we have received our vegetable and fruit delivery, and now I have to start planning our meals for the week. I have been having a bit of trouble actually planning all the meals out properly beforehand partly because I am a bit slow at it, everything is constantly...
Apr 29, 2015 | General, Meal planning
I have to plan out my meals for the rest of the week to try to use the ingredients that I have and identify what I need. [table id=4 /] Still have to think about what to do for the weekend - I think I might run out of veggies at that point and may need to go...
Apr 25, 2015 | budgeting, General, grocery shopping, Meal planning, Recipes
There is a challenge that I see popping up every year, and it is living on $1.50 a day for 5 days for the total of $7.50. This challenge can be found at $1.50 a day challenge. I don’t think I will be able to participate with my family in the challenge this year,...
Apr 22, 2015 | Food boxes, Meal planning
Today was a total hack - we had scrambled eggs, a can of beans, fried plantains, rice and lettuce. The meal felt like Dominicana, but tasted not so great except for the eggs - they were great! I have to say I have to plan my meals better! Will do from now...
Apr 16, 2015 | budgeting, Meal planning
I have a confession - I bummed my challenge this month. I went shopping on Tuesday, and on Wednesday! I have depleted all my subscription food boxes pretty quickly, and I am gearing up to participate in a recipe challenge, so these trips were imminent. I had to...
Apr 13, 2015 | Food boxes, Meal planning, Plated, Recipes
On Saturday we have also received our Plated subscription food box. It contained six plates of meals, total 3 different meals that we have to cook. So far we have only cooked one meal, and it was delicious! I will be updating this post with a more detailed description...
Apr 13, 2015 | Food boxes, Hello Fresh, Meal planning, Recipes
So, over the past three days we have been mostly eating our Hello Fresh food delivery, and we have been loving it! I’m loving my home-cooked meals with @HelloFresh! Save $40 on your first order with my code HV9FFC at www.hellofresh.com We have received 3 meals in our...
Apr 9, 2015 | Food boxes, Meal planning
Thursday Dinner cabbage with sauerkraut sauteed, leftovers, sauteed mushrooms, salad with tomatoes and mangoes, roasted yams, baked potatoes, egg salad Friday Breakfast Jimmy Dean croissants Friday Lunch Friday Snack Friday Dinner slow cooked beef, marinated...
