Centsible Living

Its wonderful to start getting back to routine!!  We did quite well following our menu plan this past week and it was very relaxing.  The Hashbrown and Egg Bake was really good and a new recipe.  It is one I’ll tweek a bit more and definitely put on the menu plan [...]

Well, it’s really time to get back to menu planning — and following menu plans!!  I have to admit that this summer was very lax when it came to making and following menu plans.  It hasn’t been the highlight of my frugal journey, but I’m ready to get fully back onto [...]

I’m not embarrassed to say that I don’t have a menu plan this week.  We had lots of food left over from our vacation and we’re eating those along with just digging into the pantry.    I’ll be back next week with our weekly menu plan.  In the meantime, check out OrgJunkie’s [...]

Hmm…not the very best week of following our menu plan.  We ordered pizza one night and ate out another.  I guess some weeks are just like that.  On the positive side, we finally tried the  Santa Fe Chicken Salad and really like it.  I’m sure it will be on our menu [...]

Okay, I realize it’s Wednesday but I thought I’d post our menu plan anyway since I do have one.  While I was in town we followed the menu plan with the exception of Tuesday — we had leftovers that day since I made so much pulled pork and everyone loved it.  [...]

I’m back and I survived twenty three hours on a bus with 26 high school kids!!  It was actually great – the kids were great!!  New Orleans was hot and humid — not my favorite part of our trip.  I wish I’d had more time to explore the city but we [...]

Okay, here’s where I admit that I didn’t plan a menu at all last week.  Yet, somehow we managed.  We have enough food in our house right now that I didn’t even do much shopping.  I’ve been feeling uninspired lately when it comes to cooking and shopping and I finally figured [...]

Hmmm…very interesting week.  My husband was working late Monday – Thursday and my kids were very busy this past week.  This left just two of us home for dinner most nights.  So, instead of cooking dinner Tuesday and Wednesday, we had leftovers and foraged through the pantry and refrigerator.  [...]

The past week was a great week for following the menu plan.  On Tuesday, we ended up having leftover Minestrone Soup so I’m keeping the Angel Hair Pasta Chicken on the menu for this week.  I also switched Thursday’s chicken tacos to Sunday’s brats and Seven Layer Salad. I wasn’t overly [...]

I decided to switch the shredded beef sandwiches to Monday because it just worked out better for our week.  Unfortunately, they were a bit of a disappointment — just not very flavorful.  It’s a recipe I’d used before with unbelievably yummy results.  However, the meat was from a supermarket that I [...]