The final week for Theme Week Submission is here


Don’t delay this is the final week for submissions.

Next Saturday at noon Central Time submission closes!!!

We do our shopping twice a month. (This lines up with when I get paid) So really we will be doing  two theme weeks. Submission for both weeks will close noon June 18, 2016.

A Latin Theme week and an Eastern Asian Theme week Continue reading “The final week for Theme Week Submission is here”

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Theme Week Submission has started


IT IS FINALLY HERE!!!!

Join us in doing a theme week together!!!

We do our shopping twice a month. (This lines up with when I get paid) So really we will be doing  two theme weeks.

A Latin Theme week and an Eastern Asian Theme week Continue reading “Theme Week Submission has started”

Budget tips for grocery shopping


Have you noticed how much of your household budget goes toward groceries? Grocery shopping is a significant expense for most, but there are ways to make it more affordable.

Menu planning is integral to succeeding in managing this expense. In April we discovered just how important it really is. We didn’t have time to make our menu plan and shopping list and as a result spent almost as much on two on the fly meals as we did for the remaining planned meals.

Here are some money saving tips Continue reading “Budget tips for grocery shopping”

Children who eat candy tend to weigh less than those who don’t. REALY??? #healthyliving


It’s my opinion that most of us want to be healthy.

Given the option of two food items one labeled as more healthy than the other and otherwise identical which would you chose? I would venture to guess most would chose the one with the positive health claims. But I would also not be surprised to see a fairly large group who just don’t care!

Why?! Why would anyone not care what they put in their bodies? Continue reading “Children who eat candy tend to weigh less than those who don’t. REALY??? #healthyliving”

Our first Theme Week submission is in!!!


Today we got our first submission for our Theme Week.

This recipe comes to us from a self ascribed lover of all things Costa Rican.

This recipe is a rice dish. I’m really looking forward to trying this. I remember when I visited Costa Rica to do relief work that everyday we had this delicious  Continue reading “Our first Theme Week submission is in!!!”

Guess #whatsfordinner tonight 6/3/2016 its #Swedish


Sorry for the delayed post. I ended up having a long night of work Friday. I was able to take off early before going back to work and make dinner.

We wanted to try a recipe for Swedish Baked Potatoes we saw posted at My Extended Weekend. We also wanted pork chops Continue reading “Guess #whatsfordinner tonight 6/3/2016 its #Swedish”

Guess #whatsfordinner tonight 5/31/2016 its #Healthy


June is the start of fruit season here in Oklahoma. Finally we can start getting local fresh fruits, berries and vegetables. Some of the first berries that come into season here are strawberries. Is there anything better than a fresh sweet strawberry? We don’t think so.

We wanted a really healthy meal made from real foods tonight. The middle of last week Continue reading “Guess #whatsfordinner tonight 5/31/2016 its #Healthy”