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Menu Week of August 26
Week 2 of school but the first full week. We seem to be adjusting to our schedule. Christopher really missed his sisters last week and kept asking where they were. This week he and I will be starting...
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It’s Good to be Home and Menu Week of September 16
Christopher and I arrived home from Oregon late Saturday night. Overall our trip went very well. It was a ‘work’ trip Christopher and Sierra- Cannon Beach, Oregon as opposed to a pleasure trip but...
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Stewed Meat- 2 Ways
Tougher cuts of meat can be very budget friendly. Preparing the meat in a manner that makes those tough cuts tender and delicious is important. If your tough cut is a steak a great method is to pound...
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5 Ways to Cut Down on Food Waste
Did you throw $6.23 in the garbage can today? According to the Natural Resources Defense Council’s food and agriculture program the average American family of four throws away the equivalent of $2275...
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Shop the Pantry First– My Method for Menu Planning
For the month of October, we’re focusing on tightening our belt and reducing our food costs. The main thing my family does to help with our food budget is menu planning. Close to 6 years ago I began...
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Menu Plan October 28
Last week a friend and I were retrieving the rest of our Azure Standard order (a long story that involved ALOT of driving) and we were discussing real food and how it fits into our lives. Well, mostly...
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Menu Plan November 4
Last week’s menu plan turned out great. Planning for breakfast, lunch and dinner really helped me with my organization– something that had been lacking quite a bit lately! We didn’t 100% stick to our...
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Menu Plan Week of November 11
It is quite cold here! We had snow and single digit temperatures over the weekend. I think it is supposed to warm up later in the week. Last week’s menu plan kind of fell apart. Christopher came down...
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Menu Plan Week of November 18
Last week’s menu plan ended up with a few slight changes. Mainly Friday night’s Taco Soup. When it was time to make Taco Soup I just didn’t feel like having Taco Soup that night! Instead we had...
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I’ve decided to take a vacation from blogging until after the New Year. As a Thank You for your continued support of Real Food for Less Money, both of my eBooks are available at no charge and with no...
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Menu in Review: Week of December 30 & BBQ Style Beans
Most weeks I make a menu plan. Some weeks I share it with you. I find that a having a pre planned menu to follow works best for me to be able to provide the nutritional meals that are best for us. For...
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Red Beans: Cooking and Favorite Meals
At my house red beans is an all encompassing term for any red bean (I know, obvious). These could be the large red kidney beans or smaller red beans. I tend to alternate on which I purchase. I’ve...
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Menu in Review: Week of January 6
Beginning last week (and continuing for the next couple of weeks) I’ve posted our menu plan after the fact. I wanted to share how even though I use a menu plan almost every week we do not necessarily...
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Food Plan Week of January 20
The previous couple of weeks I’ve shared our menu plan after the fact. What we planned to eat and what we actually ate. And I had fully intended to do that again for this week. BUT… my week sort of...
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Menu Plan Week of January 27
Last week, instead of making a menu plan, I prepared a few things early in the week to reheat for later. You can read about that here. Overall this worked pretty good but wasn’t a huge time savings...
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Menu Plan Week of February 10
I’m very excited! I’m on the home stretch for getting all of the tax stuff together and off to the CPA for my bookkeeping job. It is always a good feeling to be done with that and have it passed on to...
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Menu Week of March 3
Real quick before I go on to the menu plan discussion— Save $795 for a few more days. After that the contents are available separately at full retail on the contributors website. 95% discount. $0.75...
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Potato and Salmon Patties
This is a tasty lunch that we enjoy as often as we can. Leftover mashed potatoes combined with wild caught canned salmon and an egg or two to hold it all together makes a super easy and delicious...
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Menu Week of March 24
Butterscotch Rice Now that spring is supposed to be here we seem to be having winter. We have snow on the ground and it is pretty chilly at night time. Some of the days warm up and the snow melts off...
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Menu Plan Week of March 31
Spring in Wyoming. Saturday was a perfect example of a spring like day for here. We woke up to rain. A little bit later that rain become a sleet/hail type thing. Then we had big fat snowflakes. That...
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