As we close out another year, I am dedicating myself to another year of menu planning – but with even more attention to providing my family with healthy, well balanced meals from fewer processed products. By planning weekly menus, I find that we eat out less, save money and get a better variety of foods.

Monday [...]

Posted on December 31st, 2007 by Char
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It’s just a virus. Those have to be the four most frustrating words a parent can hear at the doctor’s office. I mean seriously. My daughter has been miserable since Thursday (5 days ago) and I took her to the doctor’s today. She has been running fevers of 102-103 since Saturday, her eyes look like [...]

Posted on December 17th, 2007 by Char
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Time for another week’s worth of menus! As if I haven’t said it enough before, menu planning is an absolute sanity saver.

Monday – baked Rigatoni with marinara and mozzerella, french bread, salad
Tuesday – Taco Pizza
Wednesday – Crispy Chicken (made with French’s onions), mashed potatoes, peas
Thursday – Slow cooker vegetable beef soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
Friday [...]

Posted on December 17th, 2007 by Char
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