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Summer is quickly approaching and if you haven’t heard this before: Kids have summer stomachs! LOL…. That means they tend to want to eat all their favorite foods, snack foods, and lots of them. So, this week we tried to show a typical week for a family of 4 to enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks,…
This week, I have been super busy so one-pot meals are always needed to make sure that dinner is quick, simple, and yummy! I’ve tried to include a variety of flavors for these meals as well as use ingredients that are low cost and mostly shelf stable. We were able to keep all the meals…
This week we are all about doing some tasty dinners on a low budget. For fun we are going to start doing our menus in the different area of our Facebook followers. So, all the prices this week came from Lenior City, TN and came out to a total of $58.36. I could have thrown…
Cinco De Mayo is coming soon, and I also just love Mexican flavors, so this week we will do some low-cost dinner options with a Mexican twist! These are not going to be authentic Mexican cuisine, but they are easy meals that you can make quickly and are super yummy. I like to show a…
With the end of the school year comes tons of extra activities and it seems like I just never have enough time to cook. So, this week we are doing 6 dinners that are quick and easy, but also low cost. If you are also busy, hopefully these meals can help you out for your…
I love simple and I love it when I can spend time making something that can be eaten over many days. Breakfasts can get a little hectic some mornings, so baking mix aka Bisquick or Jiffy bake mix is so handy to have in your pantry. It’s not just for biscuits, you can actually make…
We are back this week with a full meal plan for a family of four. Not just dinners, we also included breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and a sweet treat! We did switch up things a little bit, because instead of pricing at a Super Walmart this week, we priced everything out at the Neighborhood Market Walmart…
Crockpot meals are a great way to have a homemade dinner without all the work of cooking for hours. It is very much a set it and forget style of cooking. These meals work great for busy schedules, not a lot of time in the evenings, and when you just don’t have energy to cook…
This week we are going to do another week of dinners and stay under $60 for everything. We had to get a little creative and use our money wisely when it came to picking ingredients. So, whether you just want new ideas for dinner this week, or you are on a tight budget, I hope…
I am currently in love with Rice Bowls. We typically have one version at least once a week. Rice bowls are a great way to use up leftovers and they can be great for first night dinners as well. We have included some expected rice bowls as well as twists on classics to make them…