Category Archives: Menu Plan

This week’s menu centers on what’s in abundance in our pantry: lentils, beans, rice and squash. I’m pulling out the beans and lentils for two reasons – one, we have a lot of them and might as well use them, especially since … Continue reading →

Last week and this week are a bit of crunch time here. My husband just had finals on Tuesday, is working several full days this week and has his doctorate program applications due next week. And we are also thinking … Continue reading →

Happy December! It’s the month of Advent, and for our family, that means preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus. With the extra activities making our schedule a little more full, we are planning to use lots of food from … Continue reading →

I’ve been reminded this week of why I really love this whole menu planning thing. Tuesday evening, when I usually do my menu planning, I was hanging out and praying with a fabulous group of ladies instead (which, by the way, I do not … Continue reading →

I finally feel like we are using (almost) all the vegetables we’ve been getting every week from our farmshare! It helps that the baskets are a little smaller now that it’s late fall and not summer here in the northwest, … Continue reading →

The last few weeks I have been focusing on not only using all our farmshare vegetables but also using as much from our pantry and freezer as possible. Also, after last week’s almost-vegetarian menu, I decided to throw a little … Continue reading →

This week we are focusing on using up some of our pantry and freezer items and buying very little at the store. Our farmshare veggies are transitioning toward winter produce, like broccoli and winter squash. We enjoyed visiting the farm … Continue reading →