I recently had to travel for work. This doesn’t happen very often, but when it does, the reality of the fact that I am in charge of our family’s meals becomes very apparent. Over the years, my husband and I have come to understand that if I am traveling on a weekend, he can take care of things without much help, but if the travel is during the week, then some planning and preparation is…
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My family and I just returned from our annual summer trip to Colorado. It is a visit we look forward to every year as a time to slow down, connect with family and friends, and enjoy lots of time outside. This year was particularly meaningful, though, because we had the opportunity to celebrate my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. To celebrate this momentous occasion, my parents rented a place up the mountains for a week. In…
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For most of the year I have a regular routine when it comes to meal planning and getting dinner on the table that it goes something like this: I plan our meals and grocery list on Saturday morning I go grocery shopping on Sunday morning before the grocery crowds form Each evening I start preparing dinner sometime between 5:45 and 6:15 and dinner is on the table at 6:45 This system works well for me…
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How to Feed Your Family on a Budget Money was pretty tight in my house growing up, especially in early childhood. While we never went hungry, there were times when government support was needed and times when my parents had to depend on credit cards to get us through. It must have been incredibly stressful and yet, while my brother and I were sometimes aware that the coffers were low, we never experienced food insecurity…
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Easy Meal Planning for Busy Moms and Dads In my house and in the households of many of my friends, the pace of life just never seems to slow down. There are work obligations, school activities and projects, extracurricular activities to get the kids to, community events and activities to participate in, friends to catch up with after way too long, errands to run, house projects to get done, the list goes on and on….
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