menu planning

January zoomed by! Though it’s still a few weeks away, we’re busy making plans for a spring break trip to visit with some family. My girls will get to see their cousins on my side of the family for the first time in three years! I’m thrilled for them, and I’m also excited to get to see my sister and her husband. Though I’m eager for … [Read more...] about February 2022 Dinner Menu

The arrival of 2022 was far from a surprise, yet I still find myself scrambling to get things done! On the day before New Year’s Eve, I realized we didn’t have a 2022 calendar to replace the 2021 version that we keep on the front of our fridge. We didn’t get one ordered until yesterday, so we’re still waiting on it. Similarly, I’m a couple of … [Read more...] about January 2022 Dinner Menu

The Christmas season is my favorite time of the year. I am thrilled to be listening to Christmas music, baking cookies, wrapping gifts, sharing the Jesse Tree tradition with my family, drinking peppermint hot chocolate, etc. As happened last month, I’m confident this month’s menu will undergo some changes as we near the end of the … [Read more...] about December 2021 Dinner Menu

Our weather has been absolutely gorgeous these last few days! It’s such a nice way to begin November. Like most of you, we’ll be busy this month engaging in gratitude activities, having family visit, and enjoying yummy foods as we feast together on Thanksgiving. I imagine our menu will undergo some changes as we get closer to the end of … [Read more...] about November 2021 Dinner Menu

After having visitors in and out of our home for a good part of the last month, things are finally settling down around here! This is nice because it’ll give us some time to relax before we enter the busy Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. Our weather has finally cooled off a bit. We still have highs in the upper 80s, but that’s much … [Read more...] about October 2021 Dinner Menu

We are in one of the most challenging times of the year for us in terms of weather. As I’m typing this, I’m watching coverage of damage left by Hurricane Ida. I was planning to post this menu yesterday, but I didn’t get it finished because we had family evacuate Louisiana and come here on Saturday. Spending time with them is more important … [Read more...] about September 2021 Dinner Menu

Summer is still very much underway, but I’d be lying if I denied that I’m looking ahead to the fall! Though this won’t happen for a bit, I’m ready to wear a sweater, eat soup for dinner, and put my fall wreath on the door. I’ll be patient, though, because I know fall will arrive in due time. In the meanwhile, here are the tasty dinners … [Read more...] about August 2021 Dinner Menu

Summer has arrived and it is hot, hot, hot around here. We’re keeping cool by eating lots of popsicles! Like I did last month, I’ve planned meals that don’t require the oven to prepare. Everything on this menu can be prepared on the stove, in the air fryer, or in the slow cooker. As each new month begins, I take time to plan out our … [Read more...] about July 2021 Dinner Menu