Late September Dinners, $262, and Chili Weather That Never Came
Late September still felt like summer, so the chili waited. Our week of dinners, a $262 grocery total …
Middle School Started, and Our Weeknight Dinner Plan Had to Change
Wyatt started sixth grade and our afternoons shifted. How a later bell and more homework changed when and …
Week of July 27: $284 and an Eleven-Year-Old Who Eats Like a Teenager
An eleven-year-old who eats like a teenager, a toddler who eats like a bird and $284 in groceries. …
Grill, Air Fryer and Not One Oven Dinner All Week
From late June on, our oven stays off. A full week of dinners from the grill, the air …
End-of-School Week Dinners From a Pantry That Needs Clearing
The last week of school is chaos, so dinner comes mostly from the pantry. What we used up, …
Ballpark Season Dinners That Hold in the Crock-Pot
Baseball season means two weeknight games and dinners eaten in the van. The Crock-Pot meals that hold for …
Seven Meatless Dinners for Lent That Still Filled Up a Ten-Year-Old
Seven meatless dinners that kept a ten-year-old baseball player full, from black bean enchiladas to egg fried rice, …
Winter Break Meals for Two Weeks, Planned in One Sitting
Two weeks of winter break means lunches for three kids plus holiday dinners. The plan I wrote in …
Clearing the Fridge the Week Before Thanksgiving
The week before Thanksgiving I cook down the fridge to make room. Simple dinners from what we had, …