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Monthly Meal Plan: January 2013

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It is January!  It's time to start the New Year off right.  Like most people, we are starting with a new diet plan.  I have been seeing a lot of good things about the "Paleo", or "Caveman", diet so we are giving that a shot this year.  Of course, we will be modifying it a bit as … [Read more...]

December 2012 Monthly Meal Plan

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Ok, so sue me!  I missed putting up November's meal plan.  Between the cooking show, half-marathon, and Beth finishing up her ebook for her Master's class this semester, last month was just incredibly hectic.  That doesn't mean that we didn't have a plan; it just means that we … [Read more...]

October 2012 Monthly Meal Plan

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We often buy food based on sales at the grocery store.  When ribs or pork shoulders or chicken are on big sales, we stock up.  Unfortunately, this often means filling up our freezer with way too much meat.  Even when preserved in the freezer, the product is only good for so long. … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Veggie Fajita Nachos

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Why does it seem like we go to Mexican style foods so much during our Meatless Mondays?  I'll tell you why...because the options are just so incredibly yummy and we know that the kids will be happy eating it!  Today we are making Veggie Fajita Nachos.  The recipe is pretty basic. … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Margherita Tortellini Alfredo

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This week's Meatless Monday post is a bit of a cheat.  That's ok because everyone needs a nice easy to put together meal from time to time.  This recipe takes advantage of our local Sam's Club.  In the prepared foods section, they have these great packages of Artisan Fresh … [Read more...]

September 2012 Monthly Meal Plan

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We actually had the meal plan made up the first day of this month but we have failed to get typed up and posted. As sad as that is, we hope to impress you by noting we have followed the meal plan so far this month. So here is some meal planning inspiration for … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Tomato Biscuit

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Summer a great time to try going meatless every once in a while.  This week's Meatless Monday is ridiculously easy and takes advantage of great, fresh, seasonal produce.  Biting into a fresh tomato is like taking a bite right out of the summertime.  We baked up some frozen … [Read more...]

August 2012 Monthly Meal Plan

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Summer is a time for rest and relaxation, a time when one should not be constrained by the boundaries of a monthly meal plan, right?  Well, that's what we were thinking, anyhow.  We figured that we would try planning weekly meals, but when it came time to shop, we didn't have a … [Read more...]

Friday Favorite: Frosted Zucchini Brownies

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Friday Favorites is another almost weekly feature here at Simply Budgeted. The whole point of this feature is to share some of our favorite finds. Anything is game. Food. Cleaning supplies. Kid stuff. Garden favorites. Recipes. Anything that I really like and want to randomly … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Hashbrowns and Eggs

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Next week, we are off on vacation.  That means that this week is all about using up the stuff that we have so that we don't have to throw it out.  In this nation's current economic situation, I think many of us are trying to find ways to use what we have.  When you can't make any … [Read more...]

Meatless Monday: Pizza di Spaghetti

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I'm not a big fan of leftovers.  Eating the same thing two times inside of a week is just not something that excites me.  That having been said, I can't in good conscience just throw out perfectly good food.  It wastes money and teaches my kids a terrible lesson.  So I like to … [Read more...]