My baby boy is eight years old today! It’s amazing to think how much he has grown this last year. He’s such a mature little boy, yet full of a beautiful sense of wonder and amazement. He’s truly a treasure, and I’m so incredibly blessed to get to be his […]
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The Birth Week Menu Plan
It’s a birthday week here at the Tummy Treasure household! My little man is turning eight and we’re all excited about that. He chose the birthday dinner on Friday, and I also wanted to allocate as much of the grocery budget as possible to Friday- to allow for cake, ice […]
New To Us: Golden Honey Pork
Oh, this was good! This one was really good- way better than I expected, that’s for sure. This week for a stir-fry I decided to pull out my Big Book of Wok and find a new recipe to try. Pork called my name, so I turned to the meat chapter […]
A Great Enchilada Sauce
Enchiladas are wonderful things to make for dinner. You can make them as simple or as complicated as you want. Basically, you need a shell of some kind, and then you take a filling and roll it up in that shell, pour sauce over the whole thing, and then pop […]
Pantry Stocking Tips
One of the tools that I use to try and keep my grocery costs down is simply having a decently stocked pantry. Now, when I say that, I don’t mean that I have a bottomless pantry. Experts advise having a stockpile of at least 3 months of food on hand […]
Muffins For The Whole Family
This past Saturday we had a delightfully empty day. We actually had no plans to go anywhere, and other than my excruciating grocery shopping trip, we simply stayed home and relaxed. It was wonderful! As I sat that morning at the computer, I found myself wishing I’d pulled a quick […]
Menu Plan Monday
I was thinking yesterday about why I haven’t been able to really stick to my $82 a week budget- and I am starting to think that when all is said and done, and I reconcile the totals at the end of the month, it will all work out beautifully. The […]
Shopping Trip: Week Three
I was SO close this week! Menu planning was much easier because I did it while Andy was around… it was very helpful to have someone else shoot out ideas, and then I could decide yes or no. The menu plan came together easily enough, and the shopping trip was […]
Simple Beef Stroganoff
Stroganoff has always been one of my favorite meals. Mom made a mean one, and I clearly recall asking for it for my birthday dinner more than once. It was the mushrooms, really. I love mushrooms in any way, shape or form, and that was one dish where I was […]
This Week’s Menu Plan
There are quite a bit of thoughts that go through my head when it comes to meal planning every week. The very first thing I need to do is look at the calendar for the week and see what activities we have. The dance schedule really never changes, but other […]
This Week’s Grocery Trip: Not So Good
Blech. I didn’t do quite so well this week with my grocery shopping trip. I have excuses, of course. I really had a hard time coming up with a menu plan this week. I had ended up shifting this past weekend’s menu around, and here I was, already at a […]
Southwest Chicken Stew: Better Than Expected
This was one of those recipes that I’ve looked at over and over and wondered if it was any good. One of the crockpot cookbooks I have on my shelf is the Pillsbury Doughboy Slow Cooker Recipes, and I’ve made quite a few recipes out of it over the years. […]