Breakfast:  Chocolate Chip Pancakes 1 c. all purpose flour 1/2 c. whole wheat flour 1/3 c. sugar 2 t. baking powder 1/8 t. salt 1 1/2 c. milk 2 T. Canola Oil (or oil of choice) 2 egg whites 1/2 bag mini chocolate chips Combine first five ingredients.  Add milk and oil and mix just [...]

Breakfast:  Dutch Babies with Apple & Blackberry Pie Filling Topping  (I totally meant to take a picture, but they got devoured before I got a chance!  Maybe I’ll make them again sometime soon.  They are super easy, don’t take many ingredients and are yummy! Dutch Babies 1/3 C. Butter 4 Eggs 1 C. Flour 1 [...]

Phew!  Half Way through!  I must say, that it was a challenge to not run through the drive-thru today.  I got my hair done and was done around noon and the drive through was RIGHT there… But I drove the 20 min. home and ate lunch there.  Breakfast:  Eggo’s (We are almost out of breakfast [...]

I had my husband pick up a few things at the store today when he was out. 2 dozen eggs – $1.81 (nice change from $5.12 for 2 dozen earlier this month huh?) Milk – $2.29 Bread – $2.99 Bagged Lettuce – $1.00 (NICE SALE!) Baby Carrots  – $1.00 (also on sale!) Total: $9.18 That [...]

I forgot to mention we had ice-cream last night.  The kids were delighted!  We have a few cartons of that stored up.  I need eggs… I’m out of eggs… Maybe tomorrow we’ll run and get some.   Also, I am sooo tempted to buy some granola bars this week.  The Quaker ones are on sale for [...]

Breakfast: Eggs, Sausage Patties, Banana Smoothies Banana Smoothies Bananas Milk Ice Sugar-Free Vanilla Pudding Mix Lunch:  Annika had Pumpkin Banana Mish Mash, 1/2 a breadstick, and string cheese. The boys had breadsticks, macaroni & cheese with hot dogs & mandarin oranges Dinner:  Leftover night – we enjoyed a leftover pork chop, meatballs, rice & oranges [...]

Today was a fun one.. I was taking a meal to a friend who just had a baby.  I rarely make a nice meal, to take to someone, without a quick trip to the grocery store, but today I did it – no trip to the store!  I took: Meatballs (I should have taken a [...]