I’ve been working my way through all the corn I bought at the produce auction last week.  I ended up giving several grocery sacks of corn and zucchini away to several different friends.  I froze more off the cob corn and I gave the pigs a treat by giving them almost the entire last bag to grow [...]

With summer time here, squash and zucchini are abundant.  We’ve been eating a lot of squash and zucchini lately!  In addition to canning and freezing squash, here are some ways I have been using it up:

Steamed:  Squash and zucchini are great vegetables to steam.  I add some crushed garlic and sliced onions and steam it [...]

Sometimes I feel like I run a school cafeteria.  The amount of food we go through is amazing.  Often times I can get overwhelmed and bogged down wishing that the meals I make would go farther.  With two teenage boys in the house and 7  more to follow, the amount of food my family requires isn’t [...]

I don’t know about you, but we’ve been experiencing hotter than normal summer temperatures lately!  Hot weather takes the wind out of my sail in the cooking department. 
We’ve been eating lots of sandwiches and sliced cucumbers and apples for lunch lately!  I hate to turn on the oven or stove when it is so hot outside!  Last [...]

Summer is here and that means grilling out!  I love to grill steaks, hamburgers and vegetables.  The other night I grilled some of our farm raised, grass-fed T-bone steaks and oh yummy, were they delicious.  I also grilled some corn on the cob and some skewers of sweet peppers and onions. 
We planted some zucchini and [...]

Please tell me this doesn’t just happen to me!!!  Have you ever opened your refrigerator and found the container of leftovers shoved in the back….that you forgot about and wish you would have used. 
Last week, I had a container of leftover spiced apples that I had forgotten about.  The container was shoved in the back where I couldn’t [...]

One of the key things that makes my Penny Pantry easy is having a freezer stocked with meat!  Meat is also one of the most expensive food items to buy!  We moved to our farm several years ago and one of the first things we focused on was raising our own meat.  It wasn’t as difficult [...]

I have a lot of once a month cooking and pantry stocking plans coming up in preparation for before and after I have my baby.  One of the bulk meals I will be making is homemade spaghetti sauce for spaghetti and pasta.  Today, I only made one large batch but was able to get 10 quarts of [...]

Do you clean underneath your refrigerator twice a year?  Have you ever dusted the back of your refrigerator or underneath it?
I use to be one of those homemakers that mopped the floor once each day, ironed on Tuesdays and regularly cleaned under the bed and couch…and yes, the refrigerator!  However, after all my little ones came [...]

Anyone interested in putting the babies down for a nap and joining fellow Once a Month Cooking moms for a twitter party?  TODAY!!!
Fishmamma and Moneysaving mom are hosting a twitter party from 2 pm to 4 pm CST today!  Hurry….Check it out under the hashtag #oamc
Attend our Twitter party this afternoon from 2-4 pm, CST. We’ll [...]

Currently, I am making weekly meal plans.  I hope to move up to monthly meal planning and more freezer planning again starting in the summer, but so far, weekly meal planning works well too. 
This week, I made a large batch of tuna for some of our lunches this week using the bulk sized tuna that [...]

I love spring time.  I’ve been coming out of my morning sickness coma and getting back into the swing of things.  My house is still a wreck and while I am wanting everything immediately organized, I have to keep telling myself to focus on smaller tasks and don’t get overwhelmed by looking at the disaster! 
I [...]

Lunch meal planning differs greatly from family to family.  Some families have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch, while other families may have a meat and veggie casserole.  We have both kinds of lunches depending on the week and day.  This week we have been especially preoccupied with the great spring weather!  We are [...]

I’ve been posting a few recipes on making your own homemade sauces and homemade seasonings.  You do not need Taco Bell Taco seasoning to make good taco seasoning for your taco meat and you can make delicious healthy salad dressings in a snap without relying on Hidden Valley!  Commercially made dressings and dips are filled with [...]