I just finished reading America’s Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money by Steve & Annette Economides. For some this book may be incredibly eye opening, and I did find their budgeting style quite interesting, as well as the concept of meal planning. But many of the other tips in the book are things […]

Well, it’s that time of year again. And if you happen to be in the Frankfurt area on Saturday or Sunday, you should make your way to our village where the 57th annual Laternenfest (Lantern Festival for those non-Germans) is going on! Every Saturday and Sunday evening a parade is held and the entire town […]

We made this on Saturday night and it was, “Oh so good!!” I had some chicken breasts thawed which I didn’t use on Thursday since I ended up getting pork cutlets for the sweet and sour pork and since we generally eat a lot of meat anyway, figured this recipe easily allowed itself to have […]

I can’t believe I haven’t shared this recipe before because it is one of our absolute favs – and so easy when you freeze one ahead of time, leaving only the mashed potatoes to make for the evening. Serving this with ketchup might seem a bit strange but it really ties all the flavors together […]

This has easily become one of my husband’s favorite meals…I think he really loves the sweetness of it but it’s not overpowering. Mackenzie definitely can’t get enough of it either — but she’s a little rice monster anyway so she’ll eat anything that has rice in it. Whenever we make this, we have enough for […]