2 Week Meal Plan for November

by Jamie Jeffers | Nov 9, 2015 | Meal Plans

The grocery stores are absolutely full of great deals on baking supplies, stuffing, chicken stock, and…of course, turkey!  It’s hard to choose which things to stock up on.  But if you can create any wiggle room in your grocery budget at all, be sure to take extra advantage of the great prices on the items you use the most.  Fill those freezers and pantries!

If you’re starting to make your Thanksgiving plans and aren’t sure what side to take to your pot luck, here is a great list of suggestions.

A tradition my own little family has is to eat a Practice Thanksgiving every year about a week before the “real” Thanksgiving.  Since we attend a big family pot luck for both lunch and supper on the actual day of Thanksgiving, this gives us the chance to celebrate the holiday for ourselves.  It also gives me the opportunity to try out any new recipes before I take them along to the big family event.  We really enjoy this tradition!

So here is our 2 Week Meal Plan for November.  As usual, I like to keep it simple and work with the cheaper in season foods.

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A Complete 2 Week Meal Plan for Fall

by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 26, 2015 | Meal Plans

Fall is the perfect time to pull out those hearty meals you love the most.  

Filling the crock pot with those meat and potato types of meals is like pulling out your favorite hoodie!  

But sometimes making all the plans for all those meals is tedious.  So I’ve done the hard lifting for you.  😉

Below you’ll find amazing fall dishes for every meal…there are even snack ideas!

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2 Week Meal Plan for October 2

by Jamie Jeffers | Oct 12, 2015 | Meal Plans

Ahhh, October.

The time of year I like to play a little game called…try not to turn on the heat until November 1.

I don’t always love that game, but my wallet does.  😉

One thing that makes winning the game easier is having hearty, steamy foods that warm you up from the inside.

Yum!

So the meal plan is full of them this time.

2 Week Meal Plan for October

by Jamie Jeffers | Sep 28, 2015 | Meal Plans

One of our favorite traditions in the early fall is to have a big family camp out.  I love camp food!  Especially bacon.  (That’s a camp food, right?)

As usual, I meal plan 2 weeks at a time.  I also try to keep it simple and double up on our favorite foods. We have a freezer full of a half of a hog and a quarter of a beef, which is just wonderful.

Here’s our 2 week meal plan for October.

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2 Week Meal Plan for September

by Jamie Jeffers | Sep 14, 2015 | Meal Plans

Putting together a meal plan for September is always fun, because so many foods are in season this time of year!  

That means tons of sales at the grocery store.  

And you’re probably looking forward to comfort foods (and using your crock pot more!).