Meal Planning

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February Meal Part Part Two

It's the homestretch of February. Just a little bit longer to celebrate Leap Day and then we will jump into March. Although it's been unseasonably warm for so many areas, we are still enjoying some delicious comfort food made healthy. Here's…
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Breakfast quinoa recipe
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February Meal Plan

Happy February! Stay warm and cozy my Boston friends. Get some soup and hot chocolate going and have fun in the snow! We are making some new dishes and bringing back old favorites this week. Now is a great time to write down some of your…
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January Meal Plan Part Deux

Who is ready for some snow?! Although we moved to Canada, we won't get the big blizzard bombs like last winter. We all watched the American news today and we amazed to see forecasts of two feet, or 61 centimeters. A few of the recipes on the…
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January Meal Plan

Hello January. We are jumping back into our family routines after a long break from the cold. School and activities are in full swing and this week marked my return to meal planning. After doing it for 3 years, I realize it is the #1 way for…
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Baked Oatmeal to-go cups
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December's meal plan

Happy December! As this month of celebration twists and turns your usual routines on their heads, meal planning can take a back seat. It has to a point in my house, as I mainly do it in shorter bursts instead of tackling the whole week at once.…
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Wheat Berry Risotto Recipe
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Weekly Meal Plan Oct week 3

Holy coldness. Was that frost on my front yard this morning?! I know winter is coming but I'm always surprised by that first cold snap. For my friends and family back home, I can say it was actually a little warmer here in Toronto versus Boston…
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Canadian food magazines
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Weekly Meal Plan Oct wk 1

One of the best things about moving to a new country is discovering new cooking magazines. The local library carries a ton of titles online and in print so I can test drive a bunch without spending too much money. No new recipes to share (yet)…
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Crock pot Cashew Chicken Recipe
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Weekly Meal Plan Sept wk 4

Sitting outside at the end of September to type out this meal plan feels like a gift. Although we officially welcomed fall last week, mother nature isn't ready to let go of sunshine filled days. (who knew Canada would be so warm in September?)…
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Fall apple pie menu plan
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Weekly Meal Plan Sept week 3

Well hello Monday. How did it come so fast? As our school and social schedules get into full swing the days are flying by this month. We had a normal weekend of yard work, hosting neighbors for cocktails, apple picking, apple pie baking and…
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Autumn fall chopped salad recipe
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Weekly Meal Plan Sept wk 2

Did you get a taste of fall last week? The crisp air felt great but I'm excited to see the sun and warmth will return again in the days ahead. Fall and winter cooking is my favorite....but it lasts forever so I'm happy to keep things light this…
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Chicken Chasseur dinner recipe
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Welcome to September Meal Plan

It's time for back to school, back to routines and back to meal planning. After a delightful break from writing out our weekly meal plan, it's finally time to get organized as our kids head to school tomorrow. The past few weeks for us have…
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Weekly Meal Plan

Happy summer friends! I hope the month of July has been good to you with long days and lazy nights. There is so much fresh summer veggies available now, it's the perfect time to take advantage eating local! Butter and sugar corn is finally at…
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Easy summer dinner ideas
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Summer Meal Planning Ideas

I am taking a little time off from regular meal planning and I came across the summer meal planning list I pulled together last year. Having a list of go-to meals can be helpful as you look at the week ahead. Many of these dinners are barbecue…
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Brown Eggs and Jam Jars cookbook
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Weekly Meal Plan

Happy summer friends! I hope this week's meal plan finds many of you on vacation. In our house, summer vacation still means we are cooking for family and friends so I'm still making a loose plan of the dinners ahead. As time slows down here…
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Weekly Meal Plan

Sometimes meal planning needs to take a break, or you need some motivation. One of the first places I turned is surprisingly not Pinterest, it's our local library. Have you ever taken a walk through the cookbook section in your library? It's…
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Weekly Meal Plan June
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Weekly Meal Plan

We have just two more weeks to cook in our family kitchen. A part of me is excited to head off to the beach and take a step back from planning. The other part of me looks around and sees all the food we have left in the house and gets slightly…
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Weekly Meal Plan

This week's meal planning session moved outside to the back porch. The early afternoon is so beautiful and is a perfect time to leisurely go through some magazines and cookbooks for a little while. It worked out so well after the kids were exhausted…
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Corn dip recipe
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Weekly Meal Plan: Pantry Challenge

This week's meal plan is a little different. My challenge to you is to head to your pantry first to see what you need to use up. As summer approaches, now is a great time to clean out the kitchen. That includes the pantry, the shelves and the…
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Weekly dinner meal plan
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Weekly Meal Plan

Happy unofficial first week of summer! The weather around here certainly looks like summer for the week ahead. I tried to add in some fun summer dinners you can make all season long. We spent the weekend at barbeques with family and friends.…
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Weekly dinner meal plan
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Weekly Meal Plan

This week's meal plan focuses on vegetables. As the weather heats up it feels like the right time to make veggies a bigger focus on our plates. Plus it makes it easier to serve the kids a wide range of colors from the rainbow at each meal. They…
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Rainbow Veggie Pizza
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Monday Meal Plan May 11

I hope all the mothers reading this had a lovely Mother's Day. We took off for the first beach day of the season. On most Mother's Day we are wearing jackets and just walking the beach but we were all surprised with hot sunny weather yesterday.…
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