More With Less 7 Day Meal Plan #2 – Summer/June 2015

This is not your everyday, average meal plan. Learn how to cook like your great-grandma did, with little waste, and stretching what you have (including your dollars). The point of this meal plan is to help you be smart with … Continue reading

June Real Food Meal Plan – flexible, frugal monthly meal plan with printable calendar

June brings us the end of the school year, and as always I am torn. I love having days and days to spend with my kids, without the pressures of school obligations. I love running off to the park or … Continue reading

25 Spring Acts of Kindness for Your Kids with Printable and Kindness Cards

Here is a list of 25 things you can do with your kids this spring, for your RAKing pleasure. Spring Acts of Kindness Sort toys and donate Write a thank you note to your favorite teacher or coach Make a … Continue reading

More With Less 7 Day Meal Plan #1 – May/Spring 2015 – with printable shopping list

Feed your family of four a week of dinners with a shopping cart maximum of $95. Eat more – spend less! This is not your average meal plan. Learn how to cook like your great-grandma did, with little waste and … Continue reading

May Real Food Meal Plan – flexible, frugal monthly meal plan with printable calendar

The beauteous bulb blooms are just coming up here, and we’re enjoying hikes in the woods and some playground time in between gloomy days. Silly New England weather can switch seasons multiple times in one day. We are enjoying the … Continue reading

April Real Food Meal Plan

Am I the only one being driven insane by the kidlets trapped in the house? It’s freezing out, my car is coated in ice, and all I want are April showers. Somebody down south, please send this New England girl … Continue reading

June 2014 Real Food Monthly Meal Plan

Ideas and resources for menu planning in June, many seasonal spring and summer, and real food recipes. Very simple ingredients, from scratch. As always, these are all frugal recipes intended for a tight budget. Real food/from scratch/traditional diet/nutrient dense/whole food/blah blah blah. My monthly meal plans are organized into tiers based on how perishable the ingredients are, not sorted into particular days.

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May 2013 Meal Plan Pinterest Board

Come check out our May Meal Plan Pinterest Board. I know, it’s late this month, I’m sorry! There are still plenty of days yet to plan ahead for your deliciousness. Ideas and resources for menu planning in May, many seasonal … Continue reading

Hope Poem by Emily Dickinson Spring Free Printable

We have discussed my love of Emily Dickinson. Is using Emily for a child’s middle name overkill? “Hope” has been my favorite Emily Dickinson poem for years and years. I decided to create a printable for my spring decorations, and … Continue reading

April 2013 Meal Plan Pinterest Board

Come check out our April Meal Plan Pinterest Board. Ideas and resources for menu planning in April, many seasonal spring and whole food recipes. Very simple ingredients, frugal recipes. I got a little pin-happy, window shopping for food. When exactly … Continue reading