Blog Update

I haven't really posted alot to my blog lately and I have been trying to figure out why that is.  Besides being super busy, I haven't cooked a whole lot of new things lately.  I have been making a lot of what is already on here because my family really likes it or I forget to take a photo of whatever it was I made.  By the time I remember, it's all gone or whatever photo I could get would be terrible.  My photos are not always the best but it can be really hard to get a photo of some of the things I make.  Plus we have traveled alot this summer.  Not any huge vacation, but a couple weekend trips to keep us busy - Wisconsin Dells, St Louis, Lake of the Ozarks, home to Quincy.

My family enjoying the Magic House in St Louis last month

I have been doing more freezer cooking and that is really going well.  I have found what works for me and makes me happy.  I would love to find the time to do the day long marathon, but that doesn't work for my family.  I make a few things when I have an hour and it restocks my freezer.  I have chicken cooked and cubed in the freezer but I need to buy another bag of chicken and do it again this week.  I plan on using all that is currently in my freezer in meals this week.

I have also meal planned this week for the first time ever.  OK.  I guess I should say I am planning on making 5 new meals I have never made before this week.  I plan meals when I grocery shop - hamburgers, brats, pork chops, barbecue beef, spaghetti.  But I am making 5 new things I found on pinterest this week.  I had all but 2 things in my pantry, freezer or fridge to make them all.  Now that makes me happy. 

My kids are tired of hamburgers and brats.  Me too, but it's so easy to hand my hubby a platter of meat and ask him to cook it on the grill.  Weeks and weeks of over 100 degree days does not make me want to turn on my oven at all.  So, I planned for the week.  We shall see how it goes.

Thanks for reading and hopefully you find some recipes on here that you can use to make your life easier.  I LOVE to cook and try new recipes.  So, I plan to keep on working on this more and have more things for you to try too!