After being gone a week for my kids’ basketball tournament, and no dinner menu, I’m back! This week’s menu starts with an easy veggie frittata, followed by a couple of delicious looking Italian dishes. The week finishes up with a pork roast and a stir-fry. I tried to include lots of vegetables and variety this…
We’re now in the third month of planning what’s for dinner here at Healthy Idea Place, and already I see so many benefits. Some are obvious, like eating healthier meals simply by the fact we’re eating out less. Others take a little longer to see, like financial benefits. But even now, after two months, I…
When deciding what’s for dinner in the coming week, I usually start out with a few menu ideas. I look at Pinterest or recipe sites for inspiration when I feel stuck or in a rut and want to try something new. Sometimes, though, I find inspiration in my local grocery store. I did this the…
What’s for dinner this week? When my kids were little, they loved chicken nuggets. I’m don’t know why. They were never appealing to me, no matter if we had them while eating out or bought them frozen to be cooked at home. Most of them were highly processed and didn’t have a good flavor. So,…
Here’s the latest in my series of weekly dinner menus. While I often plan fairly simple meals, I do sometimes include a fancier meal. This week it’s my Pomegranate-Cranberry Chicken. It’s a perfect at-home Valentine’s Day dinner. It’s easy to make, but looks a little fancier with the addition of pomegranate seeds. Just add couscous…
I started off this year wanting to be more accountable to writing a weekly menu plan for my family. And I’m happy to say we’re now on week 5 and going strong. It hasn’t always been easy because schedules sometimes change during the week or we have more leftover than I had planned for. As…