Well, I don’t know what’s going on at your house, but at our place we have pretty much given up on any sort of meal or menu planning this summer. Most days, it’s either too hot to cook or we have been so busy with house and art projects that by the end of the Read More >>

Farmstand Strawberries $7.99 I’d say $7.99 for a quart of REAL local strawberries seems about right, don’t you? Real strawberries are something I’m willing to pay a premium price for because they taste 10 million and 12 times better than those jumbo tasteless strawberries they sell in the grocery stores all year round. I used Read More >>

Fresh Fruit $7.99 {in another 2 months berries will be free from my garden!} Hot Weather Rations $33.06 Costco $69.49 We went to a family gathering over the weekend and everyone brought something to share. We brought old fashioned carrot cake bars because they were such a hit the last time we brought them and Read More >>

The HH’s new summer game plan of cooking just once a week, seems to be working out. I mean really, who knew scrambled eggs with a side of beef tips and brussels sprouts would be just what we needed to fill our bellies before a busy day of gardening and house projects. 😉 Beef tips Read More >>

Local General Store $24.97 With temps in the mid 80’s last week, pretty much the only thing I wanted to eat was apples and ice cream. I don’t do well in the heat, anything above 70-75 and I feel like I’m melting. 65 degrees is my happy place, and strangely enough, the HH is starting Read More >>