Welcome to the snowmageddon version of Meal Plan Monday!  Actually, although the east coast is supposed to get completely slammed with snow today and tomorrow, here to the west of the Catskill mountains we are only supposed to receive a measly 3 to 5 inches.  or 2 to 8.  Depends on who you ask. Here’s […]

It’s Thanksgiving Week here in the US, which means most folks are on a short work week, someone in the family has a big meal to prepare, and I can start playing Christmas Carols on Friday 🙂 I’ve got several things to consider this week: 1.  Thanksgiving dinner is at my Mother in Law’s house […]

It’s starting to feel like spring here at the Frugal Upstate Village Homestead.  This weekend was up in the mid 70’s. . . but never fear, there is a chance of snow today.  (lucky us). I’ve got several things to consider this week: 1.  This week is spring break for the kiddos.  We have popped […]

It’s Meal Plan Time!  I am so excited about this week–because there really isn’t much going on.  Last week was just straight out, all day, every day, all week.  I am exhausted.  So a quiet calmer week is just what the doctor ordered.  Especially if this blasted snow we got last night melts like it’s […]

What are you eating this week?  You don’t know?  Well you should!  Planning your weekly menus is a great way to make sure that you have everything on hand you need for your meals, that you take into account your busy schedule, and that you use up foods in the fridge before they go bad.  […]

Welcome to Valentines Day week!  Around here Valentines Day Week is also “Odyssey of the Mind Competition Week”–and with two kids on teams this year, last minute practices and the competition itself on Friday–well it’s a hectic week.  I know I say it all the time, but weeks like this are why meal planning is […]

Welcome to this week’s meal plan!  Are you all trying as desperately as I am to get into a regular back to school schedule?  It’s only the second week of school for us (and the first full week) so our sleep schedules are still off, our daily routine is still pretty rough and we just […]

The end of summer is getting near–we’ve been busy folk and I admit that meal planning has fallen by the wayside the last month or so.  The number of times that dinner has been ravioli from a can or sandwiches is truly embarrassing.  But I’m here, and I’m writing, and I’m going to have a […]

Welcome to my week!  Yes, it’s Tuesday, but with a federal holiday yesterday I think it’s ok to consider this the “Monday” of the week! While I know school either has or is drawing to a close for many of my readers to the south, here in the north country we still have several weeks […]

It’s meal plan time again!  Spring is sort of springing around here (dang frost in the mornings) and we are trying to spend more time outside.  It’s amazing how much better we all feel when we can spend time outdoors. These are the considerations for this week: 1.  We have our regular round of kids […]