One of my favorite parts of fall is that I seem to remember that I have a crock-pot. I'm not sure why I don't utilize it too often in summer but I do love those fall and winter days when we've been gone for the day and dinner is awaiting us in the crock-pot when we arrive at home. I asked the ladies in the Thankful Homemaker Facebook group to share some of their favorite crock-pot recipes from around the web. Below are ones they shared and some of my favorites in the mix too. Big shout out to ... continue reading...
FREE Weekly Menu Planning PDF
I love menu planning and struggled to find a weekly pdf that worked for me. I decided to make my own but it proved a bit challenging since I'm clueless about designing printables so I enlisted my husband to the task. This is the weekly menu plan he made for me and now for you my readers. Please enjoy the free download by clicking here or on the image below. (If you're already an email subscriber to Thankful Homemaker - the download will be at the bottom of every blog post you receive in ... continue reading...
90 Family Dinnertime Conversation Starters
I love family dinnertime conversation starters because it's a great way to learn about others and myself too. They build good communication skills in our children and help us (and our children) to formulate and verbalize our moral and spiritual beliefs. These are some great questions below for all ages and not every question will work with every age group so use your judgment. We have a mason jar that we keep questions in on the table and I just print out the questions below on paper, cut ... continue reading...
Podcast Episode 12: Simple Menu Planning Tips
Who doesn’t want to save money, time, their sanity, reduce stress, eat healthy and avoid the dreaded question "What’s for dinner?" It sounds great right, and we’d all love to do it but how do we get there? Menu planning is the answer to all those questions above. We have a jam-packed episode today filled with tons of tips, examples, and ideas so stick with me, and I know there will be something that will appeal to each of you in some way. I hope to get you in the habit of menu planning if ... continue reading...
How To Menu Plan When You Don’t Have Time
Menu planning has been a huge blessing to my family, our health and our budget but there are weeks where I just don't get to it. Those are the weeks that I spend more money because I find myself running to the grocery store more often (so much for time saved and healthy eating goes out the door too!). One of my favorite menu planning services over the years has been Build A Menu. I do believe these two sisters, who have a huge heart for orphan care, have the best menu planning site ... continue reading...
