• Sweet & Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs
  • Menu Planner Organizing Boxes
  • Easy Menu Planner Board
  • 10 Most Sugary Cereals
  • Swings Around A Campfire

Sweet & Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs

Sweet & Spicy Roasted Chicken Legs

Chicken legs are a staple in my menus.  I mean, hello – they are cheap!  And, I’m all about some frugal eats!  I can buy a ton of them for next to nothing. When I do it up chicken leg style, this recipe is my all-time go-to method to cook them.  These are what you… {read more}

Menu Planner Organizing Boxes

Menu Planning Meal Boxes

  I’m a big fan of menu planning.  I really believe it is the best tip anyone can follow when it comes to reducing your household’s grocery cost.  When you buy only the things you plan for, then less goes to waste.  2nd best tip, don’t go grocery shopping hungry! This is my favorite way… {read more}

Easy Menu Planner Board

Easy Menu Planner Board - with a free printable!

  I’m really big on menu planning.  It’s my number one budget saving grocery tip.  It really helps on my weekly grocery budget when I already have everything we are going to be eating planned out, I’m not purchasing things we don’t need.  And when you buy only what you plan to, nothing goes to… {read more}

10 Most Sugary Cereals

10 Most Sugary Cereals

I thought this was an interesting tidbit of information about the 10 most sugary cereals.  This is just another reason to make sure you check those labels before purchasing – you need to know what you’r’e putting in your bod & your family’s bodies. On a second note – someone needs to make Lucky Charms… {read more}

Swings Around A Campfire

Swinging by the Campfire

  I first shared this above picture of swings around a campfire on my facebook page the other day, and it was spread like wildfire!  I started getting messages & comments from many people asking me for the directions to make it.  Only problem was – I didn’t make it!  It was just an interesting photo… {read more}

The Mrs’s Super Nachos

The Mrs's Super Nachos

My nachos are something both my husband & my children requests on a frequent basis.  It’s not like I can blame them though – they are good!  When you think ‘nachos’ – this is what you should be thinking of.  Perfectly seasoned ground beef & black beans, thick & creamy pepper-jack cheese sauce, & some… {read more}

Low Calorie Strawberry Cobbler (with a diet soda!)

Low Calorie Strawberry Cobbler with a diet soda

I’ve been on a bit of a strawberry kick lately.  But, I can’t help it.  This is the best time for fresh strawberries, and I literally can’t get enough.  I just love it when the middles are red to the core, after just being picked or purchased from a pick-your-own farm. I literally buy them… {read more}

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Strawberries are quite plentiful this time of year – and since they are so sweet by nature, we tend to use them in dessert recipes more than anything.  Well, aside from just stuffing them in your mouth instead of cooking with them… Now, I do love me some strawberry dessert recipes, but I also like… {read more}

Organize Your Blog with a Planner – And Win One Too!

Organize Your Blog with a Planner!

Organization is a constant struggle for me.  I wish it wasn’t, but that’s just the way it is.  Between homeschooling my kids, managing our household finances, housework, etc etc etc… I always seem to be lacking in in the whole organizational factor behind it all. Lucky for me, I had the pleasure of meeting a… {read more}

White Chocolate Strawberry Mousse

White Chocolate Strawberry Mousse

‘Tis the season for strawberries, and boy am I ever glad about that.  I love love love strawberries!  I eat so many during this time of the year that sometimes I wonder if I’m going to turn into Strawberry Shortcake. After coming home from hoarding purchasing more strawberries, I made one of my very favorite… {read more}

Roasted Jalapeno Patty Melts

Roasted Jalapeno Patty Melts

One of my husband’s very first jobs when he was younger was working at the Waffle House.  And, I’m super proud of that… because my husband can make some mean patty melts.  And chicken melts.  And he can flip an egg like a magician.  Me on the other hand – well, I can flip an… {read more}

Lemon Blueberry Jelly – No Pectin Required!

Easy Lemon Blueberry Jelly - this recipe is SO easy, and doesn't call for pectin at all!  Would you believe jello is the secret?  Gotta check this one out!

Ok y’all…  this was my VERY FIRST recipe ever posted to the Mrs!  I am approaching my 3rd blog-anniversary, so I thought it would be fun to share re-post it for you… just try to look past my not so awesome photography skills.  Hey, we all have to start somewhere! I STILL make this jelly… {read more}