About me
My name is Irina. I blog about the joys and challenges of motherhood, reading, couponing and saving money, and everything from gardening, healthy living, and frugality to scrapbooking, menu planning, and tea parties. I enjoy decorating, organizing, and as of past year, homeschooling my sweet boys.-
Category Archives: menues
Menu Plan Monday, week of April 4th
Even with all of that turkey-eating going on all of the last week (I included it in the lunches, too, believe me, which I don’t even post here), we still have some left over. So I’ll still be using it … Continue reading →
Menu Plan Monday, week of March 28th
My beloved husband has commented recently that lately I’ve been cooking all these elaborate meals, and he wondered why. The truth is I just wanted to show my family some love by cooking yummy things for them (like Beef Pot … Continue reading →
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
For some reason unbeknownst to me my older son Edward always gets so excited about St. Patrick’s Day. He starts planning out the menu at least a month in advance, ordering delectable dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner to match … Continue reading →
Menu Plan for the week of Jan. 24, 2011
As usual, these are just dinner recipes. Lunches are leftovers, breakfasts are easy Can you tell, I’m trying to get back into the swing of blogging again? Monday – Chicken Pot Pie Tuesday – Garlic Salmon patties and brown rice, … Continue reading →
Menu Plan Monday (week of 07/20/09)
The last time I menu planned and grocery shopped, I ended up going into labor and then having my second little boy 48 hours after. Since his birth I haven’t been menu planning or doing any major grocery shopping (we’ve … Continue reading →
Menu Plan Monday – week of 06/22/09
Last week’s menu was a pretty good success. The only think I ended up changing is that the stuffed peppers on Wednesday became bell pepper casseroles (I made three – 2 went into the freezer for after the baby is … Continue reading →
Menu Plan Monday (Week of 06/15)
I’ve been MIA for a while now, I know. I didn’t forget about this blog however. In fact, for the last 3 weeks I’ve really been menu planning (down to breakfasts and lunches, and sometimes, oh my, even desserts!) This … Continue reading →
Tea Party Pictures
We had such a grand time during our tea party on Saturday. It feels so nice once in a while to take off our mommyhood hats and just relax during a fun evening with girls. Here are some pictures of all the … Continue reading →
Menu Plan Monday – week of April 6
I am working on cleaning out my freezer this week, so you will notice that quite a few things on this week’s menu are utilizing either freezer cooked meals (that I’ve cooked a double batch of previously) or a lot … Continue reading →
Tea Party
I am in the process of planning a tea party for this Saturday evening at our house. I invited a bunch of ladies (some from our small group at church, some from MOPS), and most of them are coming. Looks so … Continue reading →
