A nice selection of Easy Weeknight Meal Ideas for Christmas Week or any week!   Hello Friends! Are you busy baking and wrapping or are you all ready to go? Are you savoring the days ahead, like I am. We have an Ugly Sweater Party to go to at a friends home this weekend and are excited to celebrate Christmas this weekend with our family. I am also hoping to… Continue Reading

Weekly menu plan ideas for dinner during this busy season. Brought to you by family food bloggers.   Hello Friends! I hope this week finds you well. This week I have been busy with holiday shopping, Christmas crafting and gift wrapping. If you follow me on Instagram, you can see some of my gift-giving activities in my IG stories. This time of year I am very mindful of our household… Continue Reading

Tasty and tested meal planning ideas for December. It’s a busy month and helps to plan ahead. Hello Friends! I hope that you are doing well. We are so concerned with all of the fires in the nearby counties. We hope that they are out soon and are thankful for the first responders that are working hard to put them out. We are also getting into full holiday planning mode… Continue Reading

These tasty and tested Family Dinner Menu Ideas will bring you a week’s worth of recipes.     Hello Friends! How is it December already? My goodness the year is almost over and I swear it is going by faster than last year. Do you have your holiday decorations up yet? We still need to put up our outside decorations up. My December game plan has begun and it started… Continue Reading

This week’s meal plan is all about Cheap Meal Ideas for Family because, the holiday season is here! Hello Friends! Did you have a wonderful Thanksgiving? We had a lovely time with family, even though the weather felt more like summer. That brought out allergies for me, but it was still a tasty and memorable day. I caught a beautiful sunset last night and it just reminded me how grateful… Continue Reading

These Family Friendly dinner recipes have been tested and approved by our families. We hope you enjoy them as much as our families do! Hello Friends! As we move towards Thanksgiving and then Christmas, there is something quite magical about the season. While it is a festive season for most, it can also be a bit overwhelming at times. Finding dinners that the whole family will love can be challenging…. Continue Reading

The November Meal Plan kicks off this week with these family favorites! Happy Friday Friends! This week was full of costumes, fun, and candy, lots of candy! In fact, we have so much left over that I am taking it to work to share with coworkers. It is feeling like fall here finally as the days are shorter and the weather is cooler. I am looking forward to the time… Continue Reading

This week, we’ve got more great menu ideas for fall for your dinner rotation! Wow, what a week! I can’t believe Halloween is nearly here! From making lots of quick pumpkin treats, to spending a little time shopping for fall, this week flew by. Are you ready for Halloween? I think I have to go out and buy more candy because I have eaten some of it. I do that… Continue Reading

These tasty and simple Menu Ideas for Fall Dinners have been tested by our families! Hello Friends! Welcome to another fall weekend! Are you fully embracing fall like I am? This week I enjoyed my first soup of the season, actually saw fall foliage (which can be rare here in southern California), and I enjoyed a pumpkin beer! Is it feeling like fall where you are? If you are looking… Continue Reading

Looking for some Quick Dinner Ideas for Tonight? We’ve got some for you!   Hello Friends! It is time for another edition of the Keeping It Easy Meal Plan. With fall in full swing, it is the perfect time to enjoy some of those warm and comforting apple and pumpkin flavors. I know that this season is the favorite for many people I talk to and I truly believe it partially… Continue Reading

Need some Meal Plan Ideas for the week? Check out our recommendations for the week.   I hope this week finds you well. It was not a great week for us and if you subscribe to my weekly email, you know what I am talking about. Thank goodness for friends and family! This week, we have some really tasty meal plan ideas for you.  We hope that you have a… Continue Reading

These easy weeknight dinner ideas are perfect for dinner planning for those busy evenings!   Hello friends! I hope you are having a great week. We had doctors appointments, veterinary visits and lots of work trips making it a little more stressed then we would like it. Today, I finally feel like things are settling. This weekend is my husband’s birthday so I have been trying to get things done… Continue Reading

Dinner Ideas to Cook this Week from the Keeping it Easy Bloggers Welcome Fall! Can you believe it is actually here? Time to bring out the pumpkins, apples and hot cider! I must confess that I have already indulged in a few pumpkin spiced lattes to celebrate fall’s arrival and I just love them. I am also cleaning out my closet because a new season is coming and I am… Continue Reading

Get ready for cooler weather with these quick and easy Weekly Meal Planning Ideas for Fall! Hello Friends! If you are like me, you are gearing up for fall’s official start next week. I am in the process of putting away my summer clothes and bringing out the jackets (and soon boots – yay)! I have also been busy re-organizing my kitchen. This kitchen is smaller than my last one… Continue Reading

Weekly Meal Planning Ideas for your week. Is the weather still warm where you are? It still feels like summer here and we are getting ready to transition into cooler weather. I can’t say I have put on a jacket yet, but I feel the evening breezes getting a little cooler. Did you have a good week? It has been somewhat of a worrisome week for me knowing that friends… Continue Reading

The Hello September meal plan will give you a week’s worth of ideas for your dinners.     This week has been all about settling into our fall routine even though it is still clearly summer here. We have had very hot days, but keeping it in perspective, it could be much worse. My heart aches for those affected by the hurricane Harvey. The photos and videos are alarming and… Continue Reading

Tasty and easy meal planning ideas for your family.   What a week! I feel like I can finally take a deep breath. School is in session and things are starting to settle in my life. I still get the beginning of school giddiness that comes with a new start. Do you ever feel like that too? Can you believe the year is almost 3/4 of the way over? How… Continue Reading

Dinner Ideas for Back to School     Can you believe we are mid-August already? Are you feeling like it is fall already? With the start of school next week, it is feeling like a little like fall at our home. I am starting to feel cooler breezes and hearing rustling of leaves on the sidewalk. With preparing for school, there is never a better time to start planning family… Continue Reading