Based on a recipe shared at Simple Savings.
National Home Education Week 2008 14 May, 2008
2008 National Home Education Week 11 – 17th May
“With so much dissatisfaction with private or government schooling many families are finding that DIY schooling is a great deal easier and more enjoyable than they imagined.” - HEA
For further info on home education, see this page.
Black Bean Burgers 13 May, 2008
I adapted this recipe for Black Bean Burgers to suit what I had at hand and our tastes. Here’s what I did:
Vanilla Biscuits 12 May, 2008
* Adapted from a recipe in the Australian Women’s Weekly 100 Delicious Biscuits and Slices cookbook, by Ellen Sinclair (1972)
Menu Week Starting 12th May 11 May, 2008
We had a couple of mix-ups last week. Moved the pasta to the next night, skipped the burgers, and missed out on the soup because I forgot to pack it - so had store-bought gnocchi with a jar of pasta sauce! Back home now and hoping this week runs more smoothly.
What’s for Lunch? 5 May, 2008
For lunch we mainly have leftovers. Sometimes the leftovers are bulked-out with ordinary bread, flat bread (Mountain Bread), a salad, tin of beans etc. If there are no leftovers we will have any combination of:
What’s for Breakfast?
I’m in awe of those menu planners who can plan 3 meals a day plus snacks! I’ve only ever been good with planning our evening meal and more recently, our baking.
Menu Week Starting 5th May
We missed out on our roast vegie night again last week, because we went out to friends’ for tea. We took some roast vegies, salads and desserts though.
My April grocery budget challenge was a bit above what I aimed for, but much better than previous months. I have set myself another challenge for May, but with camping, visitors, two birthdays and Mother’s Day, I’m not sure… So far I’m over budget, but we’ll see what the coming weeks brings.
