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February 2017

Meal Plan Monday ~ Feb 27/17

 

Happy Monday, savvy savers! This week is starting off to a rainy, chilly, and quiet start here in Dixie. This week’s Meal Plan Monday menu will again reflect our need to eat down our food stockpile. As we are having to consume everything we have on-hand first, we did not purchase anything new this week. This menu will feed a family of three. 

 

what we're having this week

 

Monday
Breakfast: Pecan Cinnamon Muffins with almond milk and grapes.
Lunch: Ham salad spread, with crackers, grapes, and almond milk. 
Snack: Strawberries and String Cheese.
Dinner: Spiral Honey Crockpot Ham, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and rolls leftovers. 
Dessert: Gluten-free dark chocolate brownies.

Tuesday
Breakfast: Avocado, Banana, and Almond Milk Smoothies.
Lunch: Ham salad spread, with crackers, grapes, and almond milk.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Taco Salad and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Gluten-Free Brownie ice-cream sandwiches.

Wednesday
Breakfast: Pecan Cinnamon Muffins with almond milk and grapes.
Lunch: Ham and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snack: Strawberries and String Cheese.
Dinner: Quick & Easy Weeknight Chili and Crystal Light.
Dessert:  Gluten-Free brownie ice cream sandwiches.

Thursday
Breakfast: Avocado, Banana, and Almond Milk Smoothies.
Lunch: Crockpot Chicken Curry; steamed peas, steamed rice, and crystal light leftovers.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Chicken meatballs, green beans, and quinoa.
Dessert: Brownie flurries with leftover brownies.

Friday
Breakfast: Pecan Cinnamon Muffins with almond milk and grapes.
Lunch: Ham, egg, and cheese sliders, with almond milk.
Snack: Strawberries and String Cheese.
Dinner: Paleo Pizza and crystal light.
Dessert: Brownie flurries with leftover brownies.

Saturday
Breakfast: Granola Cereal, with Almond milk.
Lunch: Grilled cheese and almond milk.
Snacks: Strawberries and String Cheese.
Dinner: Chicken mole, served with steamed rice, corn, and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Brownie flurries with leftover brownies.

Sunday
Breakfast: Granola Cereal, with Almond milk.
Lunch: Paleo Zucchini Pasta with Spicy Shrimp Marinara and Crystal Light.
Snack: Strawberries and String Cheese.
Dinner: Smoked chicken, macaroni and cheese, green beans, and rolls.
Dessert: Neapolitan Strawberry Trifle.

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Budget-Friendly Ways to Care For Your Spring Bulbs

Spring 

Hello again, savvy savers! Here in my neck of the woods, Spring has sprung! Though according to our old friend Punxsutawney Phil, we are still officially six weeks from the start of Spring, my yard is starting to come alive with Spring Bulb plants, or “fall” flower bulbs which are planted in the fall, grow roots into winter, then sprout and bloom in the spring. These include favorites such as tulips, daffodils, hyacinth and others.

So, today I wanted to share some of my favorite tips for Spring Bulb Care this coming season. Here are a few of my favorite Spring bulb growing tips:

  1. Most spring bulbs emerge and bloom in spring — then their foliage starts to fade and they go dormant by midsummer, usually by June 1st.
  2. It’s important to let the foliage naturally go yellow and wither.
  3. Never try to stake or braid foliage to try to make it look tidier.
  4. Try planting Spring Bulbs in flower beds, alongside other perennial foliage, so that when bulbs start to fade, they will naturally be eclipsed by the emergence of other Spring plants, which prevents your beds from losing sparse.
  5. It is helpful to remove the flowers on most spring bulbs as soon as they start to fade; this helps bulbs conserve their energy into producing seed instead of a big crop of blooms the following year.
  6. Don’t fertilize blooming bulbs, but do make sure they are planted in beds will compost, mulch, and nutrient rich soil.
  7. Bulbs should be fertilized in fall, and one month before blooming, in the end of January; for beds covered in snow, simply remove snow, place in-ground fertilizer stakes, and replace snow accordingly.
  8. Many spring-flowering bulbs are native to hot, dry areas — so they prefer dry conditions in summer when they’re dormant.

I hope these tips help you to enjoy your beautiful Spring Bulbs for as long as possible this year.

Here’s to gardening,