The Organized Life, November Paint Bucket

Okay, wasn’t it summer just yesterday?   I can’t believe it’s time to talk turkey and holidays!   Here’s what I’m thinking about making in November The flavor of the month is Thanksgiving,  Fall flavors perfect for this time of year, with plenty of recipes for all kinds of gatherings You can see the links … Continue reading

Holidays, Thanksgiving Menu

Thanksgiving is only a week away, have you finalized your menu?     I’ve been sipping eXtra strong coffee and drawing thinking rather than cooking this week     I want to come up with a Mouthwatering Menu     That is, of course, Fabulous, but balanced, with a few No Guilt  dishes     … Continue reading

Holidays, Happy Easter!

  Happy Easter!!     We’ve been hopping around with our 2 smallest bunnies this weekend     With a lot of great food coming off the grill and out of the kitchen     Many of these recipes will be coming up on the blog soon But right now, we’ve got eggs to find! … Continue reading

The Organized Life, Christmas Menu & Last Minute Ideas

I spent part of Sunday polishing the menu for our family Christmas Eve Lunch with Santa If you can take some time a week or so in advance of an event, to make a master grocery list and timeline,  you will be giving yourself a present  🎁 There’s no formal dining for the adults as … Continue reading

The Organized Life, September Paint Bucket

September! Labor Day! A new season! Fall decorating! Autumn leaves! Cooler weather! Time to start thinking   Apples 🍏 and  Pumpkins  🎃  and  TAILGATING   🏈 Here’s my September list of inspiration recipes Remember you can always see photos of these things plus the things I made from last month’s list on my monthly bucket list Pinterest … Continue reading

the Organized Life, The December Paint Bucket

The “Paint Bucket” is my bucket list of recipes that I want to try.  I compile this list near the 1st of every month, browsing my Pinterest boards, looking at virtual recipe boxes I have on allrecipes.com, the Food network, and Ziplist.  I also keep a master file of categorized recipes on my computer, that … Continue reading

Organized Life, Menu Planning

Weekly Menu Planning…I know what you’re thinking, “I don’t have time!”  The thing is you don’t have time not to!  I can not express strongly enough how much time you will save by doing this! If you make this a priority for one month, 4 times planning, and stick to it, you will thank me … Continue reading