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Are You Joining Me? Eat At Home Cooking Challenge Starts Monday!

February 9, 2019 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Eat at Home Cooking Challenge

I'm sooooooo excited about our Eat at Home Cooking Challenge staring this Monday, 2/11/19!

During the February 2019 Countertop Cooking Challenge I'll be cooking with you all week long using my friend Tiffany's Eat at Home Menu Plans and grocery lists (they just make my life as a crazy-busy-working-momma easy!)

The best part?

Tiffany's offering us 30% off her menu plans with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout if you sign up this week.

I know you're going to just love these.

Can you imagine going to the grocery store, buying oodles of groceries, and then just dumping a few of those bags of groceries in the trash?

You might just be doing that.

If you missed my Facebook Live you can watch it HERE.

So many people (myself included sometimes!) head to the store without a plan in place, buy things they may not use, and things end up getting wasted and thrown away ~ literally 25% of food in America is thrown away each year.

But you and I are going to fix that by getting dinner DONE with a simple, EASY plan in place this week.

I promise, these will save you a bundle, and I just know you're going to love these menu plans as much as I do. I can't wait to cook with you this week!

>>> TO JOIN IN THE FUN, USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE TODAY.

Here's what the schedule look like starting Monday:

Each morning I'll share a Facebook Live Video filling up Mrs. Potts (a.k.a. ~ my slow cooker), and it would be so stinkin' fun for me if you were on the other side of the screen filling up Mrs. Potts in your kitchen too. I'll be on Facebook Live between 9 and 9:30 AM Eastern Time each morning making these:

Monday 2/11: White Chicken Chili + Maraschino Cherry Cake
Tuesday 2/12: Beef Roast with Red Wine, Mashed Potatoes & Spinach Salad with Nuts
Wednesday 2/13: Sloppy Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos
Thursday 2/14: Apricot Soy Ginger Pork Chops, Edamame, Egg Rolls
Friday 2/15: Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Cucumber Mango Salsa + Tuxedo Bars from Slow Cooker meals week of 2/18

BONUS: FREEZER COOKING SESSION!

On Wednesday, 2/13/19 at 8:30 PM Eastern Time I'll be doing a Freezer Cooking Challenge as well, making all of the recipes from the Eat at Home Freezer Meals (look for those on the 2/18 Slow Cooker Menus!)

If you're looking for freezer meal supplies I'll be using you can find all of those HERE 🙂

Here's what we'll be making Wednesday night:

Taco Soup
Harvest Apple Pot Roast
Loaded Cheesy Potato Casserole
Smoky Chipotle Chicken
French Dip Sandwiches
Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce

As an extra bonus, once you sign up for the Eat At Home Cooks Menu plans, you'll have access to these recipe sheets (you can download them right from the Eat At Home Cooks Web Site where you download your recipes). You can print these off (in color OR in black and white) and pop them into your freezer bags so you what's in each bag, how to cook it and when you froze it!

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET AS SOON AS YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 96 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<<

And, if you're like me you'll use the grocery list along with the Kroger Click List (watch the video above), and make grocery shopping and menu planning so crazy easy you'll have it done in 30 minutes or less.

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Will You Join Me for the Countertop Cooking Challenge?

February 7, 2019 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

(NOTE: after 12 NOON EASTERN TIME TRY THE CODE COUNTERTOP to save 30% IF THE CODE EARLYBIRD IS NO LONGER WORKING)

During the February 2019 Countertop Cooking Challenge I'll be cooking with you for a whole week including grocery lists and menu plans, and Tiffany and I will be cooking them up each day right up with you.

Annddd … just for today, Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans 30% off with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

Can you imagine going to the grocery store, buying oodles of groceries, and then just dumping a few of those bags of groceries in the trash?

You may just be doing that.

If you missed my Facebook Live you can watch it HERE.

But you and I are going to fix that.

Crocktober wrapped up last fall, but back by popular demand we're doing a very similar series this February called the Countertop Cooking Challenge. (I think you're going to love it!) We're going to have a menu plan, grocery list, and recipes all pulled together before the week even starts.

Starting Monday, 2/11/19, I'm teaming up with my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks to bring you Crockpot and Instant Pot recipes, and every single one of us is going to get dinner done.

To make your life waaaayyyyy easier (and mine too!) we'll use Tiffany's Eat at Home Menu Plans ~ which I've been using in our home and they're just fantastic.

I promise, these will save you a bundle!

In fact, people who shop with a menu plan and grocery list save 25-50% every single week on their food expenses.

And, a menu plan all of a sudden makes grocery shopping easy.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<<

Best of all?

You'll actually eat well balanced meals with what you have in your kitchen and skip the drive thru.

Sound good?

I thought so too. 🙂

My favorite part is that each morning I'll share a Facebook Live Video filling up Mrs. Potts (a.k.a. ~ my slow cooker), and it would be so stinkin' fun for me if you were on the other side of the screen filling up Mrs. Potts in your kitchen too.I'll be on Facebook Live between 9 and 9:30 AM Eastern Time each morning making these:

Monday 2/11: White Chicken Chili + Maraschino Cherry Cake
Tuesday 2/12: Beef Roast with Red Wine, Mashed Potatoes & Spinach Salad with Nuts
Wednesday 2/13: Sloppy Slow Cooked Chicken Tacos
Thursday 2/14: Apricot Soy Ginger Pork Chops, Edamame, Egg Rolls
Friday 2/15: Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Cucumber Mango Salsa + Tuxedo Bars from Slow Cooker meals week of 2/18

BONUS: FREEZER COOKING SESSION!

And, on Wednesday, 2/13/19 at 8:30 PM Eastern Time I'll be doing a Freezer Cooking Challenge as well, making all of the recipes from the Eat at Home Freezer Meals (look for those on the 2/18 Slow Cooker Menus!)

Here's what we'll be making Wednesday night:

Taco Soup
Harvest Apple Pot Roast
Loaded Cheesy Potato Casserole
Smoky Chipotle Chicken
French Dip Sandwiches
Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce

As an extra bonus, once you sign up for the Eat At Home Cooks Menu plans, you'll have access to these recipe labels (you can download them right from the Eat At Home Cooks Web Site where you download your recipes). You can print these off (in color OR in black and white) and pop them into your freezer bags so you what's in each bag, how to cook it and when you froze it!

If you're looking for freezer meal supplies I'll be using you can find all of those HERE 🙂

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<<

And I would just love for you to join my free private Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Simple Summer Lunch System Challenge

June 5, 2018 by Laurie 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

If you're like me and have struggled with keeping up with lunches this summer, here's some encouragement to take a few minutes to get it together this week!

After getting home from the grocery yesterday I realized I had to throw away so much fresh fruit and even some lunchmeat because I hadn't taken time to rinse it and prepare it so my family could easily enjoy.

Now, my family is definitely old enough to prep their own fruit, but the truth is even my sweet husband doesn't think to hunt down food in the fridge unless I make it easy for him, so doing a little bit of food prep is well worth it to me.

I spent about 30 minutes yesterday prepping fruit . . .

Making a few sandwiches and gathering up lunch staples . . .

and pulling together easy snacks so my kids (or husband!) could easily pull together a meal on the in a hurry (meaning fewer excuses to eat out because lunch or even dinner wasn't prepared.)

That tiny 30 minutes of effort is so worth it ~ and makes lunchtime just a wee bit easier in our home!

If you're in out and about and need a meal definitely take advantage of our CHEAP SUMMER EATS LIST, but this is a great way to make sure you're saving at home, all summer long.

I highly encourage you to spend about 30 minutes prepping your kitchen too ~ I promise your pocketbook will thank you!

Strawberry Pie

May 29, 2018 by Laurie 4 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Strawberry Pie

My sweet husband made us a strawberry pie yesterday.

You can see how he made it (and built an arbor too this weekend . . . ) right over HERE.

It was divine.

This is the same pie recipe he made the very first time he and I ever talked on the phone.

And it's still just as yummy as it was way back then.

(In fact, maybe even yummier today since it has 23 years of tradition piled in.) 🙂

If penny pinched strawberries are calling your name right now, here's your opportunity to make this one too.

James's Favorite Strawberry Pie

Ingredients

baked pie crust
4 cups strawberries, drained
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup corn starch
4 tablespoons strawberry Jell-o

Directions

Bring water, sugar, and corn starch to boiling on low heat, until thickened (you'll need to stir this constantly)
Add 4 tablespoons of Strawberry Jello, cool slightly.
Drizzle jello mixture over berries
Refrigerate until firm, slice and enjoy!

Looking for more penny pinched recipes? Go HERE.

Mac n Cheese in the Instant Pot (+ Last Day For Eat at Home Menu Plans!)

March 5, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed our Facebook live, check it out HERE.

Good. gravy.

After clearing showing just how much a mess I am when it comes to the Instant Pot (yikes!), I made one seriously divine batch of Instant Pot Mac & Cheese today.

(I promise, I really do know how to cook ~ the Instant Pot is just clearly my arch nemesis!) 🙂

The recipe is from my friend Tiffany at Eat at Home Cooks, and goodness, it was so good! When she and I talked Friday and she taught me how to use my Instant Pot this was the recipe she said was her absolute favorite, so I knew I had to try it (my family is gonna love me tonight at dinnertime . . . )

In fact, it was so good that she added it to the April menu plans next month too. (Or you can find it right over HERE too.)

If you struggle with getting dinner done, remember that this is the VERY LAST DAY to order the Eat at Home Menu Plans and save 25% when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

These menu plans are WAY less than the cost of a cup of coffee at Starbucks each week, and I know they'll save your time, money and sanity every single day. I PROMISE IF YOU STRUGGLE WITH MENU PLANNING, GROCERY SHOPPING AND EASILY GETTTING DINNER ON THE TABLE, THESE ARE WORTH EVERY PENNY.

Last week using the menu plans made my family soooooo much happier~they came home each night and had dinner DONE because I had a plan in place. It reminded me (as it always does!) that our home is just happier when I take care of menu planning first, so I'm thrilled to be back on track (and already have my dinner planned for tonight. In fact I'll be making Eat at Home's Mac & Cheese on Facebook Live this morning in the Instant Pot and serving it up with salad and grilled salmon tonight)!

Here's what's included when you sign up (I KNOW you will love these, and they'll change dinner in your home)!

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of no sugar – no flour menu plans
A set of wholesome traditional menu plans
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe (or salad with the no sugar no flour menu plan)
One quick click to download all 4 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink~color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you’ll get 96 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.21 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW~MAKES THEM AS LITTLE AS $1.21 PER WEEK WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR THE YEAR!<<<

I really do love these menu plans and know you will too!

P.S. I almost forgot~if you use the code COUNTERTOP now you also lock in your price on EAH menu plans FOREVER. If you've been on the fence they're worth trying out ~she also offers a money back guarantee, so there's no way you can lose with these!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Instant Pot Cooking Class

March 2, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed our Facebook live, check it out HERE.

I am soooo very thankful that my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home spent a few minutes today teaching me how to use my Instant Pot!

I'll be honest, after trying this thing out myself I haven't seen crazy success, but I realized it might be because I've failed to take time to read the owner's manual.

Ahem.

So working with her today, I learned how to make sure I used the right buttons, exactly how long it really takes for the Instant Pot to come to pressure (you need more than the 15 minute time you might think!), and how to safely release the pressure on your Instant Pot.

My Instant Pot is now sitting on keep warm, noodles are ready to be added before dinner tonight, and I'm going to try making Tiffany's Instant Pot Mac & Cheese on Monday (I can't even wait ~ my 17 year old will be in heaven!) You can find the recipe for the Slow Cooker Parmesan Soup we made this morning in the Instant Pot in the Traditional Plan week of March 26th, and I know you'll love this one.

In case you've been on the fence this week about trying out the Eat at Home, don't forget that for a few more days only you can save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

I used the labels HERE to print these off and pop them into my freezer bags so I know what's in each bag and how to cook it! If you're looking for freezer meal supplies you can find all of those HERE 🙂

This coming Monday morning on Facebook Live I'll try Tiffany's Mac & Cheese recipe in the Instant Pot (I'm so excited!), and I'd love for you to join me for that too. I hope you've loved getting dinner done this week as much as I have ~ my freezer and pantry are well stocked, and we've eaten some amazing recipes too. 🙂

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Freezer Cooking PJ Party!

March 1, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

- Choose your menu plans (remember, when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout you'll save 25% AND lock in that price ~ I KNOW you will love these menu plans and grocery lists and they will change your life, and they're as littel as $1.21 per week ~ I PROMISE YOU WILL SAVE THAT MONEY THE FIRST DAY YOU SHOP!)
- Once you've logged into your account, print the grocery list and menu plan from the February 19th Freezer Meal plans under Slow Cooker Meals (look for them in green)
- You can also print your FREE printable labels (click the link in yellow right there on the Slow Cooker page)

If you missed our Facebook live, check it out HERE.

We had soooooooo much fun in our Freezer Cooking PJ party last night ~ I sure hope you joined us and had fun too!

Reagan and my hubby James helped me put everything together, and in under an hour we made six freezer meals and brownies (they turned out soooo much better than we expected. So good!)

I dumped the slow cooker chicken vegetable soup in the crockpot this morning because that bag was full, and am making some homemade bread and salad to serve with it. (My ninja is getting a workout this week!)

If you've ever thought about trying out freezer cooking, I promise these meals will change your life (and I love that Tiffany includes a set of freezer meals each month in her menu plans!) After doing them over the summer I was completely hooked, and absolutely love how a little bit of prep work makes dinnertime so much easier for me.

If you'd like to join me for the challenge this week, I know you will love the meal plans I'm using! And even if you use you own menu plan and grocery list, I'd love for you to join us because I know just having your meals planned will save your family a bundle this week.

Right now save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) when youuse the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

Here's how the schedule for the rest of the week should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches I was worn out from cooking this morning so we skipped this one!)
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Day 3

February 28, 2018 by Laurie 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

PSST! I'm soooo excited about our PJ FREEZER COOKING PARTY TONIGHT ~ are you joining me?

We'll be on FB live at 9PM Eastern Time ~ here are the details if you need them!

To follow along with the meals I’m making . ..

Start HERE

Choose your menu plans (remember, when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout you'll save 25% AND lock in that price ~ I KNOW you will love these menu plans and grocery lists and they will change your life, and they're as littel as $1.21 per week ~ I PROMISE YOU WILL SAVE THAT MONEY THE FIRST DAY YOU SHOP!)
Once you've logged into your account, print the grocery list and menu plan from the February 19th Freezer Meal plans under Slow Cooker Meals (look for them in green)
You can also print your FREE printable labels (click the link in yellow right there on the Slow Cooker page)
Buy your groceries (definitely get the freezer Ziploc bags ~ that will make life so much easier for you!)
Join me at 9PM Eastern Time right over HERE~ I can't wait!!

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

It's day 3 of the Countertop Cooking Challenge, and goodness, my sweet husband is in heaven just having dinner done every night! Honestly, with 3 kids going different ways at night and us running in and out wayyyyy too often I skip making dinner because it's just a wee bit crazy around here, so I think our family personally benefits from our PPP challenges way more than you ever will. 🙂

Right this very minute my home is smelling amazing with tonight's Slow Cooker Sunday Dinner Chicken in the crockpot,

and last night we had Eat at Home's Black Bean and Salsa Chicken (which my husband loved! I did need to add a little extra chicken broth but it was really so good and different than anything I'd ever made before.)

Today my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home also showed us how to make Korean BBQ Tacos in her pressure cooker today from the Feb 26 Slow Cooker Menu Plans (I'm so excited that she's showing us more Instant Pot tricks – I'm determined to figure this one out one of these days!)

Right now save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) when youuse the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

And, don't forget that to make things even a wee bit more fun, Wednesday night we're throwing in a fun Freezer Cooking Pajama Party that I'll host over on Facebook, so you can come join us there too.

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

Here's how the schedule for the rest of the week should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

It's going to do be a great week!

{Hint ~ if you're like me you'll use the grocery list along with the Kroger Click List (watch the video above), and make grocery shopping and menu planning so crazy easy you'll have it done in 30 minutes or less. I love that!}

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Day 2

February 27, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

I seriously need to do a Countertop Cooking Challenge every single week in our home!

Last night my hubby got home late from work (and kids were all heading different directions), but it was so nice to easily be able to feed everyone a decent meal when they were home.

It takes so little time when someone else does all the planning for you, and dinner was so good! I can't even wait to try out tonight's Slow Cooker Black Bean and Salsa Chicken (my house smells divine), and just love that dinner is done.

My friend Tiffany also showed us how to make Lemon Chicken on a Bed of Sauerkraut from the Feb 26 Slow Cooker Menu Plans (I'm so excited that she's showing us more Instant Pot tricks – I'm determined to figure this one out one of these days!)

Right now save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) when youuse the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

Here's how the schedule for the rest of the week should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge 2018 – Day 1

February 26, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

I'm so excited to have dinner done today!

My home smells amazing, I just had the yummiest salad for lunch, and I even have 2 loads of laundry tackled for the day.

I don't know what laundry has to do with menu planning, but for me it seems like if I get a good handle on meals in our home, every single other thing just gets done too. Whew!

This salad is from the February 5th No Sugar No Flour menus – it's the Eat at Home Cranberry Spinach Salad and ohhhhh so good!

My friend Tiffany also showed us how to make Spicy Chicken Soup in the Instant Pot this morning from the Feb 26 Slow Cooker Menu Plans (I'm so excited that she's showing us more Instant Pot tricks – I'm determined to figure this one out one of these days!)

Right now save 25% off the Eat at Home menu plans (which I just love!) when youuse the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

You'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!

Here's how the schedule for the rest of the week should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Countertop Cooking Challenge

February 25, 2018 by Laurie 7 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

Just a reminder that our challenge starts tomorrow morning ~ I can't wait and hope you're joining me too!

Can you imagine going to the grocery store, buying oodles of groceries, and then just dumping a few of those bags of groceries in the trash?

You may just be doing that.

But you and I are going to fix that.

Starting Monday, 2/26/18, I'm teaming up with my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks to bring you Crockpot and Instant Pot recipes for, and every single one of us is going to get dinner done.

To make your life waaaayyyyy easier (and mine too!) we'll use Tiffany's Eat at Home Menu Plans ~ which I've been using in our home and they're just fantastic.

I promise, these will save you a bundle!

In fact, people who shop with a menu plan and grocery list save 25-50% every single week on their food expenses.

And, a menu plan all of a sudden makes grocery shopping easy.

Best of all?

You'll actually eat well balanced meals with what you have in your kitchen and skip the drive thru.

Sound good?

I thought so too. 🙂

During the February 2018 Countertop Cooking Challenge I'll be cooking with you for a whole week including grocery lists and menu plans, and Tiffany and I will be cooking them up each day right up with you.

Here's how the schedule should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Freezer Cooking Day + Sunday Dinner Chicken (I *might* do the Facebook Live video in the evening so those of you who work out of the home can join me!)
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

Will you join me?

For just today, Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans 30% off with the code EARLYBIRD at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE EARLYBIRD AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<<

And I would just love for you to join my free private Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Are You Joining Me For The Countertop Cooking Challenge? (FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY TOO!)

February 23, 2018 by Laurie 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Countertop Cooking Challenge

If you missed today's Facebook live, check it out HERE.

I'm so excited about our challenge starting next week ~ and promise this will save you a bundle!

Starting Monday, February 26th and through March 2nd, we're joining with my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks for our Countertop Cooking Challenge.

And, to make things even a wee bit more fun, Wednesday night we're throwing in a fun Freezer Cooking Pajama Party that I'll host over on Facebook, so you can come join in the fun there too!

To prepare for all that craziness, I spent an hour this morning cleaning out my pantry (yikes.) and between the grocery lists and menu plans I'm using along with a tidied up kitchen, I feel like it's going to be so fun to get dinner done this week.

Before and after of my pantry. EEK!

The slime kind of won the battle, but I won the war. 🙂

As much as it drove me crazy to do it though, my pantry is tidied up (enough?) for me now, and I added a bunch of stuff to our donation bag (which needs to make a trip to the food pantry now!)

And since we'll be doing one night of freezer cooking too, we added in freezer labels for your bags (you'll find the link to the freezer labels under the February 19th Slow Cooker Meal Plans when you sign up for Eat at Home!)

And on Wednesday night, we'll have such fun together in our pjs making 6 meals too!

Here's how the schedule should look: 🙂

9:00 – 9:30 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make a recipe each morning
10:30 AM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

I'll be cooking from the February 5th Slow Cooker Meal Plan:

MONDAY, February 26th – Red Pepper Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Chops
TUESDAY, February 27th – Black Bean and Salsa Chicken
WEDNESDAY, February 28th – Sunday Dinner Chicken AND
*BONUS* WEDNESDAY 9:PM EASTERN TIME ~ FREEZER COOKING PAJAMA PARTY!
THURSDAY, March 1st – Cilantro Lime Chicken Sandwiches
FRIDAY, March 2nd – Zingy BBQ Chicken

Will you join me?

For just today, Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans 25% off with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO SAVE 25% AS A PPP READER RIGHT NOW!<<<

And I would just love for you to join my free private Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great week!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Menu Plan Monday 1/15/18

January 15, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Menu Plan Monday: Week of 1/15/18

Here's a peek at what we're having for dinner this week! I'm determined to eat more at home in 2018, and making a menu plan each Monday seems to help so much.

I printed out all of my Eat at Home Meal Plans last week for January, and am using the No Sugar No Flour Week 4 January Menu Plan this week.

Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday -Grilled Chicken Salad/Chicken Quesadillas for kids
Tuesday – Chicken Apple Sausage, Potato Wedge & Broccoli Sheet Pan dinner
Wednesday – South of the Border Skillet, Roasted Zucchini
Thursday – Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Apples
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Minestrone Soup from Volume 2 of Crocktober Menu Plans, Salad

If you're interested in easily planning menu plans, I definitely recommend checking out Eat at Home Menu Plans ~ I love them and love having menu planning and grocery shopping done so easily for me!

Do you have anything yummy on your menu plan this week? I’d love to hear what you’re having, and if you have any great recipe ideas please leave a comment to share!

Check out my recipes to try board on Pinterest, and see more penny-pinched recipe ideas. And, be sure to download my free Slow Cooker Cookbook, Grocery List and Menu Plan if you're looking for more menu plans. planning ideas! And check out OrgJunkie's Menu Plan Monday list for oodles more menu planning ideas.

Menu Plan Monday: Week Of 1/8/18

January 8, 2018 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Menu Plan Monday: Week of 1/8/18

It's the new year, which means I'm determined to start the year off right by pulling together my menu plans for the week!

I printed out all of my Eat at Home Meal Plans last week for January, and since we're eating from the pantry right now I mixed and matched to pull together a list using what we have on hand.

Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Chicken Tortilla Soup leftover from Friday (it's just me and our girls tonight for dinner, so I'm keeping it simple and using what we have already!)
Tuesday – Grilled Chicken Salad/Chicken Quesadillas for kids
Wednesday – Sloppy Joes, salads, veggies
Thursday – Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake
Friday – Honey Mustard Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner, rolls, salads, veggies

If you're interested in easily planning menu plans, I definitely recommend checking out Eat at Home Menu Plans while my friend Tiffany is offering a special sale on these. Here's how to get the best price:

Start HERE

Choose your menu plan (monthly, quarterly, or annual options ~ remember you get her whole foods traditional menus, slow cooker menus, no sugar no flour menus AND traditional menus all for the same price ~ and the slow cooker meals even include a freezer week ~ I LOVE THAT!)
Use the code JANUARY at checkout
Pay as little as $1.13 per week for OODLES of delicious menu planning ideas ~ so worth it!)

(I also chatted about menu planning on Facebook this morning in case you missed it….)

If you missed my FB live, you can watch it here.

Do you have anything yummy on your menu plan this week? I’d love to hear what you’re having, and if you have any great recipe ideas please leave a comment to share!

Countertop Cooking Challenge Day 20

March 3, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

Today's the last day of our 20 Days of Countertop Cooking Challenge . . . I'm a little sad because I've enjoyed cooking with you s0 much!

Because I'm all organized over here (ahem.) I even have all my menu plans all put together in a binder . . .

(Thanks for the suggestion, Judy in our free Dinner's Done Facebook group – I loved it!)

Here's what we made today . . .

Tonight's Slow Cooked Brown Sugar Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Broccoli Salad Side Dish

This isn't the one I mentioned in the video but is one of my favorites 🙂

Our FAVORITE Southern Living Chunky Apple Cake

And here's what was on the menu plan this week:

Monday 8:45 AM – French Dip Sandwiches & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tuesday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooker Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce
Wednesday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken
Thursday 8:45 AM – Ham Steak with Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash
Friday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooked Brown Sugar Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

If you're still interested in signing up, it's not too late ~ I'll personally be using the Whole Foods menu and can't wait to get started! Here's how the pricing breaks down:

MONTHLY PLAN: $10.50 per month when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($2.62 per week)
QUARTERLY PLAN: $23.25 per quarter when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($1.93 per week)
ANNUAL PLAN: $63 per year when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($1.21 per week!)

I TOTALLY believe you will save that much every week at the grocery store (and a bunch more by skipping the drive-thru) by trying these menus out. Our family used the whole foods option last month and we're using the slow cooker option this month, and goodness, they've making getting dinner done EASY.

Last Week's Freezer Meals

If you're interested, head on over HERE and download your menu plans, and be sure to use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout to get the best price.
I really think this is the best money you'll spend all year, and promise it'll be so worth it for you.

Here's a peek at previous days in case you're curious . . .

Day 1: Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Cucumber Mango Salsa
Day 2: Round Steak with Vegetable Gravy in the Slow Cooker
Day 3: Buffalo Chicken Loaded Baked Potatoes
Day 4: Italian Herb Salted Pork Roast and Potatoes in the Slow Cooker
Day 5: Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings with Gnocchi
Day 6: Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Day 7: 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Beef Teriyaki with Pineapple
Day 8: Mediterranean Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Day 9: Chicken-Fried Chops in the Slow Cooker
Day 10: Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches
Day 11: Slow Cooker Chicken Minestrone Soup
Day 12: Freezer Cooking Day
Day 13: Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy over Rice
Day 14: Maple Apple Pork in the Slow Cooker
Day 15: Chicken Philly Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker
Day 16: French Dip Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker
Day 17: Slow Cooker Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce
Day 18: Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken
Day 19: Ham Steak with Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash

P.S. Please know that I 100% believe you can make your own grocery list and menu plan for free without paying for something like this, but for our family, the convenience of something like this for less than the cost of a cookbook has been worth every penny. If you're making a menu plan and grocery list on your own I'm so proud of you and just love that option too!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done.

Countertop Cooking Challenge Day 19

March 2, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

TODAY ONLY GET FEBRUARY AND MARCH MENU PLANS WHEN YOU PAY FOR JUST ONE MONTH ~ ORDER NOW TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

I can't even tell you how thankful I am to have dinner done today!

And because I'm all organized over here (ahem.) I even have all my menu plans all put together in a binder . . .

(Thanks for the suggestion, Judy in our free Dinner's Done Facebook group – I loved it!)

WOOHOOO! 🙂

Tonight's Ham Steak with Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash

Tomorrow's Slow Cooked Brown Sugar Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Here’s what to expect this week as we finish up our 20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge (I'm so sad it's almost over!)

Monday 8:45 AM – French Dip Sandwiches & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tuesday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooker Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce
Wednesday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken
Thursday 8:45 AM – Ham Steak with Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash
Friday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooked Brown Sugar Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

If you're still interested in signing up, it's not too late and you'll get access to the new March menu plans too! Here's how the pricing breaks down:

MONTHLY PLAN: $10.50 per month when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($2.62 per week)
QUARTERLY PLAN: $23.25 per quarter when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($1.93 per week)
ANNUAL PLAN: $63 per year when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($1.21 per week!)

Last Week's Freezer Meals

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done.

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge Day 18

March 1, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

TODAY ONLY GET FEBRUARY AND MARCH MENU PLANS WHEN YOU PAY FOR JUST ONE MONTH ~ ORDER NOW TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

I can't even tell you how thankful I am to have dinner done today!

I ran around all morning to doctor appointments, and am just now sitting back down to my computer but Mrs. Potts is hard at work and our kitchen smells fantastic.

That gives me just a ridiculous amount of joy. 🙂

Tonight we'll have the slow cooker thai peanut chicken served over rice along with a side salad, and goodness, what a relief to know that even during a crazy busy day that tiny part is completely taken care of.

I love that.

Tonight's Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken

Tomorrow's Ham Steak with Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash

Here’s what to expect this week as we finish up our 20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge (I'm so sad it's almost over!)

Monday 8:45 AM – French Dip Sandwiches & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tuesday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooker Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce
Wednesday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken
Thursday 8:45 AM – Ham Steak with Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash
Friday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooked Brown Sugar Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

If you're still interested in signing up, it's not too late and you'll get access to the new March menu plans too! Here's how the pricing breaks down:

MONTHLY PLAN: $10.50 per month when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($2.62 per week)
QUARTERLY PLAN: $23.25 per quarter when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($1.93 per week)
ANNUAL PLAN: $63 per year when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($1.21 per week!)

Last Week's Freezer Meals

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done.

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

We really did eat McDonald’s every single night (Countertop Cooking Challenge Day 17)

February 28, 2017 by Laurie 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

TODAY ONLY GET FEBRUARY AND MARCH MENU PLANS WHEN YOU PAY FOR JUST ONE MONTH ~ ORDER NOW TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

Do you have struggle with dinner on the table?

Does grocery shopping and menu planning and then actually getting dinner on the table completely overwhelm you each week?

Do you throw food away each week because you didn't really have a plan in place to begin with?

Do you spend too many nights going through the drive thru because you just can't get dinner done at home?

I can help.

As I shared last week on Facebook live, I grew up in a home where we ate dinner at McDonald‘s 7 nights a week.

I'm not kidding.

(Okay, sometimes there was a little variety and we'd swing through Wendy's or Arby's, but basically my mom drove us 4 kids through the drive-thru each night because that was the easiest way she knew to get dinner done.)

The truth is, my mom was a good mom who was trying her very best as a single mom raising 4 kids on her own. But at the end of the day she just didn't have the energy to figure dinner out, so through the drive-thru we'd go.

This was me as a junior in high school when I was probably around 190 pounds – it was all I could do not to photoshop this picture to make me look just a little better, but I'm keeping it real here ~ yikes!

By age 18 I ballooned up to 225 pounds because I just hadn't learned how to eat correctly, but I'm determined that's not going to happen to your family.

***That's why this whole menu planning thing is so very important to me.***

The truth is, getting dinner done isn't easy, but I really believe this tool can change how dinner looks in your home.

Because this matters.

Getting dinner done is so important for so very many reasons, beyond just getting dinner done.

This month as we've done the Countertop Cooking Challenge, I hope you've been encouraged and inspired to get yummy meals on the table for your family.

And I love that I can give you the tools my own mom didn't have to easily get dinner done.

Today's the last day to get access to the Eat at Home Cooks Menu Plans for 25% off regular price. (Use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.)

Tonight's Slow Cooker Meatballs & Spaghetti Sauce

The best part?

If you sign up, you'll get access to ALL THREE SETS OF MENU PLANS.

You'll get 6 recipes each week for the slow cooker + a dessert.
6 recipes each week full of whole foods options + a dessert.

Tomorrow's Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken

And, you'll ALSO get 6 traditional recipes + a dessert each week to try out.

Basically, you'll get SEVENTY TWO FAMILY TESTED RECIPES + 6 DESSERTS + MENU PLANS + GROCERY LISTS for as little as $1.21 per week.

And, you'll get both options for either a larger family (5-8) or smaller family (3-4) when you sign up.

I love that.

Here's how the pricing breaks down:

MONTHLY PLAN: $10.50 per month when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($2.62 per week)
QUARTERLY PLAN: $23.25 per quarter when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($1.93 per week)
ANNUAL PLAN: $63 per year when you use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout ($1.21 per week!)

Last Week's Freezer Meals

If you're a busy working mom, I know getting dinner on the table may be more than you feel like can do, but I promise this will help.

If you've got little ones at home and struggle with enough time to make your grocery list and menu plan, I really think this will make your life easier too.

And if you've been cooking for what feels like forever but just need a few new fresh ideas, I really think this might be just for you.

If you're interested, head on over HERE and download your menu plans, and be sure to use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout to get the best price.

I really think this is the best money you'll spend all year, and promise it'll be so worth it for you.

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done.

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 16

February 27, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

***LAST WEEK TO SAVE 25% ~ ORDER NOW TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

In under 15 minutes each week, complete your menu planning, make your grocery list and enjoy new yummy recipes your family will love. Literally, these menu plans will make your life so easy, and dinner will be on the table, ever single night. Use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout to get the very best price through 2/15/17, and join me as we Eat at Home and transform our budgets this month!

I can't even begin to tell you how glad I am to have dinner done today!

Tonight's French Dip Sandwiches

After a crazy weekend I can't even begin to tell you how glad I was for a little normal life and cooking, and I just loved that getting dinner done was easy today.

Tomorrow's Slow Cooker Meatballs & Spaghetti Sauce

We only have a few more days of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, but I hope it's encouraged you to tackle getting dinner on the table each night, and made meal planning easier in your home.

Last Week's Freezer Meals

If you struggle with meal planning, grocery shopping, and getting dinner done, I promise, this Countertop Cooking Challenge might just change your life!

Here's what to expect this week:

Monday 8:45 AM – French Dip Sandwiches & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tuesday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooker Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce
Wednesday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooker Thai Peanut Chicken
Thursday 8:45 AM – Ham Steak with Slow Cooked Apples and Butternut Squash
Friday 8:45 AM – Slow Cooked Brown Sugar Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

The best part? If you sign up for Tiffany's meal plans now, you'll get access to the menu plans for February, AND March too.

I love that!

Use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout to save 25% off her menu plans for a few more days.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

I've been loving getting dinner done this month, and sure hope you've enjoyed it too.

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 15

February 24, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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I can't even begin to tell you how glad I am to have dinner done today!

Freezer Meals Made on Monday

I really never expected to love freezer cooking, but goodness, this week these recipes have been a life saver for me as I've been able to get dinner done so smoothly each morning this week.

Yesterday's Maple Apple Pork in the Slow Cooker

I can't even wait to try the Slow Cooker Chicken Philly Sandwiches (they sound so good!) and doing the prep work ahead of time helped so much.

Chicken Philly Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker

Today on Facebook Live I also made these wooden signs (see where I use them next week.) I love that having dinner take care of makes room in my day to do things I really love (like crafting!), so this was a big win for me today. 🙂

{See instructions on how to make a similar sign over HERE.}

If you struggle with meal planning, grocery shopping, and getting dinner done, I promise, this Countertop Cooking Challenge might just change your life!

Here's what to expect this week as we're doing freezer cooking:

Monday 8:45 AM – SLOW COOKER MINESTRONE & HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS ON FACEBOOK LIVE (the video is over but you can still watch the replay!)
Monday 10:00 AM – FREEZER COOKING LESSON (my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks shared how to start freezer cooking ~ the video is over but you can still watch the replay)
Tuesday 8:45 AM – FREEZER COOKING DAY ON FACEBOOK LIVE! I’ll prepare Slow Cooker Chipotle Beef Tacos, Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy over Rice, Maple Apple Pork, and Chicken Philly Sandwiches to fill my freezer with to use later in the week and on busy weeks in the future
Wednesday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 1 ON FACEBOOK LIVE 🙂 … Dump all the ingredients for Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy in Mrs. Potts + make Eclair Cake & Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Thursday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 2 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump all the ingredients for Maple Apple Pork in the Slow Cooker + make Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes (My hubby’s going to love this one!)
Friday 8:45 AM DUMP DAY 3 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump everything we need to make Chicken Philly Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker

If you're signed up for the Eat at Home Menu Plans, all of the groceries you'll need to join us for this week of Freezer Cooking are in the Week 8 Slow Cooker Menu Plans.

And, if you haven't joined us but would like to, use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout to save 25% off her menu plans for a few more days ~ we'll be using them this week and next week, and I know you'll love them too!

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

Watch next week for our final week of recipes ~ I'd sure love for you to join me!

I've been loving getting dinner done this month, and sure hope you've enjoyed it too.

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 14

February 23, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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I can't even begin to tell you how glad I am to have dinner done today!

Freezer Meals Made on Monday

Last Night's Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy

Tonight's Maple Apple Pork in the Slow Cooker + make Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes

I still have one pretty yucky feeling kiddo at home today, so having these recipes pretty much already prepared for me have made for an amazing week.

I literally thawed out the Maple Apple Pork for about 30 minutes on my counter, dumped it in Mrs. Potts, and dinner is done.

Thank. Heavens.

If you struggle with meal planning, grocery shopping, and getting dinner done, I promise, this Countertop Cooking Challenge might just change your life!

Here's what to expect this week as we're doing freezer cooking:

Monday 8:45 AM – SLOW COOKER MINESTRONE & HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS ON FACEBOOK LIVE (the video is over but you can still watch the replay!)
Monday 10:00 AM – FREEZER COOKING LESSON (my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks shared how to start freezer cooking ~ the video is over but you can still watch the replay)
Tuesday 8:45 AM – FREEZER COOKING DAY ON FACEBOOK LIVE! I’ll prepare Slow Cooker Chipotle Beef Tacos, Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy over Rice, Maple Apple Pork, and Chicken Philly Sandwiches to fill my freezer with to use later in the week and on busy weeks in the future
Wednesday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 1 ON FACEBOOK LIVE 🙂 … Dump all the ingredients for Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy in Mrs. Potts + make Eclair Cake & Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Thursday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 2 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump all the ingredients for Maple Apple Pork in the Slow Cooker + make Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes (My hubby’s going to love this one!)
Friday 8:45 AM DUMP DAY 3 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump everything we need to make Chicken Philly Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker + make Simple Potato Salad

If you're signed up for the Eat at Home Menu Plans, all of the groceries you'll need to join us for this week of Freezer Cooking are in the Week 8 Slow Cooker Menu Plans.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

I've been loving getting dinner done this month, and sure hope you've enjoyed it too.

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 13

February 22, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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I am so excited to have dinner done today!

It's my husband's birthday, and I think he's going to love dinner tonight. We made the Chicken and Gravy from yesterday's freezer plans, mashed potatoes in the Instant Pot (which I'm keeping warm in my crockpot), and I'll mix up a salad and steam carrots tonight in the Instant Pot at dinnertime.

(By the way, did you catch this deal on the Instant Pot going on today? Great price while it lasts, and after making mashed potatoes in it today I'm hooked!)

Since my littlest is sick I'm about to go spend some time taking care of her, and my friend Shannon and I are planning to do a Facebook Live coupon chat today at 4PM Eastern Time today. (We'd sure love for you to join us!)

Yesterday's 5 Freezer Meals

Tonight's Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy

If you struggle with meal planning, grocery shopping, and getting dinner done, I promise, this Countertop Cooking Challenge might just change your life!

My husband's birthday cake for tonight, no bake chocolate eclair cake!

Here's what to expect this week as we're doing freezer cooking:

Monday 8:45 AM – SLOW COOKER MINESTRONE & HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS ON FACEBOOK LIVE (the video is over but you can still watch the replay!)
Monday 10:00 AM – FREEZER COOKING LESSON (my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks shared how to start freezer cooking ~ the video is over but you can still watch the replay)
Tuesday 8:45 AM – FREEZER COOKING DAY ON FACEBOOK LIVE! I’ll prepare Slow Cooker Chipotle Beef Tacos, Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy over Rice, Maple Apple Pork, and Chicken Philly Sandwiches to fill my freezer with to use later in the week and on busy weeks in the future
Wednesday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 1 ON FACEBOOK LIVE 🙂 … Dump all the ingredients for Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy in Mrs. Potts + make Eclair Cake & Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Thursday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 2 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump all the ingredients for Maple Apple Pork in the Slow Cooker + make Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes (My hubby’s going to love this one!)
Friday 8:45 AM DUMP DAY 3 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump everything we need to make Chicken Philly Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker + make Simple Potato Salad

If you're signed up for the Eat at Home Menu Plans, all of the groceries you'll need to join us for this week of Freezer Cooking are in the Week 8 Slow Cooker Menu Plans.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

I've been loving getting dinner done this month, and sure hope you've enjoyed it too.

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 12

February 21, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

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Last Night's Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

OH MY GOODNESS.

I did my first freezer cooking ever today, and goodness gracious, I had no idea it would be that easy!

Today's 5 Freezer Meals

In less than an hour, I have 5 slow cooker meals for my freezer done.

WOOHOOO!

All I did was use the Eat at Home Cooks Menu Plan and Grocery List (which made grocery shopping so easy using the Kroger Click List), pre-chopped up my peppers and onions, and I got 5 dinner's done with hardly any work.

Success.

I'm using Week 8 of the Slow Cooker Meal Plans if you've signed up for them, and just can't recommend them highly enough.

If you struggle with meal planning, grocery shopping, and getting dinner done, I promise, this might just change your life!

My daughter's birthday cake from last night (watch for the recipe tomorrow)!

Because this is freezer cooking week, our challenge will be a little different as we start the week. Here's what to expect:

Monday 8:45 AM – SLOW COOKER MINESTRONE & HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS ON FACEBOOK LIVE (the video is over but you can still watch the replay!)
Monday 10:00 AM – FREEZER COOKING LESSON (my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks shared how to start freezer cooking ~ the video is over but you can still watch the replay)
Tuesday 8:45 AM – FREEZER COOKING DAY ON FACEBOOK LIVE! I’ll prepare Slow Cooker Chipotle Beef Tacos, Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy over Rice, Maple Apple Pork, and Chicken Philly Sandwiches to fill my freezer with to use later in the week and on busy weeks in the future
Wednesday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 1 ON FACEBOOK LIVE 🙂 … Dump all the ingredients for Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy in Mrs. Potts + make homemade bread
Thursday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 2 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump all the ingredients for Maple Apple Pork in the Slow Cooker + make Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes (My hubby’s going to love this one!)
Friday 8:45 AM DUMP DAY 3 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump everything we need to make Chicken Philly Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker + make Simple Potato Salad

If you're signed up for the Eat at Home Menu Plans, all of the groceries you'll need to join us for this week of Freezer Cooking are in the Week 8 Slow Cooker Menu Plans.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

I've been loving getting dinner done this month, and sure hope you've enjoyed it too.

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 11

February 20, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

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Happy Monday!

I am reeling after just getting home from our trip to Deer Valley, Utah last week (we got home yesterday afternoon and goodness, I'm worn out!) But, I am so thankful because thanks to our Countertop Cooking Challenge this month I ordered my groceries online using Kroger's Clicklist Saturday night from our hotel room, and today DINNER IS DONE.

WOOHOOOO! 🙂

Tonight's Slow Cooker Minestrone Soup

I'm also super excited because tomorrow morning I'll try freezer cooking for the first time (I'm so curious if it works!), and I love that we'll have dinner made for 5 meals in under an hour.

Success.

Today is my Sweet Caroline's 14th birthday (crazy – when I first started blogging she was just 7 years old!), so I'm baking a cake for her right now and we made these almost homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast.

Because this is freezer cooking week, our challenge will be a little different as we start the week. Here's what to expect:

Monday 8:45 AM – SLOW COOKER MINESTRONE & HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS ON FACEBOOK LIVE (the video is over but you can still watch the replay!)
Monday 10:00 AM – FREEZER COOKING LESSON (my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks shared how to start freezer cooking ~ the video is over but you can still watch the replay)
Tuesday 8:45 AM – FREEZER COOKING DAY ON FACEBOOK LIVE! I’ll prepare Slow Cooker Chipotle Beef Tacos, Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy over Rice, Maple Apple Pork, and Chicken Philly Sandwiches to fill my freezer with to use later in the week and on busy weeks in the future
Wednesday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 1 ON FACEBOOK LIVE 🙂 … Dump all the ingredients for Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy in Mrs. Potts
Thursday 8:45 AM – DUMP DAY 2 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump all the ingredients for Maple Apple Pork in the Slow Cooker + make Easy Mashed Sweet Potatoes (My hubby’s going to love this one!)
Friday 8:45 AM DUMP DAY 3 ON FACEBOOK LIVE … Dump everything we need to make Chicken Philly Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker + make Simple Potato Salad

If you're signed up for the Eat at Home Menu Plans, all of the groceries you'll need to join us for this week of Freezer Cooking are in the Week 8 Slow Cooker Menu Plans.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

I've been loving getting dinner done this month, and sure hope you've enjoyed it too.

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 10

February 17, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

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Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

***SAVE 25% ~ ORDER NOW TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

It's Day 10 of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, and seriously, I am loving how much money and time I'm saving feeding my family! Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Beef Teriyaki with Pineapple
Wednesday – Mediterranean Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Thursday – Chicken Fried Chops in the Slow Cooker
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches

Last night's dinner while on vacation!

Tonight's Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches 🙂

If you didn't watch the video, I have to tell you, I was prepared to be the ROCK STAR MOM again …

but … that didn't happen!!

Somehow, the main ingredient (boneless skinless chicken breasts) weren't in my fridge, even though we bought them … EEEEeeeekkkkk . . .

It doesn't matter because we're still going to get dinner on the table with the ingredients we DO have. Ya'll it's just one of those days. We'll still have dinner tonight and I'm hoping you will too! 🙂

We've saved a bundle this month in our pocketbooks and on our waistline by choosing to eat at home.

If you're new to the challenge, throughout the month we'll give you 4 weeks of recipes, including grocery lists and menu plans, and Tiffany and I will be cooking them up each day right up with you.

Will you join me?

Right now,Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<

And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 9

February 16, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

***SAVE 25% ~ ORDER NOW TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

In under 15 minutes each week, complete your menu planning, make your grocery list and enjoy new yummy recipes your family will love. Literally, these menu plans will make your life so easy, and dinner will be on the table, ever single night. Use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout to get the very best price, and join me as we Eat at Home and transform our budgets this month!

It's Day 9 of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, and seriously, I am loving how much money and time I'm saving feeding my family! Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Beef Teriyaki with Pineapple
Wednesday – Mediterranean Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Thursday – Chicken Fried Chops in the Slow Cooker
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches

Tonight's Chicken Fried Chops in the Slow Cooker

Yesterdays's Mediterranean Chicken in the Slow Cooker

EVEN on vacation you can do this! I was thrilled to find a crockpot where we're staying and so thankful for this menu plan to save us oodles of money while we're away!!

Seriously folks, dinner is DONE this morning so we can enjoy our day and come home to a hot meal!

Will you join me?

Right now,Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<

And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 8

February 15, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks is filling in this morning making Mediterranean Chicken in the slow cooker as part of our 20 Day Cooking Challenge!

Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

***SAVE 25% ~ ORDER NOW TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

In under 15 minutes each week, complete your menu planning, make your grocery list and enjoy new yummy recipes your family will love. Literally, these menu plans will make your life so easy, and dinner will be on the table, ever single night. Use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout to get the very best price, and join me as we Eat at Home and transform our budgets this month!

It's Day 8 of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, and seriously, I am loving how much money and time I'm saving feeding my family! Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Beef Teriyaki with Pineapple
Wednesday – Mediterranean Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Thursday – Chicken Fried Chops in the Slow Cooker
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches

Tonight's Mediterranean Chicken in the Slow Cooker

Yesterday's Slow Cooker Beef Teriyaki with Pineapple

The best part?

Seriously folks, dinner in DONE in less than 5 minutes this morning.

That means your family will have a hot cooked meal ready for them tonight and you only had to spend 5 minutes getting it ready!

And, we've saved a bundle in our pocketbooks and on our waistline by choosing to eat at home.

Will you join me?

Right now,Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<

And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 7

February 14, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

***SAVE 25% ~ ORDER NOW TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

In under 15 minutes each week, complete your menu planning, make your grocery list and enjoy new yummy recipes your family will love. Literally, these menu plans will make your life so easy, and dinner will be on the table, ever single night. Use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout to get the very best price, and join me as we Eat at Home and transform our budgets this month!

It's Day 7 of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, and seriously, I am just loving this! Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Beef Teriyaki with Pineapple
Wednesday – Mediterranean Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Thursday – Chicken Fried Chops in the Slow Cooker
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches

Tonight's slow cooker Beef Teriyaki with Pineapple

Yesterday's Chicken Tortilla Soup

The best part?

In less than 3 minutes this morning, dinner was done.

WOOHOOO! 🙂

And, we've saved a bundle in our pocketbooks and on our waistline by choosing to eat at home.

Want to join me?

Right now,Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE AVAILABLE<<

And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 6

February 13, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

***SAVE 25% ~ ORDER NOW TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

In under 15 minutes each week, complete your menu planning, make your grocery list and enjoy new yummy recipes your family will love. Literally, these menu plans will make your life so easy, and dinner will be on the table, ever single night. Use the code COUNTERTOP at checkout to get the very best price, and join me as we Eat at Home and transform our budgets this month!

It's Day 5 of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, and seriously, I am just loving this! Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Beef Teriyaki with Pineapple
Wednesday – Mediterranean Chicken in the Slow Cooker
Thursday – Chicken Fried Chops in the Slow Cooker
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwiches

Tonight's slow cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Friday's Chicken & Gnocchi Dumpling Soup

The best part?

In less than 5 minutes this morning, dinner was done.

WOOHOOO! 🙂

And, we've saved a bundle in our pocketbooks and on our waistline by choosing to eat at home.

Will you join me?

Right now,Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code COUNTERTOP at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE COUNTERTOP AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<

And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 5

February 10, 2017 by Laurie 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

***THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO SAVE 30% ~ ORDER BEFORE TONIGHT TO GET THE BEST PRICE!!!***

In under 15 minutes each week, complete your menu planning, make your grocery list and enjoy new yummy recipes your family will love. Literally, these menu plans will make your life so easy, and dinner will be on the table, ever single night. Use the code EARLYBIRD at checkout to get the very best price through 2/10/17, and join me as we Eat at Home and transform our budgets this month!

It's Day 5 of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, and seriously, I am just loving this! Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Sweet Potato Fries
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Round Steak with Vegetable Gravy, Steamed Green Beans in my Instant Pot, and dinner rolls
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Potatoes with Strawberry Spinach Salad
Thursday – Pork Loin Roast
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings with Strawberry Chocolate Chip Pie for dessert

Today's Chicken & Gnocchi Dumpling Soup

Last night's Italian Herb Salted Pork Roast & Potatoes

The best part?

In less than 5 minutes this morning, dinner was done.

WOOHOOO! 🙂

Mrs. Potts filled up today with slow cooker chicken and dumplings + mini garlic monkey bread all ready to pop in the oven tonight. 🙂

And, we've saved a bundle in our pocketbooks and on our waistline by choosing to eat at home.

Will you join me?

Through TODAY ONLY (2/10/17), Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code EARLYBIRD at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE EARLYBIRD AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<

And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 4

February 9, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

In under 15 minutes each week, complete your menu planning, make your grocery list and enjoy new yummy recipes your family will love. Literally, these menu plans will make your life so easy, and dinner will be on the table, ever single night. Use the code EARLYBIRD at checkout to get the very best price through 2/10/17, and join me as we Eat at Home and transform our budgets this month!

It's Day 4 of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, and seriously, I am just loving this! Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Sweet Potato Fries
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Round Steak with Vegetable Gravy, Steamed Green Beans in my Instant Pot, and dinner rolls
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Potatoes with Strawberry Spinach Salad
Thursday – Pork Loin Roast
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings with Strawberry Chocolate Chip Pie for dessert

Last night's Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Potatoes

The best part?

In less than 5 minutes this morning, dinner was done.

WOOHOOO! 🙂

And, we've saved a bundle in our pocketbooks and on our waistline by choosing to eat at home.

Will you join me?

Through THIS FRIDAY ONLY (2/10/17), Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code EARLYBIRD at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE EARLYBIRD AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<

And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 3

February 8, 2017 by Laurie 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

In under 15 minutes each week, complete your menu planning, make your grocery list and enjoy new yummy recipes your family will love. Literally, these menu plans will make your life so easy, and dinner will be on the table, ever single night. Use the code EARLYBIRD at checkout to get the very best price through 2/10/17, and join me as we Eat at Home and transform our budgets this month!

It's Day 3 of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, and seriously, I am just loving this! Here's what's on the menu this week:

Monday – Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Sweet Potato Fries
Tuesday – Slow Cooker Round Steak with Vegetable Gravy, Steamed Green Beans in my Instant Pot, and dinner rolls
Wednesday – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Potatoes with Strawberry Spinach Salad
Thursday – Pork Loin Roast
Friday – Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings with Strawberry Chocolate Chip Pie for dessert

Last night's Slow Cooker Round Steak with Vegetable Gravy and Green Beans

Tonight's Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Potatoes

The best part?

In less than 5 minutes this morning, dinner was done.

WOOHOOO! 🙂

And, we've saved a bundle in our pocketbooks and on our waistline by choosing to eat at home.

Will you join me?

Through THIS FRIDAY ONLY (2/10/17), Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code EARLYBIRD at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE EARLYBIRD AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<

And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge: Day 2

February 7, 2017 by Laurie Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Go HERE to see video with comments on Facebook – I love reading through your tips and suggestions!

Do you need to get dinner DONE?

In under 15 minutes each week, complete your menu planning, make your grocery list and enjoy new yummy recipes your family will love. Literally, these menu plans will make your life so easy, and dinner will be on the table, ever single night. Use the code EARLYBIRD at checkout to get the very best price through 2/10/17, and join me as we Eat at Home and transform our budgets this month!

It's Day 2 of our Countertop Cooking Challenge, and oh my gracious, I am just loving this!

Last night our family had these Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with Cucumber Mango Salsa (which Mr. PPP even packed for leftovers at work), and today Mrs. Potts is all loaded up again with Round Steak with Vegetable Gravy.

And, because I'm feeling like a rockstar over here I've also got homemade bread in my bread machine + green beans ready to go in the Instant Pot.

Success!

This is what the roast should end up looking like ~ we'll see! 🙂

I'm teaming up with my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks to bring you Crockpot and Instant Pot recipes 5 days a week for 4 weeks, and every single one of us is going to get dinner done.

Are you joining me?

Through THIS FRIDAY ONLY (2/10/17), Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code EARLYBIRD at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month (6 recipes each week + 1 dessert)
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE EARLYBIRD AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<

And don't forget to join our free Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 1

Countertop Cooking Challenge – Day 1

February 6, 2017 by Laurie 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

See video with comments on Facebook over HERE ~ I loved reading your suggestions and tips!

It's finally here!!!

Starting today, I'm teaming up with my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks to bring you Crockpot and Instant Pot recipes 5 days a week for 4 weeks, and every single one of us is going to get dinner done.

Today we're making Tiffany's Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken Sandwiches (my kitchen already smells divine!), and I'll serve them tonight with sweet potato fries, carrot sticks and grapes.

Success!

And, if you happen to have an Instant Pot, Tiffany will be making her Round Steak with vegetable gravy at 3PM Eastern Time on Facebook as well, so you'll have oodles of new recipes to make.

During the February 2017 Countertop Cooking Challenge we'll give you 4 weeks of recipes, including grocery lists and menu plans, and Tiffany and I will be cooking them up each day right up with you.

Here's how our daily schedule should look: 🙂

8:40-8:45 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live ~ and I would absolutely love if you were on the other side of the screen filling up Mrs. Potts so we can “cook” together!)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
2:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

It's not too late to join us!

For a few more days, Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code EARLYBIRD at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE EARLYBIRD AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<

And I would just love for you to join my free private Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

20 Day Countertop Cooking Challenge

February 4, 2017 by Laurie 5 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

This post may contain affiliate links. See my disclosure policy to learn more.

Can you imagine going to the grocery store, buying oodles of groceries, and then just dumping a few of those bags of groceries in the trash?

You may just be doing that.

But you and I are going to fix that.

Crocktober wrapped up last fall, and back by popular demand we're doing a very similar series this February called the Countertop Cooking Challenge. (I think you're going to love it!) We're going to have a menu plan, grocery list, and recipes all pulled together before the week even starts.

Starting Monday, 2/6/17, I'm teaming up with my friend Tiffany from Eat at Home Cooks to bring you Crockpot and Instant Pot recipes 5 days a week for 4 weeks, and every single one of us is going to get dinner done.

To make your life waaaayyyyy easier (and mine too!) we'll use Tiffany's Eat at Home Menu Plans ~ which I've been using in our home and they're just fantastic.

I promise, these will save you a bundle!

In fact, people who shop with a menu plan and grocery list save 25-50% every single week on their food expenses.

And, a menu plan all of a sudden makes grocery shopping easy.

Best of all?

You'll actually eat well balanced meals with what you have in your kitchen and skip the drive thru.

Sound good?

I thought so too. 🙂

Here's how our daily schedule should look: 🙂

8:40-8:45 AM Eastern Time – I'll be doing a Facebook Live Video showing how to make the recipe each morning (during the video you can tap the ‘follow' button and you'll get updates each time PPP goes live ~ and I would absolutely love if you were on the other side of the screen filling up Mrs. Potts so we can “cook” together!)
1:30 PM Eastern Time – Blog post here on PPP with a replay of the video as well as links to recipes
2:30 PM Eastern Time – Daily email goes out to regular email subscribers with all the info
Between 4:30 – 6:30 PM Eastern Time (POSSIBLY! depends on family schedule) quick update over on Facebook with pic or live video of recipe
My friend Tiffany from Eat at Home will also share on Facebook Live how to make several of these recipes in the Instant Pot in the afternoons

Will you join me?

For a few more days, Tiffany is offering us the lowest prices she's offered on her menu plans with the code EARLYBIRD at checkout.

HERE’S WHAT YOU'LL GET WHEN YOU SIGN UP:

Weekly menu plans for the entire month
A set of slow cooker menu plans
A set of whole foods menu plans (those are the ones we’re using right now)
A set of traditional menu plans
A weekly dessert recipe
One quick click to download all 3 sets of menus (in color or black and white ink ~ color coded to make your menu planning even easier)
Basically, you'll get 72 recipes with menu plans AND A GROCERY LIST, all included!
The menu plans cost as little as $1.13 per week when you sign up for a one year plan, or try out a 1 or 3 month subscription and see what you think.

>>>USE THE CODE EARLYBIRD AT CHECKOUT TO GET THE BEST PRICE ~ THESE ARE THE LOWEST PRICES YOU’LL FIND ON THIS MENU PLAN!<<<

And, if you're like me you'll use the grocery list along with the Kroger Click List (watch the video above), and make grocery shopping and menu planning so crazy easy you'll have it done in 30 minutes or less.

And I would just love for you to join my free private Dinner's Done Facebook group to get tons of support and encouragement as we all get dinner done in February.

It's going to do be a great month!

Looking for more ways to have dinner on the table? Be sure to sign up for my totally free Crocktober Cookbook with menu plan and grocery list. I can't wait to get started countertop cooking with you!

Crock-tober Day 1: Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sliders

October 3, 2016 by Laurie 6 Comments This post may contain affiliate links, which means if you click on a link and purchase something, I may earn a small commission (at no additional cost to you.) See my disclosure policy HERE.

Click HERE to see video if it's not working for you.

I'm so excited to have dinner done already today! See how easy it is to pop dinner in Mrs. Potts (definitely check us out on Facebook Live as well where you can check out reader's comments ~ I love hearing from you!), and join me as we cook real food for our family all month long this Crock-tober.

Check out the full recipe over HERE, and remember you can sign up for your free Crock-tober grocery list, menu plan and cookbook right HERE. I'll pop in later today with a pic when dinner's done and would love for you to share this with anyone you know who struggles to get dinner on the table too. 🙂