Getting your kids involved in the kitchen is a great way to spend quality time with them while teaching them valuable life lessons. When you are in the kitchen you use math, science, and more. It’s a great classroom! There is so much you can teach while simply baking cookies together.

Our menu plan this week features recipes from your favorite restaurants that you can make at home.  Check out our copycat restaurant recipes below in this week’s menu plan from Jack in the Box, Chili’s, Bennigan’s, Planet Hollywood, and Rainforest Cafe! 
Print out the free printable Take and Make Menu Plans each Sunday, which include:

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This basic muffin recipe is one I’ve made countless times using all sorts of different fruits and even vegetables. It is one of those great recipes that you can use your imagination with.

Who says sandwiches are just for lunch? They reduce the heavy cooking in the kitchen, get you out to the barbecue grill occasionally, and give you some summer variety in your dinner routine.

Sometimes it is hard to eat as many fruit and vegetables as we should when shopping on a budget. With coupons you can often find great deals on frozen and canned items, but fresh produce often comes with a higher price tag.

This week’s menu plan brings you a full week of dinner and side dish barbecue recipes that you can cook outdoors on the grill. These cook on the grill bbq recipes will be something daring that will make your family look forward to dinner on the barbecue!

I set out to create a simple, no fail white gravy recipe. I finally found something that works every time. It’s frugal, filling, and tastes wonderful. Plus, it can be used over biscuits, potatoes, or in dishes like chicken gravy and rice.

Our menu plan this week features summer salads recipes with a twist.  Our easy summer salads with a twist are versions of recipes that you might not have tried before, with interesting ingredient combinations in light, delicious summer salad dinners. 
These dinners don’t require extensive baking or stovetop cooking, helping to keep your home cool as [...]

This stuffed tortilla chips recipe is a unique Tex-Mex recipe that you’ve never had before! Kids love it for being a finger-food dinner, and you’ll love as something different in your regular menu plan rotation!

Our menu plan this week features a second helping of frugal recipes from the Great Depression era. If you didn’t print out our first set of Depression recipes, get it here: Printable Menu Plan of Great Depression Recipes.