The Caitlin Moss Blog

Good Evening! World's worst blogger here. (Seriously. I will never be consistent here, folks.) But I have some meal prepping for you: 20 meals for less than $200. I'm not sure the exact amount because I bought groceries for the week and a year's supply of baking ingredients (for all the Christmas goodies) and frankly, I don't want to do the math. But it's definitely in the just under $200 ball park. Let's get started... Menu | Simple Spaghetti & Meatballs Tuscan Chicken Cajun Smoked Sausage & Rice Pulled Pork Pork Tacos Teriyaki Salmon Vegetarian Chili Chuck Roast Winger's Chicken and Waffles Southwest Chicken Y'all. These are the most simple meals to throw together. Because Christmas. And I'm not going to busy myself being extra when I want to enjoy the holidays. It took me about an hour. Grocery List | 2 packages of spaghetti noodles 2 packages of rigatoni 1-2 cartons of broth (this is to add to the meals when cookin...

Well, Fall is here and my favorite thing to do, is cozy up with a good book and a big cup of coffee. Bonus if the kids are at school and I can pretend I have no responsibilities. Here are my picks for this Fall (and some honorable mentions because it was a good book season): Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - This is a moody book about a death in a small town on the North Carolina coast and what the townspeople call the "marsh girl." She's a poor young girl with a mama who left to escape her abusive father and siblings that trickled out the front door to escape his same wrath. Over the years, she learns to survive and avoid his abuse, letting the marsh raise her. It's a sleepy yet interesting read, with a few twists, beautifully written in a way that makes your heart love the Marsh Girl. The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson - This book is an actual page-turning thriller. You will not be able to put this one down. Ted meets a woman named Lily on ...

We made it. We moved. And we lived to tell about it. Even though we were without a refrigerator for 3 weeks. Thankfully we had our chest freezer with several meals to tie us over, making it feel like home. Still, there's nothing that makes me happier than fresh round of meals ready to go in the freezer. Here's the menu for this round: BBQ Chicken Over Smoked Sausage & Rice Sausage Bake Roast Steak Bites & Broccoli Turkey Tacos California Burritos Fried Rice w/ Ham Broccoli Cheddar Soup Simple Spaghetti & Meatballs Turkey Chili & Cornbread Ranch Chicken Honey Garlic Chicken Chicken 'n Dumplings (I made 2 of each) Grocery List: Meat: 4 (3 lb.) bags of chicken breasts 4 smoked sausage links (or kielbasa) 4 lbs. beef chunks or stew meat (pork or beef) 6 lbs. of ground turkey 2 2-3 lb. round roasts, pre-sliced ("carne asada") 1 2 lb. ham block? (not sure what to call this) 2 bags of frozen meatballs Produce: 1 sweet oni...

Not my cheapest round, but I'm not mad at it!  Here's what's on the menu: Pepperoncini Pork Sandwiches Pork Taco Burgers + Veggie Spanish Dirty Rice Baked Ravioli Chili Dogs Lemon Pepper Salmon Spaghetti Bacon potato soup   Orange Chicken California Burritos I made two of each meal. Grocery List: Meat: 1 large pork loin (at least 12 lbs. total) 1-2 packages of sirloin burgers (we did 1 burger and 1 veggie because my husband is a vegetarian) 2 lb. ground beef 2 packages hot dogs 2 bags salmon filets 2 bags of meatballs 2 bags popcorn chicken 6 lbs. carne asada  Canned: 1 jar pepperoncinis 2 cans French onion soup 3 carton chicken broth 4 cans corn 7 jars marinara 2 can black beans 2 can kidney beans 2 can pinto beans 2 can tomato sauce 2 cans cream of chicken 2 bottle orange chicken sauce Seasoning: 2 packets of ranch seasoning 4 packets of taco seasoning Bro...

I know most folks are in the full swing of summer but not us 'round Washington. We have just barely gotten a taste of it. I'm hoping summer will come full blast with the heat soon. In the meantime, I'm finally getting summer reading list up if you need some good ones this summer. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline - This has been on my list forever. It is a captivating story of an Irish orphan living in America that gets sold into endentured servatude. It is a gripping story about our country's history that, quite frankly, I know very little about. Kline swings back in fourth in time, telling this piece of historical fiction. The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks - Have I recommended this before? Read it again. It is truly Sparks's best stories - truly a meaningful story of love and commitment. And who doesn't love a romance novel in the summer time? One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan - I absolutely loved reading this. A middle aged woman just found out ...