Come Cook With Me

When times are tough, you dont have the luxury of not being resourceful. ▣ Cooking and other adult things you might not have been taught. ▣ If you need help coming up with a budget friendly weekly menu I'll help you plan one out. ▣ On Pinterest and Instagram ▣ Tips and Custom Lunch plans https://ko-fi.com/housemouse

[housemousecooking]

🌟 Start Here 🌟

🌟 Start Here: FOOD Plan Guide Before you dive in, a quick note: Not all of these lunch plans are designed with beginners in mind. Some are

This drive is constantly being updated.

Current as of 05/27/2026

Breakfast

Build a Breakfast Sandwich

Build a Breakfast Bento

Lunch

Over 100 one week lunch plans (I stopped counting) -Dietary Keto(2) -Dietary Vegan(13) -Dietary Vegetarian(6*) one is also in fantasy series -Dietary Common Health Support(3) - Disney Princess Lunch Series (18/18) w/ Infographics - Check the Tag "Princess Lunches" I have break downs of cost for some of them - D&D class Lunch Series (13/13) - Check out the tag "dnd lunch" I have the breakdown of cost for some of them - Fantasy Races Series (10/??) w/ Infographics - Historical "Warrior" lunch series (12/12) - Zodiac Lunch Series (6/12) - Main Character Energy Series(12/12) w/ Infographics Made with my youngest sister in mind.

Build a sandwich guide

Dinner

How to stretch a steak that's on sale(Or really any pound of meat)

Fresh and Low Budget Dinner plan

Dinner plans (2 servings, scale as needed) - 12 monthly 1-week plans - 12 monthly 1-week vegan plans - NEW SERIES In works

Dorm

5 dinner plans

1 lunch plan

ramen remix guide

Low Spoons - ranked 1-5 spoons. Spoon ranking are for the prep day not the reheats Please note: Most of my meal plans are 4-5 spoons, the ones in my Low Spoons folder are 1-3

🥄 "From Packaged"

🥄🥄Rotisserie Chicken

🥄🥄 Ground Beef Plan

🥄🥄🥄Sheet Pan Sausage

Also there are other folders accessible from here. There's a Job, Health, Money, and Car folder if you click back to Adult Shit.

[selfcarereminder]

eat something proper today. not as a reward or a punishment, just because your body is doing a lot of work and it runs on actual fuel

[housemousecooking]

Do you use ai to make your infographics?

Yes, I'm not artistic and these are something I do for free so I can't just commission people to make them. These are the ones I use on Pinterest so other people can find my drive and plans and I wanted them available for the most people since for some people the aesthetic is important. They're made so I would like them to get as much use as possible.

[housemousecooking]

Pick Two Soup/Salad/Sandwich plan

I just realized I never shared my Belle lunch plan even though I took a pic of it. Maybe because it's one of my more expensive ones since it has more choice. BUT it's the plan I'm giving away for free in my office this month so I'm sharing it now.

Cost per week is $34.01. Or about $6.81 a meal. Still Cheaper than Mcdonalds win. This price is for the carrot soup option since I felt like that was more summer-y, and include and apple a day as a side even if you don't do the salad option. As always this doesn't include the cost of some pantry staples like Oil, Salt, Pepper, Garlic powder. I didn't include broth since store bought broth is usually so watered down. Chicken Bouillon is $1.93 or you can save chicken bones in the freezer over time and make your own broth(My personal fave).

👑 BELLE — French Café “Choose Two” Lunch Plan

🍯📖 BELLE — French Café “Choose Two” Lunch Plan Inspired by quiet village cafés, warm bread, and library lunches Format: Each day, choose 1

[mshfar2a]

I don't like to admit it, but sometimes I actually miss John Green.

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

Sometimes I can almost hear him.

[blueberry-lemon]

do you think anyone on planet Earth has figured out what goes into the center of this?

[housemousecooking]

I have. So. Many. Meal plans. I literally do breakdowns of cost. I have low spoons ones.

[i-like-reblog-maps]

What month were you born in?

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Voting ended onMay 28

Doing a final project in my stats class, we have to pick a subject and collect data on it. We need at least 100 data points, and I figured this blog is big enough that a poll on here could get to that pretty easily!

Doing my project on if it’s more likely to be born in certain months :]

I have gotten the OK from my teacher to collect data using a Tumblr poll, btw. I’m also going to have to send her this post as proof of where I got the data from / proof I didn’t just make up the numbers. So. Behave

[edgar-allan-possum]

[maxfact]

Oh that's really cool

[buttpoems]

[housemousecooking]

[housemousecooking]

Walmart Prices instead of Aldi, $4.40 and had to swap the pork for turkey(This is pre Tax, in my state tax is about 8% which brings it to about $4.75 after tax for me too)

[housemousecooking]

[ogsuicidal]

we must hold the line against anorexia in these trying times…

[housemousecooking]

Masterlist

So I got this request. and it's Anonymous so I'm just making a public response about it.

So I am making a doc master list with each Folder and the docs in them. I know it probably isn't exactly what you wanted since it would still not just show updates and you'd have to look through it.

SO I also wanted to address the best ways to search in the drive.

First is just, search in the drive. Putting in the word you're looking for should pull up docs with it in there. IF that fails look at the category

Second will be to do the same in the Doc. This will actually be less helpful BUT will show if it's been updated lately ideally(I'm putting the date I posted/updated the doc).

THIRD Just ask me, send an anon ask, or a request with an email. This also has the benefit where if I DON'T have what you're looking for I can work on it.

That said. If anyone has a better way they can think of for updates other than just posting on here every time I do(I don't think we want that, I have a ton of things I make just because I go OH what about....).

[housemousecooking]

No lunch plans the next couple weeks

I am testing a different system for more like Sci-Fi plans. Modular with these little containers. So While I work out the kinks in that feel free to explore other plans on your own. I'd love to see what you make!

[housemousecooking]

This is more of an all day grazing set up than straight up lunch. More for people that like to like snack all day. working out the kinks so it actually feels filling all day long. I think I like last weeks better than this one so far? Last week I was getting to a point where I wasn't finishing my snackier boxes, but I think that for this week it's a matter of some portions. Like I probably should have done extra meet sauce under my lasagna roll(I had leftover sauce that was a sign). These are "Sci-Fi" instead of "Fantasy" because they're more portioned out and more here's your allotted rations in my mind, but are being build to be just as filling.

My only issue is they feel... less tuned in to like the theme as food currently.

[housemousecooking]

Teen Shit Food Folder

Working on my Teen Folder a little today. Starting by moving some copies of the school packed lunches plans from the Parent folder to the teen Drive.

These are foundation building plans and also are great for any adult wanting to start learning how to cook and plan lunches. At the last High school plan I link it to the main character energy series for anyone wanting to take the lunch plans further.

[housemousecooking]

I've been slowly adding to this. So far we have

Book Shit - High School and Middle School folders with tips for reading and understanding what you read.

College Shit - With College and other options(Trade, Military, Straight to Work) and tips for each path.

Food Shit - With tips for learning to cook, planning cooking if you already know how, and taking lunch to school with you.

Home Shit - With cleaning/taking care of your space tips, tips for preparing to live on your own for the first time, AND tips for if home isn't safe.

Job Shit -Bare bones currently. How to get a first job.

Legal Shit - What are your rights as a minor

Money Shit -Basics, saving tips, keeping your money safe

School Shit -Study tips, catching up when you're behind, how to take notes.

The other folders I haven't added to yet. BUT if you or someone you know has anything they want added feel free to shoot me a message here or use the ANONYMOUS request form in the drive.

[rogue-ai-cat]

The thing is, even if you were lucky and your parents taught you how to clean, they probably didn't teach you how to clean the stuff you clean stuff with, like brushes, mops, sponges, rags, and so on. Or how to clean your cleaning appliances, like a dish washer, clothes washing machine, and clothes dryer and its ducts (if you have a ducted dryer), or a carpet cleaner, vacuum, Or how to clean up clean messes, like spilled bleach or detergent.

My parents threw away all of these things (even the vacuum cleaners and the dryer) when they got too dirty to function, because no one even told them THAT they could be cleaned. Cost them thousands of dollars over the years.

All I'm saying is that cleaning is not intuitive, and not knowing how to clean is not a moral failing, but it is something you can learn.

I'm going to reblog this post with resources for learning how to clean things and how to clean cleaning things (I'm not at my desk at the moment). If you have any favorites, please feel free to add them in too!

[rogue-ai-cat]

I like this video because it does a great job of introducing the basic foundations of house cleaning (and because he doesn't use bleach, which is a common allergy in addition to being awful to inhale). He also talks a little about how to clean a vacuum. And why you shouldn't put grease from your pots and pans down the sink drain. I also love that he mentions that different houses and different people have different needs and different versions of what clean and cleaning looks like.

He doesn't mention though that the toilet seat comes off. I take my toilet seat off to clean under the hinges and clean the seat more thoroughly once a quarter.

[rogue-ai-cat]

This is another video from the same guy about cleaning and depression. This advice, especially at the beginning, can feel really really difficult and oppressive to hear. However, I find that it's generally pretty solid. But I'm autistic and so is he, so that gets a massive Your Mileage May Vary stamp on it.

I have a favorite part of this video. It's from 10:52 to 12:36. I think we could all use to hear that. There's a HEFTY pause after that one. I promise the narration does come back.

I'm also going to recommend KC Davis' book "How To Keep House While Drowning"

[rogue-ai-cat]

This is a pair of videos about how to correctly load and use a dish washer.

The first one is a quick 1 minute 30 second overview on loading. I can't find the exact video I'm looking for, so consider this a substitute for that. If I can find the one I'm looking for, I'll swap it in.

The second is a half hour deep dive on dishwashers and detergents. The short form of that is you shouldn't need to pre-rinse anything, detergent pods are overpriced and can cause problems, some dishwashers have a filter in the bottom that needs to be cleaned (but most don't), run your sink until the water is HOT before starting your dish washer, and put a little detergent in the pre-rinse dispenser when you're washing extra dirty dishes (or on the inside of the door if your dishwasher doesn't have a pre-rinse dispenser).

[rogue-ai-cat]

Favorite Scrub Brushes + How to Clean Them - Clean Mama

Favorite Scrub Brushes + How to Clean Them. The right tools for cleaning tasks make all the difference! Scrub brushes are great tools and it

Here's a blog post about scrubbing brushes and how to clean them.

And a video for all cleaning tools, including scrub brushes. This video does use bleach. I'll try to find some alternatives to that.

[rogue-ai-cat]

How to clean a front load washer (with bleach). This should be done monthly or every time you wash really soiled clothes.

The Dirty Truth About How Often You Should Clean Your Washing Machine

With expert tips and tricks for all types of washers.

How to clean a top loader (without the removable agitator thing). This should be done every 1-3 months depending on you unit, or every time you wash really soiled clothes.

Clean Your Washer and You'll Have Cleaner Laundry

Regular cleaning of a top-load washing machine will prolong the life of the appliance and leave your laundry cleaner and brighter.

How to clean a top loader (with the removable agitator thing). This should be done every month, or every time you wash really soiled clothes.

[rogue-ai-cat]

This video is for pet owners.

These carpet brushes are a LIFE SAVER if you have dogs. This thing allows me to go from vacuuming about 4 square feet before my vacuum is full to vacuuming half the living room (I don't vacuum often enough. You should vacuum weekly, and I just can't.). I have to unclog the vacuum less often. It fluffs up some of the flat spots in the carpet. And I also use the brush to shampoo my rugs in the spring.

A spot cleaner (or a carpet cleaner with a spot cleaner attachment) is another life saver, ESPECIALLY if you can afford to splurge on a heated one. I see them at Goodwill or at yard sales occasionally, and they're worth picking up. The shark one in the video is great too.

This channel is gold. There's tutorials for cleaning EVERYTHING on there. Just go subscribe!

[fivekoboldsinacoat]

Gonna throw another potential resource at the end of this very long list, which may be potentially helpful for others like me who loathe videos. It's... the weirdest thing that has genuinely been helpful to me in housekeeping. Absolutely full of useful advice, and bizarrely still relevant in large part. (Though, caveat, research ANYTHING to do with chemicals or cleaning products more complicated than vinegar + lemon + water for modern information.)

It's America's Housekeeping Book (1941). Available for free download on the Internet Archive. (Large PDF file at the link here).

The LISTS y'all. The step by step lists. The emphasis on efficiency and arranging spaces for the least resistance possible. The basic concept of "take a tray or basket into a room when you are tidying up so you can put things that belong elsewhere on it and take them out LATER in ONE GO".

My ADHD-having ass could cry.

[brainstreams]

[werewolfetone]

Shout out to this tiny yet crucial error on an otherwise actually very informative post about myths about tax returns and the IRS

[daughter-of-sapph0]

oh boy! something in my mailbox from the IRA? I wonder what it could be!