My mom left town on Friday and will not be back again until Saturday. Her leaving always makes me realize how lucky I have it. She cooks the majority of the food and does the laundry and all that other stuff most people hate. And while I don't mind doing that stuff while she is gone- I really hate planning the meals. I don't mind the cooking- just the planning. So what is your secret to meal planning? What is your favorite recipe? Help me out for the rest of the week.
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- Mandy
- I am Mandy. I am married to Erich. We have 3 kids- Laney, Allie, and Nixon. Erich likes to give them weird nickanmaes like Baby Pooper, Bebe, and Unit. I am a school teacher who prefers playing mom to grading papers. Life is good. We are happy.
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mandy,
give me your email and i can email you a 9 week meal plan.
kristi rogers
rkrogers1@cox.net
I'm all about soup this week because it it cold and going to snow...I bet it's a different story where you are, maybe salad? I'm not that good at meal planning, never have been.
When it comes to meal planning, I like to cook whatever is in season. It always tastes the best and is usually priced well. I try 2 or so new recipes a week, so I have quite a collection. If there is anything specific you're looking for, let me know, and I'll send it to you. We love Mexican food, so tonight I tried this recipe http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/smoky-beef-tacos?autonomy_kw=smoky%20beef%20tacos&rsc=header_1
We topped our tacos with lettuce, avocado, queso fresco, sour cream and salsa. It couldn't be easier, and the family loved it. I served with a salad with tomatillo-lime dressing and fresh fruit.
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I hear Nanette does it all the time.
umm, can you pass any menu planning tips my way- maybe even forward me the 9 week one from your fried Krist?
I am really good about cooking dinner every night, but I would love to be more organized with the menu planning to save more time and money.
Since you asked for input, I guess I should leave some. I usually do one rice/ stir fry dish/ week. One pasta dish per week, and one mexican/ tortilla type dish. We're also a fan of:
homemade pizza (I used to by Trader joes fresh dough balls and freeze them- I'm sure they are easy to make as Betsy's daughter, but I have never found a recipe I can make in bulk and freeze. Now we use arabic flat bread).
soup (I'll send you the recipe of a veggie one my kids just devour)
breakfast for dinner- pancakes, scrambled egg/ bagel sandwiches
fish (the frozen tilapia or salmon at Costco with lemon pepper)
ok, now I'm just missing costco and I'm hungry.
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