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  • RecipePublishing Jul 31, 2011 @ 3:52 pm | delete
    Great recipes for the whole family!
  • sdakin Jul 14, 2011 @ 6:37 pm | delete
    Ouch....your scenarios that you described sound more familiar than I'd care to admit. =)
    I love to collect cookbooks....but we still fly by the seat of our pants when it comes to meal preparation.
    Do you just plan yours in advance, or do you do freezer cooking as well?
    Great lens, btw!
  • Kristenph Jul 15, 2011 @ 8:19 am | delete
    I mainly just plan the menus in advance. There are some recipes that I always make 2 of and freeze one for later. (quiche and hamburger pie)
  • Alohagems Apr 19, 2010 @ 10:25 pm | delete
    I wanna make a monthly meal planning and I found your site useful and rated high.
  • NotebookingNook May 21, 2009 @ 11:01 am | delete
    Great information! I'm a big fan of menu planning. I use a 5 week plan and also use the categories or themes for each night of the week. For breakfast and lunch we eat the same thing every Mon, Tue, etc. We also keep a food storage supply so when I shop I'll purchase doubles or triples of some food items and store it in our pantry in case we come into hard times. Then I just rotate next time we have that meal. Of course, this only works for the non-perishable items and things I can freeze. This has worked very well for our family of 8 and we have used this plan for a few years now. I love knowing ahead of time what I will need from the store, what our meal plan is and having extra food in the pantry. I also love allrecipes.com, I use it often in my planning! I made a form I use for planning my meals if you'd like to take a look....

    http://notebookingnook.blogspot.com/2009/05/five-week-menu-planner.html
  • Kristin Nitz Apr 24, 2009 @ 9:10 am | delete
    Great info. I am a two week menu planner just beacause my hubby get paid every two weeks. I plan the menus or take from the old ones and shop for everything I need for those two weeks in one day. I have always hated cooking and since I started menu planning about a year ago, I love to be in the kitchen because I know I have everything there to prepare the meal.

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  • Jimmie Apr 12, 2009 @ 9:24 am | delete
    Great how-tos! I usually plan weekly menus. My family is so picky I finally gave them a survey. The question was, "What foods on this list would you be willing to eat as leftovers?" I figured that if it was good enough to be enjoyed heated over, it was a winner. And I was also tired of throwing away so much left over food. It's worked well. I have a list of these foods and use it when I plan menus. I always check my freezer before I plan -- use what I have before buying more.

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I am a Christian homeschooling mother of 5 children. We live in NC.

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