Let's get to the real questions at hand? What would you do for...:
Something to put in salad besides lettuce and croutons?, or something a little fancier than plain jello?, or even 3 hours back so that you wouldn't have finished almost all the brownies from the night before? How about a little foresight and preparation?
Well, it seems only appropriate to me that after attending a women's night at church (discussing food storage and emergency preparedness), J would lovingly volunteer us to make dinner for a family at church that just had a new baby a few days ago. I really am glad that he volunteered- I just wish I would have been a little more prepared that day...I consider it all my own doing! I guess if I don't want to provide for someone else to eat only greens and croutons for a salad, or plain jello and no dessert to accompany a dish in which the noodles always end up a funny texture, maybe our family shouldn't have to put up with my lack of planning either!
I've gone through monthly meal planning, weekly, the day before, and even moments before J walk in meal planning and preparation. A close friend even does a 6 week food planning and one huge day of food shopping (only to fill in along the way with fresh produce really). I've got to get back in some kind of a groove for meals.
Any suggestions that work for you?
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That's what I have been trying to work on too. I find that I do better when I just have it written out what I'll do for the next week. I still have a lot of improvement to do. Hopefully, I'll become a pro! Good luck!
My suggestion: keep a mountain of chocolate chips on hand. Because, when it comes down to it, who wouldn't want to eat chocolate chip cookies as a meal. Oh, and if you happen to run out of time or butter or eggs plain chocolate chips can substitute as the occasional meal instead of cookies.
I'm with you. Sometimes it is so easy to make dinner and other days I have absolutely no desire to try to rummage up something for dinner. Crockpot meals are one good idea I've used before. There are lots of really simple and yummy meals that just need a few ingredients and then when dinnertime comes all you need to do is cook some rice or pasta and a simple side dish like cooked carrots.
Noelle likes to use the websites where you pick the meal and then they prepare the shopping list for you. It sounds like a great idea....:) Let me know what you come up with.
Alexis,
when you get to NY, i can give you some simple recipes if you want.
rochelle
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