our QOTW. :)

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> How do you typically plan out your meals?

 

During the summer months I was pretty slack in

my planning of meals.

Typically I like to sit down once a week and go

through the files here or my extensive vegetarian

and omnivore cookbook collection and plot out a

few new dishes to try along with some old favorites.

 

 

> Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

> spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

 

 

I used to be a once a month menu planner and a twice

a week food shopper. I was so organized it was scary! *lol*

Not anymore though. I am more of a once a week shopper

for the things I might be missing from my pantry to make

the dishes I have chosen. I would like to get all super

organized again though. That once a month thing was freeing

Having grocery lists all made up and hanging on the

refrigerator was also nice. It takes a lot of discipline and I would

like to get back to it when back-to-school season forces all

of us with kids back into a more steady routine.

 

> Share some tips for meal planning that have worked for

> you. I am sure we will all learn something useful from

> eachother.

 

Those big desk blotter calendars are wonderful menu

planning spaces. You can try to figure out ahead what

events are happening and then choose the meal to prepare

that day based on the time involved in making it.

Another way I like to keep meals interesting is to plan

days of the week by different themes...

Example:

Monday ~ cook Italian foods

Tuesday ~ foods with Asian flare [Chinese, Thai, Japanese, etc]

Wednesday ~ Tex-Mex

etc.

 

~ PT ~

 

" Nature is the storehouse of potential life of future generations and is

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~ Audrey Shenandoah, ONONDAGA