Meal Planning (Vacation): Plan & Shop

Meal Planning (Vacation): Plan & Shop

I often spend a week with my family vacationing in a timeshare in Colorado.  Food has been a big issue on vacation.  Some members feel pressured to eat all the leftovers, most tend to overorder, and someone always ends up having to throw out a bunch of food...
Meal Planning (Vacation)-Cleanout

Meal Planning (Vacation)-Cleanout

Before leaving on vacation, I’m taking the opportunity to clean out the fridge.  Not much in the fridge will be safe by the time I return and it’s a great opportunity to confront the reality of what’s in my freezer as well. Fridge Cleanout...
Organizing My Kitchen Deep Drawer

Organizing My Kitchen Deep Drawer

When I remodeled my house, I choose to lose a cabinet of drawers in order to add a dishwasher.  I badly needed the space so I opted for a drawer dishwasher by Fisher & Paykel that fits into a microwave cabinet and allows a deep drawer underneath. ...
Meal Planning – Day 4 (Making Meals)

Meal Planning – Day 4 (Making Meals)

The day everything goes wrong. Despite my best intentions, I make so many mistakes when making meals.  On Friday I decided to make some fried rice with the beef I’d previously cooked and prepped.  I added a ton of frozen veggies that were starting to...