Meal Planning S3: Toss and Plan

Once again I’ve fallen prey to ordering delivery all the time.  I didn’t write the date on any of them and I now have no idea what is safe to eat.  When thinking back as to why I haven’t made something at home or ordered more food to cook at home, I...

Meal Planning S2: Adjusting Meals

I never know exactly what I’ll get when I begin to implement my meal plan.  For instance, this time I went shopping I couldn’t find green onions and had to use shallots.  Welcome to the fun! This is why learning to adjust meals in a meal plan is...

Meal Planning S2: Carb Prep

So as mentioned in Meal Planning – Meat Prep post, I started a rice mix while I was deboning the rotisserie chicken.  The timing was pretty much perfect. Rice Mixes: I finally ate the Tilapia prepared in my original Meal Prep series.  To go with it, I made...

Meal Planning S2: Prep Meat

I try to grocery shop and cook raw meats on the same day to eliminate the risk of the raw meat becoming dangerous and not getting used.  I typically prepare it to freeze.  This week’s meal plan: Chicken and riceBeef and noodlesChicken and Spinach...
Meal Planning S2: Making a Plan

Meal Planning S2: Making a Plan

I’ve made so many meal plans over the years, but they were inherently flawed.  The primary reason is that everything I grew up eating became a trigger after my mast cell disorder developed.  What do you do when everything you were eating is no longer an option?...
Meal Planning S2: Kitchen Cleanout

Meal Planning S2: Kitchen Cleanout

Cleaning out the food stores is critical to making a meal plan.  Many times I would rely on items that I didn’t know had gone bad.  I would buy everything else just to discover that the item I planned around was unusable.  Or worse yet, I would...