In this fifth series of meal planning posts, I’m trialing specific recipes from various sources. This meal was a trend on Pinterest and very simple.
Tag: Meal Planning
Meal Planning S5: Lasagna Shortcuts
This post is about two attempts to use lasagna noodles, that claim they don’t require pre-cooking, in a lasagna with no sauce.
Meal Planning S5: Cleanout, Plan, and Prep
Unfortunately, I have been down and out for about six days so the veggies and meats that I had thawing went bad during this time. I had to throw out four chicken tenders and a bag of flat iron steak strips. So this is me catching up and meal planning for the upcoming weeks. My meal planning was a bit hap-hazard as I skipped the planning and mostly focused on replacing items. So I have…
Meal Planning S4: Ingredient Preparation
It’s funny that after four rounds I’m still pretty much ending up back at my mother’s method of meal preparation. We used to always have ground beef cooked up in the freezer and usually some other meat ready to cook. As a teenager, this was great because I ate spaghetti or tacos a lot.
Meal Planning S4: Plan and Shop
I typically plan and shop close together. This round I was coming back from being away on vacation and didn’t have as much of my typical pantry items. I suppose this is because up till now I really didn’t need to replace pantry items.
Meal Planning S4: Cleanout Food Storage
In this post, I’m going to elaborate on some changes I’m making to inventory and food storage and why.
Meal Planning S3: Make Meals
This week doesn’t include any new meals. The plan was to use up some of what was already in the freezer and prep a few meals to the freezer.
Meal Planning S3: Prepare Meats
Typically, I would have prepped all of this to the freezer immediately after receiving it, but this time I had company coming just after lunch.
Meal Planning S3: Grocery Delivery
When I lived close to a large grocery store, I had groceries delivered and it was heaven! It only took $5/order and saved me the insane stress that comes with grocery shopping (made much worse by a brain injury). The delivery was reliable and they almost always had exactly what I wanted. After I moved, deliveries with that same chain were a solid 30 minutes to an hour late and almost always had to substitute. …
Meal Planning S3: Toss and Plan
Round 3 of meal planning adventures includes lessons learned about why I get derailed. Additionally, I’m trying a new meal planning method.