Comments on: Meal planning http://quovadisblog.com/2009/08/17/meal-planning/ A blog about planning, people and paper. Tue, 22 May 2012 11:46:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thistlerose http://quovadisblog.com/2009/08/17/meal-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-10902 Thistlerose Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:11:25 +0000 http://quovadisblog.com/?p=1934#comment-10902 I grew up with a Mother who was a Public Health professional...all our meals were planned at two week interveals (I still have the sheets) and we froze fresh vegtables every summer. We purchased meat direct from the farmer and froze that as well. With my own young family and working full time, I would plan out a month at a time. I have sheets that show each meal with columns listing which cookbook and page as well as what ingredients I need to buy. I made seperate lists of the "fresh" foods that needed to be purchased each week. Plus, each week one receipe could be doubled and frozen so there was always nights I didn't have to cook or room for emergiences. I love cookbooks and we were always exploring! I grew up with a Mother who was a Public Health professional…all our meals were planned at two week interveals (I still have the sheets) and we froze fresh vegtables every summer. We purchased meat direct from the farmer and froze that as well.

With my own young family and working full time, I would plan out a month at a time. I have sheets that show each meal with columns listing which cookbook and page as well as what ingredients I need to buy.

I made seperate lists of the “fresh” foods that needed to be purchased each week. Plus, each week one receipe could be doubled and frozen so there was always nights I didn’t have to cook or room for emergiences. I love cookbooks and we were always exploring!

]]> By: Leah Hoffmann http://quovadisblog.com/2009/08/17/meal-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-10603 Leah Hoffmann Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:09:38 +0000 http://quovadisblog.com/?p=1934#comment-10603 My mom's had a lot of luck freezing Minestrone, Erin -- she uses the recipe from the Moosewood Cookbook and adds sausage (sort of sacrilegious from the perspective of a vegetarian recipe, but there you go), then freezes it in 2-pint containers. Warm it up on the stove before dinner and you're good to go. My mom’s had a lot of luck freezing Minestrone, Erin — she uses the recipe from the Moosewood Cookbook and adds sausage (sort of sacrilegious from the perspective of a vegetarian recipe, but there you go), then freezes it in 2-pint containers. Warm it up on the stove before dinner and you’re good to go.

]]> By: sarah (ghost world) http://quovadisblog.com/2009/08/17/meal-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-10585 sarah (ghost world) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:18:06 +0000 http://quovadisblog.com/?p=1934#comment-10585 wow, thanks for the shout-out! i'm so happy to have inspired you! wow, thanks for the shout-out! i’m so happy to have inspired you!

]]> By: Erin http://quovadisblog.com/2009/08/17/meal-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-10583 Erin Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:46:11 +0000 http://quovadisblog.com/?p=1934#comment-10583 We try to plan for one week at a time, but we need some ideas for more vegetarian meals. Either that, or learn how to freeze meat & fish and thaw them so they don't taste like they've been frozen. Typically, we get fish and chicken, and maybe one other meat. Then the first 3 or 4 days are covered, but by the last couple of days of the week, we're out of dinner food. We try to plan for one week at a time, but we need some ideas for more vegetarian meals. Either that, or learn how to freeze meat & fish and thaw them so they don’t taste like they’ve been frozen. Typically, we get fish and chicken, and maybe one other meat. Then the first 3 or 4 days are covered, but by the last couple of days of the week, we’re out of dinner food.

]]> By: JonelB http://quovadisblog.com/2009/08/17/meal-planning/comment-page-1/#comment-10574 JonelB Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:51:00 +0000 http://quovadisblog.com/?p=1934#comment-10574 during the summer, to help save money, my mother and I would sit down and plan the family's meals in advance. Despite being only 20, she trusted me to cook them and have them ready each night around 5-6-ish, I've been cooking since I was young, and for the longest time she would just throw whatever looked good into the cart, and plan meals later. I prefer planning meals out week by week. it's what I did with my food in my dorm, and what I'll be doing this year. A week ahead of time means I can buy all the food at once, don't have to worry about last-minute changes, and don't have to leave campus mid-week to restock. during the summer, to help save money, my mother and I would sit down and plan the family’s meals in advance. Despite being only 20, she trusted me to cook them and have them ready each night around 5-6-ish, I’ve been cooking since I was young, and for the longest time she would just throw whatever looked good into the cart, and plan meals later.
I prefer planning meals out week by week. it’s what I did with my food in my dorm, and what I’ll be doing this year. A week ahead of time means I can buy all the food at once, don’t have to worry about last-minute changes, and don’t have to leave campus mid-week to restock.

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