Cheers to Easy Meals The best part about meal planning is that with a little time up front, you can save a lot of time later on. There is no 5 o’clock stress about what am I going to make for dinner. There’s no last minute, mad dash to the grocery store to pick up…
Five Steps to Easy Meal Planning
Five Steps to Easy Meal Planning When it is time to meal plan, there are five simple steps to follow, so let’s begin: Step 1 – Mark Off Your Nights Off Using the weekly planner, mark off your busy nights and leave your home cooking ones free. Use the Master Meal Plan (on page 9…
How Do You Meal Plan?
How Do You Meal Plan? Now, that your binder is put together and filled with recipes and meal planning sheets, there is only one page left to add – your Master Meal Plan sheet (on page 9 in the Recipe Binder booklet). Let’s talk about meal planning. Meal planning is all about knowing your schedule…
Recipe Binder Essentials
Recipe Binder Essentials When it comes to putting your Recipe Binder together, there are a few things that you will need. Binder If you have an available and unused binder in your house, you can use that. Or, if you are looking to buy a new one, get a clear view binder. A clear view…
How to Plan Freezer Cooking
How to Plan Freezer Cooking Freezer cooking takes some planning, but it can work for any schedule. Whether you are preparing one freezer cooking recipe on a weeknight or batch prepping on the weekend, freezer cooking can make your dinnertime easier. The weekly planner, What’s for Dinner? (on page 45 in the Freezer Cooking booklet)…
Bonus – Pantry Labels
Bonus – Pantry Labels An organized pantry makes dinnertime easier. You can group similar items together – with one section for each type of food – pasta, herbs and spices, canned goods, snacks and cereals. You can group the items by height. And you can put dry ingredients – like herbs, spices, and pasta –…
What is Freezer Cooking?
What is Freezer Cooking? Freezer cooking is simply preparing meals ahead of time that you can freeze and cook later. All of the freezer recipes in this package prepare two meals. So, you can prepare one freezer recipe tonight where you cook one meal for dinner and freeze the other one for later. Or, you…
How to Plan Pantry Cooking
How to Plan Pantry Cooking One of the wonderful things about pantry cooking is you don’t need to schedule these meals. You can enjoy pantry cooking as one of the regular meals. Or, you can use it whenever you need it – as a trusty backup dinner plan. The real secret to pantry cooking is…
What is Pantry Cooking?
What is Pantry Cooking? Simply put, Pantry Cooking is making a delicious meal from staples in your pantry – like noodles, spices, sauces, and canned goods. With a well-stocked pantry, you can enjoy tasty dinners anytime. So, even if your fridge and freezer are empty, when your pantry is stocked, there is always something to…
How to Plan Five Ingredients Cooking
How to Plan Five Ingredients Cooking Five ingredients recipes always feel like a shortcut to dinner. And if you want to make dinner time even easier, it all starts with a plan. Even if you are busy, you will need to give yourself time to plan. Whether it’s Friday night or over the weekend, give…