tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post6428916534942474522..comments2024-03-28T18:05:58.600-05:00Comments on Harry Times...All Jacked Up: Grocery Store BluesSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07270389106604867450noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-5339356923605200472017-12-31T12:57:20.270-06:002017-12-31T12:57:20.270-06:00I’ve started doing my weekly calendar and meal pla...I’ve started doing my weekly calendar and meal plan at the same time so I don’t plan a time intensive meal for the same night that we have 30 minutes between activities. It’s helped a lot on the scrapping plans/grabbing drive-thru front. We have a super boring taco/spaghetti/chili rotation that makes me twitchy, but I trade it for not fighting the “what IS this?/can’t we just have tacos?” BS.Chiconkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824934269870487334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-3849014186584923602017-12-29T21:05:25.992-06:002017-12-29T21:05:25.992-06:00We dialed in our food spending last year, and the ...We dialed in our food spending last year, and the thing that really did it was having several frozen or easy meals always in stock for the meal-plan-fail nights. (We meal-plan-failed at least once a week.)<br /><br />I've been obsessed with sheet pan dinners lately. You can do all veggie versions or combine whatever produce you have that roasts well with meat (sausage works well). Just season and lightly coat the food in oil and roast in the oven (I usually do 375 for 30-45 min). So good, so easy, and minimal mess! I usually prep the pans before hand and then just throw them in the oven in time for dinner.<br /><br />We also enjoy fondue. We've only done a cheese fondue so far, but foods like apples, roasted veggies, carrots, brocoli, cauliflower, sausage work well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-86519433307140248452017-12-29T12:42:59.115-06:002017-12-29T12:42:59.115-06:00breakfast for dinner (scrambled eggs, french toast...breakfast for dinner (scrambled eggs, french toast casserole, waffles, etc) and fruit is a big hit.<br /><br />my mom used to make quiche and with frozen crusts, it's a really easy way to use up vegetables. I also put vegetables into mac and cheese--anything orange (carrots, sweet potato, pumpkin, winter squash) can be steamed and pureed into the sauce and stuff like spinach or other greens can get mixed in too. I also like doing baked ziti because it's easier than lasagna and I am lazy. <br /><br />We also freeze a lot of stuff before it's about to go bad. Like if we're going out of town we'll use up all the milk and yogurt and fruit into smoothies or popsicles, cook the vegetables into a soup or sauce (or just steam the greens, blanch the peppers) and then when we get back we have something to thaw out for the next day's dinner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30058350.post-29951373030285196142017-12-29T11:58:50.065-06:002017-12-29T11:58:50.065-06:00Try the 30 free trial at “plan to eat”, an online ...Try the 30 free trial at “plan to eat”, an online meal planning app that lets you import online recipes, plan your meals and generates a shopping list! It really helped me get my head around making new things and definitely tightens up the grocery shopping list (you may even be able to export the list to an online grocery store).<br /><br />You can find friends and import all of their recipes!Mtbakergirlnoreply@blogger.com