After a month of menu planning, I've come to the conclusion that I'm not very good at this. Rather, I do fine on the planning end but I struggle with the execution of the plan. I'm way too fickle. Cold, windy, cloudy day with a main dish salad planned? Not happening. That is soup weather. Spicy dish planned and someone has a migraine? Nope. Time for scrambled eggs. Probably my best worst reason for a plan change: I don't wanna.
Can you believe I still yet haven't tried that yummy-sounding soup recipe from my mom? (Sorry, Mom!) I'm almost embarrassed to put up a plan for this week. Curry, spaghetti, and soup again?!
I think what I will do is forget the blogged plan, and start the Monday Menu recap for the past week. So, starting next week, I will report what we ate at dinner the prior week. That way I don't have to stress if life happens in conflict with a planned menu. Just keeping it real. :-)
Last week, I mentioned the "52 Method" from Chef Tess. I'm still intrigued by this and want to try it. Additionally, though, I think that it is important to have on hand a generous supply of chicken noodle soup, macaroni and cheese, jello, rice, applesauce, etc.--foods which sick people would tolerate. (No, we aren't ill, I'm just trying to be prepared.)
Thankful thought: Thanks for time--time to try new things, evaluate, and try something else.
Can you believe I still yet haven't tried that yummy-sounding soup recipe from my mom? (Sorry, Mom!) I'm almost embarrassed to put up a plan for this week. Curry, spaghetti, and soup again?!
I think what I will do is forget the blogged plan, and start the Monday Menu recap for the past week. So, starting next week, I will report what we ate at dinner the prior week. That way I don't have to stress if life happens in conflict with a planned menu. Just keeping it real. :-)
Last week, I mentioned the "52 Method" from Chef Tess. I'm still intrigued by this and want to try it. Additionally, though, I think that it is important to have on hand a generous supply of chicken noodle soup, macaroni and cheese, jello, rice, applesauce, etc.--foods which sick people would tolerate. (No, we aren't ill, I'm just trying to be prepared.)
Thankful thought: Thanks for time--time to try new things, evaluate, and try something else.
I read some of Chef Tess' blog and I am interested in the dry pack meals. I have all kinds of dehydrated and freeze dried foods in my storage. I wish we lived closer. If you decided to make these, I would offer to join/help you. Let me know if you try this and how it went.
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