Comments on: A Week of Recipes: Menu Plan Monday and a Give Away

By: keli

keli — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:52:52 +0000

I am a planner. I plan my meals by the month and post them weekly on my fridge. I don’t always stick to the plan though.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:29:09 +0000

Hello, I pretty much have my pantry contents memorized but I wait until last minute (have to be in the mood for something) to prepare dinner.
Missed you over the holidays, glad you’re back to posting regularly! And the site looks great.
Lori

By: Penny

Penny — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:27:43 +0000

I have been pretty much flying by the seat of our pants for dinner since we moved. It is on my list to be better prepared but at this moment it is a “look in the fridge and figure it out at the last minute” sort of thing. Also of times it is just fend for yourselves. I will work on changing that, along with a fw other things soon.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:21:55 +0000

(I, of course, don’t qualify for the giveaway, but I do have a thought that hasn’t been mentioned yet):

One of the most important things for us is flexibility. Angie has a pretty good idea of which items from the food plan are for the next couple of days, but she doesn’t necessarily assign each meal on the plan for specific days.

The exceptions are Sunday dinner – we have family over usually – or nights where we know we’re not all going to be home at the same time and either have something fast or plan to eat out.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:07:02 +0000

I plan a menu every week. I have for a long time, and sometimes it’s still really really hard. I haven’t seen any “cost savings” in my grocery bill, but peace of mind and our health is worth the effort. We’ve come a long way from the “dinner is whatever brand of frozen dinner was on sale this week” family we were 6 years ago. I’m even cooking in stainless steel sometimes these days!

By: Sue Perplies

Sue Perplies — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:12:47 +0000

I make a “loose” list. I figure out what’s in the refrigerator and freezer and make up five menus. I don’t give them a day so I can fix whatever we feel like. It helps me to know what I have on hand to do the list. I’ve done one for over 30 years.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:50:37 +0000

If I have 5 min to think, I can plan a few days in advance, including leftovers. Otherwise it is an excercise in impromptu cooking. As long as we keep some staples stocked, no one goes hungry.

By: Caron

Caron — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:40:06 +0000

I live with a picky eater that would make most picky 2 year olds quake with fear, so we are definitely fending for ourselves at the last minute. He’s welcome to eat whatever I cook and I do cook and I would love to win a cookbook!!
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By: Missy Weston

Missy Weston — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:31:58 +0000

I am a list maker but always wait till the last minute to figure out what is for supper. I am going to try to start planning my menus and this book would help me do just that. Have a nice day!!

By: Toni Hoover

Toni Hoover — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:55:17 +0000

In the summer months no worries my Husband is the grill master and we grill everynight in Arizona our summer goes on for 8 to 9 months it is great. The winter months I cook and usually these days talking with my daughters in the am we plan something for the evening..