tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post2165284493484955647..comments2023-11-02T11:57:47.869-04:00Comments on Design to Shine: Menus by the PlanSherrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10860213134940989096noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-35439379333142555442010-01-22T14:44:36.253-05:002010-01-22T14:44:36.253-05:00Sherri, I have just started doing this a couple of...Sherri, I have just started doing this a couple of months ago. It has made things so much easier in my life! I don't have to be "surprised" by dinner anymore. I pretty much sit down at the beginning of the month with 2-3 cookbooks and my computer. I pull up a calendar on the computer and input dinners for every day. I include lunches, too, thought I don't stick as strictly to lunches. <br />My husband gets paid on Wednesdays, so I do my grocery shopping for the week on Thursdays. We budget $50 per week for groceries (family of 3), and pretty well stick to it, with maybe a milk run later in the week. <br />I keep my calendar on the fridge for all to see, and just take it down and make my grocery list weekly. It makes things SO much simpler, and we are much less likely to go and spend $20 on dinner out!<br />Thanks for the tips, and the recipes! Oh, and I use allrecipes.com like crazy now!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300107931864389529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-75087143372899836582010-01-21T17:01:52.666-05:002010-01-21T17:01:52.666-05:00I love your blog and how reader-friendly it is (so...I love your blog and how reader-friendly it is (some are so busy they hurt my head). Anyway, in my job for a cooking software company I study blogs and one of the happy parts of this assignment is finding great sites like yours. I am so glad I found this! I can relate to your thoughts on meal-management, etc., and since I work for the company I finally decided to try their product (DUH!) and it’s amazing! Without sounding like an infomercial, I wanted to tell you about their software <a href="http://www.dvo.com/" rel="nofollow"> recipe software</a> that’s made my menu-planning and shopping a breeze. FINALLY I can find what I need, when I need it, without having to scour through boatloads of recipes and books! (I’ve included the link in case you are interested.) Lastly, thanks so much for a great blog—I love your information and how reader-friendly your site is!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414078928624524341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-91671616586626727332010-01-19T15:19:01.377-05:002010-01-19T15:19:01.377-05:00Something I love to do with leftover roast pork is...Something I love to do with leftover roast pork is to make green chile. Walmart has these plastic packages of frozen green chiles, and there's an easy recipe on the back. Get yourself some tortillas and it's dinner -- we love it!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256613312759056047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-80897527757106386922010-01-19T10:51:23.418-05:002010-01-19T10:51:23.418-05:00I have just started doing this and it does save bo...I have just started doing this and it does save both time and money, oh and frustration! thanks for all the tips. I never would have thought to plan according to what's on sale at the grocery store! I'll have to start actually looking at the grocery circulars when they come in the mail...Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05533032146683394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-30634242401315638892010-01-17T08:35:06.927-05:002010-01-17T08:35:06.927-05:00Good brief and this mail helped me alot in my coll...Good brief and this mail helped me alot in my college assignement. Say thank you you as your information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-27616039713290066742010-01-17T02:32:57.558-05:002010-01-17T02:32:57.558-05:00You are so right about it saving time and money! ...You are so right about it saving time and money! I have been a meal planner off and on, but it's always so much better when I'm "on" both, for my wallet, and for my scale! <br />I hope your holidays went well and you had a wonderful new years! :) Hope you're feeling betterDayka Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173961767682523966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-62952638751378768402010-01-16T21:09:43.264-05:002010-01-16T21:09:43.264-05:00Thanks for the encoragement on meal planning. I...Thanks for the encoragement on meal planning. I'm a new wife and mother, and I've always loved to bake, but cooking...not so much. Not really at all, actually. I have about 7 recepies that I use over and over 'cause they're easy, but the truth is that we kinda eat like single people most of the time. You know, snacks and cereal, haha! My husband's a good cook, lucky for me. But if you've got any easy recipes up your sleeve please share!~Crystal~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15411390731113312416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-1847665366724261242010-01-16T17:39:58.685-05:002010-01-16T17:39:58.685-05:00I have been hearing a lot of good things from you ...I have been hearing a lot of good things from you ladies who menu plan and shop accordingly. I think the proof is in the pudding. I am going to give it a try. Thanks for the tips, Sherri!<br /><br />xoxo<br />JaneBlondie's Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988377413260331618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-24672358955163339052010-01-16T15:56:59.682-05:002010-01-16T15:56:59.682-05:00I am using my meals rotating on the google calenda...I am using my meals rotating on the google calendar feature. I can pull ingredients and directions from online recipes and it will e-mail to remind me as well. In anyway, having a plan is key. I am lost if I have no plan when I get to the store. Great post! ThanksRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746486007153697900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892182734024001708.post-65897318869492342602010-01-16T12:31:35.106-05:002010-01-16T12:31:35.106-05:00Hi Sherri! I suspected other shoppers were laughin...Hi Sherri! I suspected other shoppers were laughing behind my back as I wander the aisles back and forth "looking" for dinner!<br /><br />I did pick up one of those cute little menu planners at Michaels and the one week I actually used it was wonderful. I NEED to do it on a regular basis! We're eating out way to often and it's kill our waistlines and pocketbook. Thanks for the reminder, it really does make evenings run smoother.<br />Hugs,<br />DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658368332496429493noreply@blogger.com