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Let’s Eat Workshop- Week 3 of 4

Aug

2011

When I used to sit down with my pen and paper and try to come up with 7 meals for the week, I always seemed to have 3 or 4 meals that were so similar- burritos one night, tacos the next, enchiladas 2 days after that etc. Or I seemed to be using a lot of the same ingredients for all my meals- Chicken Parmesan, Chicken Fettuccine, Chicken Sandwiches... chicken, chicken, chicken!!! One day I came up with the idea to set a theme for each day of the week and it has turned out fantastic! Themed days … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Challenges, Series & Workshops, Cleaning & Organizing, Food · Tagged With: meal planning, menu

Let’s Eat Workshop- Week 2 of 4

Aug

2011

by Stephanie 9 Comments

Now that you have committed yourself to either start menu planning or to become better at it, its time to think of a way to display your menu. Let me tell you why I think having an actual board to display your menu is absolutely necessary: 1. It will help you stick to your plans. When I get up in the morning, I am greeted by my menu board, reminding me I may need to take the meat out of the freezer or get everything thrown into the crockpot before I leave the house. I can look at my menu and … [Read more...]

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Let’s Eat Workshop- Week 1 of 4

Aug

2011

by Stephanie 4 Comments

Welcome to the "Let's Eat Workshop" where I plan to show you simple ways to feed your family by discussing the following topics: Week One: What and Why? Week Two: Making a Menu Display Week Three: Easy Menu Planning with Themes Week Four: Organizing, Saving your Recipes & Putting it all Together Week One: What and Why? “What’s for dinner?” A question that comes up in every household almost every day. Whether you’re single, married, with kids or without, this … [Read more...]

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Tile Menu Board

Jul

2009

by Stephanie 4 Comments

I am a big time Menu Planner, so 2 years ago my sister in law gave me a great present for Christmas that is probably the most used item in my kitchen (besides my microwave, lets be honest!)The picture above is what my menu board looks like as we speak- I like to plan for 2 weeks, so I put my meals in 2 columns.Any smooth tile works just like a dry erase board, only so much prettier! Shiny ceramic is best, natural stone is the worst. You want something with very little grooves so that when you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Rooms of the House, Vinyl · Tagged With: gift ideas, kitchen, menu