In our quest to economize we’ve been making an effort to meal plan. I like the idea of using everything in our fridge (sending less to the compost bin) and reducing the amount of time we spend each day trying to figure out what to cook. (Every minute counts in our busy lives!)
Week one was a resounding success. David and I made (and loved):
1. Grilled shrimp with cilantro, lime, and peanuts (pin)
2. Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut & Ginger (pin)
3. Yam, tofu, pea, and carrot coconut curry (aka use up whatever veggies are in the fridge)
4. Tuna fish and spinach salad with hard boiled eggs, apple, and dried cranberries
5. Make your own sushi with smoked salmon and avocado
Week two didn’t go so well. I made the mistake of picking a number of new recipes instead of sticking to old favorites with just one or two new recipes thrown in for the week. When push came to shove, I didn’t feel like even looking up the ingredient proportions yet alone tackle a new recipe. MAJOR MEAL PLAN FAIL.
Plus I really need to make one dish for everyone to eat. Our daughter tends to grab her own meal from the fridge or wants something super simple to prepare. (Bonus points if it’s white and room temperature.) The girl is trying to live off of cubed tofu and rice (with nutritional yeast), rice pasta (with butter and cheese), hard boiled eggs, and frozen bread. (Thank goodness she also eats frozen peas, edamame, miso soup, avocado, smoked salmon, (all-natural) hot dogs, beans, salmon, and fruits or I’d really start to worry.)
This week I hope to do better, although with a house full of guests I may have to cut myself some slack.
What sorts of things have you been cooking lately? Please remind me of easy and cheap recipes to share. I have over seven hundred (!!!) recipes pinned but now I’m only allowed to try one a week. ;)