tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487578767223168040.post2924155495295831578..comments2016-09-03T02:52:37.213-04:00Comments on I'm "that" mom: There will be pizzafunwith4http://www.blogger.com/profile/03024997756963103552noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487578767223168040.post-13820373044481534252011-09-15T09:44:16.355-04:002011-09-15T09:44:16.355-04:00Girlfriend, I do a menu plan for a month at a pop....Girlfriend, I do a menu plan for a month at a pop. Then I can do one big shop and have all my ingredients to hand. While making up the menu (a blank calendar page with the main dish penciled in - nothing fancy!) is sometimes agonizing, once it's completed, life is GOOD. I no longer have to fuss over what to make each day, and I know that I have everything I'll need. When I was in grad school, I did my planning by semester - rather freaked out the guys at the butcher's counter when I ordered up x packages of 1 pound of hamburger, x packages of stew meat, x packages of this and that kind of chicken pieces, but it worked. (remember I am also a single parent with four children!) I often say that I went through grad school in my crock pot. So... take a deep breath, print out a blank calendar page, grit your teeth, scream loudly in frustration if you need to, but come up with a rotating four-week menu plan. Life gets SO much easier from there!!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894152513746944497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-487578767223168040.post-11641043165211478502011-09-14T16:18:16.853-04:002011-09-14T16:18:16.853-04:00Brandi, we have a small menu planning group on fac...Brandi, we have a small menu planning group on facebook where we all leach ideas of one another and stop each other from feeling guilty on the days we serve pizza. Would you like to join? <br /><br />I always have zuchinni, squash, california mix, baby carrots and bell peppers. I buy several frozen veggies for those 'need a quick stir fry'.moments. Unprepared frozen veggies are my greatest kitchen loves.faerieevahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14197826244480048381noreply@blogger.com