{"id":457,"date":"2009-08-24T09:06:19","date_gmt":"2009-08-24T13:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelfigart.com\/blog\/?p=457"},"modified":"2009-08-24T09:06:19","modified_gmt":"2009-08-24T13:06:19","slug":"gearing-up-for-the-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelfigart.com\/wordpress\/2009\/08\/24\/gearing-up-for-the-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Gearing up for the School Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

In anticipation of the insanity that is the school year, I just spent some time doing a rotating menu planner.\u00a0 The idea is that you think of some X number of dishes that are reasonably easy to cook (ideally X>14) then put them in a reasonable order and rotate what you’ll cook.\u00a0\u00a0 I usually do 26.\u00a0 I don’t know why I choose that number, but I do.\u00a0 Ever thought up 26 dishes?\u00a0 LOL.\u00a0 I’ve heard people ask if you get bored when you make such a plan.\u00a0 Well, I don’t know about you, but if I don’t<\/em> have a meal plan, I wind up cooking the same five or six dishes all the\u00a0 time!<\/p>\n

It\u00a0 makes shopping easy.\u00a0 You just look at your plan, and make your grocery list from that.\u00a0 OLQ used to do this<\/a> and I liked\u00a0it.\u00a0 It cut food costs way down while still having tasty dinners.\u00a0 Most of the meals are either crock pot meals or meals that I can make extra and freeze ahead.\u00a0\u00a0 In the case of crock pot meals, many of them I can double and freeze an extra night’s dinner for the next time it’s served.\u00a0 I believe in Feed the Freezer Cooking<\/a> where possible.\u00a0 If you have a busy life, having meals in the freezer reduces the temptation to order carryout or fast food.\u00a0 I’ve done the Once a Month Cooking<\/a> thing, but I don’t find it sustainable in the long term.\u00a0\u00a0 I have a detailed article on what I actually did <\/em> here<\/a>. It might be useful.\u00a0 I’ll be doing the planned-overs thing mostly, with maybe a cooking session or two on a free weekend if I get a wild hare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In anticipation of the insanity that is the school year, I just spent some time doing a rotating menu planner.\u00a0 The idea is that you think of some X number of dishes that are reasonably easy to cook (ideally X>14) then put them in a reasonable order and rotate what you’ll cook.\u00a0\u00a0 I usually do … <\/p>\n

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