Comments on: Meal Planning – with a twist

By: CarrieZ

CarrieZ — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:41:44 +0000

Just found your blog–great info!

I stockpile cooked beef and chicken too–it’s a HUGE timesaver! I do have one question, though–how do you cook your chicken? I’ve tried boiling, cooling, and chopping. My husband tried marinading and grilling (but then the marinade really limited what kinds of recipes I could use it for). I’ve tried the crock pot method and it came out dry. Did you put marinade on yours before you grilled it? How long and how hot did you grill it? I assume that it was thawed first.

TIA!

By: Amrita Raveendran

Amrita Raveendran — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:09:48 +0000

Hi….I just happened to stumble upon your blog and I kept on reading every post of yours and I must admit ,I love it. The idea that you shared here , I do it too !!!!!! but because I cook almost every day , I freeze a portion of whatever curry or veggies I cook for the day in quartsized ziploc bags.It makes it easy and helps me get a meal ready even if i dont cook on a particular day.Indian cooking is indeed a bit elaborate so i make it a point to freeze a portion of those dishes which takes a lot of cooking time.Thanks for all the wonderful tips n ideas ..

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:07:03 +0000

Great tips – thanks!

By: coastal charm

coastal charm — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:02:51 +0000

Looove your ideas…thanks sooooo much for sharing them!

Blessings,
Linda

By: busy mom

busy mom — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:53:00 +0000

HI, I like the way your doing your meals, and it looks like it is a time saver, But I would like a few simple receipes. the only mexican food I do is the going out kind other than one receipe that I got from thrifty mom for burritos. So for me receipes are the only way.
Thanks

By: Shilo

Shilo — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:21:00 +0000

What a great idea.

By: Rachel R.

Rachel R. — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:30:00 +0000

Something else that helps me is to make a list – just a plain old list – of everything that is a “tried and true” dinner for our household. It’s not a menu, because it doesn’t tell me what to cook when, it’s just a list of *everything* I cook. This way, when dinnertime rolls around and my brain decides to shut off, I can skim the list for ideas.

Or, if I want to make up an actual menu, I can do so very easily by just picking things from the list and plugging them into the calendar.

It doesn’t take very long to do this, and you only have to do it once.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:40:00 +0000

This is fabulous; absolutely fabulous. I love how you broke everything down and orgaized the process – this would be perfect for preparing my work lunches as well!

By: A happy heart at home

A happy heart at home — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:11:00 +0000

Great idea!

~Susan

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:33:00 +0000

This is great information!! Thanks for sharing!