Meal Planning

Well, it has been a LONG time since I last posted on here. I have decided to take a little side trip for the next few weeks exploring a common household chore.

What is the one job that all homemakers have to deal with the most? I believe it is meal preparation. Feeding a family 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and trying to keep it interesting and delicious, requires a lot of effort and organization. I decided to spend a few weeks dealing with this subject, since it is so elemental and vital to caring for a family.

I have been tracking my menus for the past few years, trying not to repeat the same meal plans all the time. This week I decided to collect my data for last year and try to use it to improve my success in this area. I figured out how many times I fixed each entrée, what that averaged out over the course of the year, and then rated the meals according to our favorites (1-5 stars). This allowed me to see what I was preparing the most compared to what we liked the best to see what meals I should make more or less often. I plan to share my findings, along with some recipes, over the next several posts.

I invite those of you who are interested to join me. We will discuss meal plans, recipes and handy tips. I encourage you to make comments, suggestions or ask questions. Hopefully we can all make our meals more varied and yummy along the way!