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Meal Menu planning...bleh

I added a new link to the blogs I love. I have searched for a resource to help with my menu planning and grocery shopping because my menu gets...well mundane. Not to mention the fact I never thought I would be a person to do menu plans and grocery lists, done listed by the aisle/section. But, turns out it makes grocery shopping a lot easier. Also, it makes putting away the groceries easier once you get home...your cart is practically organized by section and so it is bagged the same, and once you are home it comes out of the sacks together and go in the same places. Convenient, I know...who'da thunk it? (Megan, that's who. You can't tell me that's not who popped into your mind!)
Anyhow...I stumbled upon Eat at Home . Again, I've searched for sites like this but a lot of the good ones charge you a fee to use them. This one is free...so far as I can tell! She provides you with a meal menu consisting of (if I remember right) 2 crockpot meals for busy days, 1 meal that you double up and freeze half of...and others. One night she leaves up to you. So: Meal menu, grocery list, and recipes! It lists all the weeks she's done, you can choose the one you want; the link shows you the meals with links to the recipes or you can just choose the link for printing option and it has the menu, list and recipes all together and ready to print! I am soooooo relieved to have a little help.

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M said…
Cool site. Check out this link for a great list of freezable meals!

http://joelens.blogspot.com/2007/01/freezer-friendlymake-ahead.html
July 31, 2011 at 12:39 PM
erin said…
I like that link. Now find me one for a single girl. (I mean ... not "single" single, but you know, one that still cooks for herself alone - single.)
September 2, 2011 at 8:47 AM
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