tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post3947506580170837806..comments2024-02-13T15:17:57.466-05:00Comments on Beth Fish Reads: Weekend Cooking: The Kitchen Journal 17Beth Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-19437523558810193322016-02-14T12:08:57.058-05:002016-02-14T12:08:57.058-05:00This must have been a non-Weekend Cooking weekend ...This must have been a non-Weekend Cooking weekend for me, because I missed this post when it came out. Maybe I could become a better planner using these tips! I definitely made the mistake of planning seven elaborate meals whenever I tried to do a weekly menu plan up in advance, and always failed in the execution of the plan by the second day!Laurie Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177559207735782406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-15196773867358339292015-03-06T00:12:19.875-05:002015-03-06T00:12:19.875-05:00I'm glad you found a system that works for you...I'm glad you found a system that works for you! I'm lost without a meal plan and a recipe. I'm not creative enough a cook to just throw something together. If I'm making something that can be easily doubled, I will and freeze the second portion. That way I have some meals I can just thaw and heat on nights I don't have time to cook. And I make sure to have some Trader Joe's frozen meals on hand for nights I'm too tired to cook.ChaosIsAFriendOfMinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10314026222157007757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-37823630002008238782015-03-01T13:26:26.733-05:002015-03-01T13:26:26.733-05:00We don't meal plan, we adapt to use what is fr...We don't meal plan, we adapt to use what is fresh or needs using. I agree with your statement, don't plan on 7 meals. While we use the freezer to avoid eating the same meal twice in a row, we are frugal to the max and use it up!Melynda@Scratch Made Food!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17924210552692980145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-78706167526451082402015-02-28T18:32:21.859-05:002015-02-28T18:32:21.859-05:00Cool that you got meal-planning working for you! I...Cool that you got meal-planning working for you! I do, too, but we're super-boring. We have a repertoire of about 5 dishes and just keep repeating them. It works for us, because every dish is perfected and we have some seasonal dishes, so things change through the year. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.joyweesemoll.com/" rel="nofollow">Joy's Book Blog</a>Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414405931825593371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-75167553335576172492015-02-28T17:01:41.604-05:002015-02-28T17:01:41.604-05:00I agree there always seems to be leftovers and som...I agree there always seems to be leftovers and some nights you do not feel like eating what you thought you may. I tend to buy fish the day I will eat it-I do not want it sitting around.Esmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01558695355351437784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-12467544978821448472015-02-28T11:05:25.019-05:002015-02-28T11:05:25.019-05:00I love to meal plan and like you don't pre-ass...I love to meal plan and like you don't pre-assign meals to a specific day. I also do the one fish, two meat, and two vegetarian meals. I'm not a big fan of fish so that's the one I have the most problems with. I'm hoping to get to where I can do even more vegetarian nights. Love those lids, I'll have to look for some.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-28448800653083655682015-02-28T10:48:48.243-05:002015-02-28T10:48:48.243-05:00I'm so glad to have found your linkup. I love ...I'm so glad to have found your linkup. I love reading anything about food -- cookbooks, memoirs, you name it -- and am an obsessive recipe collector.Books on the Tablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783829653080527338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-37081420245808751742015-02-28T10:44:25.754-05:002015-02-28T10:44:25.754-05:00So cool about those lids!! I have bought several r...So cool about those lids!! I have bought several regular lids for my jars so that I can stick them in the freezer/fridge and reuse them over and over (they're plastic, not the metal ones) but I love the idea of strainer and pour top lids. Which reminds me...I have a chicken carcass in my fridge which needs to be used for stock TODAY!<br /><br />I meal plan a bit like you do. Build in days for leftovers or "fend for yourself" as well as a blank day a week for either eating out or eating with my parents (bless them!). I rarely cook what's on the actual assigned day but I find that having those ideas written down provides just enough inspiration (plus hopefully the ingredients to mix and match).Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-31038475472262324712015-02-28T10:04:47.724-05:002015-02-28T10:04:47.724-05:00Inspiring! I am stuck in all kinds of food ruts d...Inspiring! I am stuck in all kinds of food ruts due to an extremely picky 11 year old and either limited time due to my work schedule or a husband who is home and loves to cook but is unable to plan before 2 p.m. the day of the meal! <br /><br />What I really want to know is, what's that baked good in the middle of the post???Karen Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128459011035225190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-23127713610143652992015-02-28T09:32:11.247-05:002015-02-28T09:32:11.247-05:00This is s good post, lots of good tips for plannin...This is s good post, lots of good tips for planning. I never plan a set menu but I do make lots of lists to keep me organized. Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11261086731187286052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-27444001263764503522015-02-28T09:17:52.254-05:002015-02-28T09:17:52.254-05:00Thanks for sharing -- and the good tips! I like th...Thanks for sharing -- and the good tips! I like the idea of being flexible about which meal for which night.jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-6802981583982705262015-02-28T09:08:58.728-05:002015-02-28T09:08:58.728-05:00I'm a firm believer in meal planning (when we&...I'm a firm believer in meal planning (when we're at home, anyway) and have reached many of the same conclusions. Five meals a week is what I plan and flexibility is key. I almost always cook seafood the day it's purchased, but mood takes over after that. I also started a "Pin Wins" boar Need to improve on keeping it updated though.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-83476195779679292772015-02-28T08:43:18.739-05:002015-02-28T08:43:18.739-05:00Planning menus never worked for me either because ...Planning menus never worked for me either because I never wanted that evening's assigned dinner so I'm sitting here wondering why it's never occurred to me to have a flexible menu plan. What a revelation!bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-2103484457665311862015-02-28T08:05:09.352-05:002015-02-28T08:05:09.352-05:00I'm glad to hear your meal planning is going s...I'm glad to hear your meal planning is going so well. I love Pinterest as an online recipe book. It's very helpful when I'm grocery shopping to be able to see what I need at a few clicks.(Diane) bookchickdihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16640913682123489734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3291822984443127930.post-6854216615816310842015-02-28T07:46:03.233-05:002015-02-28T07:46:03.233-05:00I'm glad you didn't get a cookbook review ...I'm glad you didn't get a cookbook review together this week b/c I like this post! And - I like how you built flexibility into your meal plans. I've been trying to add 1 meatless day a week to my schedule (usually a night my husband is traveling...he's definitely a meat lover).Sarah's Book Shelveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963188018567743615noreply@blogger.com