Comments on: September Menu Plan http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/09/06/september-menu-plan/ Simple Living... Frugality... Gardening... Cooking From Scratch... Knifty Knitter Projects.. And More. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:31:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: lightening http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/09/06/september-menu-plan/#comment-1742 lightening Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:53:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/09/06/september-menu-plan/#comment-1742 Those are the actual dates I tend to cook them on. I actually print them off in a calendar style format for the month. The kids really enjoy being able to see what's for tea (and I HATE being asked the question so it suits me too). BUT, it's not totally inflexible. In fact, this one has already changed from what I'd originally planned earlier in the month. LOL. I often finish the month with a couple of *spare* meals too as things like being out etc means we don't have what's planned.<br/><br/>If I left it up to what I *felt* like cooking on the day - not sure I'd ever cook. I hate deciding what's for dinner so prefer to get it over and done with once a month.<br/><br/>Your way of doing things is great. But it would still involve me having to decide from that list of 10 meals, so it doesn't really work for me.<br/><br/>Kin - I have 2 freezers and they're both FULL at the moment. Not very often that happens. And I need to create some room in them as we're getting 1/2 cow in a few weeks time. Those are the actual dates I tend to cook them on. I actually print them off in a calendar style format for the month. The kids really enjoy being able to see what’s for tea (and I HATE being asked the question so it suits me too). BUT, it’s not totally inflexible. In fact, this one has already changed from what I’d originally planned earlier in the month. LOL. I often finish the month with a couple of *spare* meals too as things like being out etc means we don’t have what’s planned.

If I left it up to what I *felt* like cooking on the day - not sure I’d ever cook. I hate deciding what’s for dinner so prefer to get it over and done with once a month.

Your way of doing things is great. But it would still involve me having to decide from that list of 10 meals, so it doesn’t really work for me.

Kin - I have 2 freezers and they’re both FULL at the moment. Not very often that happens. And I need to create some room in them as we’re getting 1/2 cow in a few weeks time.

]]> By: Kelley http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/09/06/september-menu-plan/#comment-1741 Kelley Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:34:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/09/06/september-menu-plan/#comment-1741 So do you cook them on specific dates or do you use it as a guide? I tend to plan 10 meals and then pick on the day which one I feel like.<br/>Like Kin, I agree you have lots of variety! I need to do my menu plan, thanks for the reminder! So do you cook them on specific dates or do you use it as a guide? I tend to plan 10 meals and then pick on the day which one I feel like.
Like Kin, I agree you have lots of variety! I need to do my menu plan, thanks for the reminder!

]]> By: Kin http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/09/06/september-menu-plan/#comment-1740 Kin Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:13:00 +0000 http://www.lighteningonline.com/2007/09/06/september-menu-plan/#comment-1740 Definitely some variety there! I do the same as you re meat, but on a weekly basis :p because my freezer isn't that big ;-) Definitely some variety there! I do the same as you re meat, but on a weekly basis :p because my freezer isn’t that big ;-)

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