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15 Simple Ways to Create Outstanding Meal Plans

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We all know there are incredible benefits to meal planning.  At the top of my list is the stress it saves over figuring out what’s for dinner at the last minute.  A long-term advantage is that you get really good at cooking meals you know your family will eat.  Who doesn’t like to feel like a pro? Running a close second is the time saved.  Grocery shopping only happens once a week instead of multiple times.  You can zoom up and down the aisles in record time … [Read more...] about 15 Simple Ways to Create Outstanding Meal Plans

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How to Make Your First Meal Plan: an Easy Guide for Beginners

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Meal planning made simple Ever cringe at the question “What’s for dinner, mom?” In two hours with just paper and pen (or your computer) you can create a simple menu plan that you can use forever.  Set aside an evening to follow these five easy steps.  You’ll never dread that question again. Materials needed: printed templates pen recipes or your favorite cookbook file folder for recipes shopping list or app optional: a way to display your menu plan for the … [Read more...] about How to Make Your First Meal Plan: an Easy Guide for Beginners

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How to Organize a Small Kitchen for Maximum Storage

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I have been working hard to organize my small kitchen this week. Besides the mini-makeover mentioned in a previous post, I have been scouring through the cupboards trying to rethink how I use my kitchen. I started doing some of this thinking a few years ago, but it never hurts to revisit your household systems. Here is how I organized my small kitchen to maximize storage. Under the Sink Basically, there was too much stuff in here. I needed to clean out unused items like broken spray … [Read more...] about How to Organize a Small Kitchen for Maximum Storage

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Easy Mini Kitchen Makeover

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Recently I started noticing how junky my kitchen was. Piles grow and sit on the counter until I become so used to seeing them, they just blend into the background. Some stuff has been around for years and has become worn out and sad looking. The drawer I’m used to rummaging around in has all kinds of junk I never use. How about the empty wall in the corner that I never got around to decorating? Yup, total blindness to what it really looks like. Time to eliminate the piles, worn out … [Read more...] about Easy Mini Kitchen Makeover

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How to Get Your Meal Prep System Together

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Let’s dive into creating a Household System for something that happens on a daily basis: meal preparation. How does meal preparation lend itself to a system? How could it be streamlined and systematized for maximum efficiency? Think about making a process map for how you go about preparing meals.  A process map is simply a list of all the steps you take when you are doing a task.  If you can describe what happens step-by-step, then you can figure out where things bottle-neck or … [Read more...] about How to Get Your Meal Prep System Together

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