Meal Planning for
Sanity
Sanity
Hello there! I am
Heather from over at My Organized Chaos.
I am proud and humbled to be guest hosting for Censie. I hope you all love reading her blog as much
as I do! Other than reading my fair
share of blogs, I am a wife, mom to a (almost) 19 month old baby girl, teacher,
friend, and lover of all things organized.
I spend my days teaching high school math, playing with my girl, and
loving my husband of just over 11 years.
Heather from over at My Organized Chaos.
I am proud and humbled to be guest hosting for Censie. I hope you all love reading her blog as much
as I do! Other than reading my fair
share of blogs, I am a wife, mom to a (almost) 19 month old baby girl, teacher,
friend, and lover of all things organized.
I spend my days teaching high school math, playing with my girl, and
loving my husband of just over 11 years.
I am very lucky to have a great partner in raising our
daughter and help from family but when is comes to the day to day planning, I
tend to get wrapped up in the details.
Summer was a little vacation from everything – I had time to do anything
that I wanted. As the school year
approached, I got a little nervous about getting everything done in the
evenings. J’s and my workouts, dinner,
clean-up, bath/showers, cooking, organizing for the next day, and school work –
it’s a LOT. I resolved to get meal
planning under control.
daughter and help from family but when is comes to the day to day planning, I
tend to get wrapped up in the details.
Summer was a little vacation from everything – I had time to do anything
that I wanted. As the school year
approached, I got a little nervous about getting everything done in the
evenings. J’s and my workouts, dinner,
clean-up, bath/showers, cooking, organizing for the next day, and school work –
it’s a LOT. I resolved to get meal
planning under control.
I started with finding good recipes. Pinterest has been a fantastic resource. I have found a great deal of great recipes
and ideas. I have also been souring the
blogs that I currently read. I am a huge sucker for freezer and crock pot
meals.
and ideas. I have also been souring the
blogs that I currently read. I am a huge sucker for freezer and crock pot
meals.
Here are my
go tos:
go tos:
Chicken
Enchiladas – this is easy and makes several meals for us!
Enchiladas – this is easy and makes several meals for us!
Four
Cheese Stuffed Shells – easier than it looks and SOOOOOOO good!
Cheese Stuffed Shells – easier than it looks and SOOOOOOO good!
Chilli – I use
a recipe from the book 30 Meals in 1 Day
a recipe from the book 30 Meals in 1 Day
Meatloaf –
my MIL’s recipe
my MIL’s recipe
While we don’t plan for each day we have a menu of meals
that we pick for the week. We do leave
one day open for eating out, picking up, or ordering in. This was a big step for us. We had gotten into a bad habit of ordering
out 2-3 days a week. Other than
expensive, it was not good for us! I
spend a couple hours each weekend putting together what we need and pop them in
the fridge or freezer. This allows us to
pull something out in the morning and I can just stick it in the oven or crock pot,
add a veggie, and dinner is served!
that we pick for the week. We do leave
one day open for eating out, picking up, or ordering in. This was a big step for us. We had gotten into a bad habit of ordering
out 2-3 days a week. Other than
expensive, it was not good for us! I
spend a couple hours each weekend putting together what we need and pop them in
the fridge or freezer. This allows us to
pull something out in the morning and I can just stick it in the oven or crock pot,
add a veggie, and dinner is served!
What are your go to meals?
Thank you for posting Heather! Please make sure you visit Heather’s blog and leave me comments of what to cook! I NEED HELP!! :O)
Thanks! I hope all is well!