However, my desire to do this has been shattered pretty consistently by reality, which says that Baby M is at her neediest during the hours when I would be preparing and eating dinner, and lack of sleep doesn't give me a lot of brainpower to think up
So I'm going to take the thinking out of it.
I came up with several categories (Pasta, Mexican, Crockpot, etc), and made a list of meals for each category. By assigning each day a category, all I have to do is look at the list and pick out a meal from it when planning meals for the week. No more coming up with recipe ideas from scratch!
Here's the plan:
Monday: pasta night
Tuesday: mexican
Wednesday: crockpot
Thursday: Stir fry
Friday: Leftovers or takeout date night
I'm not doing meal plans for weekends, because they're so unpredictable. But just taking care of the weekday evenings should take a lot of pressure off. Now I can simply select meals and make a list, no real planning required.
That's a lot like our typical weekly meal plan. We usually have one pasta based meal, one Asian based meal, sometimes a Mexican meal, sometimes a crock pot based meal, and sometimes try a casserole or something else. Freezer based meals (like chicken strips or tortilla crusted talapia) are good starts too.
ReplyDeleteHah, it was so brilliant I knew I couldn't have been the first person to think of it! I'd love to see some of your recipes!
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