Meal Planning

Thursday, April 26, 2012
I've started meal planning. Rather than just having an idea of what I'm going to make for dinner everyday, I've really been giving it thought. I plan out the entree as well as a side dish and I'm trying a bunch of new recipes found on Pinterest. I enjoy cooking, however, I'm not really good at it. I figure this is a way to learn.. and I have a pretty good guinea pig who will eat mostly anything.

Here's what we did last week:
Hot Dog 
Hot Dogs and Baked Beans
 Since I don't eat meat, I had "Protein Links". They were surprising reallllly good and tasted ALOT like what I remember hot dogs to be like hah an easy yummy dinner.



Spinach Roll Ups Bajed Zucchini
Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups & Baked Zucchini
Found both these recipes on Pinterest. I actually made the lasagna roll ups the night before and then put them in the oven when we were ready to eat them. Saved a ton of time. The only problem was, I had to share the oven with the zucchini so they didn't get all golden brown. 


Stir Fry Egg Rolls
Stir Fry & Egg Rolls
Took the easy route and bought a bag of frozen stir fry vegetables and just followed the instructions. The egg rolls on the other hand were a Pinterest recipe! I made them a little different then the recipe and I think that that's what makes the recipe so great, you can use whatever you have and make it to your liking. anddd now I have a bunch of egg roll wraps to experiment with.

It was a yummy week for sure. I definitly recommend meal planning. I felt like we were eating healthier, anddd I had leftovers to bring to work for lunch the next day which I am very much a fan of.. lunch gets so expensive!
Ruthie Hart said...

Oooh I think I have those spinach roll ups on my board, must make soon!

Lauren@Tennessee Honey said...

I have realized that meal planning makes it SO much easier when it comes time to cook dinner! I'm not staring into the pantry for 30 minutes lol!

Nicholl Vincent said...

I really should start! Good job!

Kassi @ Truly Lovely said...

I keep saying I'm going to meal plan, but I have yet to actually do it!

Melissa Jo said...

I really need to get on the meal planning wagon! What brand of protein links did you use?

 
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