Saving Things for Later

I’m a bit of a hoarder when it comes to saving things for later.  Anything that doesn’t get used or eaten one week has a high probability of getting thrown into the freezer for another week.  If I know we have a trip coming up, I’ll be sure to make extras to freeze during the…

Planning a Grocery List and Menu, Part 2

(Click over here for Part 1) After making my list, I’ll plan out which meals will be for which days, which helps with knowing when I need to take something out to defrost the night before, or if there’s anything I can make ahead.  Washing and chopping vegetables is probably the most time-consuming task in…

Planning a Grocery List and Menu, Part 1

I’m a list-maker, planner, checklist type of person.  I’ve found that investing a bit of time to plan a menu and grocery list for the week helps A LOT with (1) minimizing the number of grocery runs, (2) decreasing the “what’s for dinner?” stress, (3) decreasing food waste from unused bits of leftover ingredients, and…