Meal Planning

Monday meal plan to help organize family dinner
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Monday Meal Plan May 4

Happy May to all! Spring has finally sprung. (and May the fourth be with you for my Star Wars friends) This week's meal plan will be easy for me with my mother-in-law lending a hand with the kids. The dinners are very kid-friendly so no one…
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Monday Meal Plan April 27

Today was a day for rambling through the woods and enjoying the tiny glimpses of spring coming into our lives. It's hard to believe May begins at the end of this week. The chilly air continues and the hats and gloves still can't be put away.…
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Fish cakes for lunch or dinner
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Monday Meal Plan April 20th

Sometimes you get thrown a curve ball and you need to make adjustments to your routine. Having some back up meals can be a huge help. This weekend I was so excited to get back on my bike and ride for the first time this season. Just a few miles…
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Meatball Casserole Recipe
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Monday Meal Plan April 13

Spring is in the air! It's been a long wait, but it certainly is delightful. Kids played outside for hours and it was refreshing to watch them explore the backyard all over again. It's like a whole new world without snow covering it. It's so…
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Monday Meal Plan April 6

Happy Easter and Passover friends. I hope you enjoyed a lovely time with family and friends. After indulging in some holiday fare, it's time to dive into this week's meal plan. On the menu... Monday: Honey Ginger Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs…
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MEAL PLAN MARCH 30 & TORTILLA SOUP RECIPE

What’s your meal planning schedule like? Do you do it a morning for the week ahead? Plan it out for the month? How about breakfast and lunches? There are so many different ways to approach meal planning and there is no right answer. All that…
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Easy chicken curry for kids
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Monday Meal Plan March 23rd

As winter drags on, it's time to try out some new recipes. This week's meal plan has a 5 new recipes after catching up on my magazine reading. Cooking Light is one of the few that I still prefer to receive in print so I can easily access the…
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Dinner planning made easy. Here's a weekly menu post full of healthy recipes.
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Family Meal Plan March 16

The past week was a banner of unique days. Sunday is the "Ides of March." Saturday was Pi Day, which won't come again for 1000 years. Friday was Friday the 13th, and also my birthday. Monday will be back to a normal day, one full of wishing…
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Fast and Easy dinner ideas for when there's just no time to cook
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Monday Meal Plan 3/9

How are you doing with your resolution to meal plan this year? Hopefully it's making the dinner time dance a little easier in your home. Sometimes your meal plan can get derailed when life changes course. Dinner invitations are accepted, kids…
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Monday meal plan to help organize family dinner
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Monday Meal Plan March 2nd

Hey look. It's snowing. Must be a Sunday night in Boston. Here's to dreaming of days without snow pants and grilling without gloves on. Anyone else ready for a big thaw this month? On the dinner menu this week there is a mix of new recipes…
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Easy crockpot lemon garlic chicken
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Monday Meal Plan February 23rd

As we head into the last week of February, I'm ready to say goodbye to winter and think about the spring menus ahead. It's nearly time to start mapping out our garden and dream of early micro-greens. We have room for more raised beds this year…
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Monday Meal Plan Feb 16th

Once you get into a routine of meal planning, it gets easier once you do it at the same time each week. Throw in a massive snowstorm and that routine gets a little shaken up. We decided to get out of the house with some of our summer beach friends.…
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Healthy white bean and mushroom stew
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Monday Meal Plan Feb 9th

If you live in the Boston area, we really didn't need the groundhog to tell us we have six more weeks of winter. With another snowstorm coming, I'm not sure we will even see the ground in six weeks. At least we will have warm food in our bellies…
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Monday meal plan to help organize family dinner
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Monday Meal Plan Jan 26th

As the snow apocalypse is upon us, I wonder if meal planning will be in vain this week. Will we have power? No school? After braving the grocery store today and witnessing empty shelves, I can say we can tuck ourselves in for the week and not…
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Monday meal plan to help organize family dinner
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Monday Meal Plan Jan 19th

I hope the long weekend has afforded every some time to rest and relax with family today. On the meal plan this week we are adding in more meatless meals, and yes, my husband is on board. It's one of our family goals for 2015 to eat less meat.…
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Monday meal plan to help organize family dinner
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Dinner Meal Plan January week 2

Old man winter arrived this week so the dinner plans include lots of comforting and hearty meals. I'm excited to test out a couple of new recipes, including a fast way to roast a whole chicken. Last week's meal plan highlights were the pork…
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Soup makes a great freezer meal. Cook in bulk
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Monday Meal Plan Jan week 1

Are you ready to commit to meal planning in 2015? If it's one of your resolutions, I wish you luck and welcome any questions you have. This is the third year of meal planning here on the blog. Writing out the plans every Sunday and sharing…
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Monday meal plan to help organize family dinner
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Monday Meal Plan Christmas Week

As everyone finishes their preparations for Christmas, here are some dinner ideas for your family. Easy peasy lemony squeezy my daughter would say. We are trying to do our best to use up what's in the fridge and pantry in the coming weeks so…
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Family dinner ideas with real food ingredients
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Monday Meal Plan Nov 16th

This week's meal plan starts to move into the comfort meal territory. Lots of slow cooking and hearty pasta dishes. Now that it really feels like winter is coming (or arrived), it's time to make the switch in the kitchen too. We are also…
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Easy family dinners all planned out
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Monday Meal Plan Nov 10th

Getting back into meal plan has been a huge help as I make the grocery list and map out our week. I know that crock pot dinners are needed on gymnastic nights and I can cook vegetarian dinners if my husband has a work event. You can create…
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Meal Plan! Dinners for a week.
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Monday Meal Plan Nov wk 1

Why yes, I still meal plan. Mostly. Well maybe not as well as I used to for the past two years but I'm so ready to get back on track to map our our family dinner plans. My last official meal plan post here was June 16, prior to taking time…
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