We're in a routine here at Chez Wright. Meal-planning is a must. (Learn how I meal-plan here) Meal planning tends to happen Thursday night or Friday morning as part of my No Waste Tastes Great routine. The meal plan is displayed for all to see on the kitchen board. Rarely do I plan the same meals each week (although I concede this may make life ...
Simple Meal Planning
SuperScrimping – Reducing Your Grocery Budget Plus Simple Spaghetti Bolognese
Channel 4 are showing a great series at the moment called SuperScrimpers. I'm loving that being frugal is now considered 'on trend'! Yay! Finally! As one of those that has been part of this growing community for 3 years plus, it's refreshing. What it does mean, however, that as an experienced SuperScrimper the show can't teach me much I don't already ...
Cooking From Scratch Cost Experiment – Day 2 – Burgers
So we are onto Day 2 and the good ole British weather had a surprise in store for me and my meal planning. (**Please note this post was updated right at the end on 3rd July**) We have the sun! And as Sharron commented on the last post - "too darn hot to cook a roast". She's right... I hadn't quite got a Sunday Roast planned, but did have Toad In The Hole ...
Simple Meal Plan 10-15 April Plus An Apology
Firstly an apology! I have fallen off the blogging wagon big time this week. Leah's Birthday had been very both very time-consuming and extremely enjoyable... Hence I have not yet posted the Carrot Soup recipe but I will be soon... Simple Meal Plan 10 -15 April ( a day late - oops!) Sunday Lunch - Ham Rolls with Salad Dinner - Pasta in Tomato and Basil ...
Simple Meal Plan 2-8 April Plus A NWTG Link!
As usual on a Saturday I post my Simple Meal Plan for the upcoming week. I plan for 6 days of meals, with Friday as my free day where I take part in The Frugal Girls Food Waste Friday and my very own No Waste Tastes Great Challenge. Because I’m a simple gal, I order my groceries on-line for the week ahead and they are delivered. This also means I do not ...
Simple Meal Plan 26 March 2011 Plus Some Links
I'm going to keep this short and simple today. I have just written the first post over at No Waste Tastes Great and am already wondering whether I have bitten off more than I can chew trying to run two blogs at once! :-) Simple Meal Plan 26 March - 1st April 2011 ...
Simple Meal Plan 12 March 2011 – My 100th Post!
How very appropriate that my 100th post should be a Simple Meal Plan! Also how very typical is it that I need to rush it, as I have very limited time today! :-) Firstly an update on my Simple Meal Plan experiment last week. ...
Simple Meal Plan 5 March 2011 – An Experiment
Those who follow this blog know that I each week I meal plan for 6 days Saturday to Friday (with Friday as the free day where I challenge myself to use up all foodstuffs as part of No Waste Tastes Great) My usual routine is that I book a Saturday morning delivery with the local supermarket (Sainsburys) in advance, and then on a Friday I buy my groceries ...
Meal Planning Over At The Minimalist Mom
Hi everyone! I'm guesting today over at The Minimalist Mom The Simple Guide To Meal Planning Don't forget to check out the rest of Rachel's fantastic blog if you do pop across, it's pure inspiration Have a great Wednesday y'all :-) ...
Simple Meal Plan 26 Feb 2011 Plus Some Great Reading
Each week I plan for 6 days of meals, with Friday as my free day where I take part in The Frugal Girls Food Waste Friday and my very own No Waste Tastes Great Challenge. Because I'm a simple gal, I order my groceries on-line for the week ahead and they are delivered. This also means I do not have to step into a supermarket - hurrah! No impulse purchases and ...