tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post116891213214010524..comments2024-03-27T03:58:05.389-04:00Comments on The Cookbook Junkie: Cornbread and a slumpThe Cookbook Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04800004451856078252noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-26538966571375303572015-07-29T16:32:57.052-04:002015-07-29T16:32:57.052-04:00Lol, I realized that I just said "flexibally....Lol, I realized that I just said "flexibally." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-42145075538293892982015-07-29T16:32:04.559-04:002015-07-29T16:32:04.559-04:00I use the website/app www.bigoven.com for my menu ...I use the website/app www.bigoven.com for my menu planning. I LOVE it. I normally am too frugal to pay membership fees but this is SO worth it, and inexpensive anyways. It lets me search all of my recipes by ingredient to use up what is in my fridge or pantry, or exclude any ingredients, then add any the recipes to a grocery list (I choose the # of servings and it automatically adjusts), and also to a menu plan. It is really user friendly and has literally changed my life! Especially because i can plan ahead as little or as far as I want to, and then can change the menu plan (and grocery list) when things change, which they always do! So I tend to plan ahead out maybe a week and then go update it if we have more or less food that I thought. There's just two of us and I cook from scratch so I usually shop every 2-3 days and try to buy for what's on the menu for 2-3 days, but since I can change the menu so flexibally, I can edit my grocery list at the last minute or even in the store on my smartphone. Love it!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-1169252964017407492007-01-19T19:29:00.000-05:002007-01-19T19:29:00.000-05:00We get paid fortnightly so do the big shop fortnig...We get paid fortnightly so do the big shop fortnightly and by that reasoning I plan a fortnightly menu. I do the dinners for the 2 week period as well as three or four cookie/cake recipes during that time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-1169236284848340062007-01-19T14:51:00.000-05:002007-01-19T14:51:00.000-05:00I plan my menu out on Sundays.I try really hard (...I plan my menu out on Sundays.I try really hard (and most of the time succeed) in keeping with the menu.Sometimes I add or delete something based on time or mood though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-1169178031301257492007-01-18T22:40:00.000-05:002007-01-18T22:40:00.000-05:00Sometimes a day or so ahead but mostly the morning...Sometimes a day or so ahead but mostly the morning of, when I decide what meat to get from the freezer. An exception is when we are having guests. I think it would be great to have a week planned, but I think we would have it all changed around before we hardly started. <BR/><BR/>JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-1169174723888579022007-01-18T21:45:00.000-05:002007-01-18T21:45:00.000-05:00Plan? Menu? I'm just not that organized and I ha...Plan? Menu? <BR/>I'm just not that organized and I have no exuse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-1169151465096832592007-01-18T15:17:00.000-05:002007-01-18T15:17:00.000-05:00I plan for five meals so I can get what I need at ...I plan for five meals so I can get what I need at the store. Then we immediately abandon those menus and make whatever I have time to throw together or gets the least negative response from the peanut gallery ;)DancesInGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516526687504692899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-1169148847935761072007-01-18T14:34:00.000-05:002007-01-18T14:34:00.000-05:00I do my menu twice a month...based on pay days! I ...I do my menu twice a month...based on pay days! I get in slumps too, but that's why I menu plan...so that when I'm in a slump all I have to do is look at my menu you and do what it says to do. <BR/><BR/>Your cornbread looks really good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-1169145505130593262007-01-18T13:38:00.000-05:002007-01-18T13:38:00.000-05:00I make a menu every Sunday morning before we got t...I make a menu every Sunday morning before we got to the store. That way I know what I need to buy. I started doing this when we were saving money for a house so that we didn't impulse shop or eat out during the week because we had no ideas for dinner and it's really worked out well. I like knowing what I'm having for dinner every night so I don't have to think about it after work when I'm hungry and just want to eat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-1169141566480402462007-01-18T12:32:00.000-05:002007-01-18T12:32:00.000-05:00I try and get my menu finalized on Sunday morning ...I try and get my menu finalized on Sunday morning before we go to the store. With trying to be healthy this takes a little longer to make the menu and the shopping list. I know it is going to get easier, I just need to figure out what my main staples are going to be and go from there.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700720020186831174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517408.post-1169132178812476202007-01-18T09:56:00.000-05:002007-01-18T09:56:00.000-05:00I do it by weeks so I know what to get at the groc...I do it by weeks so I know what to get at the grocery store when I go shopping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com