I told you awhile ago about a meal planning system called “Meal Planner 101“. Well, I’ve been using the system for a good two weeks now and meal time around my house has been great. I really needed something to give me a kick in the pants so that I would start planning meals for my family again, instead of flying by the seat of my pants.
The Meal Planner 101 System
Let me start off by telling you how much I love the Meal Planner 101 system. For $29.95 you get a notebook with a few pre-printed pages on it …read more

My top number one 2008 New Year’s resolution is to cook healthier and more frequent meals for my family and also learn better skills as a cook. I come from a line of very good cooks and I can actually bake and cook quite well..I just don’t do it as much as I used to or put as much effort into it as I should.
We have become SO busy now that our kids are getting older. Even though they each only have one activity that they are involved in, that’s 3 kids times 1 activity equals 3 nights a week …read more

This is my first Supper Saturday post. Read here to find out what Supper Saturday is all about.
One great way to keep up with the meal planning in your house is to designate certain days with certain meals. For example, every Friday could be pizza night or every Tuesday could be Mexican food night. Giving a couple of days out of the week a theme will help you tremendously when it comes time to planning the monthly or weekly meals. I have known some people to give every day of the week a theme. It’s up to you if you …read more