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Meal Planning via Pinterest

Every two weeks, I do a big grocery shopping trip. The day before I go, I sit down & plan my menu for the coming two weeks. I look in my freezer & fridge to see what I have on hand & try to incorporate those things into my meals to save on costs. Why buy extra ingredients when you already have some on hand?

Since discovering Pinterest, I've come across a whole new world of delicious looking recipes. This week, I've decided to put some of those yummy looking dishes onto my meal plan. I told myself to stop dreaming of cooking & baking those fabulous recipes & start DOING it! I love to try new recipes. Love, love, LOVE! But I have stipulations for the recipes I pick.

So, when I look at a recipe with those conditions in mind, I can easily decide whether to make it or not.

As I said, this week I turned to Pinterest for inspiration. Wanna see what made my list? Here's my plan:

1) Hamburger soup (a recipe from one of my cookbooks) with Red Lobster biscuits 2) Cajun Chicken Pasta 3) Mini Frittatas & salad 4) Lemon Chicken Breasts with roasted potatoes & salad 5) Bean & sausage soup (my own recipe) with homemade Crescent Rolls 6) Pizza (cuz a girl's gotta have one night off, right? *wink*)

7) Lentil Tacos 8) Greek Pasta Salad (my mom's recipe - I'll post it soon.)

Goodies / Extras for the lunch box, snacks, or desserts:

Best Ever Blueberry Muffins (a favourite recipe I've been making for years)

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins That's my plan & we'll see if I stick to it! ;) Most weeks I do, but there's the odd one that I veer from the path that I've laid out. I'll be sure to let you know how the recipes turn out. I usually divide new recipes into a few different categories:

You should see my cookbooks. Full of notes, they are.

"So & so liked this one".

"Blah. Don't bother with this one again."

The favourite note that still makes me smile is on a soup recipe that my mom made when I still lived at home. It says, "This soup ROCKS MY WORLD!" Truly. I still make it & it's a family favourite. :)

Have you tried any recipes you've found on Pinterest lately? What were they? How did they turn out - would you make them again?
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Posted by {Steph} at Thursday, October 20, 2011