Cooking and Meal Planning

I like to cook, especially when I have people to cook for. Cooking for one is always a challenge and I have found that cooking for two is as well. After reading my best friend's blog (Lindsey) I was inspired by  her post about budgeting and saving  money. She has lots of inspiring and encouraging posts that I continually enjoy reading and look forward to reading. One aspect she wrote about was to plan out your meals for the week. I've heard this was a good idea to save money and be a little more health conscientious but had never sat down to do it. I have planned out last weeks and this weeks meals. Grocery shopping has been much more hassle free. I have made one trip each week. I know it's only been 2 weeks, but it's a start. I have started a weekly menu folder and printed off the week's meals with the recipes. I plan to collect plenty of recipes to then mix and match for the up and coming weeks. I tried a turkey meatloaf recipe that I would not recommend. But at least I tried it. I have found that I also enjoy the time in the kitchen preparing meals. It's also a nice time for Dan and I to share together, he's a pretty good helper :) So here's to preparing healthy, easy and yummy food!