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Meal Planning

I didn't really include this as a New Year's resolution, but one thing I want to get better at this year is meal planning.  I really struggle with this.  We signed up for Hello Fresh about a year and a half ago and that has helped tremendously, but I still need to work on it.  We only get 2 meals per week (and sometimes we skip a week altogether) so I still need to plan for the other 5 nights.  So one thing I am starting today is having a slow cooker meal every Monday.  Hello Fresh gets delivered every Monday, so we usually have those meals every Monday and Tuesday, but sometimes it doesn't arrive until 7 or 8, so I have to have a back-up.  So starting today, I am going to do a slow cooker meal every Monday, then Hello Fresh on Tuesday and Wednesday, and then whatever on Thursday.  Friday (or Saturday) we typically order take-out in an effort to support a local small business through this pandemic.  Then I still need to plan for Saturday (or Friday) and Sunday.  So that is my new routine.  This is my menu for this week:


Monday - Chicken Enchilada Soup

Tuesday - Hello Fresh Seared Steak


Wednesday - Hello Fresh Creamy Mushroom Cavatappi


Thursday - Trader Joe's Beef and Broccoli (Trader Joe's frozen section is another life-saver)

Friday - either take-out or butternut squash ravioli (also from TJ's.  I do actually cook sometimes, I swear!)

Saturday - whichever we don't have on Friday

Sunday - I'm out.  I can't plan that far ahead!  Maybe spaghetti, we'll see.

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