Monday, January 17, 2011
I thought I'd give this "Organization" thing another try. last year was a flop. I think I managed to construct two menus last year, and then low and behold I got lazy and my idea of creating structure in my life flew out the window with my sanity. That's saying I had any sanity at all, which in reality I have very little of.
So two weeks into the New Year and I finally sat down to plan January's Menu. There it is below if anyone feels the need to jump on my bandwagon and attempt to gain back any organizational skills we once possessed. (Or did we?)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
I've had a huge turn out of emails concerning my Monthly Meal Planner Widget. Some asked where my recipes were, others asked for grocery/pantry lists! Wow! Great ideas come from great minds!!
I've updated the widget to only show the ingredients needed for each recipe. If you click on the Menu Dish, then scroll down, you will see the phrase "More Details" underlined and highlighed in blue. Click it to open up a new window to view the entire grocery list for that recipe. I will make every effort to post the recipes on my daily blog the day before the meal is due to be prepped. Images will be updated on the night the meal is planned. (did that make sense? LOL I'm half falling asleep here!)
Chicken Fried Chicken- (Thursday's planned meal) Please go to: http://goo.gl/TAZp and/or http://delightfulcountrycookin.blogspot.com/2010/01/chicken-fried-chicken-with-gravy.html for full recipe and tutorial! Then after you've prepped the dish surf over to "The Country Cook's" Blog and leave her a **super-sparkly** comment! She'd love to hear how much you loved her recipe!!
Ok it's sleepy time! Goodnight!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
I recently put a new use to my Google Calendars app. I turned one into an interactive Monthly Meal Planner, grabbed my html code for the widget and added it to my blog. Now everyone can see what's cookin' in the South Shore Kitchen!
A very good friend of mine (Hey Khriss!) gave me a fabulous idea to add the recipe of each day's meal into the calendar. Why didn't I think of that? However, seeing as how most of the recipes will be posted in the blog, I ran with her idea in a whole different direction and decide, "Hey, why not just include the shopping & pantry list to the calendar description instead?" So I want to say "Thanks" to Khriss for plugging your fabulous idea into my brain! haha! (I will hop onto that task in a jiff.)
Ok so back to the Menu Planner. Not only does a monthly dinner plan save time in the kitchen but it helps save on impulsive spending at the grocery too! When your meals are planned in advance, you then know exactly what should be jotted down on those nifty little magnet grocery lists that you never use, but have set on the side of your fridge, and you "Save Money" too because you're sticking to your list!! Right?? haha! Ok, we stick to the list for the most part!
