Menu Planning With T

Menu Plan for the Week of 12/15/13 Once again, I was pleasantly surprised by the recipes in my weekly  E-Meals Simple Gourmet Menu . I have started serving dinner earlier so my Aunt can eat with us so I also am doubling all of the recipes. Here we go!  Sunday:  Free Night!  Monday:  I got home late from shopping so ended up making a delicious sandwich. I should have taken a picture of it! ;) Haha Tuesday:  French Beef Stew with Mashed Potatoes Notes:  This was tasty but a couple of things. I would add some Kosher or Sea Salt and pepper to the stew itself while it is simmering for the hour and a half. The prep for the recipe says 20 minutes but it was more like an hour. It is 20 minutes not including all the chopping and mincing of everything. I would probably also skip the mashed potatoes and add some small red or yellow potatoes to the stew itself, quartered or halved depending on their size. It is not a thick stew, so if you w...

Menu Plan for the Week of 12/8/13 I have written before, about the importance of delegating things out. If you do not enjoy doing something and if it can be done by someone else, delegate it out. I have lots of friends who hire people to do their grocery shopping, cleaning, and even cooking. One of the first things I ever delegated out was cleaning. It has been years since I cleaned my own house. I personally don't enjoy it and my girl does as good a job as I do. But for me, I love grocery shopping (I am a couponer) and I love cooking. With my schedule though, while I have a lot of down time, I also have a lot of other things on my plate and dinner time comes right in a prime time hour for me. So how do I find time to build a multi million dollar empire and figure out what is for dinner? I am very organized! You are probably wondering what organization has to do with menu planning, but really menu planning is a great way to stay organized. Since I coupon, I have a favorite st...