This is so simple. Maybe most of you are already doing this, but I just thought of it a couple of weeks ago.
I tell my family I don't mind cooking or cleaning up but I hate trying to figure out what to cook. I got index cards, and wrote out a menu on each card including beverage and dessert. In the top right corner I labeled them "Chicken, Beef and Pork". On the top left corner, I put a large "O" if this was an oven dish.
In the menu itself I listed a couple of veggies, so I was offered a choice. In the evening after dinner dishes are done, I flip through my cards to see if I need to thaw a roast, or start beans soaking. I'm not limited to those menus but it's so nice to have the help when I need it and to know ahead of time what I'm going to cook without having to think!
By Judi from Oregon
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Great idea!
When my son was home, I would make out a menu at the first of the month. I would make it around sales and pantry items and such. I would put what sides would go with what meats. I then would post it up on the fridge. Each day a different person got to pick what they wanted the next night and it was their responsibility to make sure the meat was taken out of the freezer and that we had all the ingredients handy.
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