Category: Meal Prep
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Meal Prep: When There’s a Holiday
This week, I was kind of thrown off my game by the holiday weekend. We had some great family time over Memorial Day weekend and accomplished a lot of work around the house and yard. The weather was fantastic here for the first time in untold years; it has rained the last several Memorial Days,…
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Meal Prep: If You Can Call It That
This week, I’m not sure if you can even call my meal prep a meal prep. Isn’t “meal prepping,” by definition, the act of preparing all or most of your ingredients or meals at one time? That didn’t really happen this week. But I did capitalize on small chunks of time to help my family eat (pretty)…
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Meal Prep: Maximizing Leftovers
This week, the first half of my meal prep was made much simpler because of leftovers from the weekend. We had a small birthday party Saturday morning for my youngest son and his friends, and then we gathered with A.’s parents Saturday evening for a family birthday dinner. The morning spread was a ton of…
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Meal Prep: Double the Meals, Double the Fun
This week, I expanded my meal prep. My partner, A., is on a healthier eating journey, and to help accommodate his goal, I wanted to have more ready-to-heat meals available in the fridge for him. Given our house renovation and garden projects, A. is usually very busy in the mornings and early afternoons before he heads off to…
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Meal Prep: Using what you’ve got
This week, I meal prepped using almost exclusively pantry items and ingredients already in my refrigerator. I was looking to save some money this week, and one of the easiest ways to do that, in my opinion, is to shop your own shelves. I’ve talked about shelf cooking before, and it really is an adventure for me.…