Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

7 Favorite Do-Ahead Dinners for Winter (recipe: Chocolate-Chip Chili)

by Aimee
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A little blogging conference called Blissdom is happening in a few weeks in Nashville and I’m skipping the country to attend. I’ll also be skipping out on four days of laundry, lunch-packing and cooking. Woo-hoo! Hmm, the last time I traveled internationally on my own? It was over a decade ago and included sights such [...]

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Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

The Best Do-Ahead Breakfast Foods

by Aimee
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This June, my husband and I are hosting the highly anticipated reunion of my family. Coming from as far away as New Mexico and British Columbia, my two parents, three siblings, three siblings-in-laws, three nieces and two nephews will join our family of four. If you count it up, that’s seventeen mouths to feed, and [...]

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Menu Planning & Batch Cooking

Warmer Weather Batch Cooking

by Aimee
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For some, batch cooking tends to go out the window when the thermometer rises outside, because, well, most batch cooking is not ideally suited to hot weather. Who wants to simmer a stew on the stove all day when you’re trying to keep the kitchen cool? And while we’re asking questions, who wants to spend [...]

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10 Tasty Uses for a 4-Ingredient Tomato Sauce

by Aimee
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Batch cooking starts with basic tomato sauce, I think we can all agree on that one. Having a few quarts of it in the freezer – or jarred up in the pantry – is reassurance of a quick hot meal in the future. Tomato sauce is: good for you – see ‘fun facts’ below; versatile [...]

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A New Way to Menu Plan

by Aimee
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Chances are if you’re considering integrating a menu plan into your life, it’s because you’re looking to simplify cooking. Let’s face it, we’re all busier than we’ve ever been, yet we don’t want to compromise on bringing the family around the table for good, wholesome food. We’ve covered the basics of successful menu planing here [...]

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