Very interesting. It's always a balance between what I *want* to make and what I *can* make haha. Energywise, timewise, pantrywise.
I think I always start with the produce in the fridge and build around that. Because it's usually the most perishable and also bc it's the best way I've found to plan vegetable-forward meals.
Beyond that, I try to incorporate one new recipe a week -- or every week or so. Without this notion, we would probably eat the same 7 meals until the end of time. Not terrible, but not what I aspire to either. And trying to do that also means some of those recipes -- or versions of them -- end up in the rotation of regular recipes.
Also: fascinating to see your meal plan and holy crap that all sounds good!
I love the "start with produce" approach! It's kind of how my meal planning routine got started—trying to use up CSA produce before it went bad. And yes to new recipes. It keeps things from feeling stale and is a nice way to keep learning. This is because I'm a recipe nerd but it fascinates me how different recipe developers deploy techniques and flavors, and following other people's recipes breaks me out of my rut.
Very interesting. It's always a balance between what I *want* to make and what I *can* make haha. Energywise, timewise, pantrywise.
I think I always start with the produce in the fridge and build around that. Because it's usually the most perishable and also bc it's the best way I've found to plan vegetable-forward meals.
Beyond that, I try to incorporate one new recipe a week -- or every week or so. Without this notion, we would probably eat the same 7 meals until the end of time. Not terrible, but not what I aspire to either. And trying to do that also means some of those recipes -- or versions of them -- end up in the rotation of regular recipes.
Also: fascinating to see your meal plan and holy crap that all sounds good!
I love the "start with produce" approach! It's kind of how my meal planning routine got started—trying to use up CSA produce before it went bad. And yes to new recipes. It keeps things from feeling stale and is a nice way to keep learning. This is because I'm a recipe nerd but it fascinates me how different recipe developers deploy techniques and flavors, and following other people's recipes breaks me out of my rut.