• In the Kitchen

    Meal Planning Retreat: Do you want to join us?

    As many of you know, I struggled for 10 years to build the best meal-planning system for our family. I finally cracked it! I put in a couple hours at the front end to put together my system, and now it only takes me 5 minutes a week to plan my meals and order my groceries for the week.

    This past weekend, for example, we were driving home from a camping trip with friends. I spent five minutes planning our meals for the week and ordering our groceries—all from the comfort of the passenger’s seat!

    I am so excited to share this system with others at the inaugural 5-Minute Meal Read More

  • In the Kitchen

    Easy Meal Planning: The Struggle Is Real

    easy meal planning

    I have been in such a meal planning rut lately. Fortunately, I love my system for organizing recipes, selecting which meals we are going to eat, and generating a grocery list organized by category. However, finding recipes that meet all of my criteria feels like too much work. I struggle to find recipes that support easy meal planning!

    First of all, Matt and I are vegetarians. Second, I don’t want to do a lot of prep/work to get dinner ready. I want the whole process to take 30 minutes or less (including cook time!). And I want as few ingredients as possible so we 1) save money and 2) don’t … Read More