(Updated August 20, 2021. The challenge is done, but prepping your meals ahead of your hunger is still a great habit! Sign up for my weekly(ish) newsletter to be invited to our next meal planning / heart-healthy eating challenge.) Do you sit down to dinner frazzled and sweating, or fresh and relaxed? I must admit, I’m…
It’s January, which means most people have more time than they did last month (projecting) and more energy for self-care, including planning and trying new recipes (also projecting). If that’s you too, how about using some of that extra headspace to set up a life-proof system for meal planning, so…
Happy New Year! (Can I still say that on January 15? Well I’m going to because it’s my first post of the year.) Last month I asked readers what topic they might be interested in learning more about, and “Meal planning your way to 30-minute heart healthy meals” was the…
Earlier this week the lovely ladies on the Taming Crazy podcast talked about heart disease in women and reviewed my 30-Minute Heart Healthy Cookbook *. I listened and enjoyed their casual banter about the realities of midlife for women. It was like having coffee with friends. One comment about the cookbook caught my attention: One of the…
One of the complaints we hear about meal planning is that it’s impossible to predict our lives with that kind of precision: Who will be home? At what time? What will they be in the mood for? Will there be leftovers from last night? My solution: Pantry meals! What are…
Welcome to week #4 of my four-week meal plan sharing experiment. (If you missed them, you might want to check out the introduction/week #1 , week #2, and/or week #3 .) The meal planning theme of the week is summer… Temperatures are rising, my kids will be back from their rainy Saskatchewan fishing/camping trip, and Calgarians are…
This week’s meal plan will be unique because my kids are going fishing in Saskatchewan, so I’m planning more adult-friendly food and experimenting with a few new recipes. My preference is vegetarian with a bit of fish, so it’s that when the kids are away. If you missed them, you…
As I explained last week , I’m sharing our weekly meal plans for four weeks, to see if people find it helpful. It’s only been out there a week, and it’s risen to #4 on my blog, after three older posts that get traffic from Google searches, so that’s a good sign! We’re heading into…