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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We eat the same "type" of food every day of the week:

Meatless Monday (usually veggie stirfy or something with beans or eggs); Taco Tuesday (Mexican); Seafood Wednesday; Soup/Salad/Sandwich Thursday; Friday/Saturday: out one night and Italian (or homemade pizza) the other; Crock Pot (or Roast) Sunday.

Obviously this doesn't happen every week, but it really works for us and we plan our menus about 2 weeks out.[/quote]

I love this!  It's so elegant in structure!

For us, I try to think about structuring around a main protein:  fish, beef, chicken, pork.  Then I think about how I want the protein prepared and build a starch and veggie around it.  So maybe I do a beef pot roast, which goes with potatoes and broccoli.  Or I want shrimp, so I do scampi with pasta and spinach.  I also use my slow cooker a lot because I'd rather spend my evenings playing with DD than standing over the stove.

I aim for 4-5 meals per week, with one night as Leftover Night (because we always have a bunch of leftovers, even if we take some for lunches), and one night we do Appetizer Night.  We buy different appetizers from Trader Joe's, Safeway, Costco, etc., and try them out.  Serve with salad.  Sometimes, we include edamame, hummus and pita, crudite, etc.  It's just for fun.

Weekends, we go out one night and the other night, I might cook something more elaborate just because I have the time.

I should note that DH does cook, but very rudimentary stuff, i.e., pizza on pre-made dough, meatloaf and mashed potatoes, roast chicken, etc.  I love to cook and try new things, so I happily take on the bulk of the cooking.[/quote]

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