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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We do theme weeks and I spend 3-4 hours on Sunday while I make phone calls doing the prep work.

I carmelize onions, make rice or barley, makes sauces or dressings, make marinades and put meat + marinade in ziplock bags, cut fruit salad and make 8 containers for DH and I's lunches, and chop/prep veggies and group together in bags or bowls. The beauty of the theme is that all the recipes use similar ingredients.

Common Themes are Mexican, Mediterranean, [b]Vietnamese[/b], American Picnic foods. 
Each week usually has 
1 night of traditional meat/starch/veggie
1 night of taco/quesadilla/self assembly type food (tacos, pitta wraps, lettuce wraps)
1 pasta/grain with sauce and meat - like a curry, stew or stir fry
1 meal salad night - usually with bits of leftover meat
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Great idea to have a "theme" so you reuse ingredients.  I feel like I waste so much sometimes (only use 1/4 of the parsley before the rest yellows).

Can you give some examples with Vietnamese food?  My fav eating out but too intimidating at home.  Thanks![/quote]

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