Kosher Once a Month Cooking II: The Budget Breakdown (Part 1)

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I am very excited to be hosting Shaindy Gerstein from HappilyHectic.com for her second installation of Kosher Once a Month Cooking (OAMC). I know we all learned so much – and got so much inspiration – the last time she guest posted! Since December is Menu Planning Month, I love the idea of working OAMC [...]

Theme Menu Planning: How *I* Menu Plan

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As  many of you know, I’ve been monthly  menu planning for a while now, inspired by my friend Anne. But this past summer, I decided to simplify things a bit more with theme menu planning. Now I get to enjoy the predictability of monthly menu planning with the flexibility of weekly menu planning. Here’s how [...]

Menu Planning Made Easy | Food on the Table

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As you know, December is Menu Planning Month at KOAB. Every week, I am sharing two or three posts to show how menu planning can be a money-saving, time-saving and sanity-saving tool. I know that many of you are ardent fans of menu planning already, but for others, it just feels like one more overwhelming [...]

How to Make a Monthly Menu Plan (Guest Post)

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Today’s post is this December Menu Planning Month is all about monthly menu planning. Yes, that means, you plan out your meals a month in advance! As I’ve mentioned before, we do a modified version of monthly planning – and the person who inspired (and instructed) me is my dear friend, Anne Dillon. I’m thrilled [...]

Get Started with Menu Planning: 3 Methods for Making Your Plan

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There is no right way or wrong way to menu plan. Actually, scratch that. There is a right way: The way that works for you & your family! Since I find myself fielding numerous questions about HOW to make your menu plan, I thought I’d put together this review of what I see as the [...]

4 Ways Menu Planning Saves Money

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Welcome back to Menu Planning Month. I decided to kick off this series by answering the question – Why? Why bother menu planning? Why not just live – and eat – spontaneously? The answer is two-fold. There is no doubt that my household runs much more smoothly when I menu plan. Five o’clock is far [...]

December = Menu Planning Month

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It’s Menu Planning Month at Kosher on a Budget. Now, as you know, I am all about saving money through coupons and deals. But if you only do the coupon/deal piece, you won’t be maximizing your savings. You have to lay a good foundation for managing your home finances. And menu planning is one of the [...]

Our November Meal Plan Themes

If it ‘aint broke, don’t fix it. Meal planning themes continue to work really well for me. I like the predictability of knowing what type of food I will serve each day, without having to stress over committing to a specific meal or set of ingredients. For November, here are our themes: Sunday – In [...]