tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post3844482851317821886..comments2024-03-27T02:53:44.370-05:00Comments on Life As The Coats: HOW I DO IT: MEAL PLANNING FOR 2Life As The Coatshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905072083232877403noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-54802224272475377502016-11-21T17:00:03.493-06:002016-11-21T17:00:03.493-06:00OH MY GOSH ARE YOU ORGANIZED!!! I literally make m...OH MY GOSH ARE YOU ORGANIZED!!! I literally make meal plans for people, and mine look like crap haha. I would never open Excel. It scares me. But now I'm convinced enough to try. And love the whole idea cooking for 2. It's a struggle sometimes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803737132927365177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-68129075813857723642016-04-25T19:51:10.322-05:002016-04-25T19:51:10.322-05:00very nice menu plan, thanks for sharing with Heart...very nice menu plan, thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop.Swathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292753459968878119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-87810064040276020502016-03-23T21:34:52.128-05:002016-03-23T21:34:52.128-05:00You are so organized! I've really got to start...You are so organized! I've really got to start this whole meal planning thing. Thanks for the tipsNicole The Professional Mom Projecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08257458409515458803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-59640209966907041922016-03-22T19:34:14.602-05:002016-03-22T19:34:14.602-05:00These are great ideas! I also need some work on Ex...These are great ideas! I also need some work on Excel to make it easy to use your plan. I do find meal-planning makes the week so much easier and I also tend to be more thrifty with grocery shopping since I am being deliberate with the items I need and also assuring I am not in the middle of making something only to find that I do not have an ingredient. Cooking for 2 is something I am relearning since our children are grown and gone. I love it when a recipe I make results in two meals....one for today and one for later! Happy to be visiting as your neighbor at the Linkup at Grammies Time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226770075164231059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-83279050515843504832016-03-13T22:22:37.177-05:002016-03-13T22:22:37.177-05:00I really need to get on board with meal planning. ...I really need to get on board with meal planning. And my cooking habits are much better suited for a large family than the two of us.Lisa Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17697383687935386178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-68728891859824552522016-03-11T11:37:43.427-06:002016-03-11T11:37:43.427-06:00Love seeing how other people do it! I typically am...Love seeing how other people do it! I typically am only cooking for one, and still plan using paper, 'cause I just like to write sometimes. But I have gone to making grocery lists on my phone. I typically do one big prep day over the weekend & just a crockpot thing or two during the week if needed.<br /><br />Great idea for a How I do it series.<br /><br />Stopping by from the Oh Hey Friday linkup.Jessie Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217522564709638588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-50763808717153831342016-03-09T14:37:59.939-06:002016-03-09T14:37:59.939-06:00Love this. I'm barely there on the whole meal ...Love this. I'm barely there on the whole meal prep thing, but it makes life so much easier when I do set the time aside to plan things out. :]<br /><br />// <b> <a href="http://www.itscarmen.com" rel="nofollow">▲ itsCarmen.com ▲ </a></b> Carmen Varnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069095689727177681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-54867141141216017782016-03-09T09:42:55.936-06:002016-03-09T09:42:55.936-06:00This is great! Thanks for sharing and for linking ...This is great! Thanks for sharing and for linking up today! xoJMO https://www.blogger.com/profile/00135137475181864248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-22905270583927867912016-03-08T21:41:07.564-06:002016-03-08T21:41:07.564-06:00This is so helpful! I think meal planning for tw...This is so helpful! I think meal planning for two can be tough because like you said, sometimes recipes make so much food! I typically cook 3-4 nights a week, and 3 or 4 nights are leftover nights. It works well for us but I'd love to be more organized!Laura Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817637305623694718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-18126235642307278162016-03-08T21:01:36.729-06:002016-03-08T21:01:36.729-06:00You're a rockstar girl! Gotta love Excel! I...You're a rockstar girl! Gotta love Excel! I'm with you, when I started looking at meal planning as serving my family (even though its just Caleb and I right now), I began to enjoy it more. We also shop week to week. I typically do my meal plan at work on my breaks for the following week. I used to be so lost on this topic (and I still struggle with it a little bit), but I just decided to DIVE IN head first one day and I'm loving it! It saves sooo much money. We used to throw SO much away because we weren't cooking a lot or just weren't finishing everything. Makes me sick to think about!Kayla MKOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816303137102382714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-53399557948020520742016-03-08T16:15:07.923-06:002016-03-08T16:15:07.923-06:00I'm so impressed with your Excel spreadsheets!...I'm so impressed with your Excel spreadsheets! I have no idea how to use Excel, so I just stick to my EC planner :)<br />Sarah at <a href="www.meettheshaneyfelts.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">MeetTheShaneyfelts</a><br />Sarah Shaneyfelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219535268060354468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-63554181664637664742016-03-08T16:01:34.404-06:002016-03-08T16:01:34.404-06:00love it! i need to work on my meal planning skills...love it! i need to work on my meal planning skills. this is awesome!<br /><br />xo christina<br />www.bubblybrunetteblog.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11344562302917782553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-88703200230437458552016-03-08T11:39:43.436-06:002016-03-08T11:39:43.436-06:00Love this! You're so organized! Love how you h...Love this! You're so organized! Love how you have those cute calendars and all the recipes written out. I usually make 2-3 dinners a week so we're constantly eating leftovers ;)Hanging with the Hirstshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04884603740172185284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-88455454488364506322016-03-08T11:12:37.659-06:002016-03-08T11:12:37.659-06:00Love this!! The spreadsheet idea is genius! Totall...Love this!! The spreadsheet idea is genius! Totally going to start one of my own!!Becoming The Kelchshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744559143947445723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-78118202607902027082016-03-08T09:39:59.787-06:002016-03-08T09:39:59.787-06:00Great idea with the Excel template! Right now what...Great idea with the Excel template! Right now what we've been doing is keeping a whiteboard with days of the week on it (from TGT dollar spot!) and writing down our meals each Sunday night. But someday I'd like to get to this level of planning!<br />www.thepetersonsonamsdenway.comBriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192308028609300342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-56301535127831506092016-03-08T09:29:45.395-06:002016-03-08T09:29:45.395-06:00Most definitely copying this! Most definitely copying this! The Girl who Loved to Writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069853342158261301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3331219819433723230.post-48820969565165681332016-03-08T09:10:19.924-06:002016-03-08T09:10:19.924-06:00How about you do a How I Do It post on how you mas...How about you do a How I Do It post on how you mastered Excel?! ;) My engineer husband makes so much fun of my lack of Excel skills. Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162996244974904431noreply@blogger.com