Erin, you hit the nail on the head as far as meal planning goes – that’s exactly what I do normally! Just make a list, stick it up on my corkboard, and depending on what I feel like cooking / how much time I have, I pick one of the planned meals. It really does work like a charm, I’ve just got to get back into the swing of it.

As for 101cookbooks.com, I have seen it, but I’ve never actually checked out her cookbook. Thanks for the tip – off to do that now! :)

To be honest, Sarah, no… I know bison is a particularly healthy red meat, but I haven’t eaten red meat (or pork) in nearly 20 years! My hubby does eat it, but because he often prefers chicken or turkey anyways, we stick to those plus fish. Truth be told, I would like to be fully vegetarian, but at this point it’s easier to just make one meal for the whole family, so we do veggie meals about half of the time and include meat for the other half. Your chili does sound delicious though… Perhaps I could pull off a chicken version? :)

Thanks for the reblog!

Oh, I bet Mandy! My nephews are very picky and it can certainly be very frustrating/stressful. I honestly don’t know what I’d do if Gracen was a fussy eater… Probably load her up with kale and spinach-enhanced smoothies! :)

Thanks!

I don’t know if this would help your meal planning Jen, but I read a tip somewhere to make a list of meals to make for the week, but not to put them on a specific day. That really helps me feel less boxed in.

And, I’m sure you’ve seen her site, but Heidi from 101cookbooks.com has a good cookbook called Supernatural Everyday that I think you would enjoy. Similar style in terms of ingredients.