If you've followed me for a while you'll know that I have a huge recipe collection. I have decluttered my recipe books but still have a few. Most of my collection is handwritten or magazine cuttings from over the years. Apart from recipes we may refer to, most of us have family favourites that don't require a recipe. I have loads of jottings of meal ideas and on Pinterest and in my head. Sometimes I fall into the same old, same old meals and this makes cooking tea a chore.
I have this pretty little notebook that I haven't found a use for until now. This will be my meal ideas book. I hope to create a reference book with a huge bank of meal ideas to inspire my meal planning. I will include hot and cold dinners as well as puddings. This gives me the opportunity to keep things simple but to have different meals without searching for recipes.
I'm not a naturally organised person, so hopefully this will put all my ideas in one place.
I will be meal planning for next week later today as I do my online shop on Tuesday evenings. I will have a list and I will stick to it!
I will be on the lookout for cheap but nutritious meals, so feel free to share your family favourites in the comments! It would be lovely to recipe share :)
Mandy x
Hi Mandy, thank you for leaving such a lovely comment on my last post that really touched me. I love your book I have one similar that I just started this year I have been putting all the recipes from main meals, jam and chutney making etc all my favourites into it to. Although I do still use my favourite vintage cookery books to. I make everything from scratch to but right now my head has drawn a blank with what to share with you. Have fun, dee xx
ReplyDeleteHi Dee, always an inspiration to me!
DeleteI would love to know which vintage cookery books you use...I will show you the ones I have later xx