Menu Planning

[tarasis]

Thanks for the link Robyn will check it out

[sue_h]

I love menu planning with my family. We are usually on and off menu planners and it's really only when I need some inspiration in the cooking area. Everyone in my family picks 2-3 meals that covers beef, lamb, seafood, fish, chicken, vegetarian. I can then play with the recipes to suit. If we have sushi or spaghetti everytime that's OK. At least they'll eat it and enjoy it. I've also just found this great menu planning app for apple products - menu_planner. It's really easy to import recipes - mainly from mainstream recipes sites at the moment. I contacted the developer and he said that his next update will allow imports from any recipe website - that means Thermomix recipecommunity and forum recipes could be imported. At the moment I copy and paste (easy too) and it means I have all my favourites on hand. The meals are easy to plan, the shopping list even easier. I've been looking for something and have finally found it. For $5.49 it was definitely worth it.

[Halex]

Hi Sue

Love to hear more about the apple menu plan app?
Do tou have to be on line to read the recipes once imported or are thet there whether your on line or not? Having probs with mine atm with my internet on & off.

Thanks
Hally

[sue_h]

Hi Hally,

Once they are downloaded it appears they are stored on the app. The only time you need to be online is if you want to sync it with your online account so it can then sync with your iphones, desktop or any other itunes compatible product you are using.

I'm not sure how much space it will take up once you have a few recipes in there. I might suggest that archiving some recipes that you haven't accessed in a while to the developer, once I find it's too much.

I'm still using this app every day and have been finding the moving of recipes really easy if I don't use the meal on a certain day. The shopping list and what's in my pantry list have also been useful. I can just update these when I'm shopping or as I cook. It makes my meal preparation really easy.

Sue

[Halex]

Just bought the app. Cant work out how to use it, will try though.

Back to menu planning, birthday really blew budget

H

[cookie1]

They are meant too Hally. Especially the special ones.

[sue_h]

Hally. Did you get the app working. You can import recipes, or you can import food. If I don't have a recipe on the menu, I just list it as a food and add it as such. I love that I can make a food list when we go on picnics, camping etc, because it allows me to add things like apples, nuts etc to the menu plan under snacks. Check out the www.menu-planner.com website and it has tutorials there. Once you get into it, the app is versitile.

[Halex]

Thanks Sue, i will do as I still havent got it to work

H

[VieveMS]

Wanted to bump this topic as I am interested in menu planning....

Also, I think the menu-planner app is a winner.

[Amy :-)]

I menu plan from Friday-Thursday because we usually shop on a Friday afternoon. I usually have 1-2 fish meals, 1-2 red meat meals, about 3 chicken meals and sometimes a vegetarian. I try to do a couple of pasta/rice dishes, a casserole, a grill with vegetables, pizza on Friday, and whatever else in between.

I have my menu plan written on a whiteboard so I can just erase and rewrite each week

[*suzanne*]

Snap Amy i have mine on my pantry door mine came about because I got sick of every body asking"what's for dinner" it is the best thing I have done  and no more questions from the family

[Amy :-)]

Great minds think alike, right suzanne?

Its so convenient having it on a white board! Especially right next to the pantry

[*suzanne*]

They sure do  and every one who visits loves it

[Amy :-)]

And then they want to stay for dinner

[VieveMS]

sounds like i need to invest in a whiteboard for the pantry as well...