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Sometimes the same old snacks get just a little… you know, uninspired. I'm nuts about popcorn, eat it all the time. So, I'm often looking
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December 29, 2010
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Stir Fry for an Easy Nutritious Meal
One of our family’s favorite dishes is stir fry. It is one of the only meals that all 5 of us scarf down with nary
Plan to Eat
December 17, 2010
Recipe For A Chilly Morning: Soaked Baked Oatmeal with Molasses
This is the perfect time of year for a hot, baked breakfast. It will also help you use up the last of that 50 pound
Plan to Eat
December 3, 2010
Soup Swapping
With leaves crunching underfoot and evenings getting darker earlier and earlier, now is the perfect time to stock your freezer with soup. A soup swap
Amy
November 30, 2010
Healthy Lunchboxes
At this time of year, school is well under way, and it’s easy to get into a rut when it comes to packing healthy lunches
Plan to Eat
November 17, 2010
Real Food Alternatives For A Wheat or Dairy Intolerance
Wheat and dairy are two of the most allergenic foods today. When a member of the family is diagnosed with a food intolerance, either by
Plan to Eat
November 5, 2010
Whole Foods for Healthier Meals
About a year or so ago, I picked up a copy of Michael Pollan’s In Defense Of Food. Little did I know, it was going
Plan to Eat
October 19, 2010
Incoporate Fall and Winter Produce Into Your Menu Plan
Fall is a fabulous time for menu planning and eating, isn’t it? Everything is plentiful in September and the cooler temperatures lure us back into
Plan to Eat
October 7, 2010
Cooking with Kids: English Muffin Pizzas
It’s only been recently that I’ve started actually enjoying cooking or baking with our kids (now that the oldest two are 6 and 4.5 rather
Mandi
September 30, 2010
Easy Pasta Recipes for Busy Families
Life’s been a bit busy lately, with the new school year & the launch of my new site, and I’ve been looking for easy meals
Mandi
September 13, 2010
Use Plan to Eat to Keep Track of The Dirty Dozen and The Clean Fifteen
Recently, I shared a printable on Life…Your Way to help my readers keep track of the “dirty dozen” and “clean fifteen” when purchasing produce. These
Mandi
September 8, 2010
Share Plan to Eat with Friends & Earn a Referral Fee
A couple of weeks ago, I told you how the improved Friends feature makes it incredibly easy to share recipes with friends and family so
Mandi
September 5, 2010
Decluttering Your Cookbooks
Although I’m really not a great cook — despite my best efforts and the fact that I cook almost every day for my family! —
Mandi
September 1, 2010
Barbecue Recipes to Try Before the Grilling Season Ends
Summer’s almost over, and I’m looking forward to fall and all the goodness it brings with it — crisp apples fresh from the orchard, fresh
Mandi
August 29, 2010
New Friend Feature Makes Sharing Recipes Even Easier!
One of the features of Plan to Eat that has the most potential to change the way my family eats is the Friend feature, which
Mandi
August 24, 2010
Cooking with Beans: Healthy AND Inexpensive
Ask any frugal family, and chances are that beans and/or rice make a regular appearance on their menu. For some people, just the phrase “beans
Mandi
August 21, 2010
How Many Small Appliances Does a Person Really Need?
Can I tell you a secret? I’m a terrible cook. I’m getting better the more I practice, but the truth is that I over think
Mandi
August 19, 2010
7 Ways to Use Quinoa in Everyday Cooking
Quinoa is quickly gaining popularity as a superfood. Not only is it high in protein (and a complete protein to boot), it’s also high in
Mandi
August 10, 2010
Creating a List of Pantry Staples
Keeping a well-stocked pantry is a valuable tool, along with menu planning, for ensuring that your family has healthy food available even when you’re not
Mandi
August 7, 2010
Now Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Supper!
Wait…supper? Yep, that’s right! For all of us who use Plan to Eat for planning every meal, there are now sections on your meal planner
Mandi
August 4, 2010
Declutter Your Kitchen in 6 Easy Steps
Do you have too many gadgets and tools cluttering up your kitchen? The answer to that question is obviously subjective, but you might if you…
Mandi
August 2, 2010
10 Recipes for Homemade Ice Cream
Have you made homemade ice cream before? I’ll admit that I haven’t, but I’ve seen quite a few homemade ice cream recipes lately that make
Mandi
July 29, 2010
A Plan-to-Eat Moment from Kait
Kait recently left a comment on an older post with her new monthly planning system. It’s such a great idea that I wanted to be
Mandi
July 28, 2010
The Importance of Having Healthy, Ready-to-Eat Foods on Hand
Changing your diet from processed, unhealthy foods to fresh, healthy ones doesn’t come easily for most people. It takes time and effort — to read
Mandi
July 20, 2010
Step by Step Menu Planning
There are a few different approaches to planning your menu. I thought I’d share my method first, and I’d love to hear how your method
Mandi
July 18, 2010
Using Fresh Garlic: Health Benefits, Recipes & More
Garlic is often touted as a superfood, with health benefits ranging from clearing up acne and lowering blood pressure to slowing cancer growth and curing
Mandi
July 14, 2010
Kitchen Tools That Serve Double (or Triple!) Duty
I’m a big proponent of simplifying and decluttering in the kitchen (well, really, everywhere, but we’re talking about the kitchen today!), and so I rarely
Mandi
July 12, 2010
Four Tips for Simplifying Your Menu Plan
Menu planning is a great way to simplify both your grocery shopping and meal preparation. Avoid the 5 o’clock stare down with the pantry by
Mandi
July 8, 2010
What Are Your Must-Have Kitchen Tools?
Yesterday, I asked this question on Twitter: What Are Your Must-Have Kitchen Tools? The answers I received were wide and varied. I heard from a
Mandi
July 3, 2010
A Plan-to-Eat Moment
A couple of weeks ago, we were on our way back from vacation and trying to decide when we would grocery shop for the week.
Mandi
June 30, 2010
10 Uses for Fresh Peaches
July is the month that makes me wish I lived in Georgia — not for the sweltering summer humidity, of course, but for the fresh
Mandi
June 26, 2010
Why Meal Plan?
I’m excited to be joining the Plan to Eat team as a blogger and spokesperson. As a work-at-home mom of four little girls five years
Mandi
June 23, 2010
Nutritional Information & Our Family’s Food Philosophy
New Nutritional Features We have some good news if you are one of the many people that have asked for the ability to input nutritional
Plan to Eat
April 15, 2010
Baking Day
We eat a lot of bread in our house. We have very specific requirements for bread that make it challenging to find a good loaf
Plan to Eat
March 27, 2010
A Review of Food Inc.
We Recently watched Food Inc. If you have not seen it, you should. It will radically change the way you understand the food you eat,
Plan to Eat
March 18, 2010
Monthly Meal Planning
Today we launched one of the most requested features for Plan to Eat. You can now plan your meals using a Monthly Meal Planner. New Monthly
Plan to Eat
September 23, 2009
Meal Planning Should Be Easier
That’s what my wife thought a few years ago, and that’s why I started working on a meal planning website called Plan to Eat that
Plan to Eat
September 11, 2009
Old Fashioned Zucchini Bread
Oh, it is summer and the zucchini plant is going crazy! We are getting more than we can eat from our one plant. For those
Lisa
August 1, 2009
Marinara Sauce
I love a good marinara sauce! This one is very easy and very versatile. We have this a lot. It is really great with fresh
Plan to Eat
July 19, 2009
Whole Wheat Waffles
Whole wheat waffles are one of our favorite dinners, or breakfasts or lunch for that matter. Especially in the summer when the berries are abounding!
Plan to Eat
July 12, 2009
In Celebration of Sweet Peas
We grew sweet peas for the first time this year. My little girls are just amazed to see the peas that normally come out of
Plan to Eat
June 28, 2009
The Meal Planning Process
I like to plan things. It gives me the illusion of control. I don’t like standing at 5 pm at the refrigerator wondering what I
Plan to Eat
May 24, 2009
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