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jenngm67 wrote:
| I'm working on meal planning, and I'm gearing up use parts of Saving Dinner. For all our special needs in this house because of food allergies, I couldn't believe how MANY recipes I could use, or simply adapt. VERY rare! |
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Ooo! Would you mind sharing what food allergies you are dealing with? I would LOVE to use a cookbook like this (*something* needs to save dinner around here  ) but we are dealing with egg, dairy, and nut allergies at minimum - I need to avoid citrus, tomato, mustard, cinnamon and a few other things I know I'm forgetting  but if everyone else can eat it while I eat something else I'd still be quite pleased!
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amyable wrote:
jenngm67 wrote:
| I'm working on meal planning, and I'm gearing up use parts of Saving Dinner. For all our special needs in this house because of food allergies, I couldn't believe how MANY recipes I could use, or simply adapt. VERY rare! |
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Ooo! Would you mind sharing what food allergies you are dealing with? I would LOVE to use a cookbook like this (*something* needs to save dinner around here ) but we are dealing with egg, dairy, and nut allergies at minimum - I need to avoid citrus, tomato, mustard, cinnamon and a few other things I know I'm forgetting but if everyone else can eat it while I eat something else I'd still be quite pleased! |
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Egg, Dairy, Wheat, Mustard and Cinnamon is what we're avoiding. I also try to keep nuts out of our diet, because of the risk of allergies. HTH!
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I just went to B&N and got their only copy of Saving Dinner!
I went to her website menumailer.com and I noticed that she has printable grocery lists that correspond to the menus in the book. That was the last thing I needed to decide to buy it. For the last four weeks I have been using the site I mentioned before menus4mom.com It was so easy to get the menu in my inbox and just print it along side the grocery list. Even though I like all the recipes I have tried from them. I don't like how their menus are set up. For example for this coming week they have ham twice, chicken twice and pasta three times in a row. I know she is trying to save time and used planned leftovers but my family doesn't like to eat several similar dishes on the same week.
All of that to say that I am looking foward to trying Savind Dinner. Thanks Alice for the inspiration,
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Natalia wrote:
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Thanks to you, Natalia, for the kind words.
By the way, we had Turkey Piccata tonight (actually it was chicken piccata because I couldn't get turkey breast!), and it was fantastic--definitely going on the favorites list. Leanne Ely is unbelievably consistent.
The only thing my children are growing tired of is the bean dishes. The past three weeks, we have had a crock pot bean dish every single Friday. I made a note to myself to spread these out a bit more next year. My kids can tolerate beans about once a month.
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| Alice, we live on an island in the North Atlantic, and you can't find a fish market????? C'mon!! |
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Not one that delivers, baby!
I am an all delivery gal these days--no more spending the weekends running errands for me! |
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Allright, now I'm really jealous!! You have your groceries DELIVERED, is this an East Coast thing or am I really in po-dunksville 
I'm definately looking into to this as an option 
We're having the Mustard Salmon this Friday, I try to do all my fish nights on Friday year round, just a habit we've kept up not just for Lent. Works for us and so far they've all been good. I'm with your kiddos on the *bean* thing  we're taking a break for a few weeks if you get my drift
Let me know about your fish delivery plans!!
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Allright, now I'm really jealous!! You have your groceries DELIVERED, is this an East Coast thing or am I really in po-dunksville
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Take a look at the website of Peapod, an online grocer based in Illinois. I do not think you are in their delivery range, but it is certainly worth exploring. It might also be worthwhile to call your local grocery stores and ask. Several of our local stores deliver, although you need to call or mail in the lists, because they are not online.
By the way, home delivery comes with a fee, not to mention a tip for the driver, but I still spend less money because it is very easy to comparison shop for the best prices online and there is no more impulse buying (you know, a box of donuts here, a magazine there--it's easy to forget these unnecessaries when you are not in the store!)
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Alice-
Is the tip included in the price or do you just feel obligated. I had my groceries delived for a while but I felt guilty for not tipping (a man that works at the store said it was not expected). I was thinking I'd go back to it again, but tip him this time. I think its worth the stress of my most despised thing-grocery shopping!
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You know, delivery-minded ladies, the day of your real deliverance is around the corner: you will hand your list, with detailed instructions, to the new driver in your house and send him/her on the way. Then, you will check off "home ec" on your lesson plans  . After she knows how to navigate the grocery store on her own, you will hand her SAving Dinner and let her make the list. Ultimately, you will have her plan, shop, stock, and cook. On that day, you will volunteer to clean up, lest you feel like a kept woman . Your sons- and daughters-in-law will rise up and call you blessed.
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A delivery fee is definitely included in the price, so you should not feel guilty, especially if you have been told you do not need to tip. I always give the guy five dollars, because they bring all those bags right in to my kitchen table, but I do not know that this is necessary.
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Oh, Elizabeth you are so correct! I always tell my nephew I want his clone for Christmas. Last week while I was watching my sister's dc, he told me to rest and he would cook dinner. He then organized his siblings with their meals and then off to get ready for bed.
Ahhh...I just love teenagers!!
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Elizabeth wrote:
| You know, delivery-minded ladies, the day of your real deliverance is around the corner: you will hand your list, with detailed instructions, to the new driver in your house and send him/her on the way. Then, you will check off "home ec" on your lesson plans . After she knows how to navigate the grocery store on her own, you will hand her SAving Dinner and let her make the list. Ultimately, you will have her plan, shop, stock, and cook. On that day, you will volunteer to clean up, lest you feel like a kept woman . Your sons- and daughters-in-law will rise up and call you blessed. |
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Elizabeth is correct. This is what I did. I homeschooled as a teenager. I learned to drive and took over the grocery shopping and other errands, and much of the cooking. And all under "home-ec"...The only problem was the other children didn't take the helm from me.
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