by Ari Yares | Dec 25, 2021 | Menu Planning
2021 is coming to a close. I’ve been sharing meal plans now for six months. I’ve enjoyed hearing about how meal planning works in your home and I’m looking forward to sharing more ways that I keep the cooking interesting and my family of six fed as...
by Ari Yares | Nov 27, 2021 | Menu Planning
It’s Hanukkah on Sunday night which means a week filled with fried foods! Well, sort of. The tradition of eating foods fried in oil dates back to one of the miracles connected to Hanukkah. According to the story, after defeating the Greeks, the victorious...
by Ari Yares | Sep 12, 2021 | Menu Planning, The Innovative Dad Blog
This is a hard week to plan, prep, and cook for. Shortened weeks for the Jewish holidays compacts the available time. Throwing a fast day (Yom Kippur) into the middle of it makes it even more complicated. While this week is a crunch week due to the Jewish holidays, it...
by Ari Yares | Aug 22, 2021 | Menu Planning, The Innovative Dad Blog
For a busy family, leftovers are a necessary and functional part of our meal planning. Guaranteeing that there are leftovers is usually relatively easy as meal prep often includes doubling recipes. The benefit is one or two nights a week where dinner can be quickly...
by Ari Yares | Jul 18, 2021 | Menu Planning, The Innovative Dad Blog
Menu planning requires a degree of flexibility. Our plan last week made it through to the end of the week with a few minor changes. This week’s plan changed several times from when I wrote it down and continue to change even while I was cooking! Prepping ahead...
