View Single Post
Old 04-02-2009, 05:46 PM   #66
Heather R
Rose Trellis
 
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Alberta, Canada
Posts: 1,985
Heather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond reputeHeather R has a reputation beyond repute
Default Re: Can someone teach me how to meal plan?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Naxi
Quote:
Originally Posted by Heather R
Have you guys heard of "The Big Cook" (www.thebigcook.com)? .... I'm going to be doing it for the first time on Feb 7 with my mom and mother in law. I'll report back how it goes...
Hi Heather,

How did this go? I was looking at their website - I like the way things seem to be prepared, but not yet cooked. What did you make? Was it yummy?

Natalie
The prep day went great! We had lots of fun, and it wasn't too much work. I really love the concept. We made (with my ratings in brackets):
Beef Hash Casserole (2.5/5)
Curried Beef (5/5)
Mexican Casserole (3/5)
Mighty Meatballs (5/5 - These are SO awesome. Seriously, the whole cook was worth it just to get this meatball recipe...)
Amazing Chicken (4/5)
Baked Chicken Breasts (3/5)
Bombay Chicken (4/5)
Exuberant Chicken (5/5)
Quebecois Chicken (4/5)
BBQ Pork Strips (3/5)
Marinated Pork Chops (3/5)
Cantonese Sweet & Sour Pork (2.5/5)
Pizza Casserole (3/5)

None of it was awful but I'd only make the 4's and 5's again... There are lots of other recipes to try, plus I'd like to try some of our own favorites with this method.

I was the "organizer" and it was a bit of work making the shopping list, and freezer bag labels. But I saved it all, so hopefully the next time it will be easier...

If you have any specific questions, let me know!
Heather
__________________
[CENTER]Heather
Loving wife to David (m. August 2000)
Homeschooling mama to
my sweet girl, Faith Olivia (b. October 2004)
my treasure, Bereket Samuel Mekonen
(b. March 2007, adopted from Ethiopia in August 2013)
and my amazing boy, Thomas Aidan (b. April 2007)
Missing 4 I never knew...

And now expecting #4! EDD April 17, 2018

Our Adoption Story
Heather R is offline   Reply With Quote
 
X vBulletin 3.8.3 Debug Information
  • Page Generation 0.04429 seconds
  • Memory Usage 6,962KB
  • Queries Executed 14 (?)
More Information
Template Usage:
  • (1)SHOWTHREAD_SHOWPOST
  • (1)ad_footer_end
  • (1)ad_footer_start
  • (1)ad_header_end
  • (1)ad_header_logo
  • (1)ad_navbar_below
  • (2)bbcode_quote
  • (1)cyb_flashimagebanners
  • (1)footer
  • (1)gobutton
  • (1)header
  • (1)headinclude
  • (19)option
  • (1)post_groan_box
  • (1)post_groan_javascript
  • (1)post_groan_navbar_search
  • (1)post_thanks_box
  • (1)post_thanks_javascript
  • (1)post_thanks_navbar_search
  • (1)postbit_legacy
  • (1)postbit_onlinestatus
  • (11)postbit_reputation
  • (1)postbit_wrapper
  • (1)spacer_close
  • (1)spacer_open 

Phrase Groups Available:
  • global
  • postbit
  • reputationlevel
  • showthread
Included Files:
  • ./showpost.php
  • ./global.php
  • ./includes/init.php
  • ./includes/class_core.php
  • ./includes/config.php
  • ./includes/functions.php
  • ./includes/class_hook.php
  • ./includes/functions_notice.php
  • ./mobiquo/smartbanner.php
  • ./includes/functions_bigthree.php
  • ./includes/class_postbit.php
  • ./includes/class_bbcode.php
  • ./includes/functions_reputation.php
  • ./includes/functions_post_thanks.php
  • ./includes/functions_post_groan.php
  • ./includes/functions_misc.php 

Hooks Called:
  • init_startup
  • cache_permissions
  • fetch_postinfo_query
  • fetch_postinfo
  • fetch_threadinfo_query
  • fetch_threadinfo
  • fetch_foruminfo
  • style_fetch
  • cache_templates
  • global_start
  • parse_templates
  • fetch_musername
  • notices_check_start
  • global_setup_complete
  • showpost_start
  • bbcode_fetch_tags
  • bbcode_create
  • postbit_factory
  • showpost_post
  • postbit_display_start
  • post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_start
  • post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_end
  • post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_start
  • post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_end
  • post_thanks_function_thanked_already_start
  • post_thanks_function_thanked_already_end
  • post_groan_function_post_groan_off_start
  • post_groan_function_post_groan_off_end
  • post_groan_function_fetch_groans_start
  • post_groan_function_fetch_groans_end
  • post_groan_function_groaned_already_start
  • post_groan_function_groaned_already_end
  • reputation_image
  • bbcode_parse_start
  • postbit_imicons
  • bbcode_parse_complete_precache
  • bbcode_parse_complete
  • postbit_display_complete
  • error_fetch
  • showpost_complete