Persisting (CSA Menu Plan #72)

I really thought that menu planning was going to be something I’d jump back into, but I’m still only managing to do half the job each week. I have no trouble looking through the supermarket fliers or browsing my apps for deals. We never miss a CSA pick up. I get to the supermarket every weekend. But our seemingly still unpredictable schedule, a series of guests this week, Brian being sick and the fact that I’m still not used to picking up our vegetables on Mondays means that more often that not, I don’t have a plan for dinner.

I know it’ll be one less stressor in my life if I can get back in planning mode and I’m trying to make it a priority. Rumor has it that this coming week will be less busy and I’m looking forward to cooking food I feel good about. I’m going to try taking a bit more of a predictable approach to my menu planning for now, in the manner I’ve seen many do but has never interested me in the past. My plans are going to follow a template, with the following each once a week: pasta, soup, something from the freezer, Mexican (tacos/enchiladas/quesadillas, etc), and breakfast. That doesn’t cover the whole week, but I’m hoping it’s enough of a framework to make planning easier.