How To Plan Meals With My Busy Schedule

  Modern life is hectic. There's no escaping this fact. And yet, we're supposed to work 8 hours a day (if we're lucky it's just 8 hours!) ferry kids to extracurricular activities, check on homework, attend meetings, concerts and events. And to top it off, we're supposed to eat well and exercise, too! I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Many years ago I came up with a way to plan meals with my busy schedule. Since then it has worked for me and I hope it can work for you, too!

  When I come home from work, everyone is hungry. "What's for dinner?" is the stock question. I used to not have an answer and hoped I could whip up something fabulous, healthy and great-tasting from the pantry without any forethought. Occasionally I would please everyone, but for the most part I was failing miserably. I'd think of something to make but not have a key ingredient. Or I'd have the ingredients but not the time it takes to prepare them. And forget about new recipes. Those were for weekends when I had the time and more energy to shop. I figured I needed a way to plan meals with my schedule in mind.