by Ari Yares | Aug 31, 2021 | Menu Planning, The Innovative Dad Blog
The arrival of the Jewish high holidays each fall means lots of cooking. While aspects of the holidays reflect themes of justice and repentance, there is also a theme of joy and happiness at the start of a new year. Menus reflect this desire to start the year off on...
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...