by Ari Yares | Jan 1, 2022 | Meal Planning Ideas
A New Year means New Year’s resolutions. Many of the most common New Year’s resolutions are related to our health: losing weight, improving diet, and exercising more. Simply making a resolution may improve your chance of succeeding, but it isn’t...
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 | 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 | Dec 19, 2021 | Menu Planning
Picky eating feels like one of those universal challenges that all parents deal with. And even if you don’t have a classic picky eater at home, odds are that someone at the dinner table isn’t going to be thrilled with some aspect of the evening’s...
by Ari Yares | Dec 5, 2021 | Menu Planning
Sometimes you just need to dial back the cooking and make the week as simple as possible. Often, I use menu planning as an excuse to try a new recipe or to push my kids to try out flavors and textures that they are less familiar with. It keeps me engaged with the...
