by Ari Yares | Oct 24, 2021 | Menu Planning
When I get stuck putting the menu together each week, I’ll often start thinking about themes. Just like themes help writing (shout out to my English teacher friends out there), themes for your menu can help you find a central idea or cuisine to help you wrap...
by Ari Yares | Oct 16, 2021 | Menu Planning, Uncategorized
My best cooking weeks (from a parenting perspective) is when I can get the kids in the kitchen to help out. For me, this has always been tricky. I like cooking and it creates an escape for me from the other areas of life where I have less control and instant...
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...
by Ari Yares | Sep 12, 2021 | Menu Planning, The Innovative Dad Blog
This is a hard week to plan, prep, and cook for. Shortened weeks for the Jewish holidays compacts the available time. Throwing a fast day (Yom Kippur) into the middle of it makes it even more complicated. While this week is a crunch week due to the Jewish holidays, it...
by Ari Yares | Sep 18, 2021 | Menu Planning, The Innovative Dad Blog
The onslaught of fall Jewish holidays continues this week with the start of Sukkot. The exciting part of this holiday is the opportunity to gather with friends in our Sukkah (think non-permanent gazebo). Ironically, these meals were COVID-19 friendly before we knew...
