A Wonderful Discovery!!

Do you remember when I made an electronic meal plan? It worked, but I only did it that one time. I just learned about a little gem on the internet that practically does it all for you. It is called ZipList and IT IS FREE!! I have been playing with it during nap time and I think that I am in love. Now I have an easy and quick way to save all of the recipes that I find on the internet. Not only that, but I can make grocery lists right from the recipes themselves. This is going to be a handy little tool for me. No more creating lists through Word and no more searching through the recipes that I have bookmarked.

Now all I need is a smart phone to go along with it! :o)

Techno Menu

I haven't been very good about menu planning lately. I have just been winging it. Sometimes it is just nice to take a break. I decided with the heckticness (is that a word?) of December it would be good to get back on the wagon. I was going to just type in the meals on a calendar on the computer and then print it out, when it dawned on me. If I was getting my recipes off the internet I could link the recipe to its day. That way when I need it, bam, there it is. We will see how it works out. There of course are some recipes that aren't online, but that isn't a big deal. Most of those for this month I know what I am doing without a recipe. I also added my cookie recipes to the bottom so that I have those where I can find them when it is time to find them.
While I was on the computer, I typed up the grocery list by category. I know that it may seem like lots of work, but I am hoping that it will really save time in the long run. We shall see.