What do I get?
How does it work?
And the Recipes?
There are 3 plans to choose from:
7 Gourmet Dinners
> 7 full dinner menus, including 2 days with First Courses
> Recipes and step-by-step meal preparation instructions
> A coded shopping list for all of the ingredients
> Access to the Menu Archives (52 weeks), Daily Recipe archives (365 days) and Recipes (over 1200)
> Access to the '6 Complete Dinner' and 'Main Course Only' options
6 Complete Dinners
> 6 full dinner menus
> Recipes and step-by-step meal preparation instructions
> A coded shopping list for all of the ingredients
> Access to the '6 Complete Dinner' Menu Archives, Daily Archives and all Recipes
> Access to the 'Main Course Only' option
Main Course Only
> 6 main course recipes with links to suggested side dishes
> A coded shopping list for all of the ingredients
> Access to the Main Course Menu Archives and all Recipes
We eat a wide variety of foods each week. The menus are seasonal: salads and outdoor cooking in summer; soups, roasts and braises in winter.
For the 7 Gourmet Dinners and 6 Complete Dinners plans we try very hard (and almost always succeed) in not having leftover bits at the end of the week. If one recipe calls for 1/2 green pepper the other half will be used in another recipe later in the week.
How it works:
> New menus are posted by Thursday morning to start on Friday
> The menu, each day's recipes and complete shopping list is available on the web site for easy printing - or work directly from your computer
> If you don't like the current week's menu there is an archive of the past 52 weeks for you to choose from, with daily recipes and shopping list
> All recipes that have been used in the past 4 years are available in the Recipe Archives, currently over 1200
> There are photos of each dish
There are also tips on stocking a pantry, equipping your kitchen and cooking techniques.
The Shopping List:
> The Menu for the Week in the upper right quarter
> Items for the current Weekly Menu are grouped by category for easy shopping
> Staples, or Pantry Items are grouped so that you can easily check what's on hand and cross off the items you won't need to buy this week
> There are numbers next to each item to tell at a glance what day it's for
> Blank lines for you to add your own items
For those lucky enough to have a grocery service you can send this off and have everything delivered
The Recipes:
> Recipes are 'healthy easy gourmet' using fresh, seasonal ingredients and a variety of grains. All have photos so you can see what it looks like.
> Instructions are designed for the novice cook. Results will please the expert.
> Quantities: The recipes are for 2 servings - or 2 servings for 2 meals. It's simply a matter of increasing the ingredients to account for how many you want to serve.
I've cooked for 9, for 3 and for 2. I've catered dinner parties for 4 and for 30. In any given cook book or magazine the recipes are for 2 or 4 or 6 or 8. I decided, when I started this service, that increasing is easier than decreasing.
You will see recipes that use 1/4 cup of polenta, or 1/3 cup of rice. I plan carefully to not make too much food. We have 'planned-overs' not leftovers.
I have many families that easily use this service. If you would like more information, please contact me.
