To the cooks out there...help me!

[kitten645]

It really is best to plan a weeks worth (at least) of meals and work backwards toward the ingredients. You'll always have to shop for fresh ingredients anyway and along the way you will build up a pantry and your shopping will turn into just fresh ingredients. Everything else will be there. Keep in mind what you already have when planning the next meal so you don't end up throwing away past date goods. I have found it VERY helpful to list EVERYTHING I've got in my pantry, fridge and freezer. It keeps it fresh in my mind and I don't end up with four jars of mayo in the fridge cause I didn't remember I already had some! Good luck!

[Nomilynn]

Check out SOS Cuisine. It's a Canadian site, but the recipes are awesome and they post a weekly action plan, grocery list and budget for you right as part of the website. They also have a large variety of recipe selections, like Budget, Easy, Quick, Gourmet, etc, but once you sign up you can see all the menu's and modify your weekly menu. When you modify your menu, it automatically changes your action plan and shopping list.

I love the site; I've got a personal recipe cookbook going as well so when they give me a recipe I don't like I can replace it with something from my cookbook. Please let me know how you like it!!

http://www.soscuisine.com/?sos_l=en