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Episode description
I love to cook... I love to plan... but I've never been able to stick with a consistent meal planning system.
And it bugged me for YEARS.
However, when I realized our unconventional life requires an unconventional meal plan, everything changed.
In today's episode, I'm sharing my best tips for getting from-scratch food on the table without rigid recipes or confining plans. If you prefer a more laid-back approach to meal planning, listen in!
Podcast Episode Highlights
- Feeling guilt & shame about meal planning
- Learning an important realization about conventional meal plans
- How our ancestors cooked
- Struggle #1: different ingredient priorities
- Struggle #2: grocery list struggles
- Strategy #1: buy in bulk
- Strategy #2: use appliances
- Strategy #3: no obsessing over breakfast and lunch
- Strategy #4: using frameworks instead of recipes
- What I've been working on behind the scenes
- Final thoughts and encouragement
Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:
Join the Meal Craft Waitlist here: https://meet.theprairiehomestead.com/waitlist-7649
Check out Azure Standard for bulk foods: https://www.azurestandard.com/?a_aid=ANnu0O8ySU
My Prairie Homestead Cookbook: http://homesteadcookbook.com/
OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:
- Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: http://theprairiehomestead.com/letter
- Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
- Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
- Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
- Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application
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