Table Of ContentM E A L
P L A N N E R
Shay Shull
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Mix-and-Match Meal Planner
Copyright © 2016 Mix and Match Mama
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
978-0-7369-6611-5 (hardcover)
978-0-7369-6612-2 (eBook)
Cover and interior design by Faceout Studio
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To Mom-
You never meal-planned
but always managed to
deliver a spectacular supper.
xo
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Introduction. ...................... 6
Mix-and-Match Method. ........... 8
Slow Cooker Tips. ................ 10
Perfect Chicken .................. 12
Pantry Essentials ................. 14
Year-at-a-Glance. ................. 16
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Spring. ........................... 19
Summer .......................... 53
Fall. .............................. 87
Winter. .......................... 121
Conclusion ...................... 154
Index. ........................... 156
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What’s for dinner? That famous phrase that can Two years ago on my blog, I introduced
make a woman’s heart beat just a little faster. Meal-Planning Mondays to my readers and the
What’s for dinner? What’s for dinner? What is for feedback was very positive. Apparently, every-
dinner? Hmmm… one wants help meal planning. From single gals
Growing up, my mom put a hot meal on the to newlyweds, from busy moms with small kids
table each and every night. It was always home- to retired couples, everyone agreed: Cooking
made, it was always delicious, and it was always isn’t hard; it’s deciding what to make that can be
spur-of-the-moment. My mom is famous for being challenging.
in the middle of actually cooking our dinner Each week, I started giving my readers five
(like ground beef was browning) and yet still simple suppers plus a sweet treat or two for
not knowing what we were going to be having—a their week. Nothing complicated, nothing time
mere 15 minutes later! That is how my mom meal- consuming—just good, solid dinner recipes to
planned. As she was cooking, she was planning. help busy women get supper on the table. My
Me? I need a very specific meal plan for meal plans change by the season and they never
the week. I need exact recipes, a solid grocery have lengthy ingredient lists, uncommon spices,
list, a well-stocked pantry, and a plan. I like to or take a long time to prepare. They’re perfect
prepare everything in advance so that on busy weeknight meals.
weeknights, I know exactly what to reach for and Unless noted, all entree recipes in this book
exactly what to prepare. I need a meal plan. serve four.
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When my friends and I were new moms, our version, then a pumpkin version, and then about
friend Rachel began serving everyone this 10 versions later, Rachel asked me how many I
delicious Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake. We thought I could make, and I said probably 100.
loved this cake so much that everyone I knew Well, 101 Bundt cakes later I proved to myself
asked for the recipe and began making it for that sometimes the best things on the table
their special events, cozy dinners, potluck are just basic recipes with a little twist. I find
suppers, and showers galore. This cake was that most women aren’t looking for fancy and
everywhere. About a year later, I just couldn’t complicated...we’re looking for tried-and-true.
make the same cake any more, but I didn’t want I applied this mix-and-match concept to every-
to make another kind because I knew that the thing I made and voilà! Instead of Sloppy Joes,
tried-and-true Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake was we had Buffalo Turkey Joes. Instead of burg-
always easy, always moist, always turned out, ers, we had Pizza Burgers. Instead of tacos, we
and always a crowd pleaser...so I decided to mix had Sweet-and-Sour Chicken Tacos, and so on.
and match it. I took Rachel’s basic method and Everyday suppers are a lot more fun when you
made a butterscotch cake instead. Same fabu- start mixing and matching. And the best part?
lous results but with an entirely new flavor and They’re still the same basic methods you rely on
presentation. The next time, I made a lemon for your busy weeknights...just with a twist.
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