Anyway, back to the topic at hand. I had a mix & match flip style recipe book in mind, something like this body flip book, in which you can choose a certain animal head, say of a duck, a torso of a cow, and the legs of a dinosaur.
In my menu version, imagine the top portion would be Main Dishes. I would have at least four sections, where this example only has three. The last three sections would be side dishes, bread, or dessert. That would be awesome! For one day. Not so practical for planning for a month. Or two days. But I may still plan to set my Family Recipe Binder up this way. We'll see.
So, I began searching through all the menu planning ideas and menu planning boards on Pinterest and other places on web. Let me link a few of my favorites here.
1 -
Robyn's Menu Board. This one I call "Wow!" I actually considered paying the $130 to have her put one of these together for me. She has done a great job putting a photo tutorial together on how to make this menu planning board yourself. Or you can purchase an already-made board from her.
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As much as I love Robyn's (in #1), I realized I would like something to also show side dishes, not just the main dish. I am not the only one who makes dinner, and I would like everyone to know what to prepare or pull out of freezer, etc. I liked this example for showing side dishes on the calendar as well. This Better Homes & Gardens site has customizable printables to achieve this menu board.
3 - Well, there are several other "honorable mentions" on my Pinterest "Menu Planning" Board. I couldn't decide on one or two more to showcase here; there are so many good ones that have given me ideas.
I decided I could make one myself. Stay tuned for the next episode of menu planning when our cooking crusader tries to create a menu board of her own to save her family from nutritional negligence!
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