CarolPa
Executive Chef
Saturday morning I make a shopping list considering what I already have in the freezer, planning meals that use different proteins and are a mix of "meat, starch, veggie" meals and stews/soups/pasta dishes. I have my laptop open to RECIPES so I can ensure I buy all the ingredients I need. Then we shop, cook, eat.
I try to mix cuisines, types of meats, starches and veggies. At least once a week lately, SO wants to have a salad for dinner so I have a duck breast (which she hates) or something else she doesn't like.
Other times we wing it and/or go out.
Welcome back, Andy!
Many times I will make different things for DH and I. Otherwise, I would never get to eat some of the things I like that he would never try.
For 30+ years there has been a list and a pen on the counter where we jot down things as we run out, or nearly run out. When we go to the store, I just grab that list to make sure I at least get those things.