CIJ 2011 - day 16

I don't have the tutorial for this but it would be kind of easy to make.

Je n'ai pas les instruction pour faire ceci, mais ça semble assez simple à faire.

Source: http://cottageinthemaking.blogspot.com/2010/12/gingerbread-apron.html

CIJ 2011 - day 5

Christmas menu - the important word here is SIMPLIFY
- Use crockpots (I've got 2)
- Use warming plates (I've got one with 2 sections)
- Make in advance meals
- Use the freezer!
- Buffet style (potato bar, soup & bread bar, chinese, appetizers, salad bar, etc...)
That's what I've come up with so far.
Here's a copy of my Christmas freezer list (couldn't find a way to put it in annex so here's the list)

Liste pour congélateur du Temps des fêtes / Christmas freezer list
Viandes & mijotés /Meat & stews

¨Sauce spaghetti (en pot – re : entreposage) Spaghetti sauce (in pots)
¨Chili
¨Saucisses italiennes (cuites/coupées) Italian sasauges (cooked & cut into slices)
¨Jambon (haché & cubes) Ham (cubed & minced)
¨Poulet (cubes) Chicken (cubes)
¨Poulet précuit (pour sautés) Chicken (cooked for stir frys)
¨Steak haché cuit avec oignons Ground meat cooked with onions
¨Saucisses / bacon Sausages / bacon
¨Boulettes de viande Meatballs
¨Filet porc préparé pour stir-fry Porc tenderloin for stir-frys
¨Dinde cuite & désossée Turkey (cooked & deboned)
¨
Desserts & pains Deserts & breads
¨Fudge
¨Sucre crème
¨Galettes chinoises
¨Dessert X
¨Dessert Y
¨Muffins
¨Pains à déjeuners

Autres Other

¨Os à soupe Soup bone
¨Won-ton soupe Won-tons for soup
¨Fromage râpé Grated cheese
¨Légumes surgelés Frozen veggies
¨Pain Bread
¨Beurre Butter
¨Boule fromage (couronne poulet) Cheeseballs (chicken cheeseball)
¨Ailes de poulet Chicken wings

Menu pour Noël - l'important ici est de SIMPLIFIER
- Utiliser le crockpot (J'en ai 2)
- Utiliser des réchauds (J'ai 1 réchaud 2 sections)
- Prépare le plus possible à l'avance
- Utiliser le congélo!
- Style buffet (bar à salades, bar à soupe & pain, bar a patates au four & garnitures, buffet chinois, buffet d'entrées, etc...)
Ce sont mes idées à date.
Voici une copie de ma liste pour congélateur que j'utilise dans le temps des fêtes

Menu Plan

I decided to try and menu plan, to save time, money and most importantly to have something to eat when we get home from work\school at night.

I used Hockey card plastic sheets (fits nine cards), cut off & kept 6 pockets. Then I cut up index cards to fit the pockets - wrote down our most used recipes & pasted pictures on the front. On the back either the recipe or ingredients needed to make it.

Here's what it looks like:

I put magnets on the back of my plastic sheets (4 corners) and it is now posted on the fridge.

There is still place to add new ideas but this should simplify things! At least it helps to make the grocery list.