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Starting at planning menus - Any advice? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 2 weeks ago by BruceLee@sopuli.xyz to c/frugal@lemmy.world

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I'm looking to have tasty and balanced food while maintaining a reasonable budget and being more organised.
I know how to cook. I already have tasty yet not complicated meals I'm use to make but I never needed to be organised about it before.

So I decided to start to write menu in advance, do a some meal prepping probably a bit of batch cooking.
I found resources online to start following a plan but maybe you have advices for the beginner that I am.

Thank you!

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[–] BruceLee@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes. I've plan of doing sandwiches using houmous and lentils spreads as the sauce. I also want to do muffins, I have a recipe that's easy for both sweet and savory, that can be packed with any dices or grated fruits and vegetables, and I could make bran muffins as well. For breakfast, I think I will just go for good quality bread, butter and jam. French breakfast is a sweet lunch to north-america standards.

And fresh fruit in season.

[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Yes. I’ve plan of doing sandwiches using houmous and lentils spreads as the sauce.

That's really smart protein wise, thanks for the inspiration.

[–] BruceLee@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 hours ago

Legumes spreads are great as sauces in sandwich or in pasta and also for dips. You can buy premade houmous and adjust the seasoning or cook any legume and blend it with your favorites spices, herbs and condiment. Here is my favorite recipe:
I blend cooked brown lentils with a bit of dried tomatoe and bell pepper preserved in oil (or just the oil) some onions (sauté), a bit of dried garlic, tomato paste and harissa. Paprika, cumin and a bit of tumeric. All proportions to taste. I make it more runny either buy adding more oil or some water.