Organizing meals

Okay now what you need to do is get some 3x5 or 4x6 index cards. What I do on these is write what your going to have for dinner, like Beef Stroganoff on the front. On the back left side you write everything you will need to make this meal. Not amounts just ingredients. For stroganoff you need cream of mushroom soup, ground beef (or stew meat), sour cream, pepper, salt, garlic, paprika, egg noodles, and onions. On the back right side list all other things you will need for the meal, like peas and salad. You need to follow this same system for all meals you normally have, or as you come across recipes. Keep these cards for reference so you will always know what you need for any meal any day. Using this system you can plan meals weeks or months in advance.