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Party Food Planning

February 24, 2008

This may sound complicated but I think once you try it you will find it pretty easy to use. This post is about planning the food for the party, this entails choosing the food, printing the recipes and printing the shopping list.

Log on to www.emealsforyou.com with your Username and Password.
Choose “Meal Plans”
Now choose “Create a Meal Plan”.
Pick a name for the party and choose “create”.
Next choose “Recipes”, pick the Category of recipes you would like to pick from. i.e. “Appetizers”.
Now choose the “Appetizer(s)” you want. Let’s say “Baked Garlic”
Here you have two ways to go; both accomplish the same result. ( bottom right) choose “Active Meal Plan and using the dropdown menu pick the name of your party. ( this sets the active meal plan )
Now you may choose “Add to active meal plan” (bottom right) or “Add to my recipe box”. Adding to the active meal plan will post the recipe directly to your party meal plan. Adding the recipe to your “recipe box” will post it to your saved recipes in your recipe box. Use the first if you are sure you want this recipe, use the second if you want to view all that you choose and then make a final selection for the meal plan and shopping list.
Choose all the recipes you wish and from all the categories (using methods defined above). Adding them to the party meal plan or to your recipe box.
Now choose My Recipe Box (middle , right side) This will take you to your Recipe Box.
Make sure your Party is the active Meal plan, (lower right side of page). Next put a check in the “Add to active meal plan” box. This will send these recipes to your Party meal plan where they will join any you have chosen to go directly to the Party meal plan. Click “Update”.
Almost there, hang on! Choose “My Meal Plans” (upper right side)
Click on your Party meal plan.
Click on “Serves” (middle right side) and choose the number of people you want this meal plan to serve from the dropdown menu.
Click on “Print this meal plan” (middle right)
Now click “My Meal Plans” (upper right)
Now click on “Shopping List” ( middle right side)
This next step is important until you get the hand of the “Shopping List” and remember to clear it after each use. Click “Clear Shopping List” ( bottom right side)
Choose “My Meal Plans” (top right)
Put a check in the box “Add to shopping list” next to your Party meal plan. Click “Update”
Choose “Shopping List” and then “Print this shopping list”. Note: you may choose “Add Pantry items” or Add additional items before printing to add any items you want to add to your shopping list prior to printing, i.e. 1/2 gal milk.
Now, and after printing the shopping list, choose “Clear Shopping List” so that you are ready for the next PARTY.

I know a few of you will say, “ohmygod!” this is complicated, just try it first and see how easy it really is.

Entry Filed under: Tips.Techniques and Ideas. Tags: party planning, using emeals.