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Show Don't Igdug IiOFiio iilioui 'geh! the menu selection sheets will show you all the possibilities. possi-bilities. Save time, save money and save your family from monotonous meals with the menu selection sheets. Don't leave home without 'em! DENICE SCHOFIELD You'll know the honeymoon is over when your husband walks In the backdoor.sniffs and says, "It must be Wednesday. Wed-nesday. I can s'mell meat-loaf." meat-loaf." If your meals have become banal and boring, here's a little project for you to work on when your bio-rhythms are screaming scream-ing at you to slow down. Before you begin, you will need to gather a few supplies for this important mission: paper, pencil, and your favorite recipes. As soon as you're comfortable, begin be-gin listing all the main dishes dish-es that you and your family like to eat for dinner. Group-the Group-the chicken dishes on one page, ground beef meals on another, etc. (The categories cate-gories I use are: meatloaf, ground beef, roasts and steaks, fish, pork and ham, chicken and misc.) Itemize every recipe you-have you-have tried and enjoyed. Next to each entry, list all the ingredients needed to make that particular main course. Chicken Broccoli - Cook ed chicken, broccoli (2pkgs) cream of chicken soup (2), mayonnaise, lemon juice, bread crumbs and cheese. More than likely, this will take several pages, but the rewards for all your hard work will soon be forthcoming. forthcom-ing. When it's time ' to plan your menus, you will have before you all the possibilities possi-bilities available. You will promptly discover that it . is not necessary to have meatloaf every Wednesday Wednes-day night. With the menu selections sheets you can choose one or two items from each page for a week of versatile, stimulating meals. Once you've decided on your menus you can quickly jot down your shopping list by referring to the itemized ingredients. , The menu selection sheets serve other useful purposes. If you like to have a surplus of food on hand, the menu selection sheets can remind you of the things you'll need to have in reserve. Imagine the fun you'll have running through the grocery ads. When you notice a great 'Can't pass it up' buy, |