To provide simple steps and ideas for uncomplicated kitchen management, Australian style. Fresh, seasonal, frugal, family friendly, cheerful food. Included are prompts and plans to help make the journey back to the heart of the kitchen easy.

• (Are you in a hurry? Use one of your 'quick shop' plans.)
• Check out the pantry and freezer: What's in there that you can use?
• Can you do a $25 challenge?
  
• Check the sales catalogues: are there any specials to plan around?
• What about bulk buys for a OAMC cook up?
  
• Try a new recipe: you know there are heaps that you want to try.
• Have a theme week: only have food from one particular country / time.

*Serve smaller meat portions with more vegetables and carbs.
*Go for 1/2 vegetables, 1/4 meat, 1/4 carbs.
*Serve fewer meat meals each week.
*Serve Yorkshire puddings with roasts, (or bread rolls with roast chicken)
*Extend casseroles and minces with pulses and legumes.
*Use TVP to extend mince.
*Serve a nice healthy veggie soup before main meal to fill up tummies so you only need to serve smaller main meal.

1 Roast, use meat for lunches
1 Vegetable / Vegetarian
1 Chicken / Turkey
1 Fish / Seafood
1 Pasta / Noodle
1 Red meat (different type to roast)
1 Spare for left overs, eating out or take away,
(Add extra Vegetable, Chicken or Fish for any overlaps)