Hello, friends! Today we are kicking off something fun and new on This Week for Dinner: guest menus! Some of my most favorite food blogging friends are pulling together weekly menus for us. You’ve been getting my ideas for 10+ years and I think it’s time to mix things up a bit. I will still post my own menu plan in the comments, but I am certain you are going to love the new guest menus with all your food-loving hearts!

We’re kicking things off with a weekly menu prepared by my friend Catherine McCord. Catherine runs the wonderful family-focused food website Weelicious and is the brains behind One Potato, the first organic home meal delivery service geared towards families. Catherine also has two cookbooks, both of which I own and love: Weelicious and Weelicious Lunches. Catherine is a gem and full of all kinds of wonderful food ideas, many of which she is sharing in her weekly dinner plan this week!  (If you’d like to hear my podcast interview with Catherine, click here.)

MONDAY:
– Vegetarian Chimichangas

TUESDAY:
– Turkey Taco Bowls

WEDNESDAY:
– Stir Fried Chicken in Lettuce Cups
– Perfect Brown Rice

THURSDAY:
– Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs
– Shaved Vegetable Salad

FRIDAY:
– Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
– Grilled Cheese and Pickle Panini

SATURDAY:
– Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Apples and Onions
– Harvest Salad

SUNDAY:
– Guacamole Cheddar Burger
– Crispy Smashed Potatoes
– Kale Chips

Click here or on the menu image above for a free printable PDF of the dinner plan and ingredients list!

Big thanks to Catherine for this week’s menu! As usual, please leave your own dinner plans for the week in the comments below! (This is the first time I get to do that, too! fun!)

Have a great week and happy eating!

Oh, hello, it’s Tuesday already?! Goodness. But at least I’ve got a plan, right? AND….

Next week the weekly meal plan is going to be super fun. I’m going to be starting up a new little something for you with the weekly menus that is awesome and I can’t wait to unveil the surprise! But until then…here’s this week’s dinner plan!

MONDAY:
– Pancakes and eggs

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps

WEDNESDAY:
– Roasted chicken and vegetables

THURSDAY:
– Chicken Soup with Rice

FRIDAY:
– Grilled brats
– Salad and watermelon

SATURDAY:
– Eat out/Leftovers

SUNDAY:
– Broccoli Cheese Soup (I’m going to try lightening up this beloved recipe a bit)

Click here or on the image above for a free printable PDF of the dinner plan and ingredients list.

You know the drill – this weekly menu post is only good because you guys all share your dinner plans! Leave your weekly menu in the comments below!

Happy Labor Day weekend, friends! I have a little something fun for you to potentially make at your barbecues this weekend, plus a menu. That’s right, I’m actually planning a menu this week. My goodness, I CANNOT believe I went two weeks without posting a menu. That is something I have not done in over 10 years, but I suppose there is a first time for everything. Honestly, it’s just been a crazy summer and we ended it with a bang. I decided to just give myself a break and not worry about it. Jane of This Week for Dinner from a few years back would be horrified. Miss a weekly menu post? QUEL HORREUR! But the world kept on spinning and this week I’ll give it a go again!

But before the menu, I need to share this fun idea with you. One day when we were grilling up hot dogs and hamburgers, someone in our family (not sure who…maybe Nate? or one of the kids?) thought it would be funny to make a hamburger into a hot dog shape and serve it on a hot dog bun. I was like, “Sure, why not?” and proceeded to make hot dog-shaped burgers, a.k.a. burger dogs. The kids were downright giddy, it was really fun. So, the burger dogs totally worked and the kids loved it! It’s not that they taste different or anything, it really is just the novelty of it all. If you were to serve burger dogs as a meal, I would recommend chopping your lettuce and tomatoes as opposed to slicing, but other than that have at the burger dog like you would a regular hot dog or hamburger!

I don’t have instructions because, well, all you do is shape the meat into what looks like a hot dog and then cook it like normal. Easy peasy! Now go and make burger dogs to celebrate Labor Day!

Menu time…

MONDAY:
– Labor Day Cookout! The food will be the usual suspects I’m sure 🙂

TUESDAY:
– BLTs

WEDNESDAY:
– Caprese Salad and baguette

THURSDAY:
– Grilled Brats
– Salad and watermelon

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Bistro Chicken
– Salad and mashed potatoes

Click here or on the image above for a printable PDF of this week’s menu and ingredients list.

As usual, if you have a meal plan for the week, please share it in the comments!

And, before we go, I just want to take a moment to send love to anyone reading this affected by Hurricane Harvey. All week it has felt strange to me to be going about my daily life, knowing of the catastrophe unfolding for so many. For those of you looking for ways to help from afar, my friends at Mom2 created a great list of ways parents and kids can help with the hurricane relief efforts. Much love to all!