Happy holidays! I hope you are all having as nice of a week with your favorite people as I am. Let’s get to this week’s menu, shall we?

MONDAY:
– Nigiri Night (we have bluefin and yellowtail a friend gave us, going to sear it up and serve with sushi rice…the kids love it!)

TUESDAY:
– New Year’s Eve Snacky Feast (Salad, chicken tenders, etc.)

WEDNESDAY:
– Chili and Cornbread

THURSDAY:
– Carne Asada Salad

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Grill night with salad

Please share your own meal plans in the comments below! And Happy New Year!

Happy Holidays! We are celebrating Christmas this week and I’m getting ready to cook a few of our traditional recipes. Can’t wait to see all your meal plans for the week, too!

MONDAY:
– Homemade Honey Goat Cheese Pizza

TUESDAY:
– Chinese Food Takeout (Maynard Family Christmas Eve Tradition)

WEDNESDAY:
– Swedish Meatballs with boiled red potatoes and lingonberry jam (Wallin Family Christmas Eve Tradition, but on Christmas Day!): I will be using GF panko bread crumbs for a small batch for myself…last year I used GF breadcrumbs and the meatballs were definitely not as good as the original made with real bread crumbs, so I’m going to try a different brand for this year’s GF batch. Hoping they will be better than last year, crossing fingers!
– Swedish Cardamom Bread (both in bun form and braided loaves…I’m also going to try to create a Gluten Free version of the buns, wish me luck!)

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Grill night with salad

Please share your food plans for the week in the comments below! Can’t wait to see what everyone’s different holiday traditions are!

We have two birthdays this week in our family, which means getting up early to make pancakes and eating out a couple of nights. It’s going to be a fun week!

MONDAY:
– In N Out (birthday dinner request from one of the birthday kids)

TUESDAY:
– Restaurant of choice (TBD) for the other birthday kid!

WEDNESDAY:
– Grilled Salmon (using the rub recipe from Zesty Salmon Tacos)
– Salad and rice

THURSDAY:
– Chili

FRIDAY:
– Honey Goat Cheese & Caramelized Onion Pizza

SATURDAY:
– Leftovers

SUNDAY:
– Grill night
– Salad (Cruciferous Crunch from Trader Joe’s with goat cheese, dried cranberries and Girard’s Light Champagne Dressing)

Your turn! Share your menus below! Thank you!

Hello everyone! Menu time!

MONDAY:
– Grammy’s Orange Chicken
– Rice and salad

TUESDAY:
– Grilled Salmon (using the rub recipe from Zesty Salmon Tacos)
– Salad and rice

WEDNESDAY:
– Lentil Rice Bowls with Lime Tahini Dressing

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Rachel Sandwiches

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Pizza night for a birthday party
– Salad

Can’t wait to see your menus for the week! Please share below! Thank you!

Happy post-Thanksgiving weekend! I hope you are all still wallowing in leftovers and taking a break from cooking!

MONDAY:
– Turkey a la King on Rice
– Salad

TUESDAY:
– Lasagna Baked Ziti

WEDNESDAY:
– Taco Night

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Eat out

SATURDAY:
– Grammy’s Orange Chicken
– Rice and salad

SUNDAY:
– Grill Night (main dish TBD)
– Salad

You know the drill….share your weekly meal plans in the comments below! Thank you! Have a great week!

Happy Thanksgiving Week! Below you will find out plan for the whole week as well as our Thanksgiving menu. Please share your regular weekly dinner menu, your Thanksgiving menu or both in the comments!

Click here or on the banner above to see all of my Thanksgiving-related content here on the blog.

MONDAY:
– Safari Park

TUESDAY:
– Moroccan Chicken Skewers

WEDNESDAY:
– Leftovers

THURSDAY: Thanksgiving 2018!

• Turkey (for real this is the BEST technique for cooking turkey, be sure to click through and check it out!)
• Classic Mashed Potatoes
• Classic Stuffing
• Gravy
• Crescent Rolls 
• Cranberry Slush (my great-grandmother’s recipe that we have EVERY YEAR NO MATTER WHAT)
• Cranberry Sauce (as per Jess’s request, there will also be canned jellied cranberry sauce)
• Sweet Potato Souffle
• Green Kale Salad with Dried Cranberries
• Green Bean Casserole
• Dessert: Pumpkin Pie, Crumble Apple Pie, Chocolate Mousse

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Leftovers

SUNDAY:
– Turkey Soup with Rice
– Homemade Bread (my Grandma’s recipe that is not published anywhere…saving that for the book I may never write ;))

Can’t wait to see what you all have cooking this week! Thank you in advance for sharing, either weekly menus, Thanksgiving plans or both!

Hi everyone! Before we get to this week’s dinner menu, wanted to provide a link to all of my Thanksgiving recipes and content on the blog. Click here to see everything Thanksgiving! Can’t believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner! 

Now back to our regularly schedule programming…I have a ton of repeats from last week. There ended up being a lot of soccer team parties and school events serving up Costco pizza this week. 

MONDAY:
– Chicken Gumbo

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

WEDNESDAY:
– Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Shepherd’s Pie

SATURDAY:
– Eat out

SUNDAY:
– Grill night with salad (new plan for Sunday…grab some meat for the grill and make a great salad!)

Your turn! Share those beautiful menus you beautiful people!

Let’s get our weekly menus planned and shared, shall we?

MONDAY:
– Crock Pot Teriyaki Chicken
– Stir Fry Veggies

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Gumbo

WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Grill Night with Salad (we’re going to start doing this every week!)

Your turn! Share your meal plan in the comments below! THANK YOU!

Well, I totally followed last week’s menu, so now I need to think of new ideas. Thank goodness you guys share every week, it’s so helpful!

MONDAY:
– Eat out or leftovers

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps

WEDNESDAY:
– Cora’s Mexican Ground Beef (or Turkey) Tacos

THURSDAY:
– Green Noodles

FRIDAY:
– Eat out

SATURDAY:
– Leftovers

SUNDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

Your turn! Share your meal plans in the comments below…you guys are the best!

My parents are in town and we had a fun day in Julian picking out pumpkins and panning for gold! The weather was chilly and cloudy – after a week of blue skies, Santa Ana winds and high heat, we really enjoyed the perfect fall day! Now we’re all home and it’s time to get this week’s menu in order.

MONDAY:
– Lasagna Baked Ziti

TUESDAY:
– Pork Carnitas Rice Bowls

WEDNESDAY:
– Salmon with Chimichurri Sauce
– Crispy Rosemary Roasted Potatoes & Salad

THURSDAY:
– Homemade Hamburgers

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out

SUNDAY:
– Eat out (Family in town!)

Your turn! Share your meal plans in the comments below! THANK YOU!