Hello! Not only is Owen, my 12-year-old, excited to cook with me now, he actually popped right out of his room when I asked if he wanted to come plan a menu. He is such a great motivator for me these days!

MONDAY:

• Hamburgers

TUESDAY:

• Chicken and Andouille Gumbo

WEDNESDAY:

• Carnitas tacos

THURSDAY:

• Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Eat out night

SUNDAY:

• Smoked short rib, roasted potatoes and salad

Looking forward to seeing your menus!

Hello everyone! It’s been a while. Probably the longest while of me disappearing from the blog, meal planning, cooking…all of it! It has been a crazy couple of months, with Cate heading off to college in the midst of it all. I truly have been barely cooking dinner at all, let alone planning ahead. I’m okay with that. We all go through seasons. And I’ve gotten more disciplined in other parts of my life, so just chalking it all up to balance and figuring out what that balance is.

Owen, who is now in sixth grade, has been really cute cooking with me when we have gotten around to making dinner. So I’m going to get him a little more involved with the planning and cooking. So, here’s our first menu in a long while! And here’s to keeping it up going forward!

MONDAY:

• Breakfast for dinner: Pancakes and eggs

TUESDAY:

• Chicken Enchiladas Verde

WEDNESDAY:

• Shepherd’s Pie

THURSDAY:

• Eat out after Owen’s first middle school orchestra concert!

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Eat out

SUNDAY:

• Chicken and Andouille Gumbo

Can’t wait to see your weekly meal plan in the comments below! It’s been so long, excited to see your names and ideas again!