Hello everyone! Today I have something new to share with you that I am pretty excited about…here we go!
Ever since I started the blog I have listed my weekly menu the exact same way every time – simple text in a blog post with a few links here and there. Today the simple text and links will still be there, but I’m adding some weekly menu “bling” that I hope will be helpful for many of you.
From now on, each weekly meal plan post will be include an image of the menu for quick reference. That image can also be pinned to Pinterest, for those of you who love pinning! In addition to the graphic, I will also include a free printable PDF version of the menu that will include the menu for the week (with hyperlinks to applicable recipes from within the PDF) and a shopping list for the meals for that week. You’ll be able to access the PDF by clicking the menu image and through a link at the the end of the menu. This is what the PDF looks like!
Let’s get this party started!
MONDAY:
– Cheese enchiladas with homemade red sauce
TUESDAY:
– Spaghetti and meatballs
– Salad and garlic bread
WEDNESDAY:
– Santa Fe salad
THURSDAY:
– Leftovers
FRIDAY:
– Homemade pizza night (crust recipe, no-cook sauce recipe)
– Flavors: plain cheese, honey goat cheese with caramelized onions
SATURDAY:
– Eat out
SUNDAY:
– Sweet Korean BBQ beef tacos
Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!
As usual, I am so grateful to each and every one of you who post your menus each week. Please keep them coming – they are an inspiration for me and everyone else!
A quick thank you to my dear friend Allison who inspired the new graphics and printable menus/shopping lists. She called me this week with the idea and it was awesome. Thanks for kicking me into gear, missy!
Love the new layout!!
Sunday – Halibut, cheesy ranch potatoes, cauliflower/broccoli blend
Monday – Cajun chicken with pasta, salad
Tuesday – Ham slices, fried potatoes
Wednesday – Brats and fries
Thursday – Meatloaf, baked potatoes, green beans
Friday – Stuffed cabbage, mashed potatoes, corn
Saturday – Leftovers
What a great idea! The PDF looks terrific. 🙂
Fantastic idea Jane! Love it!!
Love the PDF! Awesome!
Great new format and PDF!
Sun: Italian chicken, salad
Mon: Sweet potato stew
Tue-Thu: Business travel
Fri: Baked cod, baked sweet potato, peas
Sat: Chicken & rice soup
Excellent. See if you can work some Black Mission figs into that honey goat cheese pizza. It will change your life.
S: One of Kathy from Panini Happy’s inventions — Mortadella with fig panini
Meatless M: Black bean soup
T: Pasta with mushrooms, brussels sprouts and parmesan
W: Tomato and sausage risotto
R: Miso chicken soba
F: We have childcare and I’ll hopefully be 100% well by then so I think we’re going out
S: Likely out. I’m a single parent on Saturday and my three-year-old, 3 1/2 foot tall shadow doesn’t let me do anything in the kitchen when it’s just her and I.
The new layout is fantastic!! Great idea!
For the first time in forever, I didn’t post a menu last week! Good to be back! We found a house in Chicagoland (in -15 degree weather)!!! And, I worked the rest of the week up there. Good to be home. 🙂
Sunday: Shrimp lettuce cups and steamed broccoli
Monday:Homemade bagel dogs and edamame
Tuesday: Shrimp/pork, green bean, and rice stir fry
Wednesday: Pork chops parmigiana and asparagus
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Baked sweet potatoes in the slow cooker and caesar salad (with PW’s dressing…yum!)
Saturday: Out
For next week, my plan is:
Monday: Fingerling Potato Curry and rice
Tuesday: dinner out
Wednesday: Hot Dog Sandwich & French Fries
Thursday: Spiced Lentil Soup
Friday: Egg Foo Young
Saturday: Ramen Shrimp Pouches
Sunday: Shrimp Molee
Monday – Slow Cooker Coconut Chicken
Tuesday – Turkey and Black Bean Enchiladas
Wednesday – Baked Shrimp Pasta
Thursday – Sweet Pork tacos
Friday – Homemade Pizzas
Saturday – Baked Sweet & Sour Chicken
Sunday – Meatball Marinara Sandwiches
Sat – Oven tacos
http://mommyimhungry.blogspot.com/2012/11/oven-tacos.html
Sun – Alfredo spaghetti squash, garlic bread, salad
http://www.thecomfortofcooking.com/2013/03/skinny-spaghetti-squash-alfredo.html
Mon – Shephards pie
Tues – Brussel sprout & bacon pizza
http://www.howsweeteats.com/2013/02/cast-iron-skillet-brussels-sprouts-bacon-pizza/
Wed – Mongolian beef over rice
http://www.justataste.com/2012/10/pf-changs-mongolian-beef-recipe/
Thurs – quiche Lorraine
Fri – pasta with roasted butternut squash and goat cheese
http://www.marthastewart.com/314073/rigatoni-with-roasted-pumpkin-and-goat-c
Thanks for the idea of Shephards Pie. It is often something I forget. There were a few meals I still had to fill in for this week and this dish is something I happen to have everything for. Thanks.
Wow…this is awesome. I saw it on Pinterest and thought it was something new. But, now I’m super excited…this is actually a great addition. Thanks for the time you’ve spent building this and sharing it with us. Also, to your friend for motivating you for a new look 🙂
SUN- BBQ chicken, roasted Potatoes, baked beans and corn on the cob
MON- Red beans and rice, cornbread
TUES- Quiche… kids choice
WED- Homemade Chinese, fried rice, spare ribs and Chinese donuts.
THURS- Spaghetti hotdish and salad
FRI- Homemade pizza…. shrimp Thai, BLT and Pepperoni
SAT- Football Food..yeah!
SUN- Roast Beast , smashed tater, green beans and corn. Clover rolls and apple pie.
Sometimes it takes a friend to help us venture into a new area. It looks great!
Lunch:
1.Eat Out
2.*Chinese Lemon Chicken (crock pot recipe)
3.Tomato Soup, grilled cheese sandwiches
4.Broccoli Beef (crock pot recipe)
5.Pizza
6.Chinese Style BBQ Pork, rice, peas
7.Chipotle Chocolate Chili
Supper:
1.Leftovers
2.Macaroni and Cheese
3.*Baked Beans with Apples (a crock pot recipe), corn bread
4.Leftovers from freezer
5.Salad
6.Bree’s Lentil-tomato soup
7.Spaghetti with meat sauce
Love it!!!
Here’s my plan for the week:
http://www.livehalffullblog.com/2014/01/12/workout-recap-16-112-and-meal-plan-112-118/
Oh Jane! Always keeping your blog interesting!
Sunday – leftover beef stew
Monday – meatloaf with roasted squash and green beans
Tuesday – spaghetti with sausage and salad
Wednesday – buffalo chicken in the crock pot with egg noodles
Thursday – lentil soup with bread and salad
Friday – out – Restaurant week in Ambler!
Saturday – leftovers
Like the new look!
Monday – Chicken Pot Pie and cottage cheese
Tuesday – Slumgullion (allrecipes) & scrambled eggs
Wednesday – Cheeseburgers, tator tots, cole slaw,
and deep fried mushrooms
Thursday – Chicken & Noodles, m. potatoes, green beans
Friday – Pizza (Homemade) with salad and applesauce
Saturday – Night Out Steak Dinner Fundraiser
Sunday-Crustless Quiche
Monday-Shredded leftover pork tenderloin w/BBQ sauce, french fries
Tuesday-Salmon patties, cream peas & carrots
Wednesday-Whole wheat penne pasta w/fresh mushrooms, green pepper, onion, meatballs & red sauce
Thursday-Costco Orange Chicken & Rice
Friday-Ham salad w/wheat thins, cheese/fruit plate, cookies
Saturday-Smoked Brisket, baked beans, potato salad
Monday: I work til 8 on Mondays this semester, so I’ll have random things to eat these nights… Ben gets to fend for himself 🙂
Tuesday: pineapple fried rice
Wednesday: lemony lentil soup
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: chickpeas, orzo, & kale w/ sweet potato sauce
Saturday: butternut squash tortilla pie
Sunday: roasted chicken
Monday: It’s my son’s 5th birthday. He requested homemade pizza, salad with homemade ranch dressing, and chocolate milk
Tuesday: Falafel
Wednesday: Cheesy Lasagna Soup from Our Best Bites
Thursday: French Onion Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Friday: Pad Thai
Saturday: Spicy Sausage Pasta
Sunday: Beef Burritos with Bueno green chile, black beans, and O’Brien Potatoes
The new look is cool – great idea!!
Tonight we had the famous meatball dish that you posted last week. I used 2 bags of Trader Joe’s party meatballs (frozen) and threw it all in the crockpot for 4 hours on high. Totally perfect!! Seriously… I even scored the last bottle of chili sauce from my grocery store, so it was meant to be! We all loved them and will definitely be making them again.
We ate the meatballs with salad and I made homemade cornbread croutons – another win! My first time making them and they are very easy to make and tasty. (I see you include them in your Santa Fe salad – awesome!)
Monday = A new recipe called Easy, Cheesy Tortellini Bake (was on All Recipes) Hope it’s good. My middle child is going to help me make it for credit for a school project.
I’m here for inspiration for the rest of the week. Wish me luck! 😉
Nice idea! I love the grocery list.
creamy sundried tomato pasta
bok choy stir fry
pan ravioli
pizza night
salmon with dill sauce
lasagna rollups
love the grocery list and new format!
Monday – chili from the freezer
Tuesday – grilled flank steak, grilled zucchini, quinoa
Wednesday – “clean” taco salad (hold over from last week)
Thursday – Parents Night at my daughter’s preschool, probably out
Friday – meatloaf, sweet potatoes, broccoli
Saturday – date night!
Sunday – rice pasta with tomato sauce and roti chicken
Mon: Potato gratin and broccoli
Tue: Goat’s cheese salad
Wed: Linguine carbonara, salad
Thur: Steamed chicken stuffed with feta and sundried tomatoes, broccoli pilaf rice
Fri: Baked haddock, mash and peas
Sat: I’m trying my hand at tamales – I’ve never actually had one but some friends are coming over for a cooking adventure and cocktails.
Sun: Dinner at mum’s
MONDAY – spaghetti Bolognese
TUESDAY – Pasta with a rustic sauce (sausages & pasta)
WEDNESDAY – roast chicken thighs with roasted veg
THURSDAY – steak egg & wedges, mushroom sauce
FRIDAY – not sure
SATURDAY – homemade pizza
SUNDAY – chicken curry
Great job on the new layout and PDF’s! I am being lazy this week and have no menu yet but I think after this post I have the week set!
I LOVE the “bling”!!
Love the graphic and printable list. So helpful!
Here’s our mostly vegan meal plan for the week.
Sun: Dinner with Family
Mon: Black Bean Taco Salad
Tues: Cashew Ricotta and Spinach Stuffed Shells
Wed: Homemade Pizza with Sausage and Apples
Thurs: Black Bean Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries
Fri: Vegan Fried Rice
Love the graphic and shopping list!
Sunday: Dinner at in-laws (husband had to leave for a rare Sunday-starting business trip).
Monday: Kids are eating pizza at meeting ”” maybe a takeout treat for me since it’s just me!
Tuesday: Freezer lasagna with salads.
Wednesday: Leek and crimini frittata with roasted zucchini.
Thursday: Black bean and corn quesadillas with homemade salsa and guac.
Friday: Soy-hoisin glazed chicken with parmesan roasted broccoli.
Saturday: Miso-glazed salmon with side salads (didn’t get to it last week).
Great graphic!
Monday: spaghetti
Tuesday: navajo tacos
Wednesday: Grandma Marianne’s pizza
Thursday: baked potato soup, salad
Friday: feeding the missionaries, BBQ chicken tinfoil dinners, salad, fruit, chocolate pudding cookies for dessert
Saturday: sausage & potato bake
Sunday: kalua pork
http://whatisonyourmenu.blogspot.com/2014/01/week-261-menu.html
sun: bruschetta chicken with avocado and balsamic drizzle
mon: clean broccoli chicken casserole
tues: salads with chicken, bacon, avocado, and blue cheese dressing
weds: steak and cheese lettuce wraps, broccoli
thurs: parmesan chicken tenders, salad
fri: taco salads
sat: out
Monday: Broccoli Rice Casserole with Chicken
Tuesday: Chicken Enchiladas with PW’s Mango Pico De Gallo
Wednesday: Potted Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans
Thursday: PW’s Baked Beans and Rolls and Corn
Friday: Baked Flounder with Crab Stuffing and Salad
Saturday: Out to Eat
Sunday: Ham and Scalloped Potatoes and Green Beans
This is an amazing resource. When my kids were younger I always planned out the week in advance. I tend to fly by the seat of my pants now which is odd for a blogger I think. Makes for too many trips to the store per week. I love this idea. Here is what ours will likely end up like:
Monday: Stir Fry
Tuesday: Fish & Chips
Wednesday: Pizza
Thursday: Steak and Potatoes (grilled)
Friday: Meatballs
Saturday: Wings (grilled)
Sunday: take out
Normally we’re not this meat heavy but I have appetizer week to prep for next week so that’s the only reason I have a rough idea what I’m making. lol
Great idea, Jane, and beautiful graphics on the printout. I’ve been thinking about doing something like this as well. Thanks for being an inspiration to finally get it off the ground.
The post looks great!
Dinners this week:
Sunday – Hubby’s cooking, and it’s game day. Something tells me that if the Broncos win, it’ll be yummy celebration food.
Monday – Asian Salmon and Noodles
Tuesday – Taco Tuesday. My favorite chipotle sweet potato and black bean tacos and cheese quesadillas for the kids.
Wednesday – Corn and potato chowder with fresh bread and a green salad.
Thursday – Chicken (for kids and hubby) and pesto noodles. Some sort of protein for me.
Friday – Homemade pizza and family movie night.
Saturday – Dinner out.
I love the printables! Great idea!
Sunday-Frozen Yogurt (after the Chargers loss, we all needed a little pick me up.)
Monday-Chili and Cornbread
Tuesday-Chili on Baked Potatoes
Wednesday-Baked Salmon, Rice, Broccoli
Thursday-Some kind of pasta…
Friday-Homemade pizza, salad, garlic knots
Saturday-Leftovers
Great idea for grocery list!
Su: football playoff party #2
Corn dip & chips/chicken strips/spicy BBQ wings/veg platter/cheesy bread/take n bake pizza
M: party l/o
Tu: chicken marsala/wholewheat noodles/salad
W: egg salad sandwiches w/ radishes/chips
Th: Asian salmon/brown jasmine rice/stir-fry green beans
F: pasta primavera/garlic wheat toast
Sa: l/o or take out
Love the new layout!
Mon – Hawaiian Chicken & Rice
Tues – Pork Chops, Rice & Veggie
Wed – Crock Pot Rotisserie Chicken, Potatoes & Veggie
Thurs – Spaghetti, Salad, Garlic Bread
Fri – Sloppy Joes, French Fries, Salad
Sat – Steak, Baked Potato & Salad
Sun – BBQ at a friends’ house
Love it!
Better late than never for me to post… I love this website, BTW.
Monday: Chicken with homemade marinara sauce with grilled squash/ zucchini
Tuesday: Pan-seared, Cajun seasoned cod with leftover loaded mashed sweet potatoes, steamed broccoli, and cabbage
Wednesday: Pulled pork tacos with homemade coleslaw and mango salsa. Black beans on the side.
Thursday: Spaghetti bolognese over spaghetti squash with Caesar salad. (Making homemade Caesar dressing for the first time!)
Friday: Southwest chicken and rice
Saturday: Steaks with baked potatoes and asparagus. MIL’s birthday so I will also be making a banana cake with cream cheese frosting.
Sunday: Green chili chicken stew
I like the new layout and shopping list, very helpful!
Sun: leftovers from a brunch we hosted. Tried a yummy new recipe for French toast casserole that can be made the night before: http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/overnight-french-toast/dc9d4207-98ec-4858-b1d1-93a53c6b1a27
Mon: Wasn’t feeling well so the family had sandwiches
Tues: turkey/mushroom burgers, sweet potato fries
Wed: buffalo chicken chili, salad
Thurs: leftover chili
Friday: baked tilapia, homemade mac n cheese, green beans
Sat: out for dinner
It looks amazing Janey, go you!
Thanks for posting this and for all the comments with great menu ideas. My son got married last week and he and his new bride are moving to California. I wanted to give them a gift of some favorite meals as well as some new ideas along with the recipes. You have all made this project a lot simpler.
congratulations to your son! so wonderful – and what a great present idea! 🙂
Wow! This is my first time on this website and I am blown away….I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now! I am ready to try some of these recipes….wish me luck! #BeginnerCook
So happy you found my blog! good luck with cooking, I’m sure you’ll be great! 🙂 (always feel free to shoot me questions!)