Category: weekly menus
Sunday, January 3, 2021
Week 706 Weekly Menu
This is going to be our first week in over two months where I am not getting a Hello Fresh meal kit delivery. Going to try “roughing it” again. Which mostly means I have to do my own grocery shopping this week…ugh!
MONDAY:
- Spicy Chicken Tacos with Fresh Masa Tortillas
TUESDAY:
- Pasta with homemade bolognese sauce (using up the leftover veal from our Swedish Meatballs!)
WEDNESDAY:
THURSDAY:
- Leftovers
FRIDAY:
- Local Takeout
SATURDAY:
- Smoked Flank Steak (we ended up with smoked brisket on New Year’s Eve, so demanding Nate smokes the flank steak that ended up in the freezer this weekend!)
- Crispy Roast Potatoes
- Salad
SUNDAY:
- Smoked Pork Shoulder with coleslaw and picked onions
Your turn! Thank you for sharing your menu in the comments below!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 2:08 pm 4 Comments
Categories: weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, MEAL PLANNING, weekly menu |Sunday, December 27, 2020
Week 705 Weekly Menu
Nate got a Traeger smoker grill for Christmas and that was for real the best idea EVER. He has already smoked a small pork shoulder and it was so good that at 10 pm last night when it was finally done we all just gathered around the meat and ate and ate and ate. Tonight he’s smoking brats. And he has two more smoked meats coming this week. Merry Christmas to all of us!
MONDAY:
- Smoked Pork Shoulder
TUESDAY:
- Pork Luau Bowls (Hello Fresh)
WEDNESDAY:
- Chicken Stir Fry Tacos (Hello Fresh)
THURSDAY: Happy New Year’s Eve!
FRIDAY:
- Leftovers
SATURDAY:
- Coconut Curry Chicken (Hello Fresh)
SUNDAY:
- Tex Mex Pork Enchiladas Bowls (Hello Fresh)
Share your own menu in the comments below! Have a safe and happy new year!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 5:11 pm 11 Comments
Categories: weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, MEAL PLANNING, weekly menu |Sunday, December 20, 2020
Week 704 Weekly Menu
Well, birthday week was a blast and a success and completely wiped me out! 😉 Now on to Christmas this week!
MONDAY:
- Coconut Curry Chicken (Hello Fresh)
TUESDAY:
- Spicy Maple Chicken (Hello Fresh)
WEDNESDAY:
- Honey Sriracha Pork Tenderloin (Hello Fresh)
THURSDAY:
- Chinese Takeout (a Maynard family tradition!)
FRIDAY:
- Swedish Meatballs with boiled red potatoes and lingonberry jam
- Swedish Cardamom Bread, Vetebröd (braided loaves) and Kardemummabullar (buns)
SATURDAY:
- Leftovers
SUNDAY:
- Leftovers
Your turn! Please share your meal plan for the week in the comments below! And if you celebrate Christmas, I hope it is a healthy, peaceful and delicious day!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 10:27 am 7 Comments
Categories: weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, MEAL PLANNING, weekly menu |Sunday, December 13, 2020
Week 703 Weekly Dinner Menu
It’s a big birthday week around here! Two birthdays, so the birthday girls get to pick dinner. Plus we’re still leveraging Hello Fresh heavily. 😉
MONDAY:
- Firecracker Meatballs with Rice and Green Beans
TUESDAY:
- Spicy Maple Chicken
WEDNESDAY:
- Cheesecake Factory Takeout (birthday dinner #1!)
THURSDAY:
- Thai Takeout (birthday dinner #2)
FRIDAY:
- Leftovers
SATURDAY:
- Ancho BBQ Sloppy Joe’s
SUNDAY:
- Honey Sriracha Pork Tenderloin
Please share your own menu plan in the comments below! Have a great week and Happy Hanukkah to those of your celebrating!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 1:44 pm 7 Comments
Categories: weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, MEAL PLANNING, weekly menu |Sunday, December 6, 2020
Week 702 Weekly Menu
Hello again! I hope you all had a wonderful and delicious Thanksgiving! Apologies for missing the menu last week, I just plain forgot to plan because we had a major backup of meal kits thanks to our Thanksgiving food. I am still relying on meal kits for the next few weeks, but around Christmastime I am going to get back into cooking my own recipes again! The Hello Fresh meal kits have been so wonderful during this time where my cooking abilities were limited.
MONDAY:
- Pecan-Crusted Trout (a friend gave me a Green Chef box to try…Green Chef was good, but I like Hello Fresh better, for what it’s worth!)
TUESDAY:
- Tex Mex Beef & Poblano Enchiladas (Hello Fresh)
WEDNESDAY:
- Firecracker Meatballs (Hello Fresh)
THURSDAY:
- Hot Honey Chicken (Hello Fresh)
FRIDAY:
- NYC Street Cart Steak Bowls (Hello Fresh)
SATURDAY:
- Local Takeout (San Diego is back on lockdown…gotta make sure to keep on supporting local restaurants!)
SUNDAY:
Your turn! Share your weekly menu in the comments below. Have a great week, everyone!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 12:06 pm 8 Comments
Categories: weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, MEAL PLANNING, weekly menu |Sunday, November 22, 2020
Week 701 Weekly Menu
THANKSGIVING IS THIS WEEK HOW IS THIS SO?!?!? Miraculously I graduated from the hard splint from my hand surgery, so while my thumb doesn’t work yet and I still have to be careful, I will be able to help cook Thanksgiving dinner! The girls and Nate are ready to help with the cooking this year. While I’m sad we won’t be with extended family (COVID!), I think it will be a special year, all of us cooking together in the kitchen. I did make a few store-bought modifications to our menu to simplify cooking, but for the most part we are still cooking up our usual feast!
MONDAY:
- Beef Bulgogi Meatballs (HelloFresh)
TUESDAY:
- Pork Tostadas Supremo (HelloFresh)
WEDNESDAY:
- Pineapple Pork Meatballs (HelloFresh)
THURSDAY | Thanksgiving 2020!
- 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 (full disclosure we are using Trader Joe’s stuffing mixes – cornbread and gluten-free – because of my darn hand)
- Gravy
- Crescent Rolls
- Cranberry Slush (my great-grandmother’s recipe that we have EVERY YEAR NO MATTER WHAT)
- Cranberry Sauce
- Sweet Potato Souffle
- Butternut Squash
- Charcuterie Board
- Dessert: Pumpkin Pie, Crumble Apple Pie, Chocolate Mousse (we actually bought the pumpkin pie and apple pie this year because I just can’t do pie crust with my hand, but we will for sure make the chocolate mousse from scratch!)
FRIDAY:
- Leftovers
SATURDAY:
- Leftovers
SUNDAY:
- Leftovers
Please share your weekly menu in the comments, including your Thanksgiving menu plans! Have a happy and delicious Thanksgiving and please stay safe!!!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 10:21 am 10 Comments
Categories: thanksgiving prep, weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, thanksgiving menu, thanksgiving recipes, weekly menu |Sunday, November 15, 2020
Week 700 Weekly Menu
Wow. SEVEN HUNDRED weekly menus! Thank you to everyone who posts and for keeping me on the ball week after week. I am so grateful for our community!
Given my hand surgery situation, this week I’m going to start planning Thanksgiving to try to figure out how to do our food traditions but without the amount of cooking I normally do. Any suggestions are appreciated!
MONDAY:
- Sweet Chili Pork Bowls (Hello Fresh)
TUESDAY:
- Chicken Tikka Masala (Costco)
WEDNESDAY:
- Bulgogi Pork Tenderloin (Hello Fresh)
THURSDAY:
- Rosemary Demi-Glace Pork Chops (Hello Fresh)
FRIDAY:
- Leftovers
SATURDAY:
- Takeout Night
SUNDAY:
- Chicken Sausage and Tomato Risotto (Hello Fresh)
Your turn! Share your menus in the comments below! And Happy 700th Menu Week to all!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 9:06 pm 7 Comments
Categories: weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, MEAL PLANNING, weekly menu |Sunday, November 8, 2020
Week 699 Weekly Menu
Hello everyone! With the help of Hello Fresh (which we are loving, by the way!) and Costco, our family is figuring out dinner as I recover from hand surgery.. Just a few more weeks (hopefully!) with me out of commission.
MONDAY:
- Cheesy Smothered Mushroom Chicken (Hello Fresh)
TUESDAY:
- Zesty Salmon with rice and salad
WEDNESDAY:
- Ancho BBQ Sloppy Joes (Hello Fresh)
THURSDAY:
- Italian Chicken over Lemony Spaghetti (Hello Fresh)
FRIDAY:
- Leftovers
SATURDAY:
- Sweet Chili Pork Bowls (Hello Fresh)
SUNDAY:
- Stuffed Turkey Breasts (Costco)
Your turn! Share your menus in the comments below! Have a delicious week!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 6:12 pm 4 Comments
Categories: weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, MEAL PLANNING, weekly menu |Sunday, November 1, 2020
Week 698 Weekly Menu
WOW. I completely spaced planning and posting a menu last week. I didn’t even realize until Wednesday or Thursday! This probably is a good indication of where our family is with dinner these days…flying by the seat of our pants! I am still unable to cook, so we’re utilizing Costco and Trader Joe’s meals to at least make it feel a little like eating dinner at home instead of just takeout all the time. Here’s a go at a menu…
MONDAY:
- Pesto Chicken Pasta
TUESDAY:
WEDNESDAY:
- Homemade Hamburgers
THURSDAY:
- Cheesy Smothered Mushroom Chicken (Hello Fresh meal)
FRIDAY:
- Sesame Beef Tacos (Hello Fresh meal)
SATURDAY:
- Local Takeout Night
SUNDAY:
- Chipotle Chicken and Rice Bowls (Hello Fresh meal)
PLEASE share your menus below! We need your dinner ideas to inspire while I’m in this strange cooking time! Thank you!
Also, I signed up for Hello Fresh to see if it can help during this crazy time for our family. I’ll keep you posted! If you want to try it out, click here to check Hello Fresh out via my referral link, which gives you $70 off and me a $10 credit.
Posted by Jane Maynard at 1:55 pm 7 Comments
Categories: weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, MEAL PLANNING, weekly menu |Sunday, October 18, 2020
Week 697 Weekly Menu
Well. Our family is figuring out how to dinner now that I am out of commission. I had hand surgery earlier this week and began physical therapy, which will be very intense. I highly recommend not severing any tendons in your hand if you can at all help it.
I don’t have access at this moment to my artwork files, which I can update tomorrow. But here is what dinner is looking like this week with Nate and the kids in charge after a visit to Costco.
MONDAY:
- Salmon with lemon-basil butter (Costco!)
TUESDAY:
- Grilled Tri-Tip with salad
WEDNESDAY:
- Chicken Tikka Masala
THURSDAY:
- Stuffed Roast Turkey
FRIDAY:
- Leftovers
SATURDAY:
- Takeout night
SUNDAY:
- Grill Night
Your turn! Please share your menus below!!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 7:02 pm 5 Comments
Categories: weekly menus Tags: dinner ideas, MEAL PLANNING, weekly menu |
Hi! My name is Jane Maynard and you've landed yourself on my blog, This Week for Dinner™. Every Sunday I share a weekly menu...and count on you to share yours! You'll also find other deliciousness that I hope you'll enjoy!
