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  1. Monday, April 3, 2023

    Week 767 Weekly Dinner Menu

    Hey, everyone! I am currently listening to the book Lessons in Chemistry and it’s lovely. It also motivated me to make dinner last night instead of ordering takeout! Speaking of cooking, here is this week’s menu!

    Week 767 Weekly Dinner Menu

    MONDAY:

    • Paneer with peas tikka masala
    • Coconut korma chicken
    • (Lest you think I’m fancy, I’m using Maya Kaimal simmer sauces)

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    • Homemade hamburgers

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

    • Easter brunch (menu TBD)

    Your turn! Can’t wait to see your meal plans for the week!


  2. Monday, March 20, 2023

    Week 766 Weekly Menu

    Menu time! 

    week 766 weekly menu from this week for dinner

    MONDAY:

    • Takeout (celebrating the girls Science Olympiad awards night!)

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    • Eat out night

    SUNDAY:

    • Smoked chicken, potatoes and salad (last Sunday we ended up with leftovers, so putting this back on the menu)

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  3. Monday, March 13, 2023

    Week 765 Weekly Menu

    I completely spaced last week and didn’t realize I hadn’t planned until Tuesday! And the way we ate last week reflected that bad planning…a lot of eating out and “what should we do for dinner?”s at like 7:00 pm. It was no bueno. My brain is back in order, so here we go.

    week 765 weekly dinner menu from this week for dinner

    MONDAY:

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

    • Smoked chicken, potatoes and salad

    Your turn! Show us what you’ve got cooking this week!


  4. Sunday, February 26, 2023

    Week 764 Weekly Menu

    Happy new week! Let’s get to the menu, shall we? (Oh, and I finally got the White Chicken Chili recipe published…it’s one of our new favorite go-tos!)

    Week 764 weekly dinner menu from This Week for Dinner

    MONDAY:

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    • Indian food night (using whatever Maya Kaimal stuff I have in the cupboard)

    THURSDAY:

    • Leftovers

    FRIDAY:

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

    • Smoked pork butt

    Your turn! Share your weekly menu in the comments below. Have a great week!


  5. Monday, February 20, 2023

    Week 763 Weekly Menu

    Hello everyone! Let’s just get down to business, shall we?

    week 763 weekly dinner menu from this week for dinner

    MONDAY:

    • Smoked ribs (Nate got the giant brontosaurus beef ribs…an experiment I think will go well!)

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

    Your turn! Share your weekly plan in the comments below and have a great week! 


  6. Saturday, February 11, 2023

    Week 762 Weekly Menu

    Hello! I’m getting a head start on my menu this weekend. This might be the first time I’ve done it on a Sunday! Also, heads up, I’m finally going to start posting on Instagram regularly, so if you’re on IG, come on over and let’s connect!

    Week 762 Weekly Dinner Menu from This Week for Dinner food blog

    MONDAY:

    • Mini Super Bowl Party (Cate and I have a school thing during real Super Bowl, so will make 7-layer dip, sweet Chex mix and watch commercial/game/half-time show highlights on Monday)

    TUESDAY:

    • Valentine’s Day…Nate and I have a fun dinner with friends and my girls are going to see Titanic…so dinner will be leftovers for the kids!

    WEDNESDAY:

    • Homemade hamburger night

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    • White chicken chili (I will photograph and share the recipe soon!)

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

    • Leftovers

    Your turn! Share your own meal plan for the week in the comments below! Have a great week, everyone!


  7. Monday, December 12, 2022

    Week 761 Weekly Menu

    We have our house back and beautiful hickory wood floors! I am feeling very grateful. And now it’s time to jump in on birthday and Christmas festivities!

    Week 761 weekly dinner menu

    MONDAY:

    • Soup night (picked up a few soups at Vons)

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    • Anna’s birthday party, whatever she wants! 

    SATURDAY:

    • Cate’s birthday party, ordering pizza for the giant crew!

    SUNDAY:

    • Leftovers

    your turn! Throw those meal plans in the comments below and have a great week! 


  8. Monday, December 5, 2022

    Week 760 Weekly Menu

    Long time no talk! The day after Thanksgiving marked the beginning of floor demolition in our house. Unsurprisingly, the past week has been insane. Hence, no menu plan last week. But we have our kitchen back now (yay!) and we are sick to death of eating out/spending money on takeout. It’s time to get back in the kitchen! Also, we have wood floors now and I feel so grateful and excited. 

    Week 760 weekly dinner menu from This Week for Dinner

    MONDAY:

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    • Leftovers

    FRIDAY:

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

    Please share your menus/recipes/meal plans in the comments below! It’s good to be back, looking forward to seeing what you’ve got cooking!


  9. Monday, November 21, 2022

    Week 759 Menu + Thanksgiving!

    You know what is amazing about having family live nearby, something we’ve never had until two years ago? Thanksgiving cooking help! Not only do I not have to cook everything, but we get even more food. It’s a dream.

    Top view of sliced roasted turkey using spatchcock method

    MONDAY – WEDNESDAY:

    • NO IDEA. We are painting our kitchen, which has to get done before our floors start getting ripped out on Saturday, plus, you know, Thanksgiving. Our cupboards are currently bare and I have no idea when we’ll get to the store. Good luck, Maynard children!

    2022 THANKSGIVING FEAST

    THURSDAY – SUNDAY:

    • Leftovers + floors getting ripped out kicking off a week of pure insanity…but no more cream-colored carpet! Woohoo!

    Share your menus for the week! And definitely share your Thanksgiving plans along with links to recipes if you have them. Can’t wait to see what everyone has cooking!


  10. Tuesday, November 1, 2022

    Week 757 Weekly Menu

    Happy November! My first menu of the month is coming a day late because we were just too busy with Halloween festivities Sunday and Monday. Here we go! 

    Week 757 weekly dinner menu from This Week for Dinner food blog

    MONDAY:

    • Candy. No, really. Candy and random food people scrounged.

    TUESDAY:

    • Leftovers (smoked pork butt! the best!)

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    SATURDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SUNDAY:

    • Eat out

    Your turn to throw a menu in the comments below! And thanks for all the well wishes last week…still recovering, it was a doozy of a flu/cold/whatever-it-was-just-know-it-wasn’t-covid-phew.