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  1. Sunday, April 7, 2019

    Week 619 Weekly Menu

    Spring break is over and it’s back to the normal routine of life. Our oldest Cate went to visit her aunt in Singapore last week and came home with a stomach bug, as often happens after an international trip. I suppose the fates wanted her to get the full experience. So this week I’m trying to make lighter, vegetarian meals to soothe her belly back to normalcy.

    Week 619 Weekly Dinner Menu: Caprese Salad, Sweet Potato & Black Bean Burritos, Lentil Rice Bowls, and Breakfast for Dinner

    MONDAY:
    – Caprese Salad
    – Baguette

    TUESDAY:
    Sweet Potato & Black Been Burritos or Rice Bowls

    WEDNESDAY:
    Lentil Rice Bowls with Lime Tahini Dressing

    THURSDAY:
    – Leftovers

    FRIDAY:
    – Potluck Party

    SATURDAY:
    – Eat out after cello recital

    SUNDAY:
    – Breakfast for Dinner: Waffles, Eggs & Fruit (Birch Benders Paleo Pancake & Waffle Mix for me, normal waffles for everyone else)

    Your turn! Share those menus in the comments, plain or fancy!


  2. Monday, October 22, 2018

    Week 597 Weekly Dinner Menu

    Oh man, it’s almost Monday night. I need to make a menu and I need to go to the store. Here we go…

    Week 597 Weekly Dinner Menu: Sunday - Rotisserie Chicken; Tuesday - Naan pizzas; Wednesday - Tacos; Thursday - Kebabs; Friday - Leftovers; Saturday - Eat Out; Sunday - Frittatas

    MONDAY:
    – Rotisserie chicken from Sprouts
    – Roasted potatoes & salad

    TUESDAY:
    Naan Pizzas

    WEDNESDAY:
    Cora’s Mexican Ground Beef Tacos

    THURSDAY:
    – Kebabs on the grill
    – Salad

    FRIDAY:
    – Leftovers

    SATURDAY:
    – Eat out night (Halloween fun in our cute village)

    SUNDAY:
    – Breakfast for dinner, probably Vegetable Frittatas

    Apparently I was a cooking slacker last week because I’m pretty much using the same menu, with a few tweaks. It’s one of those weeks I suppose!

    You know the drill, share your own meal plans in the comments to help all of us get inspired! Thank you!


  3. Sunday, October 7, 2018

    Week 595 Weekly Dinner Menu

    I’m getting this week off to a good start by getting my menu done Sunday morning. Woohoo! And we’re surprising the kids by taking them to the Wild Kratts Live show today (thanks, PBS!). Cannot wait and will report back on how the show is!

    Week 595 Weekly Dinner Menu: Monday - Carnitas; Tuesday - Brats; Wednesday - Roast Chicken; Thursday- Leftovers; Friday - Nachos; Saturday - Eat out; Sunday - Breakfast for Dinner

    MONDAY:
    – Pork Carnitas Tacos

    TUESDAY:
    – Brats
    – Salad

    WEDNESDAY:
    Roast Chicken
    – Roasted Potatoes and Veggies

    THURSDAY:
    – Leftovers

    FRIDAY:
    – Bean Nachos
    Guacamole

    SATURDAY:
    – Eat out

    SUNDAY:
    – Breakfast for dinner (details TBD)

    You know the drill, share your own meal plans in the comments below! Thank you all for sharing week after week!


  4. Sunday, August 12, 2018

    Week 588 Weekly Menu

    Hey folks, I totally disappeared last week. Whoops! We were busy celebrating our cousin’s wedding and eating in a famous diner in Maine and driving to New Hampshire. It was a pretty awesome weekend. We’re now in New Jersey, I have quiet time and we’re going home this week, so it’s time to sit down and do some meal planning.

    Weekly Dinner Menu for the week of August 12, 2017

    SUNDAY:
    – Smoked pork butt, compliments of my brother!
    – Cole slaw, corn on the cob

    MONDAY:
    Cora’s Mexican Ground Beef Tacos

    TUESDAY:
    – Travel Day

    WEDNESDAY:
    – Caprese Salad

    THURSDAY:
    – Hamburgers (I’ve started eating my hamburger on a bed of lettuce with all the fixings and I can’t believe how much I don’t miss the bun, so tasty!)
    – Salad and watermelon

    FRIDAY:
    – Leftovers

    SATURDAY:
    – Pesto Chicken Pasta

    Can’t wait to see what you all have cooking! Please share in the comments below. Your menus each week are so helpful!


  5. Sunday, July 22, 2018

    Week 586 Weekly Menu

    Reports are starting to come in…my friend Mindy made fresh masa tortillas the day after I published my post and my eye doctor made them yesterday, using masa from the same market where I buy masa. Both Mindy and Dr. Hom are converted. I promise I’m not exaggerating about how delicious fresh masa tortillas are…if you haven’t read my fresh masa post, here’s a link!

    Weekly dinner menu for the week of July 23, 2018: BBQ Chicken, Pesto Pasta, BLTs and then traveling to Boston and Cape Cod

    Enough tortilla talk, time for this week’s menu…which is a bit shorter for us because we leave Thursday for our east coast trip! A Toyota Highlander will be waiting for us when we land in Boston and this time we’ll hang out for a day in Boston before heading to Cape Cod. I can’t wait to show my kids our college town!

    Everything on this week’s menu was on last week’s menu…I didn’t cook as much as I thought I would last week, and I really stretched out the carnitas for a few meals.

    MONDAY:
    – Grilled BBQ Chicken
    – Salad

    TUESDAY:
    – Pesto Pasta
    – Salad

    WEDNESDAY:
    – BLTs

    THURSDAY:
    – Airport food

    FRIDAY:
    – Dinner in Boston somewhere

    SATURDAY:
    Sweet Tomatoes Pizza on Cape Cod

    SUNDAY:
    – Don’t know yet!

    Please share your own menus in the comments below, we need your inspiration since I’m entering travel mode!


  6. Monday, July 16, 2018

    Week 585 Weekly Menu

    It’s Monday, which means the start of another week, which means time for another weekly dinner menu!

    Weekly Dinner Menu for the week of July 16, 2018

    MONDAY:
    Chili

    TUESDAY:
    Carnitas Tacos

    WEDNESDAY:
    – Pesto Pasta
    – Salad

    THURSDAY:
    – Leftovers

    FRIDAY:
    – Grilled BBQ Chicken
    – Side veggie (whatever I find at the farmer’s market!)

    SATURDAY:
    – Eat out night

    SUNDAY:
    – BLTs

    You all know the drill…please post your own meal plans in the comments below! Have a great week!


  7. Sunday, July 8, 2018

    Week 584 Weekly Menu

    Hello meal planning and food friends. I wish I could say I missed you the last two weeks, but our trip to Sweden was pretty darn spectacular and I didn’t miss meal planning and cooking one bit! But alas it is back to normal this week, which is definitely not a bad thing, actually. Since it’s going to be pretty warm this week and we’re all craving wholesome food, we’re going heavy on salads and summer-friendly meals for the weekly menu.

    Weekly dinner plans, Week 584 Weekly Menu from This Week for Dinner

    MONDAY:
    Chicken Caesar Wraps

    TUESDAY:
    Pat’s Asian Chicken Salad

    WEDNESDAY:
    – Grilled Salmon
    – Salad

    THURSDAY:
    – Leftovers

    FRIDAY:
    Sausage, Peppers & Onions Sandwiches

    SATURDAY:
    – Eat out night

    SUNDAY:
    Rachel Sandwiches

    Please share your weekly menus in the comments below! Looking forward to seeing what you all have cooking and getting back into the cooking groove!

    If you want to check out the trip to Sweden, click here to follow along on Instagram. I have already posted a few things and will be posting more throughout the week!


  8. Monday, June 18, 2018

    Week 583 Weekly Menu

    Hello meal planning friends! SO….this week Nate and I are heading to Sweden to spend some time with my parents, siblings and sister-in-law. My dad was born in Stockholm and none of his children have been to Sweden, so now we are all finally going together…without kids! I keep joking that the plane ride with Nate will feel like an extended date. 😉

    My in-laws are coming to watch the kids and for the first few days it’s just my (angelic) father-in-law holding down the fort, so we’re picking simple and easy meals for them to prepare together this week.

    Weekly dinner plans - Week 583 Weekly Menu from This Week for Dinner

    MONDAY:
    – Pesto Chicken Pasta

    TUESDAY:
    – Eat out

    WEDNESDAY:
    – Spaghetti
    Salad

    THURSDAY:
    – English Muffin Pizzas

    FRIDAY:
    – Hot dogs
    – Watermelon

    SATURDAY:
    – Eat out

    SUNDAY:
    – Trader Joe’s Frozen Mac & Cheese
    – Salad

    I’m going to buy a few other prepared dinner items from Trader Joe’s and I think that should keep everyone covered on the home front. Everyone wish Grampa Herms good luck!

    You all know the drill, please post your menu in the comments below! And if I disappear for the next two weeks know it’s because we are thoroughly enjoying Midsummer in Sweden!


  9. Monday, June 11, 2018

    Week 582 Weekly Menu

    Happy Monday! I think it’s time I finally get my menu together for this week. It’s kind of a funny week with the last day of school and whatnot. Should be fun!

    Week 582 Weekly Dinner Menu from Jane Maynard of This Week for Dinner

    MONDAY:
    Thai Basil Beef with Coconut Brown Rice

    TUESDAY:
    Cora’s Mexican Ground Beef Tacos

    WEDNESDAY:
    – Leftovers

    THURSDAY:
    – Last day of school…eating on the fly!

    FRIDAY:
    – Spaghetti
    – Salad

    SATURDAY:
    – Attending a graduation party

    SUNDAY:
    – Father’s Day Feast…whatever Nate wants, still TBD!

    You know the drill…time to share your weekly meal plan in the comments below! Thank you and have a great week!


  10. Sunday, May 20, 2018

    Week 580 Weekly Menu

    Hey all! I am in major spring cleaning mode, cleaning out closets that haven’t been organized since we moved into this house. I’m at the point where I just want to set the house on fire and start over. Fun times! Taking a break to plan this week’s menu is a welcome diversion.

    Weekly Dinner Menu from Jane Maynard for the week of May 21, 2018

    MONDAY:
    Steak
    – Roasted Potatoes + Another Vegetable

    TUESDAY:
    Thai Basil Beef with Coconut Brown Rice

    WEDNESDAY:
    – Pesto Chicken Pasta
    – Salad

    THURSDAY:
    Homemade Hamburgers

    FRIDAY:
    – Leftovers

    SATURDAY:
    – Eat out night

    SUNDAY:
    – Breakfast for dinner (details TBD)

    You know the drill! Share your weekly menu in the comments below! Thank you!