Hello, friends! I’m traveling again for work this week, so it’s a mishmash of mom meals, dad meals and eating out! And, yes, I have a few carry-over items from last week’s menu…it’s been one of those weeks and I’m glad it’s over! 😉

MONDAY:
– Taco Night

TUESDAY:
– Naan Pizzas

WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– I’m traveling for work AGAIN, so Dad is in charge of dinner for a few nights.
-Hot dogs with baked beans and cole slaw

SATURDAY:
– Eat out

SUNDAY:
– Eat out

Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!

Your turn – please post your meal plan for the week! I really can’t tell you how grateful I am for all the menus that are posted each week, it is so helpful! Thank you!

Hello, everyone! We just pulled in from a weekend in Santa Barbara. Nate and I ate at Tupelo Junction Cafe for lunch, The Lark for dinner and Scarlett Begonia for brunch and all three restaurants were AWESOME, in case you’re in Santa Barbara any time soon!

Back to real life…menu time!

MONDAY:
– Rachel Sandwiches

TUESDAY:
– Taco Night

WEDNESDAY:
– Naan Pizzas

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Sausage, Pepper & Onion Sandwiches

SATURDAY:
– Takeout night

SUNDAY:
– Pat’s Asian Chicken Salad

Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!

Hi everyone! So, two things. First, my menu this week is kinda lame. I’m traveling early in the week (visiting the Ben & Jerry’s headquarters, so fun!), so it’s easy meals that the kids picked for Dad to make. Then, next weekend, we’re going on a little trip to Los Angeles. So, not much cooking happening!

Second thing, I might be on NBC Nightly News this week with the kids making dinner. A filming crew came to the house Friday, taped us cooking and interviewed me quite extensively about the issue of “natural” food labels. All I know is the story will probably air early this week. So, if you want to try to catch it, I suppose just set up your DVR to record the show all week. You never know how these stories will get edited, so there’s a chance we won’t even be in the story. But we also very well could be! So…um…I guess watch it. I’m actually pretty anxious about it all, so if no one sees it, it’s all good! 😉

MONDAY:
– Hot dogs

TUESDAY:
– English Muffin Pizzas

WEDNESDAY:
– Eat out

THURSDAY:
– Rachel Sandwiches

FRIDAY – SUNDAY:
– Family trip to LA

I am not even bothering making the printable PDF for you this week because, well, it’s pretty much the lamest menu ever. But lame menus usually mean fun times, right? 😉

As usual, please share your menus in the comments! Love seeing what you cook for dinner each week!

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! (Can I get sued for using “Super Bowl” in that instance? I think I’m safe.) I’m making Sweet Chex Mix and 7-Layer Dip today. What are you having for the big game?

Here’s the plan for this week…

MONDAY:
– Homemade Hamburgers

TUESDAY:
– Cilantro Sour Cream Enchiladas

WEDNESDAY:
– Homemade pizza (didn’t get to that last week!)

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Sausage, Pepper & Onion Sandwiches

SATURDAY:
– Eat out

SUNDAY:
– Breakfast for dinner (TBD…omelettes, waffles, something like that!)

Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!

Can’t wait to see your meal plans for this week. Please share!

Happy 9th Birthday, This Week for Dinner! That’s right, it has been exactly 9 years since I posted my first menu, along with a post explaining what the blog was all about (which, unsurprisingly, has evolved since then). There were no photos and my friend Margo was the only other person to comment on those first blog posts (thanks, Margo!). I had no idea what I was getting myself into that night when I hit publish and I could not have imagined the amazing experiences and people that would come into my life as a result. Including all of you faithfully posting menus every week, helping me and so many others get a handle on dinner. Every day I am grateful for this journey and look forward to it continuing for many years (forever? sure!). To celebrate the blog’s birthday, everyone should eat some chocolate. I’ll start with this devil’s food cake donut.

This week’s menu is made up pretty much exclusively of my family’s requests. I aim to please! (Sometimes.)

MONDAY:
– Malibu melt wraps

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Kai Pa Lo

WEDNESDAY:
– Pizza

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Omelettes
– Fresh fruit

SATURDAY:
– Take out night

SUNDAY:
– Curry in a Hurry (recipe to come!) with rice and veggies

Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!

The best blog birthday present you can give me is to post your menu.

Hey everyone! I’m getting to the meal planning a little late today, but at least I’m getting it done, right? I have some travel this week (visiting the General Mills headquarters), so it’s gonna be a little crazy and not a typical week.

MONDAY:
– Rachel sandwiches

TUESDAY:
– Pat’s Oriental Chicken Salad

WEDNESDAY:
– Take out night

THURSDAY:
– Salsa chicken
– Chips and guacamole

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Another take out night, for sanity’s sake!

SUNDAY:
– Homemade hamburgers
– Fresh veggies and fruit

Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!

Your turn! Share your menus for the week, I love seeing them all!

Hey everyone. Can’t believe we are halfway through January. Bananas! My compost bin arrived so we’re going to start composting this week and get moving with this year’s resolution. Exciting!

I have a few carry-over items from last week’s menu on this week’s menu. I have been cooking, I just ended up with extra meals based on the groceries we had. Plus we unexpectedly met out of town friends last night at the Anaheim Packing District, which is a fun place with great food, by the way. It’s a little busy on the weekend, fair warning, but it’s great! And there is a park area just outside that is perfect for the kids to run around and be crazy, including sliding down the astroturf hill with pizza box lids as sleds!

MONDAY:
– Pork and Udon Noodle Soup (recipe to come!)

TUESDAY:
– Homemade pizza night (honey goat cheese and margherita)

WEDNESDAY:
– Caprese Paninis

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Homemade hamburgers

SATURDAY:
– Takeout night

SUNDAY:
– Salsa chicken
– Chips and guacamole

Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!

That’s it from me. You know the drill, share your menus! THANK YOU!

Hello! Hope the first week of January went great! I am super grateful so many of you posted menus last week because they served as my inspiration for our meals this week. So helpful! Here’s my plan for the week.

MONDAY:
– Nachos and guacamole

TUESDAY:
– Pork and Udon Noodle Soup (recipe to come!)

WEDNESDAY:
– Chili

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Caprese Paninis

SATURDAY:
– Eat out/takeout night

SUNDAY:
– Homemade pizza night

Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!

Let’s keep the good momentum going! Post your menu for the week, no matter how simple or fancy!

Happy New Year! I cannot believe that it is January. Unbelievable. Now that the holidays are over, I’m getting ready to settle back into “normal” life, starting with this week’s dinner plan. Also, stay tuned this week for my new year’s resolution for 2016. I’m really excited about it and hope some of you will join me with this year’s little project!

MONDAY:
– Taco night

TUESDAY:
– Boozy Beef Stew

WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar wraps
– Smoothies

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Homemade hamburgers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Chicken soup with rice

Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!

It’s a new year! Let’s start things off right with some meal planning! (I know, SO exciting! 😉 ) Please share your menus! Can’t wait to see what you’ve got cooking!

Happy Sunday! If you’re currently on winter break, I hope you’re enjoying it as much as we are. We’ve eaten so much vetebrod there’s no way we could be anything but happy.

While I’m sort of skipping meal planning this week, I do know some of the food we’ll be having. All of the grandparents will be in town and it’s going to be a fun week, filled with some cooking, lots of eating, and the Rose Bowl (go Stanford!).

• Today: Dinner at friends’ home, we’ll bring two batches of Grandma Blomquist’s Brownies for dessert
• Monday: Chicken Tortilla Soup and SoNo Chocolate Ganache Cake
• Tuesday: Out to dinner
• Wednesday: No clue!
• Thursday: New Year’s Eve! I’m thinking chicken wings, Pat’s Oriental Chicken Salad, chips and dips of all kinds, cheese and crackers, bowls of M&Ms
• Friday: ROSE BOWL! Hot dogs? Nachos? Hopefully a Stanford win!
• Saturday: No clue!
• Sunday: No clue!

How’s that for a meal plan? 😉 Thank you to the faithful meal planners who posted their menus last week. You guys are the best! Just like last week, please post your menus and provide inspiration for everyone else, since I’m not doing much of that myself. 🙂