Happy Monday! Menu time…

MONDAY:
– Homemade Hamburgers
– Crispy Rosemary Roast Potatoes

TUESDAY:
– Chicken & Chickpea Tikka Masala
– Naan and Salad

WEDNESDAY:
– Creamy Pesto Fettuccine
– Salad and Garlic Bread

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Roasted Vegetable Egg Scramble
– Smoothies

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Pot Roast
– Mashed Potatoes + Veggie

Alrighty, you know the drill…share your own menus in the comments! And with that I am off to the store!

Happy Sunday! Everyone in my family (except little Owen) is still asleep, so I’m just gonna sit down, plan out some meals and hit the store! I just realized I’m going to be out of town most of the week, so I need to plan out meals the kids and Nate can take care of easily.

MONDAY:
– Spaghetti and Meatballs

TUESDAY:
– Roasted Vegetable Scrambles

WEDNESDAY:
– Hot dogs and brats
– Salad

THURSDAY:
– Naan pizzas

FRIDAY:
– Chili

SATURDAY:
– Eat out

SUNDAY:
– Chicken Pot Pie

Your turn! Please share your meal plans in the comments below! It was SO WONDERFUL seeing your lovely names and menus last week! Keep it coming! They were a huge help as I sat down to plan this morning. 🙂

Happy New Year! (Related: How are we already 1 week into January? WHOAH.)

We just returned from a 2-week trip to New Jersey and New Hampshire. Yes, we were there for the bitter cold. Yes, we got to watch the blizzard in New England from my in-law’s couch in their 1775 farmhouse and it was awesome. Yes, traveling at Christmas was as stressful as I thought it would be. And, yes, it was totally worth it! (Although, it may be another 15 years before we do it again. Sorry, grandparents!)

It’s Monday and I actually do have a meal plan for the week. It’s boring but it’s done and I did the grocery shopping, so I’m feeling good about life. I’ve been getting messages about how people miss the weekly menu. So, let’s get this party started, shall we? GO MEAL PLANNING!

MONDAY:
– Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo

TUESDAY:
– Taco Tuesday

WEDNESDAY:
– Rachel Sandwiches

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Ravioli and Caesar Salad

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night (or maybe I’ll cook something special as my mom will be visiting!)

SUNDAY:
– Cilantro Sour Cream Enchiladas

OKAY, PEOPLE. We want to see your weekly menus! In the spirit of the New Year, please share your meal plan for the week in the comments! Remember, all menus are welcome here at This Week for Dinner. Fancy, simple, vegan, gluten free, whatever! We love all ideas!

Happy Monday! Now that the week is started I think we need a dinner plan!

This week our meal plan comes from Katie Goodman Kick from the food blog Good Life Eats. When I very first started this blog, Katie was one of my earliest and most loyal weekly commenters, always sharing her menus and great ideas. She has since built her own beautiful food space on the Internet with her blog Good Life Eats. Katie is talented and I love the recipes she shares – delicious but approachable and with ingredients that I regularly use. This week’s menu is a great example: Katie shared a ton of awesome recipes with us, and yet the ingredients list is not overwhelming. That’s my kind of cooking. Katie is a sweetheart (she once carefully brought a giant bag of homegrown tomatoes from her garden on the plane for me!) and I am so happy to be able to share her awesome meal plan with you this week. Thank you, Katie!

MONDAY:
– Italian Sausage and Kale Soup
– Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
– Salad

TUESDAY:
– Honey Mustard Chicken
– Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic
– Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Garlic

WEDNESDAY:
– Fall Sheet Pan Pork Tenderloin with Honey Balsamic Roasted Vegetables
– Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day

THURSDAY:
No kids home – Date Night! Here are a couple of our favorite places to go!
– Community
– 24 Carrot Bistro

FRIDAY:
– Homemade Build Your Own Pizza Night (click the link for tips for making totally awesome pizza at home)
– Italian Mixed Greens Salad with Prosciutto and Lemon Dijon Vinaigrette
– Easy Homemade Fudgy Brownies with Caramel Sauce

SATURDAY:
– Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Chile Gravy Sauce (with Crockpot Mexican Chicken and Guacamole)

SUNDAY:
– Indian Butter Chicken
– Homemade Naan
– Salad

Click here or on the image above for a FREE printable PDF of this week’s menu, complete with recipe links and ingredients list.

You know the drill! Share your own dinner plans in the comments! We need your great ideas!

Happy Sunday! It is finally feeling like fall here in San Diego, just in time for a perfect Halloween with the kids! Today I’m making apple pie with Anna (using apples shipped by my mother-in-law from New Hampshire!) and all in all getting into the autumn spirit.

I have another guest menu for you this week. Barbara Schieving from the food blogs Barbara Bakes and Pressure Cooking Today is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. She was one of the first people to read my blog and was always so kind of supportive. It has always made me happy that she also jumped into food writing. She’s just plain awesome. Here second cookbook The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook comes out very soon on November 14. Click here to learn more about the book and if you want to pre-order the book, click here! The new book includes 50 of the most popular recipes on her blog as well as 150 new recipes you can only get in the book. So excited about your book launch, Barbara! Congratulations!

Barbara has created a great weekly menu for us, including a BUNCH of her favorite pressure cooker recipes. Seriously, if you’ve been wanting to get more into pressure cooking, Barbara is an amazing resource and this week’s menu is a great launching point!

MONDAY:
– Potato Cheese Soup  (Click here for a FB video of the recipe!)

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Lime Rice

WEDNESDAY:
– Lighter Chicken Parmesan

THURSDAY:
– Grilled Chicken and Couscous

FRIDAY:
–Beef and Broccoli  (Click here for a FB video of the recipe!)

SATURDAY:
– Spicy Chicken Soup

SUNDAY:
–BBQ Baby Back Ribs (Click here for a FB video of the recipe!)
– Potato Salad (Click here for a FB video of the recipe!)
– Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

Okey, dokey, you guys know the drill…time for YOU to share your dinner plans for the week in the comments! Can’t wait to see what you’ve all got cooking!

Click here or on the image above for a free printable PDF of this week’s menu, including links to recipes and the ingredients list!

Have a great week everyone!

Happy Halloween Week!

I have another guest menu for you today, this time from Robyn Stone of the food blog Add A Pinch. I’ve known Robyn for years and love every chance I get to see her in person. She is the sweetest, but she is also an excellent food writer to boot! Robyn’s work has been featured in Southern Living, Better Homes and Gardens, Redbook, and online at the Huffington Post and Food Network. Robyn’s cookbook, Add a Pinch: Easier, Faster, Fresher Southern Classics, was published in 2017 and it is beyond lovely, filled with delicious and approachable recipes. Robyn lives in Georgia with her husband, Bart, their son, Sam, and their two golden retrievers, Ranger and Annabelle. I can’t wait to share Robyn’s menu with you today. Here you go!

MONDAY:
– Cashew chicken
– Broccoli

TUESDAY:
– Halloween Soup Buffet

WEDNESDAY:
– Skillet Lasagna (Recipe can be found in Robyn’s beautiful cookbook!)
– House salad

THURSDAY:
– Sheet pan teriyaki salmon with green beans

FRIDAY:
– Shrimp scampi

SATURDAY:
– Leftovers!

SUNDAY:
– Pulled pork sandwiches
– Coleslaw
– Classic pound cake

I am loving this menu from Robyn, so many wonderful ideas and surprisingly simple recipes. Thank you so much, Robyn! Click here or on the image above for a free printable PDF of this week’s menu and ingredients list!

You all know the drill! SHARE YOUR MENUS! Please pretty please! We don’t care how fancy or simple your dinner plans are, share no matter what!

Have a great week! Happy Halloween!

Hello! It’s time for another weekly menu already? Where do the weeks go???

This week’s guest menu planner is Cadry Nelson. Cadry is the writer, photographer and recipe creator behind Cadry’s Kitchen, a vegan food & lifestyle blog. Cadry makes vegan eating approachable and incomplicated with her wonderful recipes and weekly videos. Plus, she is hilarious. Cadry is one of those people I really wish lived in my neighborhood so we could hang out all the time and just laugh and laugh. Anyway, I was really hoping Cadry would say yes when I asked her to pull together a weekly menu because I think it’s super cool to mix things up with some vegan recipes. Seriously, though, how delicious does her menu look?

MONDAY:
– 3-Bean Chili

TUESDAY:
– Artichoke Pesto Pasta with Roasted Chickpeas

WEDNESDAY:
– Bulgogi Tofu Bowls

THURSDAY:
– Taco Pizza

FRIDAY:
– Double Hummus Wraps
– Israeli Couscous Salad

SATURDAY:
– Taco Salad with Spicy Black Beans

SUNDAY:
– Mini Vegetable Pot Pie
– Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Cadry, thank you so much for sharing some of your favorite vegan recipes with us!

Click here or on the image above to download a free PDF of this week’s dinner plan and ingredients list. 

You know the drill – share your menus in the comments, vegan or not! 😉 Have a great week!

Happy October! Let’s get this month and week started off with another fabulous guest menu!

This week our dinner plan comes from Rachael White of the food blog Set the Table. I met Rachael a few years ago on a blogging trip and she is just crazy nice and wears the coolest glasses. Rachael is a mom to two boys, wife to a school principal, and dog mom to two labs. She grew up in Minnesota, lived in Tokyo, Japan, and now resides in Colorado. She believes that food is one of the most powerful ways to connect with those we love. Gathering around the table can be simple and straightforward, or, with a little intentionality, it can be a transformative experience for everyone involved. Lucky for us we get a little bit of her food love this week and get to join her around her virtual dinner table!

MONDAY:
– Potato Okonomiyaki 

TUESDAY:
– Weeknight Marinara with Cinnamon and Mint

WEDNESDAY:
– 15 Minute Salmon & Avocado Rice Bowls

THURSDAY:
– Crispy Chicken Thighs with Peach Basil Salsa

FRIDAY:
– French Bread Pizza

SATURDAY:
– Chipotle Shrimp over Creamy Polenta

SUNDAY:
– Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto

Click here or on the image above for a free printable PDF of this week’s menu and ingredients list!

Thank you, Rachael, for pulling together such a beautiful and delicious menu! I love the fall inspiration and the taste of Japan woven throughout!

As usual, please post your own dinner plans in the comments! I can’t wait to see what everyone has cooking this week!

Hello, friends! Today we are kicking off something fun and new on This Week for Dinner: guest menus! Some of my most favorite food blogging friends are pulling together weekly menus for us. You’ve been getting my ideas for 10+ years and I think it’s time to mix things up a bit. I will still post my own menu plan in the comments, but I am certain you are going to love the new guest menus with all your food-loving hearts!

We’re kicking things off with a weekly menu prepared by my friend Catherine McCord. Catherine runs the wonderful family-focused food website Weelicious and is the brains behind One Potato, the first organic home meal delivery service geared towards families. Catherine also has two cookbooks, both of which I own and love: Weelicious and Weelicious Lunches. Catherine is a gem and full of all kinds of wonderful food ideas, many of which she is sharing in her weekly dinner plan this week!  (If you’d like to hear my podcast interview with Catherine, click here.)

MONDAY:
– Vegetarian Chimichangas

TUESDAY:
– Turkey Taco Bowls

WEDNESDAY:
– Stir Fried Chicken in Lettuce Cups
– Perfect Brown Rice

THURSDAY:
– Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs
– Shaved Vegetable Salad

FRIDAY:
– Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
– Grilled Cheese and Pickle Panini

SATURDAY:
– Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Apples and Onions
– Harvest Salad

SUNDAY:
– Guacamole Cheddar Burger
– Crispy Smashed Potatoes
– Kale Chips

Click here or on the menu image above for a free printable PDF of the dinner plan and ingredients list!

Big thanks to Catherine for this week’s menu! As usual, please leave your own dinner plans for the week in the comments below! (This is the first time I get to do that, too! fun!)

Have a great week and happy eating!

Oh, hello, it’s Tuesday already?! Goodness. But at least I’ve got a plan, right? AND….

Next week the weekly meal plan is going to be super fun. I’m going to be starting up a new little something for you with the weekly menus that is awesome and I can’t wait to unveil the surprise! But until then…here’s this week’s dinner plan!

MONDAY:
– Pancakes and eggs

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps

WEDNESDAY:
– Roasted chicken and vegetables

THURSDAY:
– Chicken Soup with Rice

FRIDAY:
– Grilled brats
– Salad and watermelon

SATURDAY:
– Eat out/Leftovers

SUNDAY:
– Broccoli Cheese Soup (I’m going to try lightening up this beloved recipe a bit)

Click here or on the image above for a free printable PDF of the dinner plan and ingredients list.

You know the drill – this weekly menu post is only good because you guys all share your dinner plans! Leave your weekly menu in the comments below!