I love round numbers. I kind of feel like the fates gave me weekly menu #400 for my birthday. That was nice of them! It’s my birthday this week, which also means it’s Owen’s since we share the same birthday! It also means that I need to break out the ol’ cake-making skills. Owen has requested a chocolate airplane cake. Wish me luck!

Quick side note before the menu…I am absolutely loving the comments you all are sharing on my post about finding your quest. Please go click through and read the comments as well as share your own – it’s truly inspiring! Okay, onto the menu, which, apparently, I followed to a T last week, so now I have to think of all new ideas. I hate it when I’m so responsible!

MONDAY:
– Pasta Primavera
– Crusty bread

TUESDAY:
– Kitchen Sink Quesadillas
– Chips & Guacamole

WEDNESDAY:
– Leftovers

THURSDAY:
– Hot dogs or Mac ‘n’ Cheese (Owen’s favorites)

FRIDAY:
– White Chicken Chili

SATURDAY:
– Leftover chili for kids, out to dinner with Nate!

SUNDAY:
– Eating out while on a train adventure to celebrate Owen’s birthday! 🙂

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All I want for my birthday is for TONS of you to post your weekly menu! Okay, I also want the Viking cake from Extraordinary Desserts, but your menus would be almost as sweet!

Hi there! I seriously can’t believe it’s time to plan another weekly menu. Time flies when you’re having fun, and in our case “fun” is sitting in the ER for 7 hours on a Saturday to find out Owen broke his arm. Poor little guy, but he’s a trooper, even if he HATES the splint and sling…heaven forbid he gets a cast tomorrow, he’ll really be mad! He broke it after standing on a chair, which, unsurprisingly, tipped over…something I’ve warned him about countless times. My friend Nicole said it’s too bad he doesn’t get “I told you so” and I kind of agree! 😉

The heat continues here in San Diego, so my meal plan is still reflecting that. I just wish we started school in October instead of August, it’s perfect summer weather!

MONDAY:
– Malibu Melt Wraps
– Fresh fruit

TUESDAY:
– Honey Goat Cheese & Caramelize Onion Pizza
– Salad

WEDNESDAY:
– Caprese Salad & Crusty Bread

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Hot dogs on the grill
– Watermelon

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Breakfast for Dinner: Waffles & Smoothies

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Thank you in advance for posting your menus for the week. You’re the best!

How is it time to plan a menu already? I know I say this pretty much every week, but, goodness, time flies!

I think it’s supposed to be hot again this week. I am absolutely not complaining about California weather, but I sure wish our hot summer weather would come in the summer instead of September when school has started. I just want to jump in the pool, not run to school and soccer! I know, rough life. 😉

MONDAY:
– Chicken Salad Sandwiches
– Fresh fruit

TUESDAY:
– Spaghetti and meatballs (Anna’s request)
– Salad

WEDNESDAY:
– Oriental Chicken Salad #2
– Potstickers

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Rachel Sandwiches
– Fresh fruit

SATURDAY:
– Takeout night

SUNDAY:
– Breakfast for Dinner: Scrambled eggs and smoothies

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You know the drill…time to share your dinner plans for the week! Can’t wait to see what you’ve got cookin’!

Hi there. I can’t believe it’s time to plan another menu…here we go!

So, I completely underestimated what an interruption to normal life repiping our house would be this past week. I didn’t cook once. We’re almost back to normal now and I actually am cooking this afternoon, which will be nice! Needless to say, lots of repeats on my menu this week from last. (For those of you in California and Nevada, if you are ever in need of repiping your home, see below for info on the company we used.*)

MONDAY:
– Happy Labor Day!
– Hot dogs & hamburgers on the grill

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps
– Fresh fruit and carrot sticks

WEDNESDAY:
– Homemade pizza night (flavors TBD!)

THURSDAY:
– Taco night

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Breakfast for Dinner: Waffles

SUNDAY:
– BBQ Chicken on the Grill

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Your turn! Share your menu for the week, pretty please with a cherry on top!

*Repiping info for California and Nevada folks: Repipe 1 was the company we used and they were fantastic. Their prices are phenomenal, they are super organized and timely, and the customer service has been great. I highly recommend them. The only issue we had was with the crew that patched up our walls. I won’t go into the too much detail, but the biggest issue was that they should have done a much better job putting plastic over our belongings, which ended up being a major headache for me. The company was quick to respond, however, and offered to come out and help clean everything (which I declined in the end and just did it myself). Even with a few hiccups on patch day, I still highly recommend them.

Happy Sunday! As I mentioned on Friday, we have a leak in our house. No one can find it. Not the leak detector. Not the plumber. We know there’s a leak because of the CRAZY LOUD RUSHING WATER NOISE IN OUR WALLS tell us there is. Also, the water meter is spinning. I won’t go into details, but the bottom line is we have to re-pipe the house tomorrow. The bad news…it’s the day before school and we’ll be out a few thousand dollars. The good news…we don’t have a flooded house (yet!) AND we will have beautiful new pipes in our walls. It’s all good.

Tuesday is the first day of school, so basically this week is gonna be cuh-ray-zee. I’m going to make a meal plan even though I’m not entirely sure we’ll end up using it!

MONDAY:
– Eating out given the house will literally be torn apart!

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps
– Fresh fruit and carrot sticks

WEDNESDAY:
– Homemade pizza night (flavors TBD!)

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers (double soccer practice night!)

FRIDAY:
– Taco night

SATURDAY:
– Breakfast for Dinner: Waffles

SUNDAY:
– Having out-of-town friends over, so it’s time for a cook out, including s’morritos for dessert!

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As usual, please post your meal plan for the week! All kinds of menus welcome, no matter how plain or fancy! Thank you! Have a great week!

How is it Sunday already?!

We pretty much followed our menu to a T last week, which means more work, thinking and planning for me today. I hate it when I’m all responsible-like about following our meal plan! 😉 It’s the last full week of summer before school starts, so we are gonna try to live it up!

MONDAY:
– Asian Spinach Salad

TUESDAY:
– Take out night – two soccer practices right at dinner time AND at the same time! I’m gonna have to ease back into the whole crazy Fall schedule thing, here.

WEDNESDAY:
– BLT Pizza

THURSDAY:
– Caprese Paninis

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps

SUNDAY:
– Breakfast for Dinner: Waffles!
– Fresh fruit

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You know the drill…get your menus posted! Thank you and have a great week!

Happy Sunday! Last night I took Cate to her first concert! She beat me by six years, by the way. We saw Sara Bareilles and the show was great. Sara Bareilles is funny, witty, charming and her voice is unreal. Cate said it was “loud” but also admitted that she had fun. Such a cutie. Little Anna is completely jealous and has watched the few little video clips I took of the concert over and over again, singing along to all the words. She’s a cutie, too.

I’m traveling to Oregon Wednesday through Friday this week to visit the Tillamook farm and cheese factory. I’m SUPER excited. I’ll be gone a couple nights, so Cate helped me plan what they’re going to eat the nights when I’m gone.

MONDAY:
– Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches
– Fruit and chips

TUESDAY:
– Sweet Korean BBQ Beef Tacos

WEDNESDAY:
– Mac & Cheese (the freezer kind from Trader Joe’s)
– Veggie

THURSDAY:
– English Muffin Pizzas

FRIDAY:
– Take out night

SATURDAY:
– Cheeseburgers on the grill
– Watermelon and a side salad

SUNDAY:
– Omelettes and fruit

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You know the drill, time to share your menu for the week! Thank you!

Hello! I seriously can’t believe it’s time to plan another menu. This summer is going by too quickly!

Let’s just get to it today!

MONDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

TUESDAY:
– Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe (thanks for the link, Bonnie!)
– Sauteed summer vegetable medley

WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps with fresh fruit

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Cheeseburgers on the grill
– Watermelon and a side salad

SATURDAY:
– Take out night
– Cate is going to the Sara Bareilles concert with me, her first concert!

SUNDAY:
– Waffles
– Fresh fruit

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As usual, please pretty please with a delicious summer cherry on top share your menu for the week! 

Happy Sunday!

So, I had a dinner item on last week’s menu that ended up being a surprising hit with my girls – caprese salad. They loved it and ended up having it for lunch a few days, too! I think I’ll throw caprese paninis on the menu this week and see what they think!

MONDAY:
– Quiche
– Spinach and strawberry salad

TUESDAY:
– Day trip to Los Angeles to see the Space Shuttle Endeavor and visit the Natural History Museum
– Eating dinner with my sister in LA

WEDNESDAY:
– Caprese Paninis

THURSDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps
– Fresh fruit

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Takeout night

SUNDAY:
– Breakfast for dinner!

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

You know the drill…please share your menu for the week! Thanks and have a great week!

Hello! We are home from vacation and I am getting back into the cooking groove! After such a long break I am actually really looking forward to it.

Before we get to this week’s dinner plans, I need to tell you about the dinner that Nate and I had last night. Today is our 15th wedding anniversary (TIME FLIES! Happy anniversary, Nate!). Last night Veladora at the Rancho Valencia hotel in Rancho Santa Fe hosted us for dinner to celebrate. There are no words for how wonderful our evening was, but I’m going to give it a try! (Seriously, in the time it took for us to drive off the hotel property we must have said, “That dinner was awesome!” twenty times.) First of all, the food. Ahhh, the food. Nate ordered prime rib cap and I was treated to scallops. Both dishes were unreal. The rib cap was a beautiful cut of meat cooked to perfection, and my scallops were paired with three different corn sides that complemented the scallops beautifully. All of the food we had was wonderful, right down to the 18-year old balsamic vinegar for dipping the focaccia. Chef Matt came out to meet us at the end of our meal and it was so interesting talking with him about the food, how the menu is developed and modified with the seasons, as well as his own career path. Beyond the food, the serving staff was stellar and the restaurant itself was beautiful. The best part was that, despite the high caliber of the restaurant, we felt comfortable and relaxed, thanks to both the setting and the staff. Oh, and they gave us a little gift on the way out the door that was, of course, a tasty treat. It was truly the perfect way to celebrate our latest life milestone. Thank you, Veladora, for a night we will not soon forget.

Despite the fact that I pretty much don’t want to eat any other food ever after Veladora, real life dictates that I still have to feed my family. So, back to the weekly menu!

MONDAY:
– Caprese salad with crusty bread
– Stewed green beans

TUESDAY:
– Taco night

WEDNESDAY:
– Grammy’s Orange Chicken
– Rice and veggie

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Takeout night

SATURDAY:
– Chicken on the grill
– Corn on the cob and watermelon

SUNDAY:
– Quiche
– Spinach and strawberry salad

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Big THANKS to all of you who continued posting menus the last few weeks while I took a break. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it!

As usual, please share your menu for the week! Plain or fancy, we want to see it all!