You guys. I sat down to do my menu THREE HOURS AGO. I decided to write a quick post about my new favorite pectin and ended up going down a very deep freezer jam rabbit hole, writing the new post and updating old ones. My back kind of hurts and now I have to do my grocery shopping tonight instead of this morning, but it was worth it. Click here for my new freezer jam post, that turned out to be a true labor of love! And now finally on to my meal plan for the week!

Please note that my consistent weekly meal planning is not a sign of bliss…I am 100% sick of my kitchen, but am trying to maintain that sometimes elusive “attitude of gratitude” to get me through the meal-planning-and-cooking quarantine grind. It’s mostly working. 😉

MONDAY:

– Enchiladas

TUESDAY:

– Homemade Pizza

WEDNESDAY:

– Zesty Grilled Salmon
– Wild Rice and Salad

THURSDAY:

– Homemade Cheeseburgers

FRIDAY:

– Local Takeout

SATURDAY:

– Grill Night + Salad

SUNDAY:

– Buffalo Wings
– Salad and Fries (gonna pick up in the freezer section!)

You guys were amazing last week, so many menus to inspire me as I planned today. Thank you! Keep the menus coming! Share your weekly (daily? monthly? whateverly!) menu in the comments below!

Hello, friends! This week marks the beginning of our annual trip to visit family on the East Coast. We have a lot of flying and driving happening this week, so I’m not going to bother thinking about what we will be happening for dinner each night. I DO know we’ll be home tomorrow night and I have the ingredients to make lentil soup, so that is happening at the very least.

MONDAY:
– Lentil Soup

TUESDAY – THE NEXT THREE WEEKS!
– Annual East Coast Summer Trip!

Even though I’ll be traveling, I’ll still publish each Sunday so you can call continue sharing your menus with one another. Plus, I have a few giveaways and fun things coming up, so the blog won’t be completely on vacation. 😉

As usual, and especially now when I’m basically in vacation mode, we need your menus! Please share your weekly meal plans! Thank you all for your awesomeness!

Hello, friends! I’ve been quiet on the blog and Facebook page this past week because, well, what a week it has been. I don’t even know what to say at this point except I’m doing what I can to amplify light in this world. Light is my focus. And love.

We had a good weekend, away from phones and computers, with friends and family. And now, here it is, time to plan another menu. We have a quiet week this week, which the kids and I are both really looking forward to. I’m hoping it means we’ll have some time to cook together, too!

MONDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup (this recipe keeps NOT happening, but I WANT it to happen, so on the menu it goes once again!)

TUESDAY:
– Stir Fry and Potstickers

WEDNESDAY:
– Margherita Pizza

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Chickpea Veggie Burgers

SATURDAY:
– Phil’s BBQ with a friend

SUNDAY:
– Lentil Soup

My computer with my weekly menu files is acting up tonight, so I’ll get the PDF posted tomorrow.

As usual, please share your wonderful menus in the comments! They really are such a help each week as I plan, and I’m sure it’s a help for many others, too! 

Happy 4th of July weekend! I’m pretty sure this will be a pretty quiet week for sharing menus given the holiday weekend…which is fine by me! 🙂 I am posting my menu anyway, so if you DO have a menu to share, please do! Remember, you can post any day of the week, it is still helpful! Also, yes, I have carry-overs from last week. Summer means lots of flexibility with dinner plans! 😉

MONDAY:
– 4th of July Cookout!

TUESDAY: 
– Teriyaki Chicken with veggies and rice

WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

THURSDAY:
– BLTs

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Camping with friends! Fire food 🙂

SUNDAY:
– Visiting family in L.A.

You all know the drill…please share your menus in the comments! And have a wonderful 4th!

Happy Sunday, everyone! Believe it or not the girls and I just got back from yet another camping trip, this time up to the San Gorgonio mountains. It was awesome. We just got home and now it’s back to being connected and real life. 😉

MONDAY:
– Teriyaki Chicken with veggies and rice

TUESDAY:
– Malibu Melt Wraps
– Fresh fruit

WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– BLTs

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Grilled Salmon Tacos

Click here for this week’s printable PDF of the menu and shopping list!

You know the drill around here…we want to know what you’re having for dinner this week! Please share in the comments!

Hey friends! We had an awesome Father’s Day and I am just not ready to sit down and plan a menu! But I can’t let a Sunday go by without a post…so, this is my placeholder post until I can plan the official menu for the week tomorrow. If you’re more on the ball than I am, feel free to start leaving your dinner plans for the week in the comments below! I will be back tomorrow with the actual menu! 🙂

UPDATE TUESDAY 6/21: Okay, I just went to make the PDF for this week’s menu, and my computer is acting all crazylike! Apparently it’s on summer vacation, too. SO, I’m just going to list the menu below. Don’t worry, it’s not a menu worth downloading a PDF for anyway! 😉

MONDAY:
– Benihana with the kids – their end-of-school special dinner request!

TUESDAY:
– Hot dogs & brats
– Watermelon, potato salad, coleslaw

WEDNESDAY:
– Chili

THURSDAY:
– Teriyaki Chicken with veggies and rice

FRIDAY – SUNDAY:
– The girls and I are camping again! The boys will find for themselves this weekend!

That’s all she wrote! Some of you have already posted your menus…THANK YOU! Keep the menus coming!

Hi friends! So, I’ve been a complete failure at making dinner lately. Seriously. There is just SO MUCH GOING ON these last few weeks of school. I call uncle. It is finally our last week of school and I’m just gonna see how it goes. Since it’s such a loosey-goosey menu, I’m not going to bother with the PDF! I am super excited for school to be over so that we have  a bit of time to get back into a good food groove.

MONDAY:
– Dinner salad with grilled chicken

TUESDAY:
– Hamburgers

WEDNESDAY:
– Pancakes and fruit

THURSDAY:
– Pool party day

FRIDAY:
– Benihana to celebrate the end of the school year (girls’ request!)

SATURDAY:
– Take out night

SUNDAY:
– Omelets and fruit

You know the drill! Please share your menu for the week! Excited to see what you’ve got cooking!

Hi friends. WHOAH. This past week just about did me in! I think this week will be pretty busy, too, but at least I’m getting to started off with a menu! And thank you all who posted menus last week. Everything on my menu this week is pulled from your menus!

MONDAY:
– Grilled salmon
– Rice and a veggie

TUESDAY:
– Eat out night (probably In n Out in the car because we have so much going on that night!)

WEDNESDAY:
– Loaded Chicken Nachos

THURSDAY:
– Dinner at school open house!

FRIDAY:
– BLTs

SATURDAY:
– Asian Chicken Salad

SUNDAY:
– Quiche
– Fresh fruit

Now it’s your turn to share! Leave those weekly menu plans in the comments! THANK YOU!

Hi friends! Okay, I have several carry-over items from last week’s menu because I never made it to the grocery store. KISS OF DEATH. This week is gonna be different!

MONDAY:
– Grilled Salmon with rice and broccoli

TUESDAY:
– Sausage, Pepper & Onion Hoagies

WEDNESDAY:
– Steak Salad
– Roasted potatoes

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Veggie omelets

SATURDAY:
– Boys on their own! I’m going camping with the girls in Joshua Tree (yes, again!)

SUNDAY:
– Boys on their own!

You know the drill…share those menus! I can’t tell you how grateful I am for each and every menu that is shared in the comments each and every week. You guys are the best!

Hello, everyone! Last week was so nice. I got the grocery shopping done on the weekend and made dinner all week. I do have a couple carry over items from last week, which is also nice because I already have the ingredients! Hopefully this week will go as well!

MONDAY:
– Adobo Chicken
– Beans and rice

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps

WEDNESDAY:
– Veggie Omelets

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Grilled Salmon with rice and broccoli

SATURDAY:
– Take out night

SUNDAY:
– Sausage, Pepper & Onion Hoagies

As usual, please pretty please share your menu plans for the week! Thank you and have a great week!