Well. Our family is figuring out how to dinner now that I am out of commission. I had hand surgery earlier this week and began physical therapy, which will be very intense. I highly recommend not severing any tendons in your hand if you can at all help it.

I don’t have access at this moment to my artwork files, which I can update tomorrow. But here is what dinner is looking like this week with Nate and the kids in charge after a visit to Costco.

MONDAY:

• Salmon with lemon-basil butter (Costco!)

TUESDAY:

• Grilled Tri-Tip with salad

WEDNESDAY:

• Chicken Tikka Masala 

THURSDAY:

• Stuffed Roast Turkey 

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• Grill Night

Your turn! Please share your menus below!!

Well, life took an interesting turn. I cut my hand on a flower vase and now have to see a hand surgeon to repair my thumb’s flexon tendon. My dominant hand is down for the count for the time being and I can’t cook. SOOOO…as our family adjusts for the next little while, I’m planning meals that my girls can easily pull together with little to no coaching. Also, it just took 20 hours to type that, the first thing I’ve typed since the injury. Who knew switching thumbs on the keyboard would throw my speedy typing off SO much?! Send lots of luck to the Maynards this week! 😉 I am also foregoing the cute menu graphic this week…at least I got this far!

MONDAY:

• Chicken Enchiladas

TUESDAY:

• English Muffin Pizzas

WEDNESDAY:

• Pancakes

THURSDAY:

• Spaghetti

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Takeout

SUNDAY:

• Grill Night

 Your turn! Share your meal plans below! Thank you and have a delicious week!

Hi everyone! Let’s get down to business!

MONDAY:

• Hot Dogs & Brats

TUESDAY:

• Carne Asada Salad with Cilantro Crema

WEDNESDAY:

• Pollo Guisado on Tostada Shells

THURSDAY:

• Leftovers

FRIDAY:

• Rachel Sandwiches

SATURDAY:

• Takeout Night

SUNDAY:

• Grill Night (whatever looks good at the butcher!)

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I completely forgot to plan my menu yesterday! Happy birthday to me! 😉 This week I probably need a menu more than most weeks and yet I’m least prepared! My company Velodyne Lidar is set to go public and I’m on the communications team, so I honestly feel like if we get cereal on the table it will be considered a win!  

MONDAY:

• Leftovers

TUESDAY:

• Takeout (I know this will be a busy work night)

WEDNESDAY:

• Chicken Pesto Pasta (using store bought pesto & rotisserie chicken!)

THURSDAY:

• Brats and Hot Dogs

FRIDAY:

• Caprese Salad with baguette and fresh fruit

SATURDAY:

• Takeout

SUNDAY:

• Grill night

Your turn! Share your meal plans below!

I truly cannot believe another week has passed and it’s time for planning again! We have two birthdays this week (mine and Owen’s…my baby is turning 9!). It’s a family celebration year for Owen and he requested Cheesecake Factory. It’s going to be a fun weekend and I plan to not cook! 😉

MONDAY:

• Enchiladas (using up the rest of our leftover carnitas!)

TUESDAY:

• Chicken Marsala with Mashed Potatoes & Salad

WEDNESDAY:

• Lasagna Baked Ziti

THURSDAY:

• Leftovers

FRIDAY:

• Dinner at Cheesecake Factory (my little birthday boy’s request!)

SATURDAY:

• Eat out to celebrate my birthday!

SUNDAY:

• Grill Night with Salad

Please share your own meal plan in the comments below. Thank you and have a delicious week!

Well, last week was a week. I did get to the store last weekend, but then didn’t do anything that was on the menu. Lots of random cooking, eating out and whatnot to survive a really draining week. The biggest casualty was the bag of bean sprouts we never used, so I consider life won.Thank goodness for non-perishable foods and the freezer. All of this to say there is a reason why this week’s menu looks a lot like last week’s. 😉 

MONDAY:

• Build-Your-Own Naan Pizzas

TUESDAY:

• Asian Spinach Pasta Salad

WEDNESDAY:

• Carnitas Tacos (slow cooker will be in the garage all day)

THURSDAY:

• BLATs

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Local Takeout

SUNDAY:

• Grill Night (whatever we find that looks good at the store that day)
• Salad

Please share your own menu below! Thank you, you guys are the best!

Hello! Let’s get this meal planning done, shall we?

MONDAY:

• Build-Your-Own Naan Pizzas

TUESDAY:

• Asian Spinach Pasta Salad

WEDNESDAY:

• Carnitas Tacos (slow cooker will be in the garage all day)

THURSDAY:

• BLATs

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Local Takeout

SUNDAY:

• Grill Night (whatever we find that looks good at the store that day)
• Salad

Your turn, share those menus in the comments below! Thanks everyone! I hope you are all surviving crazy back-to-school, heat waves, fires, etc, etc…here’s to at least eating well through the crazy!

I followed the menu last week and it was awesome. Planning and shopping ahead makes such a difference! Okay, on to this week…

MONDAY:

• Chopped Grilled Chicken Salad

TUESDAY:

• Grilled Salmon (using this rub recipe)
• Rice and Salad

WEDNESDAY:

• Malibu Melt Wraps

THURSDAY:

• Leftovers

FRIDAY:

• Build-Your-Own Naan Pizzas

SATURDAY:

• Local Takeout Night

SUNDAY:

• Grill Night…whatever looks good at the butcher next weekend!

Share your own menu below in the comments! For real your menus are such a lifesaver every week when coming up with ideas and I stole heavily from your menus posted last week, so thank you!

The heat is ON and there is no way I’m standing over a stove this week, especially with school starting. So we are going with all kinds of non-cooking dinners and cheats this week!

MONDAY:

• Slow Cooker Korean BBQ Beef Tacos (slow cooker will be in the garage!)

TUESDAY:

• Pat’s Asian Chicken Salad (going to use rotisserie chicken from the store)

WEDNESDAY:

• Hot Dogs & Brats in the grill

THURSDAY:

• BLTs (planning to bake the bacon early in the morning)

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Local Takeout Night

SUNDAY:

• Chicken Salad Sandwiches (using rotisserie chicken from the store again!)

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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!