So, apparently I’m a 7-year-old because I got strep. I’m a little late getting this week up and running, but the antibiotics are kicking in and working miracles! Cate is home for spring break and made us dinner the last two nights. It was awesome!

MONDAY:

• Indian food night, thanks to Maya Kaimal (chicken, paneer, peas, lentils…all the good stuff!)

TUESDAY:

• Chicken pot pie

WEDNESDAY:

• Tomato soup and grilled cheese

THURSDAY:

• Breakfast for dinner: Potato and bacon egg scrambles

FRIDAY:

• Takeout night

SATURDAY:

• Homemade pizza night

SUNDAY:

• Easter brunching! Menu TBD

Your turn! Share your meal plans in the comments below. Thank you!

Happy Belated St. Patrick’s Day! I tried cooking corned beef in the slow cooker for the first time and…after 8 hours on low it was still nowhere near done. Apparently for corned beef you should cook it on HIGH for 8 hours. That is a resilient cut of meat. Anyway, I think I’ll just go back to boiling it in the future. As for las night, we ended up with two hour delay for dinner but filled our time with games, fun and Guinness. It was great! 

MONDAY:

• Roasted chicken and root vegetables

TUESDAY:

• Bistro chicken with mashed potatoes (making double for Tuesday and Wednesday dinners)

WEDNESDAY:

• Pressure cooker pot roast with mashed potatoes and roasted carrots

THURSDAY:

• Eat out after Owen’s middle school orchestra concert

FRIDAY:

• Chicken pot pie

SATURDAY:

• Leftovers

SUNDAY:

• Homemade hamburgers (didn’t get to this one last week)

Okey doke, your turn. Drop your meal plan in the comments below…and thank you in advance!

Hi all! I’m so spotty with cooking this month, failing miserably on my new year’s resolution to cook more…so just gonna reset this week! I have to stop letting crazy weeks stop me from cooking, especially since taking the time to cook has been quite meditative and welcome lately. 

MONDAY:

• Lemon chicken pasta

TUESDAY:

• Roasted salmon, rice and salad

WEDNESDAY:

• Pesto chicken salad sandwiches

THURSDAY:

• Leftovers

FRIDAY:

• Chicken Kai Pa Lo

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• St. Patrick’s Day Feast! Corned beef, potatoes, salad, and green lemon bars

Your turn! Share your own menu in the comments below. Thank you!!

Hello, all! I blew it last week big time. Holiday weekend, sick kid, all the fun things that change up the schedule. But we gotta get back to business this week!

MONDAY:

• Takeout (starting the week out strong hahahahaha)

TUESDAY:

• Pesto chicken salad sandwiches

WEDNESDAY:

• Spaghetti carbonara

THURSDAY:

• Homemade hamburgers

FRIDAY:

• Leftoversd

SATURDAY:

• Date night! Domino’s delivery for the kids, Domino’s in-restaurant for us (just kidding) 

SUNDAY:

• Pot roast, mashed potatoes and salad

Your turn! Share your own menus below! I just want to say thank you because it has been so nice being back at this and being able to read through your menus every week for inspiration. It is the best!

Hello! I had my menu all ready to go and then forgot to hit publish. So, here we are, Tuesday morning. Oh well!

We have a ton of leftovers, so it’s a nice easy start to the week for me! 

MONDAY:

• Leftovers from Super Bowl

TUESDAY:

• Gumbo leftovers

WEDNESDAY:

• Valentine’s Day dinner with friends

THURSDAY:

• Gnocchi (flavor tbd!)

FRIDAY:

• Rachel sandwiches

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• Grilled chicken and vegetables

Your turn! Can’t wait to see your menus, there have been so many great ideas lately!

Happy birthday, This Week for Dinner! The blog is officially 17 years old! Thank you to each and every one of you who keeps reading, sharing, meal planning, all of it. Some of you have been here for most (if not all) of that time…our kids were little and now they are big! There have been so many changes and life phases in these past 17 years, but apparently one thing that hasn’t changed is this blog still chugging along. Who’d have thought?? Anyway, thank you all for being a part of the journey. 

MONDAY:

• Chicken stir fry

TUESDAY:

• Chicken Gumbo with Tasso and Andouille Sausage

WEDNESDAY:

• Pasta with Bolognese Sauce

THURSDAY:

• Leftovers

FRIDAY:

• Eat out

SATURDAY:

• Homemade pizza night

SUNDAY:

• Super Bowl Food! Smoked pork belly, salad, Buffalo wings, sweet Chex mix, chips and dips (Go, Niners!)

You all know the drill! Share your menu in the comments below. Thank you and have a great week!

Before I jump into this week’s menu, a quick plug for this recipe: Crispy Rosemary Roast Potatoes. I hadn’t made them in years but we whipped up a batch last night. I remembered that they were good, but every time we eat them we’re like, “Oh yeah, these are SO good.” Okay, on to this week…

MONDAY:

• Ancho BBQ Sloppy Joe

TUESDAY:

• Carnitas Nachos (going to pick up carnitas from Primo Market in Oceanside)

WEDNESDAY:

• Carne Asada Salad with Cilantro Crema

THURSDAY:

• Cilantro Sour Cream Enchiladas

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Eat out

SUNDAY:

• Going to ask Nate to smoke us something delicious!

You know the drill…please share your meal plans in the comments below! Looking forward to getting back in this groove with you all. Have a great week!

Hello! We’re a little late this week, but better late than never!

MONDAY:

• $9 burger night at Barrel Republic (used to be $5 not too long ago…alas!)

TUESDAY:

• Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches

WEDNESDAY:

• Lemony Italian chicken pasta

THURSDAY:

• Santa Maria tri-tip with mashed potatoes and salad

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• Smoked short rib, roasted potatoes and salad (we ended up going to Universal Studios last Sunday, so moving this to this week!)

You know the drill…share your own meal plan in the comments below! Have a great week!

Hello! Not only is Owen, my 12-year-old, excited to cook with me now, he actually popped right out of his room when I asked if he wanted to come plan a menu. He is such a great motivator for me these days!

MONDAY:

• Hamburgers

TUESDAY:

• Chicken and Andouille Gumbo

WEDNESDAY:

• Carnitas tacos

THURSDAY:

• Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Eat out night

SUNDAY:

• Smoked short rib, roasted potatoes and salad

Looking forward to seeing your menus!

Hello everyone! It’s been a while. Probably the longest while of me disappearing from the blog, meal planning, cooking…all of it! It has been a crazy couple of months, with Cate heading off to college in the midst of it all. I truly have been barely cooking dinner at all, let alone planning ahead. I’m okay with that. We all go through seasons. And I’ve gotten more disciplined in other parts of my life, so just chalking it all up to balance and figuring out what that balance is.

Owen, who is now in sixth grade, has been really cute cooking with me when we have gotten around to making dinner. So I’m going to get him a little more involved with the planning and cooking. So, here’s our first menu in a long while! And here’s to keeping it up going forward!

MONDAY:

• Breakfast for dinner: Pancakes and eggs

TUESDAY:

• Chicken Enchiladas Verde

WEDNESDAY:

• Shepherd’s Pie

THURSDAY:

• Eat out after Owen’s first middle school orchestra concert!

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Eat out

SUNDAY:

• Chicken and Andouille Gumbo

Can’t wait to see your weekly meal plan in the comments below! It’s been so long, excited to see your names and ideas again!