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 again. Here we still are, at home. Hope you are doing well and you and your loved ones are safe!

MONDAY:
– Chicken Kai Pa Lo

TUESDAY:
– Chicken Tostadas

WEDNESDAY:
– Cranberry Cream Cheese Turkey Sandwiches

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Homemade Pizza

SATURDAY:
– Takeout night (local!)

SUNDAY:
– Grill night + Salad

 I say this all the time, but I am SO grateful to everyone who posts menus each week. It truly is so helpful and inspiring. Let’s keep it going…share your menus in the comments below! Thank you!

Happy Easter, Happy Passover, Happy Spring! I hope whatever you are celebrating during this time of quarantine it is filled with joy and food.

I actually totally forgot to plan for Easter on my menu last week. This Goundhog Day life is messing with me! So today we are having ham, funeral potatoes, kale salad,orange rolls, fresh fruit and yogurt. The bread is rising now!

Not sure what’s going on…I know I cooked last week, but apparently I didn’t cook anything on last week’s menu! Oh, wait, there were two nights where kids ate leftovers and Nate and I did takeout because I was SO TIRED OF THE KITCHEN. 😉

MONDAY:
– Leftovers!

TUESDAY:
– Island Pork with Sticky Coconut Rice

WEDNESDAY:
– Pesto Pasta

THURSDAY:
– Stuffed Peppers

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Local Takeout Night

SUNDAY:
– BLTs

Thank you in advance for sharing your own menus in the comments below! I love reading them and I know they are helpful not only to me but to so many others!

Hey there, friends. Thank you once again for posting menus week after week. They truly are so helpful. And we get little glimpses into your quarantine lives, including Nancy celebrating her son’s wedding from afar with such a positive attitude (click here and read comment #7). 

MONDAY:
– Leftovers (we have so many from last week!)

TUESDAY:
– Island Pork with Sticky Coconut Rice

WEDNESDAY:
– Pesto Pasta

THURSDAY:
– Stuffed Peppers

FRIDAY:
– BLTs

SATURDAY:
– Takeout night (support local!)

SUNDAY:
– Grill night with salad

Can’t wait to see what you’ve all got cooking this week – share your menu in the comments! As always, sending out lots of love!

Hi everyone. How’s it going? I hope well, wherever you are and whoever you are with. Sending lots of love!

MONDAY:
– Grammy’s Orange Chicken
– Rice and Salad

TUESDAY:
– Thai Basil Beef with Carrots (but with ground turkey!)
– Rice

WEDNESDAY:
– Cora’s Mexican Ground Beef (Turkey) Tacos

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Pasta Bolognese

SATURDAY:
– Take out from local restaurant!

SUNDAY:
– Grill night with salad

Your turn! Share those wonderful menus! Thank you in advance for your awesomeness. 🙂

We ended up doing takeout a few nights last week to support local restaurants. Praying they can all hang on through these locked down times. Here we go with another week with everyone home!

MONDAY:
– Spaghetti and Meatballs

TUESDAY:
– Zesty Salmon
– Roasted Potatoes and Side Veg

WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

THURSDAY:
– Chicken Pot Pie

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Take out (support local restaurants!)

SUNDAY:
– Grill Night
– Salad

Please share your menu in the comments! Thank you!

Well, this has been a quite a week, hasn’t it? I look back on this past Tuesday and can’t believe how different things were: my conversations, our family’s plans plans for the upcoming weeks, I had my choice of parking spots at Costco. Fast forward two days: conversations changed dramatically, everything for the next 3-4 weeks is cancelled, there is a traffic jam just to get into the Costco parking lot. I have to say I’m grateful to be married to a person who studied viruses and can explain everything so clearly. And our family is 100% happy to do our part to flatten the curve. We are not panicked, and we are grateful for all the scientists and healthcare workers working tirelessly to guide and care for all the humans on this beautiful planet.

I’m still planning my menu. I’m hitting Frazier Farms right when it opens, hoping there is food on the shelves. If not, we’ll go back in a few days. From here on out it’s all about breathing, kindness and going with the flow!

Also, um, kinda funny(?) the weekly menu number for this week is 666. Calm down, weekly menu. 😉

MONDAY:
– Spaghetti and Meatballs

TUESDAY:
– Kitchen Sink Quesadillas

WEDNESDAY:
– Slow Cooker Pot Roast
– Mashed potatoes and salad

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Zesty Salmon
– Roasted Potatoes and Side Veg

SATURDAY:
– Take out (supporting a local restaurant!)

SUNDAY:
– Grill night
– Salad

Please share your own meal plans in the comments below! And let us know how you are doing!

Hi food friends! I really have been following my menus each week, so every week I’m having to come up with new ideas. Thank goodness you all share each week, it helps so much! So let’s do this…

MONDAY:
– Grammy’s Orange Chicken
– Rice and Salad

TUESDAY:
– Pesto Pasta
– Salad

WEDNESDAY:
– Red Beans and Rice
– Salad

THURSDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps
– Chips and Fruit

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Grill night with salad

Your turn! Share your menus in the comments, no matter how simple or fancy!

Hello menu planners and aspiring menu planners. Let’s get a meal plan pulled together, shall we?

MONDAY:
– Rana’s Crockpot Sausage and Peppers

TUESDAY:
– Carnitas Tacos

WEDNESDAY:
– Baseball Team Dinner – Pizza!

THURSDAY:
– Grammy’s Orange Chicken
– Rice and Salad

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Grill Night with Salad

Your turn! Share your meal plans and dinner ideas in the comments below! They are so incredibly helpful to all of us every week!

Hello! I just want to take a minute and say THANK YOU for sharing menus every week! They are always so helpful and this week inspired every dinner I am planning to make this week. 

MONDAY:
– Pat’s Asian Chicken Salad

TUESDAY:
– Teriyaki Chicken Bowls (good idea, Tracey!)

WEDNESDAY:
– Naan Pizzas (in toaster oven instead of on the grill)

THURSDAY:
– Green Chile Enchiladas (my kids love this sauce by HATCH Chile Company) 

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out

SUNDAY:
– Grill night (whatever looks good at the butcher)
– Salad

Thank you in advance for sharing your own meal plans in the comments below! Have a great week!