Hello friends! I am buried in work, so getting just now getting my weekly menu pulled together. But here we are, done! Once again the blog forces me to get a little organized, which helps alleviate some of the work stress for sure.

MONDAY:
– Carne Asada Tacos with Fresh Masa Tortillas

TUESDAY:
– Pressure Cooker Pot Roast
– Mashed Potatoes & Salad

WEDNESDAY:
– Homemade hamburgers

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Nate’s work party and kids going to a Christmas party with friends

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Roasted Salmon with Urban Plates Chimichurri
– Side vegetable dish of some kind

Thank you in advance for sharing your own weekly menus in the comments below. I don’t know what I would do without them each week when I sit down to plan! Thank you!

Happy Post Thanksgiving Week! I hope all you cooked and/or ate well the past few days! We have just a few more leftovers, but I think I’ll have a mutiny if I try to push it too far. So, I’m disguising the turkey in a chicken a la king recipe tonight. Don’t tell my kids!

MONDAY:
– Turkey a la King

TUESDAY:
– Lasagna Baked Ziti

WEDNESDAY:
– Carnitas Tacos with Fresh Masa Tortillas

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Homemade Pizza – Honey Goat Cheese and Margherita

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Pressure Cooker Pot Roast
– Mashed Potatoes & Salad

Please pretty please share your own meal plans in the comments below! They are so helpful to me each week and I know many others find your ideas incredibly helpful, too! Thank you!

Happy Thanksgiving Week! Below is our dinner menu for the week PLUS our plans for Thanksgiving. This week feel free to share your regular weekly dinner menu, your Thanksgiving menu or both in the comments!

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MONDAY:
– Corner Bakery Cafe (I have a work thing in the evening, so going to take advantage of the free kids meal night!)

TUESDAY:
– Bolognese & Pasta
– Salad

WEDNESDAY:
– Leftovers/Scrounge up whatever you can find in the kitchen, Family, as I’ll be busy cooking for Thursday!

THURSDAY: Thanksgiving 2018!

• Turkey (for real this is the BEST technique for cooking turkey, be sure to click through and check it out!)
• Classic Mashed Potatoes
• Classic Stuffing
• Gravy
• Crescent Rolls and/or Squash Rolls
• Cranberry Slush (my great-grandmother’s recipe that we have EVERY YEAR NO MATTER WHAT)
• Cranberry Sauce (as per Jess’s request, there will also be canned jellied cranberry sauce)
• Sweet Potato Souffle
• Green Kale Salad with Dried Cranberries
• Dessert: Pumpkin Pie, Crumble Apple Pie, Chocolate Mousse

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Leftovers

SUNDAY:
– Turkey Soup with Rice
– Homemade Bread (my Grandma’s recipe that is not published anywhere…saving that for the book I may never write ;))

Can’t wait to see what you all have cooking this week! Thank you in advance for sharing!

Hello! Let’s get right down to business, shall we?

MONDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

TUESDAY:
– Chili
– Cornbread

WEDNESDAY:
– Lasagna

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Sausage, Pepper & Onion Sandwiches

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Taco night with fresh masa tortillas

Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Here is a link to all of my Thanksgiving recipes and posts. Also, this is the best way to roast a turkey. Just sayin’.

Back to this week’s dinner plans. Please share your weekly menu in the comments below! Thank you and have a great week!

Hey meal planning compadres. I totally didn’t plan a menu last week. My apologies! But I’m back. Let’s get this menu done. I’m sick of my kids asking me what’s for dinner and not having an answer!

MONDAY:
– Rachel Sandwiches

TUESDAY:
– Grilled Chicken & Vegetable Kebabs
– Roasted Potatoes

WEDNESDAY:
– Naan Pizzas
– Salad

THURSDAY:
– Chicken Tortilla Soup

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Chili
– GF Cornbread (I learned I have a wheat allergy…so going to find a good cornbread recipe that doesn’t use wheat flour, wish me luck! or share a link in the comments if you have one!)

Can’t wait to see what you’ve all got cooking this week! Please share in the comments!

Oh man, it’s almost Monday night. I need to make a menu and I need to go to the store. Here we go…

MONDAY:
– Rotisserie chicken from Sprouts
– Roasted potatoes & salad

TUESDAY:
– Naan Pizzas

WEDNESDAY:
– Cora’s Mexican Ground Beef Tacos

THURSDAY:
– Kebabs on the grill
– Salad

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night (Halloween fun in our cute village)

SUNDAY:
– Breakfast for dinner, probably Vegetable Frittatas

Apparently I was a cooking slacker last week because I’m pretty much using the same menu, with a few tweaks. It’s one of those weeks I suppose!

You know the drill, share your own meal plans in the comments to help all of us get inspired! Thank you!

Hello all! We’re off to see Disneyland decked out in Halloween decorations! But before hitting the road I’m getting the week’s menu square away…

MONDAY:
– Leftovers

TUESDAY:
– Naan Pizzas

WEDNESDAY:
– Grammy’s Orange Chicken
– Rice and Vegetable (whatever I find at the farmer’s market)

THURSDAY:
– Kebabs on the grill
– Salad

FRIDAY:
– Leftovers

SATURDAY:
– Breakfast for dinner, probably Vegetable Frittatas

SUNDAY:
– Eat out (Family Concert at the San Diego Symphony!)

Done! Now off to say hi to Mickey and Minnie! Be sure to share your meal plans with us in the comments below. Thank you and have a delicious week!

I’m getting this week off to a good start by getting my menu done Sunday morning. Woohoo! And we’re surprising the kids by taking them to the Wild Kratts Live show today (thanks, PBS!). Cannot wait and will report back on how the show is!

MONDAY:
– Pork Carnitas Tacos

TUESDAY:
– Brats
– Salad

WEDNESDAY:
– Roast Chicken
– Roasted Potatoes and Veggies

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Bean Nachos
– Guacamole

SATURDAY:
– Eat out

SUNDAY:
– Breakfast for dinner (details TBD)

You know the drill, share your own meal plans in the comments below! Thank you all for sharing week after week!

Happy Sunday! We had a wonderful birthday week but it was busy. Now that birthdays are done, all of the travel and events and craziness of the last 3 months is pretty much over and I am looking forward to a quiet, steady routine. Of course, the holidays are not far off! 😉

MONDAY:
– Chicken Kebabs
– Grilled Vegetables

TUESDAY:
– Pork Carnitas Tacos

WEDNESDAY:
– Grilled Salmon
– Crispy Rosemary Roast Potatoes & Salad

THURSDAY:
– Leftovers

FRIDAY:
– Spaghetti
– Salad

SATURDAY:
– Eat out night

SUNDAY:
– Roasted Vegetable Scrambles

Meal planning friends, please post your menus in the comments below! They are incredibly helpful and inspiring to all of us!

This week brings my FORTIETH BIRTHDAY. 40. Wow. It’s also Owen’s 7th birthday! We started celebrating this weekend and the celebrations continue this week. So basically I’m a mess in the meal planning department. But I figure you only turn 40 once, seems like a good excuse to slack off for a week! So, my menu is kind of lame…but I’m at least getting this post published so you guys can share your menus. I’m not even bothering with my usual menu graphic because my menu is straight up useless. As a 40th birthday menu should be! 😉

MONDAY:
– Leftovers from eating at Liberty Public Market

TUESDAY:
– I am taking Owen to Disneyland to celebrate our special day!
– No clue what Nate and the girls will eat. 😉

WEDNESDAY:
– It’s Owen’s family year (no friend party), he has requested PF Chang’s (i.e. dumplings) for his special family dinner

THURSDAY:
– No clue

FRIDAY:
– No clue

SATURDAY:
– No clue

SUNDAY:
– No clue

HA! The laziest menu I’ve ever written! I’m so proud!

For real, we REALLY need you all to post your menus this week. Please provide us with much needed inspiration! Have a great week!