Happy new week! Let’s get to the menu, shall we? (Oh, and I finally got the White Chicken Chili recipe published…it’s one of our new favorite go-tos!)

MONDAY:

• Corn chowder and grilled cheese

TUESDAY:

• Chicken gumbo with sausage

WEDNESDAY:

• Indian food night (using whatever Maya Kaimal stuff I have in the cupboard)

THURSDAY:

• Leftovers

FRIDAY:

• Rachel sandwiches

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• Smoked pork butt

Your turn! Share your weekly menu in the comments below. Have a great week!

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

MONDAY:

• Smoked ribs (Nate got the giant brontosaurus beef ribs…an experiment I think will go well!)

TUESDAY:

• Korean BBQ Tacos

WEDNESDAY:

• Corn chowder and grilled cheese

THURSDAY:

• Carnitas rice bowls

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• Family will fend for themselves…I’ll be in LA at Tig & Cheryl’s Live Show!)

Your turn! Share your weekly plan in the comments below and have a great week! 

Hello! I’m getting a head start on my menu this weekend. This might be the first time I’ve done it on a Sunday! Also, heads up, I’m finally going to start posting on Instagram regularly, so if you’re on IG, come on over and let’s connect!

MONDAY:

• Mini Super Bowl Party (Cate and I have a school thing during real Super Bowl, so will make 7-layer dip, sweet Chex mix and watch commercial/game/half-time show highlights on Monday)

TUESDAY:

• Valentine’s Day…Nate and I have a fun dinner with friends and my girls are going to see Titanic…so dinner will be leftovers for the kids!

WEDNESDAY:

• Homemade hamburger night

THURSDAY:

• Bolognese with pasta

FRIDAY:

• White chicken chili (I will photograph and share the recipe soon!)

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• Leftovers

Your turn! Share your own meal plan for the week in the comments below! Have a great week, everyone!

We have our house back and beautiful hickory wood floors! I am feeling very grateful. And now it’s time to jump in on birthday and Christmas festivities!

MONDAY:

• Soup night (picked up a few soups at Vons)

TUESDAY:

• Cora’s ground beef tacos

WEDNESDAY:

• Red beans and rice

THURSDAY:

• Homemade pizza night (honey goat cheese and margherita)

FRIDAY:

• Anna’s birthday party, whatever she wants! 

SATURDAY:

• Cate’s birthday party, ordering pizza for the giant crew!

SUNDAY:

• Leftovers

your turn! Throw those meal plans in the comments below and have a great week! 

Long time no talk! The day after Thanksgiving marked the beginning of floor demolition in our house. Unsurprisingly, the past week has been insane. Hence, no menu plan last week. But we have our kitchen back now (yay!) and we are sick to death of eating out/spending money on takeout. It’s time to get back in the kitchen! Also, we have wood floors now and I feel so grateful and excited. 

MONDAY:

• White chicken chili

TUESDAY:

• Lasagna baked ziti 

WEDNESDAY:

• Shepherd’s pie

THURSDAY:

• Leftovers

FRIDAY:

• Sausage, peppers and onions

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• Homemade pizza night

Please share your menus/recipes/meal plans in the comments below! It’s good to be back, looking forward to seeing what you’ve got cooking!

You know what is amazing about having family live nearby, something we’ve never had until two years ago? Thanksgiving cooking help! Not only do I not have to cook everything, but we get even more food. It’s a dream.

MONDAY – WEDNESDAY:

• NO IDEA. We are painting our kitchen, which has to get done before our floors start getting ripped out on Saturday, plus, you know, Thanksgiving. Our cupboards are currently bare and I have no idea when we’ll get to the store. Good luck, Maynard children!

2022 THANKSGIVING FEAST

• Turkey (dry brined, spatchcocked and roasted + smoked)
• Gravy
• Stuffing + GF Vegetarian Stuffing
• Mashed potatoes
• Cheese board
• Brussels sprouts gratin
• Green beans
• Sausage rolls
• Marshmallow fruit salad
• Sweet potato souffle
• Homemade crescent rolls + GF almond millet rolls from a local bakery
• Cranberry sauce
• Cranberry slush (traditional family drink)
• Pumpkin pie
• Apple pie
• French silk pie
• Bread pudding

THURSDAY – SUNDAY:

• Leftovers + floors getting ripped out kicking off a week of pure insanity…but no more cream-colored carpet! Woohoo!

Share your menus for the week! And definitely share your Thanksgiving plans along with links to recipes if you have them. Can’t wait to see what everyone has cooking!

Happy November! My first menu of the month is coming a day late because we were just too busy with Halloween festivities Sunday and Monday. Here we go! 

MONDAY:

• Candy. No, really. Candy and random food people scrounged.

TUESDAY:

• Leftovers (smoked pork butt! the best!)

WEDNESDAY:

• Butternut squash soup and grilled cheese

THURSDAY:

• Chicken piccata, mashed potatoes, salad

FRIDAY:

• Tacos

SATURDAY:

• Leftovers

SUNDAY:

• Eat out

Your turn to throw a menu in the comments below! And thanks for all the well wishes last week…still recovering, it was a doozy of a flu/cold/whatever-it-was-just-know-it-wasn’t-covid-phew. 

It was bound to happen…I’m sick. Our high school of 2,000 students had 700 students absent last week. Fun times! Anyway, I’m out of it and definitely not planning or cooking or shopping. I kept thinking I’d feel better and get a menu whipped up, but I’m just gonna cry uncle, go to bed and late Nate and kids figure it out.

I am certain several of you are still on the ball this week, so please share your menu in the comments below! Can’t wait to see what you’ve got cooking!

This week I’m pulling out a bunch of old recipes I haven’t used in a while. Here we go!

MONDAY:

• Tuscan tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches (Anna’s request!)

TUESDAY:

• Beef stroganoff and salad (Cate’s request!)

WEDNESDAY:

• Chicken soup with rice

THURSDAY:

• Beer brats with salad

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• Bistro chicken with mashed potatoes and steamed veggie (whatever looks good when I go to the store!)

Please share your own menu in the comments below! I am so grateful for your help and inspiration week after week!

You know what is crazy? I started this blog right before I became pregnant with our second child, Anna…who is now a freshman in high school. This fact is kind of blowing my mind. Anyway, late start to planning this week after a very event-filled Homecoming weekend with the kids and my niece! Back to real life…

MONDAY:

• Spaghetti and meatballs (GF tip alert! I used Delallo’s Gluten-Free Spaghetti and Mulay’s Nana’s Meatballs (also gluten free) and it was great! Tasted like legit Italian food, thank the gluten-free gods!)

TUESDAY:

• Chicken Tikka Masala and Goan Coconut Paneer (I love the Maya Kaimal Indian food grocery products. I use their simmer sauces and everyday dal packs and every one we’ve tried has been fantastic.)

WEDNESDAY:

• Ancho BBQ Sloppy Joe, salad, chips

THURSDAY:

• Burrito Rice Bowls

FRIDAY:

• Leftovers

SATURDAY:

• Takeout night

SUNDAY:

• Smoked chicken (did I mention that this is our new favorite thing to smoke? Wow.)

Your turn! Share your menus in the comments below and have a great week!