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  1. Sunday, April 30, 2023

    Week 770 Weekly Menu

    Hello, all! Well, last week took quite the turn…Cate and I ended up driving to three universities in three days. Fun, exhausting, helpful, and completely blew up our meal plan and ability to cook dinner. So, lots of repeats from last week’s menu for us. But I didWhite Chicken Chili make the that was on the menu, which made for lots of great leftovers for when we were in a pinch!

    Week 770 weekly dinner menu from This Week for Dinner

    MONDAY:

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    • Indian food night (with whichever Maya Kaimal simmer sauce is in the pantry)

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    SUNDAY:

    • Smoked chicken

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  2. Monday, April 24, 2023

    Week 769 Weekly Menu

    Hello! I am BACK into the dinner groove!

    Week 769 weekly dinner menu from This Week for Dinner

    MONDAY:

    • Dinner at Crack Shack to celebrate the conclusion of Cate’s high school speech & debate career! (She was a speech semifinalist at the California state tournament this weekend…go Cate!)

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    SUNDAY:

    • Smoked chicken

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  3. Sunday, April 16, 2023

    Week 768 Weekly Menu

    Hello everyone! I’m smack dab in the middle of some atypical weeks. This past week we went to Park City for Spring Break, and now I’m on the East Coast touring a couple of colleges with Cate. SOOOO…not much cooking and a whole lot of flexibility happening. But I wanted to put up a quick post so YOU can share your menus. Have at it and I’ll be back in action next week!


  4. Monday, April 3, 2023

    Week 767 Weekly Dinner Menu

    Hey, everyone! I am currently listening to the book Lessons in Chemistry and it’s lovely. It also motivated me to make dinner last night instead of ordering takeout! Speaking of cooking, here is this week’s menu!

    Week 767 Weekly Dinner Menu

    MONDAY:

    • Paneer with peas tikka masala
    • Coconut korma chicken
    • (Lest you think I’m fancy, I’m using Maya Kaimal simmer sauces)

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    • Homemade hamburgers

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

    • Easter brunch (menu TBD)

    Your turn! Can’t wait to see your meal plans for the week!


  5. Monday, March 20, 2023

    Week 766 Weekly Menu

    Menu time! 

    week 766 weekly menu from this week for dinner

    MONDAY:

    • Takeout (celebrating the girls Science Olympiad awards night!)

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    • Eat out night

    SUNDAY:

    • Smoked chicken, potatoes and salad (last Sunday we ended up with leftovers, so putting this back on the menu)

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  6. Monday, March 13, 2023

    Week 765 Weekly Menu

    I completely spaced last week and didn’t realize I hadn’t planned until Tuesday! And the way we ate last week reflected that bad planning…a lot of eating out and “what should we do for dinner?”s at like 7:00 pm. It was no bueno. My brain is back in order, so here we go.

    week 765 weekly dinner menu from this week for dinner

    MONDAY:

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

    • Smoked chicken, potatoes and salad

    Your turn! Show us what you’ve got cooking this week!


  7. Sunday, February 26, 2023

    Week 764 Weekly Menu

    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!)

    Week 764 weekly dinner menu from This Week for Dinner

    MONDAY:

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

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

    THURSDAY:

    • Leftovers

    FRIDAY:

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

    • Smoked pork butt

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


  8. Monday, February 20, 2023

    Week 763 Weekly Menu

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

    week 763 weekly dinner menu from this week for dinner

    MONDAY:

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

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    FRIDAY:

    • Leftovers

    SATURDAY:

    • Takeout night

    SUNDAY:

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


  9. Saturday, February 11, 2023

    Week 762 Weekly Menu

    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!

    Week 762 Weekly Dinner Menu from This Week for Dinner food blog

    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:

    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!


  10. Monday, December 12, 2022

    Week 761 Weekly Menu

    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!

    Week 761 weekly dinner menu

    MONDAY:

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

    TUESDAY:

    WEDNESDAY:

    THURSDAY:

    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!