Wow, it sure is hard to settle back into the routine of normal life. I’m kind of wishing spring break would last forever!
Step 1 to getting back into the groove: plan the weekly menu! Here goes…
MONDAY:
– Grammy’s Orange Chicken
– Rice and veggie
TUESDAY:
– Taco night
WEDNESDAY:
– Rachel sandwiches
– Fresh fruit and chips
THURSDAY:
– Take out – Cate has tennis in the afternoon and then Anna is in the school talent show right after. Can you guess what she might be doing? It certainly couldn’t be singing a song from Frozen with a friend like every other girl in every other school in America…
FRIDAY:
– Leftovers
SATURDAY:
– Let’s be honest, take out. I’ll be busy making food for Easter and I’m sure I’ll bail on making dinner on Saturday 😉
SUNDAY:
– Easter dinner with friends at our house! We are still planning the menu, but it will for sure involve ham and homemade rolls.
Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!
Now it’s your turn! Please share your menu for the week, no matter how plain or fancy! If you are also planning an Easter feast and know what you’ll be cooking, be sure to share the details!
Monday: Maple Salmon with Garlic Corn
Tuesday: Cheeseburgers, Tater Tots and Salad
Wednesday: Breakfast for Dinner–Egg, Avocado and Bacon Sandwich with Fresh Fruit
Thursday: Mahimahi with Coconut Ginger Sauce and Rice Pilaf and Green Beans
Friday: Black Bean Guacamole Burgers
Saturday: Hubby’s Birthday–Take out Indian Food
Sunday: Ham and Potato Skins and Corn and Rolls
Sunday: Roasted whole chicken, cornbread and orange-glazed carrots
Monday: Enchiladas (with red sauce) and cauliflower rice
Tuesday: Homemade pepperoni pizza and spinach salad
Wednesday: Burgers on homemade buns
Thursday: Out to Lou Malnati’s for some quintessential Chicago deep dish pizza
Friday: Grilled cheese and homemade tomato soup
Saturday: Grandparents in town….up in the air!
Su: BBQ ribs/grilled potato wedge/salad
M: Zuppa Toscana/bread sticks
Tu: l/o
W: pasta/bread sticks/salad
Th: l/o
F: take out
Sa: BBQ at the park–burgers/potato salad/broccoli salad/chips/fruit platter/cookies
My son’s baseball team is having a family baseball game & BBQ at the park.
Sun: Sloppy Joes, chips
Mon: Scallops, sweet potatoes, peas
Tue: Honey goat cheese & caramelized onion pizza (1st time trying this recipe & I was thrilled to find honey goat cheese at Wegmans!….no TJs in my region), salad
Wed: Thai Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice
Thu: Grilled lemon garlic chicken, baked beans, salad
Fri: Breakfast tart, fruit
Sat: BLT sliders
Also making a batch of Ina Garten’s Easy Sticky Buns
I found some honey goat cheese at Sprouts recently, too….I think it’s starting to become a thing, which makes me so happy for people like you who need to make this pizza!!! 🙂 I hope you guys liked it!
Welcome Back!
Sunday – Tuna casserole with peas
Monday – Ribeye steaks on the grill, French fries
Tuesday – Chicken alfredo with broccoli
Wednesday – Pork chops, mac and cheese, green beans
Thursday – Pizza, salad
Friday -Baked perch, buttered noodles, mixed veggies
Saturday- Eat up all the leftovers so I can put the make aheads for Easter in the fridge
Sunday – leftover lamb meatballs on hoagie rolls
Monday – husband fending, daughter and I going to a friend’s seder!
Tuesday – salmon with asparagus
Wednesday – last of the lamb meatballs with egg noodles and salad
Thursday – chicken in the crockpot (not sure what kind)
Friday – out
Saturday – pizza
Sunday – Easter! Ham and stuff!
That Orange Chicken recipe looks amazing- saving it for future meal plans!
Here’s my plan for the week:
http://wp.me/p30jaF-2jK
it’s my kids’ favorite dinner – they ask for it every week! 🙂
Sun: Ravioli, brussel sprouts with bacon/onion
Mon: Steak fajitas, salad
Tues: Bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches, fruit salad
Wed: Mac n cheese, tilapia, green beans
Thurs: Caprese chicken, Cesar salad
Fri: Homemade pizza, raw vegetables
Sat: Not sure yet
Sun- BBQ ribs , chicken, hot dogs, mac salad & baked beans
Mon- Bertucci’s Tortellini
Tu-Mexican take out ( We were in Hawaii on Spring Break & haven’t gotten our fix yet- boo hoo, I know)
Wed- Tilapia from Costco, rice pilaf, green beans
Th- Leftover stew (from the freezer)
Fri- Cobb Salad
Sat- pizza
Sun- Easter Brunch: Ham with Ina Garten’s glaze, deviled eggs, strawberry shortcake
Thank you, Jane, for putting hot dogs on your menu a while back. It reminded me of an easy-peasy way to please the kiddos and keep my smile on a weeknight:)
you’re welcome! I gotta keep it real, right, and I’m glad that the hot dogs can still be inspirational! that makes me happy 🙂
Mon: Pasta with cauliflower and breadcrumbs, salad
Tue: Beef and pepper stew, rice, broccoli
Wed: Potato, goat’s cheese and herb tart, salad
Thur: Mustard glazed chicken kebabs, quinoa salad
Fri: Sea bass with roasted fennel and spring veg
Sat: Dinner at MIL’s hopefully having finished fitting her new kitchen floor!
Sun: Dinner at Mum’s, taking rhubarb and strawberry trifle for dessert.
The week back from Vaca can be the hardest ! Here’s my GF menu for the week
Sun – Paleosagna (basically a meat lasagna with zuchini instead of noodles which is surprisingly very good!)
Mon – Lentil Tacos
Tue – Leftovers
Wed – Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken
Thu – Leftovers, going to the movies
Fri – OUT for my BFs b day dinner
Sat – I’m cooking easter so that i can have some GF options. I’m making Ham (Tangerine Glazed Tyler Florence best ham ever!) scallopped potatoes, carrots, and salad
Sun – Going to my mom’s for Easter dinner, I’m making scalopped white/sweet potatoes, deviled eggs, peanut butter choc cheesecake and possibly trying to make some french macrons. Wish me luck i hear they can be difficult !
good luck with the macarons! I don’t know if I’ll ever try to tackle them myself 😉
Lunch:
1. Eat Out
2. Falafel, side salad
3. Beef Bourguignon
4. Superfast Salisbury Steak
5. Grilled Sirloin Steak, lemon potatoes, steamed carrots
6. Visiting Family
7. Visiting Family
Supper:
1. Leftovers
2. Mac-n-cheese
3. Salad
4. Curried Chickpeas and rice
5. Chipotle-Chocolate Chili
6. Visiting Family
7. Visiting Family
I still haven’t figured out what I am going to take for Easter. I’m looking for something out of the ordinary for us to enjoy but yet something that everyone in my “we can’t eat anything new or unusual” family will eat. The year I took hummus, we were the only ones to eat it. No one else even tried it. 🙂
good luck trying to think of something – sounds like it will be a challenge!!! 😉
Mon – King’s Hawaiian French Toast, Bacon, Scrambled Eggs
Tues – Lemon Pepper Grilled Pork chops, Zucchini, Baked Potatoes
Wed – Hamburgers, Fruit Salad, Coleslaw
Thurs – Cheesy Ziti, Salad
Fri – Eat out
Sat – Eat out
Sun – Eat out
Monday: asian bbq chicken, whole wheat cous cous, roasted cauliflower
Tuesday: chicken tortellini soup, macaroni grill bread
Wednesday: bistro chicken, garlic mashed potatoes, veggies
Thursday: manicotti, breadsticks, salad
Friday: homemade pizza
Saturday: pre-Easter BBQ – 7up marinated chicken, grilled burgers and hot dogs, mandarin orange jello salad, chocolate creme cupcakes, etc.
Sunday: we ate our traditional Easter dinner last week for my daughter’s birthday, so we’ll have something different instead…so, TBD.
http://whatisonyourmenu.blogspot.com/2014/04/week-272-menu.html
S:Grilled flank steak w/gorgonzola sauce, salad & corn on the cob
M:Leftover steak & salad in pita pockets, cherry pie
T: Chicken parm & roasted green beans
W: Burgers & potato salad
T: Roasted turkey breast, sliced tomatoes & grilled potatoes
F: Pizza
S: Friends in town so probably out.
Sunday – honey pork tenderloin, roasted sweet potatoes, green salad
Monday – Zesty grilled chicken, corn on the cob, asparagus
Tuesday – Pizza on the grill, salad
Wednesday – Slow cooker round steak, pasta with pesto, green beans
Thursday – hot dogs on the grill, watermelon, cole slaw
Friday – out
Sat – Quiche (from blown out eggs for Easter), hash browns
Sun – roast chicken in the crock, roasted vegs/potato wedges
Mon – chicken salad pitas, baked fries
Tues – Veggie lo mein
Wed – homemade pizza
Thurs – Veggie fried rice, chinese pork chops
Fri – BFD
At least it will be Summer Break soon enough! 🙂
Here’s our menu. I have some of the recipes over on my site…still can’t figure out how to link them in 🙂
Monday
Dinner-Chicken Pot Pie and Biscuits
Tuesday-
Dinner-Roasted Salmon, Roasted Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli
Wednesday
Dinner-Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos, Chips and Guacamole
Thursday-
Dinner-Beef Stew and Biscuits
Friday-
Dinner-Leftovers (we’ll have plenty of Carnitas and Beef Stew leftover)
Decorating Easter Eggs tonight!!
Saturday-
Dinner-Leftovers (whatever is left of the Carnitas and Beef Stew!)
Sunday-
Easter with Family!
don’t worry about fancy links, just copy and paste the url and that is good enough! 🙂
Please record the talent show!
of COURSE.