Happy Sunday, everyone! So, today’s menu post is a bit unusual. First, I’m sharing Friday’s Show and Tell links with you today because, quite honestly, I forgot to share them on Friday. The kids and I were having too much summer fun!
Second, I don’t have a menu planned for this week! The kids and I leave on Tuesday to visit family on the east coast, so I honestly have no clue what our food plans will be. If you need inspiration, click here to see menus from past weeks. I always read through everyone’s comments on older menu posts to get ideas when I do my own planning each week. They are such a great resource! Also, just because I am not posting a menu doesn’t mean you can’t! If you have a menu planned, please share it in the comments!!!
For Show and Tell this week, I have several things to share with you!
- For Babble I wrote a post about how traveling to Malawi as well as meeting Stephanie Nielson from the Nie Nie Dialogues transformed making my kids lunches from a chore to a privilege. It’s a goodun, especially the last paragraph.
- I wrote another post about the Malawi trip, this time for BabyCenter and focused on the personal impact that the lack of electricity has on people’s lives there. Here’s the link to the article: Can you imagine raising kids in a home with unreliable electricity?
- For Parade’s Community Table: 12 Not-Just-Strawberry Shortcakes!
- And another for Parade: 17 Summer Sips: Cocktails to Beat the Heat
That’s it for today! As I mentioned earlier, please post your menus in the comments. We especially need you on these weeks I’m traveling to provide inspiration for others! Thank you in advance and have a wonderful week!
The first thing I am making this week is a batch of Jody’s Oatmeal Cookies”¦”¦”¦.doubt they will last all week though!ïŠ
Sun: Pan sautéed chicken cutlets with cherry tomatoes & garlic
Mon: Shrimp & cucumber salad, rolls
Tue: Salmon with soy sauce, fresh picked green beans from the garden
Wed: Italian Night fundraiser dinner
Thu: Baked halibut, sautéed zucchini
Fri: Western omelets, toast, fruit
Sat: Out for my brother’s b-day
Kim, was it tasty? I was here: http://dinnerhealthy.com/ideas/recipes-for-the-whole-week.html My husband was satisfied!
I doubt those cookies will last a week, too! 😉
Mon – My youngest is turning 16 today. Although it seems we have been having a party all weekend, we are taking her to one of her favorite restaurants tonight – The Habit.
Tues – Navajo Tacos (flatbread)
Wed – Chicken & Vegetable Kebabs on the grill
Thurs – Baked Ziti & Summer Vegetables, Salad
Fri – Pork Medallions and Salad
Sat – Chicken legs, Skillet potatoes, grilled zucchini
Sun – Chuck Roast (in crock pot), Baked Potatoes, Peas
Here’s my plan for the week!
http://www.livehalffullblog.com/2015/07/12/meals-workouts-712-718/
Sat: grilled pork tenderloin, green beans
Sun: grilled chicken wings, raw vegetables
Mon: fajitas
Tues: buffalo chicken salad
Wed: steak tips, grilled vegetables
Thurs: broccoli cheese omlettes,sweet potato hash browns
That is a really great article, Jane. I learned about the blessings of the mundane firsthand after Junior’s cochlear implant surgery. It was heartbreaking not being able to sing lullabies to him as a baby, and not being able to reassure him with my voice when he woke up in the middle of the night. But now two years after surgery, he actually sings Amazing Grace to US before he goes to bed. Such simple things become miraculous when you have lived without 🙂
My favorite post of this last week was “15 Screen Free Boredom Busters for Kids’ I think we all need some new ideas as summer wears on! http://savemoneylivejoyfully.com/2015/07/15-screen-free-boredom-busters-for-kids.html
Finally, our menu this week is fridge and pantry cleanout…we’re leaving for vacation this weekend, so I did minimal shopping just for fresh fruit, and the rest is just cleanout.
Sunday-Black Bean and Cheese Burritos for the kids, Black Beans Nachos for us after the kids go to bed.
Monday-Tortellini with Creamy Tomato Basil Sauce, French Bread
Tuesday-Something with ground beef…TBD!
Wednesday-Something with Chicken Breasts…TBD!
Thursday-Leftovers
Friday-Frozen Pizza
Saturday-VACATION!
that is so beautiful, sara. thank you!!!
Enjoy your East Coast sabbatical! What a great tradition to have. I found some rhubarb at the Farmer’s Market I couldn’t pass up. I made your rhubarb simple syrup, and that makes a GREAT grown-up, summer drink! 🙂
Sunday: Steaks on the grill with corn on the cob and shaved brussels sprout salad
Monday: Chicken carnitas
Tuesday: Carrot mac and cheese
Wednesday: Shrimp kebabs (onions, peppers, too) with lettuce salad from garden
Thursday: Chicken nuggets
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: out
east coast sabbatical is a perfect name! haha!
so glad you made the rhubarb syrup, wish I could share the drinks with you! 🙂
Have fun on your trip! I’m going on mine next week.
Monday: Garlic and Parsley Butter Shrimp, Crispy Kale Parmesan Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette, and brown rice
Tuesday: Hot Sesame Rice Noodles with Asparagus, Shiitakes, and Pea Shoots
Wednesday: Baked Honey BBQ Chicken Fingers and french fries
Thursday: Tomato Basil Veggie Burgers and french fries
Friday: Mozzarella Baked Spaghetti, 3-Cheese Loaded Italian Salad, and garlic bread
Saturday: Spiralized Cucumber Greek Salad, Grilled Greek Chicken Kebabs, and pita bread
Sunday: Spaghetti Carbonara
thanks, elizabeth! you have fun on your trip!
so – just got home from a 3 week trip to Germany as a chaperone of high school students! So much fun! I leave next week for a 2 week trip to England with my husband – I guess I should cook this week!
Sunday- patty melts (leftover burgers from my grandson’s 1st birthday party!)
Monday – roast beef on the grill with grilled vegetables and salad
Tuesday – salmon with fries
Wednesday – out? (restaurant week in town!)
Thursday – chicken caprese on the grill with salad
Friday – make at home pizza
Saturday – use up leftovers before our trip!
wow, 3 weeks! that is so long – I bet it was wonderful!!! and then 2 weeks with your husband, I am green with envy – have so much fun!
M: black bean burgers/broccoli salad/grilled potato wedges
Tu: slow-cooker curry chicken/steamed rice/garlic naan
W: l/o
Th: hubby cooks-sausage & peppers pasta w/ salad
F: l/o
Sa: hubby cooks-breakfast for dinner… leftover scramble, potatoes, fruit
Su: neighborhood street party! Grilled pizzas/fruit platter/soda float bar
Have fun on your trip! we have some decent weather on the east coast right now!
because I spent all weekend relaxing by a lake, and I refused to go grocery shopping, menu is based on the quick trip to the farm stand on the way home:
Mon — eggs, home fries, English muffins
Tues — grilled pork chops, caprese penne salad, corn on the cob
Wed — Homemade pizza
Thurs — roasted beets & rainbow carrots over green salad, steak tips
Fri — blueberry pancakes? (provided I can source some local syrup)
dessert this week: mock apple pie. finally got around to trying the mock apple pie w/ zucchini, and my son couldn’t tell the difference! he inhaled it! was certain it was made with apples. It will now become my go-to recipe for those HUGE zucchini’s the neighbors are always giving us.
that’s fun to plan a menu based on a stop at the farmstand! 🙂
do you have a link or recipe for the zucchini mock apple pie? that sounds great!
Have fun traveling !
Here’s my GF menu for the week
Sun – Pineapple Chicken w Red Rice (Basically a healthy alternative to S&S chicken and veggies baked in the oven)
Mon – Pesto Chicken Salad served in Cantalope halves
Tue- Tilapia & Broccoli
Wed – Leftover Pineapple Chicken
Thu – Pulled Pork in Crockpot w Rootbeer and Coleslaw/Broccoli
Fri – Out to a Blues Rock Outdoor fest thing that my boyfriend is super excited for. I…am super excited for the GF mexican restaurant in the area. i plan to eat my weight in queso LOL
Sat – Cornflake Chicken Tenders and Waffle Fries. Why are waffle fries more fun ???????
hope the blues concert and the GF mexican food was great – sounds perfect!
Monday: Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Limey Cabbage Slaw
Tuesday: Fried Potatoes and Cabbage, Crusty Bread, Roasted Broccoli
Wednesday: Ranch Bacon Chicken, Garlic Green Beans, Salad w/ Homemade Ranch Dressing
Thursday: Crockpot Steak Chili w/ Cornbread
Friday: Date Night 🙂
Saturday: Pasta w/ Outrageously Delicious Marinara Sauce, Salad w/ Maple-Balsamic Dressing and Garlic Bread
Sunday: English Muffin Pizzas, Crudite w/ Homemade Ranch Dressing
So what kind of lunch boxes are shown here? They’re super cute!
pottery barn kids! it’s the “retro” style lunch box. I love them. we bought them for the girls I think 3 years ago and just replaced them this year…and, honestly, we probably could have used them for another year but they were light colored and just looked super dingy (hence the navy blue bottoms I chose for our replacement lunchboxes!). anyway, they are really cute and hold up great – and you can personalize them!
http://www.potterybarnkids.com/shop/backpacks-luggage/shop-all-lunch-bags/
Mon-Pork fried rice
Tues-Chicken caprese pasta salad
Wed-Out!
Thurs-Quinoa stuffed mushrooms and grilled chicken
Fri-Chicken curry over basmati rice
Sat-Out!
I am a bit late in sharing this, but here it is. This is definitely a week where a meal plan is a life saver, one less thing to have to think about when in the thick of the day.
Lunch:
1. Spaghetti with meat sauce
2. Kheema (ground beef with peas), rice, beets
3. Meatloaf
4. Sandwiches, chips, apple sauce
5. Pizza
6. Leftovers
7. Traveling
Supper:
1. Homemade waffles (from the freezer), scrambled eggs, fruit
2. Lentils with Bulgar Wheat and Caramelized Onions
3. Salad
4. Homemade Tomato Soup
5. Leftovers
6. Traveling
7. Traveling
never too late to share! 🙂
So we just returned from our trip, and here I am late because of it, but this is what we did/are going to do:
Monday: Pizza
Tuesday: Lasagna and Green Beans
Wednesday: Tostadas with Guacamole and Tomatoes
Thursday: Fish and Chips and Broccoli
Friday: Turkey Burgers and Oven Fries and Fresh Veggies
Saturday: Mapo Tofu and Rice and Peas
Sunday: Broiled Steaks and Salad and Garlic Bread
hope your trip went well! and, it’s never too late to share! 🙂
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