This week is a special week at our house when when it comes to meal planning. My 10-year-old daughter Cate is going to be making dinner for us every night! I’m writing a piece for Babble about having Cate take charge of the dinner plans and this is the big week! Cate and I have been brainstorming her menu for the last month or so, thinking of delicious food that she can also make on her own (or at least mostly on her own). We just finished finalizing the menu. She’s feeling excited about it and says she’s sure she’ll be able to cook it all! I’m impressed (and surprised) with her confidence! Can’t wait to report on how it goes!
MONDAY:
– Chicken tenders (from Trader Joe’s freezer section)
– Strawberry Spinach Salad
TUESDAY:
– Spaghetti
– Garlic bread (from store) and steamed cauliflower and broccoli
WEDNESDAY:
– Out to dinner with a friend!
THURSDAY:
– Naan pizzas
FRIDAY:
– Caprese Salad
SATURDAY:
– Leftovers
SUNDAY:
– Grilled cheese and Tuscan tomato soup
Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!
As usual, please share your own menus, too!
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Go Cate! That’s wonderful! for a bit when i had a few adult children home – we all took night to make dinner each week – but I like this idea a whole week !
This is my first menu in a long while ! I’ve had an amazing summer of travel! 3 weeks in Germany, chaperoning a high school group (so much fun), 2weeks traveling the UK with my husband! then a week at in Cape May NJ with my brothers and sister and our families – the week with my grandson was amazing! but back to real life!
Sunday – Crab and corn chowder, salad, and german fleischkasse
Monday – rice, salad and leftover fleischkasse
Tuesday – crockpot cilantro lime chicken with rice and salad
Wednesday – Salmon, fries and zucchini
Thursday – out to dinner for our 32(!) wedding anniversary
Friday – babysitting my nephew and niece of the weekend – I think out for tacos
Saturday – making pizzas!
I was wondering how your three weeks of chaperoning went – glad it was wonderful! I can’t believe all the traveling you did, a wee bit jealous! glad it all went well and you are safe at home!
your adult children could totally handle dinner for a week – next summer put ’em to work! 😉
oh, and happy 32nd anniversary!!!
Awwww, thats so sweet and cute about Cate. Good luck to her! Can she come to my house next? 😉
Meals so far this week, in no order:
Tonight – I am shamefully making my family eat microwave frozen dinners (by Marie Callendars in the freezer section). It’s over 100 here today and I knew it would be based on watching the news so I grabbed these meals a couple days ago. No way am I cooking or even grilling tonight! And since I have all boys, they are usually kind of excited to have something “junky” once in awhile.
Grilled ham and turkey sandwiches on Torta rolls with cucumbers
Pancakes and Bacon
A new chicken casserole that I found online
Flautas
Pasta
Eat out or leftovers (if there are any)
And my current favorite snack is cherry tomatoes and mozzarella balls. Eaten like a kabob. So good, especially when it’s hot!
Go Chef Cate!!!
Sun Leftovers
Mon Roast chicken, stuffing, gravy, green beans
Tue Grilled halibut, mixed veggies, coleslaw
Wed Orange chicken, rice, green beans
Thu Salmon and fries salad
Fri Pasta, garlic bread and salad
Sat Leftovers
So cool about your daughter!
Monday: Crockpot Beef Borgignon and Parmesan Polenta
Tuesday: Nacho Cheese Mac N Cheese and Fresh Veggies
Wednesday: Roasted Pork Loin, Spaetzle, and Green Beans
Thursday: Bean Dip, Chips, and Fresh Veggies
Friday: Date Night–Pozole for us, Pizza for the kids 🙂
Saturday: Popcorn Shrimp and Salad and Homemade French Fries
Sunday: PW’s Chicken Avocado Pizza
Very cute. Cate is going to be so proud of herself by the end of the week. What a confidence builder. I’m back from 2 weeks of travel – which means back to home-cooked meals. Hooray!
Sunday: Out with friends
Monday: Salmon foil packets on the grill with asparagus
Tuesday: Noodles
Wednesday: French toast casserole
Thursday: Pumpkin pancake muffins
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Out
Can’t wait to hear how it goes with Cate!
Here’s my plan for the week:
http://www.livehalffullblog.com/2015/08/16/meals-workouts-816-822/
I look forward to hearing about Dinner with Cate this week! Hope you get some pictures of her dishes!
Sunday-Kalua Pork Sliders with Coleslaw
Monday-First Day of School! Chicken Gyros, Sauteed Veggies, Rice
Tuesday and Wednesday-Slow Cooker Lasagna, Bread, Broccoli
Thursday-Chili and Baked Potatoes, Broccoli
Friday-Black Bean Burritos, Chips and Salsa
Saturday-Cousin’s Bday party
Sunday: Pot Roast
Monday: Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti
Tuesday: Enchiladas of some kind (chicken or pheasant)
Wednesday: Ladies League Golf so the hubs is on his own.
Thursday: Chicken/Shrimp Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad (Nordstrom Recipe)
Friday: Salmon, Lentil Salad, Grilled Veggie
Saturday: Out
Go Cate go!
Monday: Bulghur and Lentil salad (from the original Moosewood Cookbook)
Tuesday: Farro salad with goat cheese and dried cranberries
Wed: sloppy toms in the crockpot (ground turkey instead of ground beef)
Thurs: on your own
Fri: Leftovers or if none, then veggie burgers
Sat: chicken tikka masala in the crockpot
Sunday: Lasagna with garden tomatoes
Monday: Sooo hot…hard boiled eggs, fruit, etc.
Tuesday: Mango-shrimp on rice
Wednesday: Hubby and I are having a beer-pairing meal
Thursday: My night class – family fends
Friday: Lemon pepper chicken thighs with orzo
Saturday: Garlic-shrimp spaghetti
I’m a terrible meal planner, but this one looks pretty tasty. Way to go, Cate!
Have fun, Cate!
That sounds awesome !!!!! Good for her. Here is my GF menu for the week
Sun – Beef Tacos & Margaritas
Mon – Taco Salad
Tue – OUT to dinner after an appt
Wed – Bunless Mushroom Swiss Burgers & Roasted Sweet Pots
Thu – Portabello Mushroom Lasagnas & Salad
Fri – OUT to dinner before a concert
Sat – Steak and Grilled or Roasted Veggies
I’m awful at planning our menus! I always get on a menu kick and plan out like a week and then I slack! mmm But Caprese Salad on Friday sounds perfect!
thanks for all the awesome menus, everyone! and the well wishes for cate…it’s been going great! 🙂
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