Hello! Hope the first week of January went great! I am super grateful so many of you posted menus last week because they served as my inspiration for our meals this week. So helpful! Here’s my plan for the week.
MONDAY:
– Nachos and guacamole
TUESDAY:
– Pork and Udon Noodle Soup (recipe to come!)
WEDNESDAY:
– Chili
THURSDAY:
– Leftovers
FRIDAY:
– Caprese Paninis
SATURDAY:
– Eat out/takeout night
SUNDAY:
– Homemade pizza night
Click here for the free printable of this week’s menu plus the shopping list!
Let’s keep the good momentum going! Post your menu for the week, no matter how simple or fancy!



Sun: Spaghetti with fried egg & pangritata
Mon: Business Travel
Tue: Business Travel
Wed: Shrimp boil foil packets
Thu: Pasta Fagioli, crusty bread
Fri: Chicken cheesesteaks, fries
Sat: Lemon pepper cod, green beans
Sunday: Matzo ball soup with broccoli & greens, and artisan bread
Monday: Homemade pizza with Trader Joe’s crust (garlic/olive oil, zucchini & ricotta & pesto topped with fresh arugula after cooking)
Tuesday: ground turkey tacos
Wednesday: steak & potato salad
Thursday: roasted beer can chicken
Friday: book club potluck
Saturday: eat out
Baked chimichangas, spanish rice
Chili, cornbread
Texas Hash, peas & carrots
Pizza crescents, lima beans
Tilapia, parmesan garlic orzo
There are a few meals that are on my list, yet again. This week, this week, I want to use them and move on. There are also a few new ones. We’ll see how it works out.
Lunch:
1. Eat out
2. Sack Lunch
3. Chili, corn bread
4. Sack Lunch/On-your-own
5. Field Trip/On-your-own
6.Milk-braised Pork Loin, potatoes, carrots
7. Indian Curry, rice
Supper:
1. Tomato Soup, sandwiches
2. Kheema (Indian Ground Beef and Peas), rice, vegetables
3. Falafel, rice, vegetables
4. Salad
5. Spaghetti
6. Salad
7. Leftovers/sandwiches
Monday: Pork, Brussels Sprouts and Spicy Jam Sandwiches
Tuesday: Mexican Tortilla Casserole and Corn
Wednesday: Pork Chops with Beer and Sauerkraut
Thursday: PW’s Hawaiian Burgers
Friday: Date Night, Boys Get Mac N Cheese
Saturday: Orange Chicken with Pineapple Fried Rice
Sunday: Cheese Ravioli with Garlic, Mushroom and Rosemary Sauce and Salad
Sunday leftovers home made pizzas
Monday stir fried rice and leftover chili
Tuesday chopped salad and imitation crab
Wednesday chicken curry and rice
Thursday leftover pizza
Friday out restaurant week!
Saturday pizza
Sunday – T-bone steak w/onions & mushrooms, twice baked potatoes, peas
Monday – Chicken teriyaki w/rice and mixed vegetables
Tuesday – Pizza, salad
Wednesday – Cod, mac & cheese and green beans
Thursday – Kielbasa, fried potatoes and onions, carrots
Friday – Popcorn chicken, buttered noodles, applesauce
Saturday – Leftovers
The temperature is down to -1º. I have one slow cooker recipe this week…..time to break out all the others! 🙂
Sunday: Out
Monday: Homemade pepperoni pizzas
Tuesday: Baked General Tso’s chicken with rice
Wednesday: Chicken carnitas
Thursday: Nachos with leftover carnitas
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Coconut shrimp (ATK recipe) with cauliflower rice and butterhorns
Sunday: Last nights leftover Pozole with all the fixings
Monday: Bf cooks
Tuesday: Red chili chicken and rice (Rick Bayless recipe) & green salad
Wednesday: Broccoli Beef and Rice
Thursady: Chicken-lentil fricassee & green salad
Friday: Out
Saturday: Not sure yet
I can’t wait to see that Udon Soup recipe!
Here’s my plan for the week:
http://www.livehalffullblog.com/2016/01/10/meals-workouts-110/
my SIL just sent it to me to try – she said they LOVED it. I’m excited, too!
My dad is coming home from skilled care rehab after completing radiation (he’ll be starting outpatient chemo in a couple weeks), so I am going to try and make a few meals for my parents freezer…so most of the meals this week keep or freeze well.
Sunday-Pepperoni Pizza. Fresh Veggies
Monday-Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce, Roasted Broccoli, Rosemary Bread
Tuesday-Beef and Vegetable Stew with Crescent Rolls
Wednesday-Mexican Lasagna, Black Beans, Green Salad
Thursday-Breakfast Potato, Bacon, and Egg Hash with Fresh Fruit
Friday-Leftovers
Saturday-Sister’s 20th Anniversary Vow Renewal Celebration
sending so much love to your family and your dad!
Sun: fresh homemade pasta with anchovy and parsley sauce
Mon: falafel, veggies, pita, and tzatziki sauce
Tue: chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, roasted Brussels sprouts
Wed: lemon pepper pappardelle, garlic butter, roasted tomatoes, shrimp
Thu: chicken and dumplings
Fri: three bean chili
Broccoli (and frozen foods, including veggies and fries) seems to be my theme this week
Sun- roast chx, broccoli topped with Kraft Parmesan cheese, Lima beans
M- spaghetti, garlic toast, salad
T- stuffed potatoes with mozzarella cheese, broccoli and salad
W- grilled cheese and ham sandwiches and sweet potato fries, salad
Th- frozen pizza night + salad
F- trying barber foods frozen broccoli cheese chicken, salad green beans
Sunday: Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches
Monday: Skillet Italian Sausage & Rice – also planning on jazzing it up by adding extra rice & some red beans”¦ yum 🙂
Tuesday: Bacon Cheeseburger Quiche/Pie depending on what I feel like 🙂
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: working late”¦ so something simple after I get home
Friday: out to eat
Saturday: Mom’s Lasagna
M: cod with onions & tomatoes/couscous/cheesy biscuits
Tu: B4D–steak & veg hash/eggs/English muffins/fruit
W: slow-cooker chipotle-orange pork tacos/rice/calabacitas
Th: l/o
F: hubby cooks–pasta with marinara/salad/garlic breadsticks
Sa: l/o
Su: work holiday party
Mon – Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Salad, Breadsticks
Tues – Chicken Enchiladas, Salad
Wed – Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken, Roast Potatoes & Carrots
Thurs – Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Salad
Fri – Baked Potato Soup, Salad, Sourdough Bread
Sat – Spaghetti & Meatballs, Salad, Garlic Bread
Sun – Spicy Chicken Quesadillas, Black Beans, Avocados
Sun: Asian chicken salad
Mon: turkey/spinach tacos
Tues: steak tips, Cesar salad
Wed: spaghetti and meatballs, salad
Thurs: breakfast for dinner- omlettes, fruit salad
Fri: not sure yet
oh how I love January – so many menus! thank you! and keep it coming!