sunday:
our mother’s day traditions + food
grill steak fajitas for one of our favorite meals
I’ll ask that he grill this while the grill is hot to make my week 1000x easier, too
brett can also grill some chicken like this (and plenty for the week, too)
make Weekly Pot of Beans
make a big batch of brown rice with chicken/bone broth for added flavor
I love my beloved rice cooker for this
monday:
our weekly friend dinner I mentioned in 10 Things I’m Doing Now for a Great Summer
but if it falls through for whatever reason, we’ll do our Monday Night sandwich night: build your own grilled chicken sandwiches, build your own grilled chicken wraps, build your own breakfast sandwich bar, or BYO sandwich bar (and maybe pick up bread from Jimmy John’s!)
or chicken caesar wraps with leftover grilled chicken from Sunday
tuesday:
crunchy roll bowls - one of our favorite meals!
but we use this teriyaki chicken instead
big ol salad using our weekly salad prep
big bowl of fruit
wednesday:
mushroom risotto (sometimes I omit mushrooms, I always omit wine)
leftover grilled chicken
big ol salad using our weekly salad prep
but KK and I have our weekly play date with my BFFs, so usually I pack her a lunchbox to eat for dinner.
thursday:
chicken caesar wraps with leftover grilled chicken from Sunday
or steak and eggs and toast using leftover steak fajitas from Sunday
or our beloved quesadilla night using leftover grilled meat from Sunday
big bowl of fruit
frozen sweet potato fries and/or big ol salad using our weekly salad prep
PS every Thursday I do this quick little routine of seeing if there’s anything in our fridge I can freeze, and throwing any lurking produce into these containers to make smoothie cups
friday:
fajita friday: the best, most joyful way to end the week, while also clearing out the fridge
saturday:
snack dinner saturday + movie night
meal prep, done here and there throughout the week
prep smoothie cups in these containers
see my quick Thursday routine of freezing leftovers + making smoothie packs here!
make our weekly batch of beloved oatmeal
make the batch of slow cooker coconut curry lentils I never got around to making last week
freeze leftovers in these containers
prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides (like wash + destem grapes)
also make veggie box
make Weekly Pot of Beans
make a big batch of brown rice/quinoa with chicken/bone broth for added flavor
I love my beloved rice cooker for this
grill some chicken like this
make a double batch of muffins (here’s why!)
let’s do these favorites or these lemon ones
make freezer PB&Js, if time/energy
make my favorite wraps, if time/energy
make egg bites, if time/energy
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