week of 5/21 menu plan

sunday: 

• our beloved grill and chill ritual

  • brett grills sausage for one of our favorite quick meals

    • (brett can grill some chicken like this for the week, too)

  • I’ll set out tortillas and bbq sauce

  • frozen sweet potato fries and/or big ol salad using our weekly salad prep

  • big bowl of fruit

monday:

• our weekly friend dinner I mentioned in 10 Things I’m Doing Now for a Great Summer

  • my turn to host, so let’s do some of our favorite foods:

  • spicy honey whole roasted chicken (+ a pan of chicken nuggets for kids)

  • ip mac and cheese + my favorite green beans

  • my absolute favorite apple pecan salad with creamy lemon dressing

  • garlic bread

  • big bowls of fruit

tuesday:

• our beloved quesadilla night using beans or leftover grilled chicken from Sunday

  • 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

• big bowl of mashed avocado

wednesday-friday:

• brett and I are going on a little getaway in a nearby town! weeeeee!

friday:

• leftovers

saturday:

• snack dinner saturday + movie night

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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

• prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides (like wash + destem grapes)

  • here are my produce boxes

  • also make veggie box

• prep goooood salad stuff for the week

  • here’s what we love to do for salad dressings

• 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!)

  • sweet spinach muffins with banana

• make egg bites

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favorite things

• these plastic bento boxes I bought for pool/park lunches - I LOVE the size!

• this bigggg divided container I bought for bringing playdate snacks to share (and I can’t wait to use it to bring fruit to the pool this summer!)

• my Decide Once birthday gift for KK’s cousins

• our simplified closets and why all four of us only wear a few certain colors

• our may play dough tray

  • with an assortment of flower cookie cutters, colorful buttons, gems, and our favorite play dough + favorite tools

• what we eat every Sunday morning (and something I always have in my freezer)

• what we eat every Saturday morning

• my weekly to do list: the system I’ve been using for years

• my Decide Once birthday gift for my friends and why I buy a few extras - one of my most popular posts!

• a round up of this week’s packed lunches

• the big list of things, systems, and routines that help me feel my best - I’m always updating this post and it’s the best place to start to get a lot of FAQs answered!

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