sunday:
dinner:
grill and chill, explained in this ig post about our latest dinner themes
brett grills plenty of teryaki chicken for our favorite crunchy roll bowls (or teryaki chicken and rice bowls) and for his lunches all week
he may also roast a chicken like this
and let’s serve a big bowl of thawed frozen cherries to get rid of that bag in our freezer - see my old post on frozen cherries and frozen mango here!
meal prep:
unload groceries for the week
assemble our veggie box
prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides
make a loaf of easy yeast bread or french bread, if time/energy
monday:
dinner:
friend dinner, explained in this ig post about our latest dinner themes
but we’re skipping this week, so let’s do BLTs or chicken sandwiches instead on leftover easy yeast bread
and let’s try this IP potato soup
let’s oven roast some bacon for the week, too
for the soup, or for BLTs, or for tacos, or or or
and I’ll make a good salad with this week’s goooood salad stuff
meal prep:
make a big batch of our favorite ip oatmeal for the week
here’s why this serves us well all week long
tuesday:
dinner:
something with beans
because I meal prep here and there throughout the week, Tuesdays are my day I make my beloved Weekly Pot of Beans. so Tuesday Dinner is something with beans.
let’s do build your own breakfast tacos with beans, eggs, bacon, potatoes, and that chorizo in the freezer
big bowl of fruit + mashed avocado
meal prep:
make some sort of egg dish for the week
let’s pull some bacon and egg muffins from the freezer
make Weekly Pot of Beans*
make a big batch of rice* with chicken/bone broth for added flavor
I love my beloved rice cooker for this
caramelize onions, or roast onions and peppers*
dice onions and jalapenos*
put cilantro* in water (here’s why)
* Brett works from home, and loves having components for bowls, quesadillas, tacos, etc to eat lunch at home. Taking half an hour to prep these things each week really helps our food budget…and elevates our at-home eating. Since I prep them on Tuesday, I plan something for dinner that use these components for a two birds one stone situation.
wednesday:
dinner:
leftovers
because it took me awhile to realize Leftover Night can be any night of the week. And because I have a standing weekly playdate with my BFFs Wednesdays after nap, cooking dinner wasn’t working. Wednesday Leftover Night it is!
I usually pack a dinner for KK - here’s my favorite containers and things for eating away from home!
meal prep:
make a batch of muffins (and/or other baked good) for the week
let’s pull spinach muffins out of the freezer
thursday:
dinner:
it’s a crazy week so let’s do that frozen pizza we’ve had for too long. pair it with a good salad and plenty of fruit and call it a day.
meal prep:
this quick little routine of seeing if there’s any leftovers from the week I can freeze
throw any lurking produce into these containers to make smoothie cups
friday:
my sister’s rehearsal dinner
saturday:
my sister’s wedding!
new posts this week
none - this week is my sister’s wedding and next week school starts, so I’m hoping we’ll be back to a more normal rhythm soon :)
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