sunday:
brett’s parents visit
roast bacon
I cut bacon in half, I lay on this oven rack, and I place the oven rack on a foil lined baking sheet, roasting at 400 for 25-30 minutes
scrambled eggs
gravy (I halve the amount of sausage)
cheese, jam, butter
big ol salad
big ol bowl of fruit
hteao
monday:
little morning meal prep:
make some sort of muffins or quick bread
make some sort of soup for my lunches
like my favorite tomato soup - triple the amount of carrots, sub bone broth, add tomato powder to taste (to mask carrot taste)
freeze half for Future Haley, for camping trips, etc - i love to use these deli containers
or like my veggie rice soup
dinner with friends
on mondays we - with my three best friends’ families - rotate between gathering at each other’s houses for dinner, for play, for connection.
tuesday:
burrito bowls
grilled chicken or grilled steak
pinto beans + “ refried” black beans
i usually do 2 c beans + 7 cup water + 2 TB bouillon in an Instant Pot for 30ish minutes (or a Slow Cooker for 8ish hours) - then I add Pinto Bean Seasoning (or onion powder, garlic powder, and salt) to taste
I may remove some liquid and blend the cooked beans (using an immersion blender) with a little butter to make a “refried” situation
if I make it fresh, I always freeze half - so some weeks I’m just reheating frozen beans. but i’ve learned we love to have both pinto beans and “refried” black beans on hand each week
i love to freeze in these deli containers
shredded cheese or weekly batch of queso
i use yellow or white american, i use tillamook mexican cheese, i double the jalapeno, and I omit the cilantro
these are my favorite containers for leftovers + meal prep
mashed avocado, corn, cilantro, tomatoes, jalapeno
tortillas, tortilla chips
wednesday:
grill chicken or steak (or fish!) + one of these sauces
prep a big batch of ip jasmine rice or ip brown rice for the week
use bone broth instead of water
make edamame + broccoli, green beans, or carrots
prep easy pickled cucumbers for brett’s lunches
prep salad stuff, make croutons for the week
I put my salad in this big container with this thin dish rag, I put my salad veggies in these containers, and I put my croutons in a big ol mason jar
thursday:
visit my parents house for dinner
or eat smoothies + eggs + bread for dinner
a quick reel on why we love a weekly dinner of eggs, bread, and smoothies
ways I’m asking for more support in this season
meal prep:
some sort of eggs for the week
or an easy egg bake situation
some sort of easy protein(s) for the week
a double batch of chicken meatballs (freeze half)
a batch of our favorite lettuce wraps
and/or heat up some chicken sausage for the week
and/or my favorite chicken salad
and/or my favorite basic turkey wraps lol
and/or a stack of yogurt parfaits
friday:
make build your own grilled chicken sliders or grilled chicken wraps
an array of sauces: chicken sauce, caesar, ranch, buffalo, mayo, etc
lettuce, avocado, tomato, onion, croutons, cheese, bacon
tortillas or rolls
sweet potato fries + big bowl of fruit
I also prep fruit for the week
make smoothie cups with leftover bananas and these deli containers
i rinse + destem grapes for the week
these are my favorite produce containers bc of how they stack
and, in the summer, I cut up any melon
saturday:
family movie night + snack dinner saturday
movie night must-haves - a play tent and a big ol crash pad
snack dinner, with the kids’ snack dinner in muffin pans
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