sunday:

build your own grilled chicken sandwich//wrap
- 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
- caramelize onions

monday:

big morning meal prep:
- make some sort of muffins, quick bread
  - yogurt muffins
- make something for a quick meal (since we spend a lot of our evenings at the pool!)
  - pizza beans
- and/or make something for my lunches
  - like my favorite meatballs
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/grilled steak
- instant pot mexican rice or instant pot brown rice
- 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 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
  - why we make queso each week
  - these are my favorite containers for leftovers + meal prep
- mashed avocado, corn, cilantro, tomatoes, jalapeno
- tortillas, tortilla chips

wednesday:

make a batch of the best baked potatoes
- here’s why baked potatoes make an easy way to clean out the fridge and why leftover baked potatoes in the fridge make for an easy way to take care of yourself all week long
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
brett’s sourdough bread + big bowl of fruit

thursday:

visit my parents house for dinner
meal prep:
- some sort of eggs for the week
  - egg bites,
  - hard boil eggs in Instant Pot
  - 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 my favorite chicken salad

friday:

make a fresh batch of instant pot rice
- I take leftover grilled protein and toss it in this sauce or this sauce (we keep these on hand for easy meals!), then we eat over rice with some sort of Costco frozen veggie
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
- why we have a dvd player and some special kid dvds
- snack dinner, with the kids’ snack dinner in muffin pans
  - why a weekly snack dinner is crucial for me to rest as a mom
  - our popcorn favorites + our smoothie favorites

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