week of 6/18 menu plan

sunday: grill and chill

• here’s our favorite grill and chill must-haves!

• here’s our father’s day gifts + traditions

• brett grills ribs

  • also grill some chicken like this and some turkey burgers for the week

• ip mac and cheese

• corn on the cob

• big ol salad using our weekly salad prep

• watermelon

monday:

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

  • our turn to host, so let’s do a nacho/taco bar

    • our favorite taco meat

    • refried beans, rice

    • lettuce, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, pico

    • salsa, crema, queso, cheese

    • tortilla chips, crispy taco shells, flour tortillas

    • margs + dos equis, maybe?

tuesday:

• bean and cheese queadillas (or pinto bean bowls) + a big pile of mashed avo

  • 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 ol salad using our weekly salad prep

• big bowl of fruit

wednesday:

• caprese pasta salad or pesto tortellini

• 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:

• BLTs + chips

• big bowl of fruit

• 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

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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!)

  • let’s do our favorite blueberry muffins I never got around to doing last week, except I usually omit the sugar on top

• make egg bites, if time/energy

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favorite things

• our must-haves for good popcorn

• my simple baby wardrobe

• what I bring to the pool

• our favorite grilling things

• our s'mores kit

• our wedding anniversary tradition: family birthday!

• our favorite insect-themed books, sensory bins, art activities, and playdough tray

• 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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want more?

i’m always sharing our favorite routines, our favorite systems, and our favorite dinners on Instagram.
and know that when you share kind words with me or share my page with your followers, I do a happy dance. your support means everything, and your support allows me to spend time creating free content, like this menu plan. xo.

week of 6/11 menu plan

sunday: 

• our beloved grill and chill ritual

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

    • I’ll have him grill that sausage in our freezer for our favorite sausage wraps that we never got around to eating

  • frozen sweet potato fries

  • big ol salad using our weekly salad prep

  • watermelon, probably

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 favorite sausage wraps or our favorite summer sandwich or build your own BLT or build your own chicken bacon ranch paninis

tuesday:

• build your own tostadas

• 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 ol salad using our weekly salad prep

• big bowl of fruit

wednesday:

• chicken spaghetti

  • with these food prices, we’ve been much more intentional with using what we already have. so I’ve been really focusing on peeking through our pantry, fridge, and freezer to create our menu plan.

  • and I found a pan of chicken spaghetti (one of our favorite freezer meals!!!) lurking in the freezer, perfect for an easy Wednesday dinner. TYSM, PAST HALEY!!

• big bowl of whatever fruit I prepped Sunday (but most likely watermelon)

• big ol salad using our weekly salad prep

• big ol loaf of our favorite garlic bread

thursday:

• slow cooker bbq chicken using that chicken in the freezer

  • freeze leftover meat in these containers

• slider rolls + coleslaw + good pickles + diced onions

  • assembled sliders shown in this post

• 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

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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

• meal prep some caprese pasta salad

• 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!)

  • let’s do our favorite blueberry muffins I never got around to doing last week, except I usually omit the sugar on top

• make freezer PB&Js, if time/energy

• make my favorite wraps, if time/energy

• make egg bites, if time/energy

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favorite things

• 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!

---

want more?

i’m always sharing our favorite routines, our favorite systems, and our favorite dinners on Instagram.
and know that when you share kind words with me or share my page with your followers, I do a happy dance. your support means everything, and your support allows me to spend time creating free content, like this menu plan. xo.

week of 6/4 menu plan

sunday: 

• sunday breakfast

• dinner: our beloved grill and chill ritual

  • brett can grill some chicken like this and some chicken sausage

  • grilled corn on the cob

  • easy pasta salad or tri colored pasta salad

  • big ol salad using our weekly salad prep

  • frozen rolls

  • watermelon, probably

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:

• my favorite pinto bean bowl (or here)

  • repeating this two weeks in a row since I can’t get enough, and Brett can make a burrito bowl if he’s tired of it

• 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 ol salad using our weekly salad prep

• big bowl of fruit

wednesday:

• our favorite IP mac and cheese since Brett isn’t eating with us :)

  • maybe the cubed ham or the leftover sausage we have lurking in our fridge

• favorite green beans + big bowl of fruit

• 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 salad with grapes + croissants, lettuce leaves, and crackers

• 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:

• date night with Brett

• some restaurant from our Local Places List

  • one of my monthly routines is to plan a Date Night or two

saturday:

• saturday breakfast

• 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!)

  • let’s do our favorite blueberry muffins, except I usually omit the sugar on top

• make freezer PB&Js, if time/energy

• make my favorite wraps, if time/energy

• make egg bites, if time/energy

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favorite things

• may’s amazon bestsellers - lots of good summer stuff!

• our must-haves for the best popcorn

• my simplified baby wardrobe

• my monthly routines - loved reading YOUR monthly routines in the comments! please add your monthly routines!

• one of the best things I did while pregnant with KK

• KK’s duplo table

• this week’s snack dinner saturday

• each month I create an easy sensory bin and here’s why

• three things we love to do for a Movie Date Night at Home

• each morning I do this one quick thing to drink enough water

• 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!

---

want more?

i’m always sharing our favorite routines, our favorite systems, and our favorite dinners on Instagram.
and know that when you share kind words with me or share my page with your followers, I do a happy dance. your support means everything, and your support allows me to spend time creating free content, like this menu plan. xo.