2/11 menu plan

sunday: 

• dinner:

  • grill and chill

  • no grill and chill - picking up pizza for the Superbowl

• meal prep:

  • unload groceries for the week

  • prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides

    • here are my produce boxes

  • assemble our veggie box

  • prep goooood salad stuff for the week

  • oven roast some bacon

  • make a batch of my favorite potato soup

  • make a batch of chicken salad and/or lettuce wraps and/or general tso’s ground chicken

  • make a big batch of our favorite ip oatmeal for the week

    • here’s why this serves us well all week long

  • make some sort of egg thing for the week

    • like these egg muffins

    • and/or a batch of ip hardboiled eggs

monday:

• dinner:

  • framily dinner

tuesday:

• dinner:

  • build your own burrito bowl

    • using the meal prepped components linked below

    • I also heat up some tortillas. So people can make a taco, or eat it on the side.

  • big bowl of fruit + big bowl of mashed avo

• meal prep:

  • here’s everything else I meal prep on Tuesdays and why

    • pinto beans / “refried” black beans - recipe coming soon!

    • instant pot mexican rice

    • queso

    • creamy jalapeno

    • fajita vegetables

    • caramelized onions

    • chopped red onions, jalapeno, green onions

wednesday:

• our valentine’s traditions

  • but tbh, this is a tough week, so we may just do instant pot spaghetti instead of our original Vday dinner

thursday:

• dinner:

  • eggs, some sort of bread, and a smoothie. repeat every Thursday.

    • here’s why.

• meal prep:

  • bake something seasonal for brett as one of my goals for this school year

    • the valentine cookies or valentines day cookie bars I never made last week

  • freeze leftovers

friday:

• something frozen or mindlessly easy:

  • frozen fish + tartar sauce

  • frozen tater tots or mac and cheese

  • leftover produce

  • the frozen rolls in our freezer

• or, or!

  • the chicken noodle soup in our freezer

  • leftover produce

  • the frozen rolls in our freezer

saturday:

• dinner:

  • snack dinner saturday + movie night

    • why this weekly combo is crucial for me as a mom

• meal prep:

  • clean out the fridge

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2/4 menu plan

sunday: 

• dinner:

  • grill and chill

  • no grill and chill today - going to a dear, dear friend’s birthday party! YAY!

    • quick dinner: hot honey meatballs from Costco + rice (or buttered noodles for the kids) + salad + big bowl of oranges + frozen rolls

• meal prep:

  • unload groceries for the week

  • prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides

    • here are my produce boxes

  • assemble our veggie box

  • prep goooood salad stuff for the week

monday:

• dinner:

  • framily dinner at laura’s house

    • quick back-up dinner if kids are still sick: trader joe’s orange chicken + rice + big bowl of oranges + frozen rolls

• meal prep:

  • make a big batch of our favorite ip oatmeal for the week

    • here’s why this serves us well all week long

  • make some sort of egg thing for the week

    • like these egg muffins

    • and/or a batch of ip hardboiled eggs

  • maybe make a few yogurt parfaits

  • make a batch of chicken salad and/or lettuce wraps and/or teriyaki ground beef bowls

tuesday:

• dinner:

  • build your own burrito bowl

    • using the meal prepped components linked below

    • I also heat up some tortillas. So people can make a taco, or eat it on the side.

  • big bowl of fruit + big bowl of mashed avo

• meal prep:

  • here’s everything else I meal prep on Tuesdays and why

    • pinto beans / “refried” black beans - recipe coming soon!

    • instant pot mexican rice

    • queso

    • creamy jalapeno

    • fajita vegetables

    • caramelized onions

    • chopped red onions, jalapeno, green onions

wednesday:

• some sort of pizza, pasta, or rice, prepped before we leave for our Weekly Playdate

  • instant pot “orange pasta” - KK’s favorite

    • here’s why I add in riced cauliflower to all my pastas

  • could add in those frozen Trader Joe’s meatballs in our freezer

  • big bowl of fruit + the frozen rolls in our freezer

  • salad with goooood salad stuff for the week

• meal prep:

  • make some sort of muffins - let’s do our favorite yogurt muffins

thursday:

• dinner:

  • I’m headed to a dinner with friends.

  • but the kids will have eggs, some sort of bread, and a smoothie. just like every single thursday.

    • here’s why we repeat this every thursday.

• meal prep:

  • bake something seasonal for brett as one of my goals for this school year

    • valentine cookies or valentines day cookie bars

  • freeze leftovers

friday:

• something frozen or mindlessly easy:

  • the chili in our freezer

    • fritos + shredded cheese

    • big bowl of fruit

    • salad with goooood salad stuff for the week

  • or the sloppy joes in our freezer

    • rolls + frozen tater tots

    • big bowl of fruit

    • salad with goooood salad stuff for the week

saturday:

• dinner:

  • snack dinner saturday + movie night

    • why this weekly combo is crucial for me as a mom

• meal prep:

  • clean out the fridge

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1/28 menu plan

sunday: 

• dinner:

  • grill and chill

  • brett grills chicken, salmon

  • very incredible basil sauce (or pesto?)

  • roasted cauliflower + broccoli

  • brown rice (or risotto? or instant pot alfredo?)

  • big salad with goooood salad stuff for the week

  • rosemary bread

• meal prep:

  • unload groceries for the week

  • prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides

    • here are my produce boxes

  • assemble our veggie box

  • prep goooood salad stuff for the week

  • make rosemary bread

monday:

• dinner:

  • framily dinner

• meal prep:

  • make a big batch of our favorite ip oatmeal for the week

    • here’s why this serves us well all week long

  • make some sort of egg thing for the week

    • like these egg muffins

    • and/or a batch of ip hardboiled eggs

  • maybe make a few yogurt parfaits

  • make a batch of chicken salad and/or lettuce wraps

tuesday:

• dinner:

  • build your own burrito bowl

    • using the meal prepped components linked below

    • I also heat up some tortillas. So people can make a taco, or eat it on the side.

  • big bowl of fruit + big bowl of mashed avo

• meal prep:

  • here’s everything else I meal prep on Tuesdays and why

    • pinto beans / “refried” black beans - recipe coming soon!

    • instant pot mexican rice

    • queso

    • creamy jalapeno

    • fajita vegetables

    • caramelized onions

    • chopped red onions, jalapeno, green onions

wednesday:

• some sort of pizza, pasta, or rice, prepped before we leave for our Weekly Playdate

  • the trader joe’s orange chicken in our freezer + rice

  • big bowl of fruit + leftover rosemary bread

  • salad with goooood salad stuff for the week

• meal prep:

  • make some sort of muffins - let’s do our favorite yogurt muffins

thursday:

• dinner:

  • eggs, some sort of bread, and a smoothie. repeat every Thursday.

    • here’s why.

• meal prep:

  • bake something seasonal for brett as one of my goals for this school year

    • blackberry cobbler - sub blueberries

  • freeze leftovers

friday:

• something frozen or mindlessly easy:

  • frozen pizza

  • or pizza quesadillas

  • or garlic toast pizza

saturday:

• dinner:

  • snack dinner saturday + movie night

    • why this weekly combo is crucial for me as a mom

• meal prep:

  • clean out the fridge

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new posts this week

• things we do every sunday

• sunday meal prep

• our latest meal rotation

• why assigning appointments to certain months really helps me

• why we need a weekly dinner of eggs, bread, and smoothie

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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.