Meal Plan Monday

Just another regular week. I'm starting to be more and more grateful when we realize on Sunday night that we have no plans for a week, just being at home with my guys is my favorite way to spend my time. Although a pedicure would be a nice way to spend my time too :)

Monday - summer veggie basil pasta

Tuesday - rice & chicken stir fry

Wednesday - black bean burgers & sweet potato fries

Thursday - balsamic-y chicken w/spinach salad

Friday - tuna melts or grill out?

Meal Plan Monday

Another crazy week. Leaving Friday for my high school reunion in Vermont.

Monday - leftover lentil soup and challah bread
Tuesday - grilled corn & tacos
Wednesday - spinach ravioli with pesto & spinach salad
Thursday - chicken casserole or lasagna - something with leftovers to leave for the husband
Friday - departing.

Meal Plan Monday

Monday - burritos

Tuesday - grilled chicken balsamic salad. caprese salad

Wednesday - green beany pilaf & tofu

Thursday - rice, veggies, lentils

Friday - Pizza/Last Friday

Meal Plan Monday

It's been a long while since I've done this but it really helps me to write it out and so here we go

Monday - homemade chicken noodle soup

Tuesday - noodles, beef, veggies - my made up version of hamburger helper

Wednesday - rice and beans

Thursday - leftovers in tortillas with sauce - enchiladas a la leftovers

Friday - pizza night or grill night depending on weather

Meal Plan Monday

Been a while since I did this.

Monday - Crockpot day - Adobo Chicken
Tuesday - tofu + spinach + peanut sauce = yum
Wednesday - turkey meatloaf
Thursday - Thanksgiving!
Friday - soup. Lentil. maybe chicken...

Monday Meal Plan

Phew, It's been crazy around here! as usual. It's mostly the fact that the littlest one is keeping us on our toes with naps and nighttime sleep. I blame teething! I blame teething for everything.
We're honestly looking forward to a totally boring week.

Monday - roasted red peppers, sausage, rice, pineapple jerky skillet thing (great name huh?). Steamed broccoli
Tuesday - leftover rice and beans with veggies
Wednesday - chicken casserole (corn, peas, carrots)
Thursday - end of the summer pasta (spinach, basil, mozzarella, balsamic)
Friday - homemade pizza (spinach, artichoke, portabella mushrooms)
Saturday - grill out! woohoo!

and since we're including Q in mealtime more and more I thought I'd add this today. More for my benefit since it's just what I've got on hand and really - he's not eating any solids yet, we're just trying to offer when we're all together at the table so he gets into the ritual of it.

Monday - sweet potato and broccoli
Tuesday - sweet potato and applesauce
Wednesday - peas and sweet potato
Thursday - peaches and avocado
Friday - peaches and avocado

Monday Meal Plan

Phew, what a weekend. I just went and took stock of the fridge and threw a lot of things out :( don't tell my husband, he hates it when we do that. There was produce stuck in the back from a while ago that was forgotten and very wilted and damp and brown, ick ick. Anyhow, here's our week

Monday - Soulemama's broccoli soup + my own homemade bread
Tuesday - chicken with apricot balsamic reduction over spinach salad (sounds fancy huh? SO not)
Wednesday - veggie tofu stirfy + moroccan-y couscous
Thursday - B cooks spicy chicken and rice
Friday - homemade pizza (portabella and other yumminess)

Meal Plan Monday

Don't think I forgot or anything, things are just so damn crazy around here these past couple weeks (months, ever since Q was born...) This week was supposed to be very calm and boring but is turning out to be another crazy one and it's only Monday! Anyhow, here's the meals

Monday - leftovers from the cookout
Tuesday - roasted red peppers, balsamic, pine-nutty spinach salad
Wednesday - tofu stirfry (seems to be quite the staple of the middle of the week)
Thursday - turkey meatballs, couscous, steamed veggies
Friday - maybe to K+M's, maybe Sat. night. Whichever night we're at home I'm cooking persian beef
Saturday - maybe to K+M's, maybe Fri. night. Whichever night we're at home I'm cooking persian beef

So which night are you coming for dinner?

Meal Plan... Monday

a day late (obviously) and another crazy week around here.

Monday - holiday
Tuesday - bbq, cornbread, collards
Wednesday - peppers, chicken sausage, caraway rolls
Thursday - dinner with family
Friday - party at Derek and Leslie's

Meal Plan Monday

I almost forgot to post this, which wouldn't be a bad thing really because our week is a crazy one. I do want to write a little something about grocery shopping, frugality, couponing, meal planning, etc... but I have to have more rest before I can fill in all the blanks to connect my thoughts.

Anywho, here's our week

Monday - pizza/moving with Kent, Megan and the boys
Tuesday - my ONE planned meal of the week and it's not a very exciting one - jerk-y tofu stir fry with brown rice, pineapples and peas.
Wednesday - Sophia's birthday dinner at Seth and Bianca's
Thursday - Hot Point with Kent and Megan
Friday - dinner at home? thank goodness. I have no idea what we'll cook but I can make something up.. it'll probably be something easy - pasta with veggie sauce? that sounds good. Let's say that.

Meal Plan Monday

It's been crazy around our house lately and I'm ready for things to calm down. I'm ready for a nice, boring, meal planned week. So here it goes...

Monday - Stuffed Bell Peppers

Tuesday - Pintos, cornbread, collard greens.

Wednesday - Farmers market BBQ, leftover cornbread, ?? veggies

Thursday - Baked Tofu with roasted zucchini

Friday - Mexican Lasagna

Meal Plan Monday

Yesterday I sat down in front of the computer and went to my grocery store's website and downloaded the weekly flier. Using the flier and the coupons I had clipped out today I came up with our weekly meal plan. From the meal plan I made a grocery list and then added some staples to it that we consume throughout the day. Then we went to the grocery store and shopped methodically and with as little impulse buying as possible. We saved $35 and spent $70 (before batteries, which, even with coupons cost a lot!) and we have groceries for this week and we were able to stock up on quite a few things too. Like juice. We have big bottles of our favorite juices in our cabinet since we got a really good deal. And dishwashing detergent, we figured out that we have enough for something like 90 loads of the dishwasher for $3.50.

Anyhow, here's our meal plan for this week. We have some dinner stuff through the next week too but I'll post only the meal plan for this work week.

Monday - spicy tofu stir fry with brown rice

Tuesday - grilled chicken with roasted zucchini, summer squash, and rice pilaf

Wednesday - mexican stuffed bell peppers, or burritos, or both. something mexican.

Thursday - creamy linguini with summer veggies - peas.

Friday - birthday dinner with family. I'm turning 26 baby!

Meal Plan Monday

Last friday I did a big 'back of the cabinet' grocery shop where I stocked up on things like dry beans, pasta, rice, canned tomatoes, frozen proteins, etc.. So we're starting the month in a good place for lots of yummy meals. Yesterday we went and picked lots of veggies at my dad's house (corn, squash, tomatoes, basil, peppers, cucumbers). I just got the baby to sleep and clipped my coupons and I'm ready to make my meal plan.

Monday - Pesto pasta with spring veggies. Corn and heirloom tomato salad

Tuesday - chicken + spinach burritos

Wednesday - garbanzo bean "burgers" and whatever veggies are left from dads

Thursday - chicken bake with stuffing - corn, peas, carrots

Friday - grill night - blue cheese burgers and veggie kabobs

Monday Meal Planning

It's the last week before payday and before we go out of town so it's a 'use up the back of the cabinet/freezer' type of week. Here we go

Monday - spicy chicken sausage, squash, zucchini
Tuesday - burgers on the grill
Wednesday - baked veggie penne with chunky sauce, spinach salad
Thursday - leftover pasta & spinach
Friday - we'll be on the road to Asheville!

Monday Meal Planning

I'm sitting here making my grocery list and starting with a meal plan and the coupons I clipped on Sunday for some guidance. I thought I'd share what we're doing. We meal plan for the 5 weekdays and wing it on the weekends since we're not sure what we'll be doing.

We strive to have:

at least 2 vegetarian dishes a week

leftovers for my lunches (B takes sandwiches)

grill out at least once (sometimes it doesn't happen during the week)

Monday - tofu (either stir fry with pineapple and veggies or curried with chickpeas)

Tuesday - grill night - chicken, peppers, onions, pineapple,

Wednesday - leftover grilled stuff on top of baby spinach

Thursday - summer veggie pasta

Friday - salmon with rice pilaf and roasted asparagus