Trying to get back to more organized meal planning! Here are my thoughts for the week. Trying to use up the plentiful veggies supply right now, and work around a trip to Costco tomorrow AM. I try to stick to the plan for the most part, though I often end up switching days around to suit my fancy or how the day’s schedule shapes up.
Monday: Leftover ribs, cornbread (we love this one from Martha Stewart’s baking book, minus the dairy, and adding half whole wheat pastry flour instead of all white flour), coleslaw and corn (from Sun night dinner with Lonnie’s family). YUM!
Tuesday: Rotisserie chicken (from Costco), sweet potato fries, steamed green beans
Wednesday: Ground turkey & Fritos haystacks (with lettuce, tomato, avocado) & maple glazed carrots
Thursday: Shrimp with Roasted Garlic Pesto Pasta, green salad with fruit and nuts
Friday: Crock pot pulled pork on buns (adapted to work with this awesome recipe for balsamic BBQ sauce), kale/mixed greens
Saturday: Leftovers! Or, rice and beans.
Sunday: Homemade Pizza (cheesy for me and the kids, cheese free for Lonnie)! Green salad for us, cooked or raw carrots for the kids (depending on kids preference)
Obviously these are just dinners. I really want to work on planning out breakfast and lunches more, too, but haven’t done that yet. Anyone have a good print-out calendar type form that works for this? I am sure I can find one, just need to poke around.
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Sounds YUMMY and not too time-consuming. Perfect! I think I’ll take a few of your ideas for next week.
This sounds delish. I can never manage to get it together enough to meal plan. I admire your energy!
PS. Good luck on the Costco trip. Are you taking the kids with you?
I was planning on taking Elsie & Delia while Emma was in school, but ended up running out while they were napping yesterday (thanks to my MIL). I am SO glad I didn’t have them, actually, because when everything was rung up I realized I didn’t know the pin number to my debit card, AND didn’t have any checks. Which meant they had put my full cart back in the fridge while I went to a bank, got that sorted out, and came back! That would have been REAAAALY bad with two toddlers. Now, I finally have the right pin on my new card, though, which I have been meaning to do for more than a MONTH!
Sounds like you have a hardy meal plan for this week. I must say the left over ribs and corn bread sounds the best. Cornbread is just amazing. Do you have a recipe for yours?