Apollo 15 months old. By the way, this is the same shirt he wore in his seven month pictures, but he has finally (sort of) outgrown it so off to the consignment store it goes.
Back in the day I used to post weekly meal plans here on my blog. In fact, I have "weekly meal plans" catagory. And then one day I stopped. Mainly because I stopped making meal plans. Denial, I suppose…but the reality is my chidlren insist on eating day after day…so I am going to make an effort to post our weekly meal plans here again.
Monday– cornmeal pancakes and honey butter
sandwiches and fruit
pulled pork sandwiches/coleslaw/potato wedges
Tuesday– oatmeal
pizza crescents (our crescent rolls filled with pepperoni, olives and cheese)
spaghetti, foccacia bread, salad
Wedensday– eggs and tortillas
bean burritoes
chicken (maybe soup, maybe cooked in the crockpot)
Thursday- oatmeal
mac and cheese (homemade)
pizza
Friday– muffins
sandwiches/fruit
I guess I got stuck…
For more inspiration check out this blog: This Week for Dinner. And feel free to add a link to you meal plans in the comments. I'd love more ideas…
joabair
My daughter gave me her meal plan the last few wks. We eat a lot of rice, burritos, spaghetti and homemade pizza. I mean she is 9! she is our resident cook while I remodel the house. she does good work.
Phyllis All Things Beautiful
Oh, yum! Your menu sounds SO good!
Melissa
I have to have a meal plan. Otherwise my mind is blank when it comes to cooking dinner. 🙂
Here is our dinner plan for the next two weeks: roast chicken with mashed potatoes, taco salad, chicken alfredo, mac & tom, grilled cheese sandwiches with soup, santa fe chicken, clam chowder with rolls, ribs with baked potatoes, chicken and rice soup, baked potato with chili, spaghetti with cheesy bread. (We’re going out of town after that so it’s not a full two weeks.)
I’ll share my santa fe chicken recipe because it’s a hit around here and it’s super easy. I just put chicken, salsa, corn, and black beans into the crock pot on low. Just before serving, I add cream cheese and let it melt in. (You could easily omit the cream cheese for dairy-free eaters and then add it in for everyone else.) I serve it over rice and top it with avacado, cheese, sour cream, etc.
Melissa 🙂
Davene Grace
For your Friday, what about your chalupa recipe? That’s one that I gleaned from your blog years ago and *always* enjoy. 🙂
By the way, I had tried commenting a while back but it didn’t go through for some reason. Just wanted to say that I enjoyed voting for you daily. I’m sorry you didn’t get the first place, but to me and so many others, you really are a top blogger. Thank you so much for the laughs and inspiration you’ve shared with us through the years. You’re definitely a winner in my book!!! 🙂
Renee
Briget- go Ezra! And yay to you for teaching him to cook,
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anya
Ha! Me and meal planning feels the same, and I have 1/2 your crew. Still, I love your weeks worth inspiration:)
Mommaofmany
I’m glad Meal Plans are back! It was always one of my favorite features. I have your Chulupa on my plan this week. I only plan dinners, so I may not be of much help for ideas.
Best Browned Beef Stew, possibly with biscuits
Chulupa or Chipotle Roast, served as tacos or bowls (husband’s choice)
Breakfast for Dinner: bacon, eggs, friend potatoes, etc.
Baked Chicken, zucchini and carrot ribbons, green salad with homemade dressings
Meatloaf, mixed veggies, sweet potato fries
Emily
Awesome! My mum has started writing a meal plan on the whiteboard in the kitchen each week. Not beacause she can’t decide what to cook but because she gets sick of everyone asking what’s for dinner 🙂
Mum has also started writing a grocery list as we run out of things, less impulse buying and we don’t forget as many things on the fortnightly shop. Instead of rewriting the list in a notebook when we go out, mum just takes a photo of it on her iPhone. My brother thought it would be funny to write ‘food’ on the grocery list last week, mum had a good laugh.
Renee
Emily, what great practice for you!
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Renee
Mommaofmany, glad to know you like it! Im thinking about setting up one of those linkys so we can all share…
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http://www.littleearthlingphotography.com
Molly
I love looking at other people’s menus… Here is mine, keep sharing yours:)
Monday
Breakfast
oatmeal
Lunch
hummus tortillas and soothies
Dinner
meatloaf, pasta and broccoli
Prep
Cook pork
Tuesday
Breakfast
Scrambled eggs and muffins
Lunch
soup, bread, apples
Dinner
Pork enchiladas, salad, apple crisp
Prep
Make pb & j sandwiches for co-op
Wednesday
Breakfast
fried eggs and toast
Lunch
pork quesadillas, and applesauce
Dinner
salmon and pasta and roasted vegtables
Prep
Thursday
Breakfast
oatmeal
Lunch
soup
Dinner
Ethiopian beef and rice and salad, apple pie
Prep
Friday
Breakfast
Eggs sausage toast
Lunch
PB J, apples and chips
Dinner
Pizza
Prep
Saturday
Breakfast
Omelets
Lunch
Leftovers
Dinner
Steak fries and caesar salad
Prep
Sunday
Breakfast
Waffles and bacon
Lunch
Leftovers
Dinner
Soup (tortilla)
Jennifer
I got the books ” Cook This, Not That” for healthier ideas, and the best parts of those books are the cooking matrix pages for slow cooker meals, pizza, pasta, skewers, etc. It’s made meal prep so much easier. I typed out the matrix plans and put them on the fridge. They’ve made me a much better cook & keep me from getting into too deep of a rut with meals.
Renee
Jennifer- thanks for the suggestion, Im going to check that book out!
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Mel
I loved your weekly meal post! I hope you bring them back! I write a food blog, you might like it (or not!). The dishes I post are what I truly feed my family of six. It might be helpful (or not).:) http://prettyyummyfoods.com/