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• Menu Plan 8/14/18 – 8/20/18

  Posted at 1:41 am by Rachel, on August 15, 2018

  I always tell myself that I’m going to set up a little kitchen herb garden when we settle somewhere longer-term. Sadly, my last few plants haven’t fared so well, but I’m still hopeful that I could make it work one day. In the meantime, I’m glad that my current grocery store has a decent stock of fresh herbs – especially basil, since I’ve had weirdly bad luck finding it in stores in the past. This week I’m making panzanella, which I haven’t made for a few years, and a couple of chicken dishes that will save a bunch of time because they are already prepped and in the freezer.

  I’ve been looking ahead to freezer cooking for baby #3. Most of my menu plan is already hammered out; I just need to figure out a plan for making it all. This week I might try out this method of freezing cubed sweet potatoes. We love roasted sweet potatoes, but all of the peeling and dicing is more time than I care to spend when I’m in survival mode.

  Tuesday 8/14 – Polenta, roasted veggie, and pesto bowls (inspired by this Creamy Polenta Bowl recipe)
  Wednesday 8/15 – Asian chicken salad, bread
  Thursday 8/16 – Panzanella and sausage
  Friday 8/17 – Leftovers
  Saturday 8/18 – Dijon-Pecan Chicken, carrots, green veggie
  Sunday 8/19 – Pizza, salad
  Monday 8/20 – Scrambled eggs, sweet potatoes, green veggie

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• Menu Plan 8/7/18 – 8/13/18

  Posted at 8:25 pm by Rachel, on August 6, 2018

  Another week of easy dinners!

  Usually I put chicken into the BBQ burrito bowls that we’ll be enjoying this week (as per the recipe), but this week I think I will throw in some leftover brisket. I always roast the zucchini and a sweet potato for these too.

  Lately I’ve taken to buying a really big container of salad greens and using them for the whole week. Last week I had enough spinach for our salad night, some side salads at lunch and dinner throughout the week, and I sauteed what was left to serve alongside our eggs. It’s cost-effective and I think we’re eating more leafy greens.

  Tuesday 8/7 – Pasta with blistered cherry tomato sauce, green veggie
  Wednesday 8/8 – Slow cooker brisket and onions, carrots, green veggie
  Thursday 8/9 – Leftovers
  Friday 8/10 – Cobb salad, bread
  Saturday 8/11 – BBQ burrito bowls, bread
  Sunday 8/12 – Pizza, salad
  Monday 8/13 – Scrambled eggs, sweet potatoes, green veggie

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• Menu Plan 7/31/18 – 8/6/18

  Posted at 10:00 pm by Rachel, on July 30, 2018

  Wow, it’s been a while! I didn’t think that I’d be stepping away from the blog for so long but long story short, I’m expecting my third child and the nausea hit me the hardest this time around. By the time I was feeling better we were moving across the country again and here we are! We did eat a ton on our trip, and I hope to do a Food Journal update with the highlights in the near future.

  We are still settling into new routines here. I am trying to keep dinner relatively simple and minimize oven use while still keeping things kind of summery.

  Tuesday 7/31 – Chickpea Waldorf Salad, bread
  Wednesday 8/1 – Beef tacos (taco seasoning recipe from BudgetBytes)
  Thursday 8/2 – Leftovers
  Friday 8/3 – Cantaloupe Soup with Prosciutto and Mozzarella Sandwiches (from Real Simple: Meals Made Easy), arugula
  Saturday 8/4 – Pizza, salad
  Sunday 8/5 – Chicken sausage (hot dogs for kids), corn on the cob, green veggie
  Monday 8/6 – Scrambled eggs, sweet potatoes, green veggie

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• Menu Plan 3/13/18 – 3/19/18

  Posted at 1:49 am by Rachel, on March 13, 2018

  It’s going to be a great week! St. Patrick’s Day is Saturday, and we will be eating our traditional unstuffed cabbage soup and potato cakes. The potato cakes are one of our favorites – so buttery and creamy – which is also why I do not make them very often 😉

  Tuesday 3/13 – Hummus, veggies, olives, pita, cheese
  Wednesday 3/14 – Roasted rainbow vegetable bowl, bread
  Thursday 3/15 – Slow cooker taco chicken bowls, avocado, salad
  Friday 3/16 – Pizza, salad
  Saturday 3/17 – Unstuffed cabbage, potato cakes, veggie
  Sunday 3/18 – leftovers
  Monday 3/19 – Buttermilk pancakes, fruit
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• Menu Plan 3/6/18 – 3/12/18

  Posted at 2:28 am by Rachel, on March 7, 2018

  Last week ended with quite the flourish! That bomb cyclone left us without power for about 24 hours. Needless to say, there was not a lot of cooking at our house over the weekend. Fortunately it was a short enough time that the food in the fridge and freezer kept and I just shifted the menu plan over by a day. I am especially excited to try the Leek and Potato Soup recipe this week. It looks so easy (only 5 ingredients on the list!) and it will use up some of the extra potatoes I have.

  Tuesday 3/6 – Parmesan crusted chicken cutlets (from Meals Made Easy), baby carrots, salad
  Wednesday 3/7 – Leek and Potato Soup (from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone), bread, green veggie
  Thursday 3/8 – Leftovers
  Friday 3/9 – Pizza, salad
  Saturday 3/10 – Cheesy chicken, broccoli, and rice
  Sunday 3/11 – Eggs, sweet potatoes, veggies
  Monday 3/12 – Lasagna-Style Baked Ziti (from Meals Made Easy) – I might swap ground beef for pepperoni

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• Menu Plan 2/27/18 – 3/5/18

  Posted at 2:34 am by Rachel, on February 28, 2018

   

  With all of the excitement of last week, I completely forgot to post my meal plan. I actually caught another cold a couple of days ago. Now that my appetite is back I made some soup for dinner tonight and I am really looking forward to those leftovers for lunch tomorrow. There is nothing like homemade soup when you are sick – if we weren’t on the verge of another move I would make extra for the freezer. Speaking of moving, it is time for me to work on eating down my pantry. Usually the movers will not take oils or glass containers, so those things in particular need to go! I am still trying to incorporate some new recipes, but my first priority is to use up what we already have.

  Tuesday 2/27 – Vegetable soup, bread
  Wednesday 2/28 – leftovers
  Thursday 3/1 – Slow cooker bbq chicken, spicy chickpeas with ginger (from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone), veggie
  Friday 3/2 – Pizza, salad
  Saturday 3/3 – Eggs, sweet potatoes, veggies
  Sunday 3/4 – Magic pasta, side veggie
  Monday 3/5 – Parmesan crusted chicken cutlets (from Meals Made Easy), baby carrots, veggie

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• Menu Plan 2/13/18 – 2/19/18

  Posted at 3:23 am by Rachel, on February 13, 2018

  Lent begins this week, and for us that means no meat this Wednesday and no meat for the next 7 Fridays. We usually eat meatless meals at least a couple of times a week, but when I tried to think of a few different vegetarian recipes last week, I just drew a blank. A friend recommended Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, so I ordered a lightly used copy and am anxiously awaiting its arrival – hopefully it will help get me unstuck.

  This week is definitely busy. In addition to Lent, it is my wedding anniversary and my sister and her family will be visiting from out of town. I’m trying to celebrate with everyone’s favorite foods!

  Tuesday 2/13 – Waffles, bacon, strawberries
  Wednesday 2/14 – Autumn Harvest Salad (I swap quinoa for bulgur and add some roasted beets & a can of chickpeas), bread
  Thursday 2/15 – Dijon-Pecan 2-Step Chicken, roasted veggies
  Friday 2/16 – Pizza, salad
  Saturday 2/17 – Beef tacos (with homemade taco seasoning)
  Sunday 2/18 – Eggs, veggies
  Monday 2/19 – Tuscan White Bean and Garlic Soup, bread, veggie

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• Menu Plan 2/6/18 – 2/12/18

  Posted at 3:53 am by Rachel, on February 6, 2018

  Chicken noodle soup was supposed to be one of the last dinners I made last week. However the week got off to a slow start and I ended up shifting my menu plan one day to the right. It’s just as well though because now I am coming down with a cold – chicken soup and tea it is!

  My daughter’s name day is this week, and we will be celebrating with cupcakes! The exact recipe is to be determined, but there will probably be chocolate because baby loves chocolate 🙂

  Tuesday 2/6 – Chicken noodle soup, veggie, bread
  Wednesday 2/7 – Sweet Potato Chickpea Buddha Bowl, bread
  Thursday 2/8 – Beef tacos (with homemade taco seasoning)
  Friday 2/9 – Leftovers
  Saturday 2/10 – Pizza, salad
  Sunday 2/11 – Eggs, roasted sweet potatoes, green veggie
  Monday 2/12 – BBQ Cranberry Chicken, corn bread, veggie

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• Menu Plan 1/30/18 – 2/5/18

  Posted at 2:52 am by Rachel, on January 29, 2018

  For the last year or so I meal-planned 6 weeks at a time. It was a very efficient system for me, especially with a new baby. But over the last few weeks, between holidays, stomach flu, and traveling, I have transitioned back to a 1 week model. Pizza and breakfast for dinner are still staples around here and will be included most weeks.

  Here is what I have planned for this week:

  Tuesday 1/30 – Spaghetti Aglio e Olio, salad
  Wednesday 1/31 – Mini Garden Turkey Loaves, baby carrots
  Thursday 2/1 – Leftovers
  Friday 2/2 – Pizza, raw sliced veggies
  Saturday 2/3 – Whole chicken in the slow cooker, mashed beans, veggie
  Sunday 2/4 – Chicken noodle soup, veggie, bread
  Monday 2/5 – Eggs, veggies

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• My Menu Plan: 11/5-12/16

  Posted at 3:06 am by Rachel, on November 12, 2017

  Time has flown by this last month! This menu plan is coming about a week late, but better late than never.

  For this plan, I tried to find lighter ways to enjoy cold weather comfort foods. Slow cooked meats, delicious veggies, and a healthy dose of beans to the rescue!

  

  Download this menu plan as a PDF

  These are some of the recipes I will be cooking this month:

  Zoodles Marinara – We have already tried this recipe. It was fast, easy, and tasty! Next time I will probably add some chicken – on its own this recipe is VERY light.

  *Ginger Peach Chicken – I have made this recipe in the past and it freezes VERY well. Add the peaches during the last 30 minutes of cooking so they don’t get mushy.

  *Tuscan White Bean and Garlic Soup – Another recipe that I have made and frozen before. Elegant, delicious, and filling. This is a meal that I don’t feel bad about pulling out of the freezer for guests.

  Winter Caprese Beet Noodle Pasta – This looks like such a fun and unique way to eat beets. I learned my lesson with the zoodles and will be serving some chicken with these.

  Mashed Cannellini Beans – This is a quick & easy side dish, and a great alternative to mashed potatoes. I have made this recipe before and have always wondered if it would freeze well, so I will be experimenting with that this month.

  Autumn Harvest Salad – I will be making this with chickpeas and roasted beets.

  Potato Kielbasa Skillet – This recipe has a lot of traditional “comfort food” elements – potatoes, sausage, and bacon – but it balances them out with a good portion of spinach. I usually use chicken sausage, and it is still super delicious.

  Fast and Easy Pasta with Blistered Cherry Tomato Sauce – We love pasta, and all of J. Kenji López-Alt’s recipe are delicious.

  *Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken – I pinned this recipe a while ago but this is my first time making it. I seared the chicken and prepped the balsamic sauce prior to freezing.

  *Pot Stickers – My husband helped me assemble a double batch of these last weekend (I could only find one pound packages of pork at my grocery store, so I doubled the whole recipe). I plan to serve them over this Sesame Slaw.

  Creamy Mushroom Ragu – A friend gifted us a Hello Fresh box over the summer and this was one of the recipes we got to try. I will be making the mushroom ragu and polenta, but not the salad (although the salad is delicious if you want to try it!).

  I will be back with more updates throughout the month! Happy cooking!

   

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