Meal Plan

I am posting in arrears this week. This past week, I've tried to think of as many easy meals as possible. We've been busy with lots of summer activities and I needed to be able to throw dinner together when we get home late. It's not anything gourmet, but we were fed, nonetheless.

Chicken fajitas and guacamole with chips
BBQ pork tenderloin, mac n cheese and Trader Joe's frozen vegetables
Leftovers
Teriyaki chicken stir fry with rice
Friday night hamburgers, frozen french fries (baked in the oven) and salad

None of these really require a recipe. For the fajitas, I used frozen fajita chicken. I put the pork tenderloin in the crockpot with 1/3 cup of water and let it cook while we went swimming. The mac and cheese and frozen vegetables took less than ten minutes to make. So, I would consider it a 30-minute meal. I cut up the chicken for the teriyaki chicken and let it marinate for several hours. Then when I got home, I just cooked the chicken, threw in some frozen stir-fry vegetable and more teriyaki sauce and heated through.

Meal Plan

We've been out of town for part of the week for the last three weeks. I can't remember what I made for dinner when we were home. I don't think it was anything worthy of putting on the blog.

Here is what I have planned for this week thus far.

1. Chicken kabobs, veggies and broccoli salad
   
2. Tacos and guacamole


3. Italian chicken, rice and green beans


4. Grilled pork chops, zucchini and squash
5. Marinated salmon, ?, ?

Weekly Meal Plan

What to make? What to make? Is it time to plan another week of meals again? It really does sneak up on me every week. I haven't checked the weather, but there HAS to be sunshine in the forecast. If so, I'll have a few grill nights on the menu (which means Scott gets to cook, since he's the grillmaster).

Ham Pot Pie (made by my sweet mom and sister for us)
Leftovers - Fish Tacos or Ham Pot Pie
Grilled Mojo-Marinated Pork Tenderloin, grilled onions and black beans
Grilled Chicken, salad, grilled zucchini/squash
Hamburgers and french fries
Chef Boyardee pizza (from a pizza kit)

It looks like rain is on the way again this week, so we may be having baked meals instead of grilled.

Weekly Meal Plan

The plan this week has been very typical of me...no plan. I haven't even been to the grocery store, so I've just been throwing together whatever I could find. Here's what we've already had or I'm making for tonight. I'm going to the store today, so I'll try and figure out what else we'll have this weekend.

1. Pasta with shrimp and Caesar salad
2. Hearty chicken burritos and black bean and corn salsa
3. Leftover burritos and salsa
4. Italian beef sandwiches, Tuscan potato salad and green salad
5. Fried rice (using extra rice from burritos)
6. Leftover fried rice or beef sandwiches
7. hmmmm, not sure

The forecast is for rain until next Wednesday. Even though it hasn't rained much, I hate to plan cooking on the grill for fear of getting rained out. Oh, well.

Weekly Meal Plan

Here are my loose guidelines for weekly meal planning:

1. sandwich night (hamburgers or some yummy new sandwich recipe I'd like to try);
2. Texmex (we LOVE Texmex and it's usually easy to prepare);
3. grilling out during warm weather or soup during cold weather;
4. and trying a new recipe

My friend, Jaime, does one night where she can double and freeze a recipe. I really like this idea, especially with a new baby on the way. I think I will try and incorporate this into my weekly meal planning.

Here is what I have planned for this week. Now, I often veer from the list because of time or something unexpected i.e. Scott working late so Ford and I just have something simple.

1. Orange-Glazed Salmon Filets, green beans with shallots and Annie's mac n cheese (can you tell I have a three year old)
2. Cilantro-Lime Chicken with Avocado Salsa and rice (Texmex)
3. Breakfast - I haven't decided exactly what's on the menu yet. Whatever is handy.
4. Chicken and artichoke packets with Tuscan potato salad (this is sandwich night)
5. Ford's school festival catered by SATCO - can't wait!
6. Leftover chicken packets (?)
7. Rainforest Cafe to celebrate my niece's birthday

I'm going to try and inventory the freezer and pantry this weekend to make my meal plan for next week. Hopefully, I will only need a few things from the grocery store!