1. Stir-fry nightThis can be a mix of vegetables and meat over any grain (quinoa, rice). It is so easy, so fast, and so delicious! I usually keep it as an Asian-inspired meal, with soy sauce, freshly grated ginger, garlic, and a little coconut sugar. You could easily mix in any other spices — think Italian herbs, curry, or even salsa and beans to make it into a burrito bowl!
2. Grain bowl night Inspired by Tom and Gisele, I have started to make meals like this, and my family is loving it! Start with a grain like rice or farro or quinoa at the bottom of the bowl. In a pinch, I use this from Trader Joe’s and add some sautéed onions, roasted garlic, or some other flavor profile. Then add some roasted veggies (we like Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, beets, or all of the above), or you could do raw veggies to make it a salad, topped with an avocado or a lean protein like grilled chicken, salmon, or a fried egg. Yum! 3. Soup/chili or grill and salad nightThis can be seasonal — soups or stews in the fall and winter, grilled dinners in the spring and summer. Truth be told, our family loves our favorite chili recipe year round, though! 4. Pasta night In our house, and especially with my daughters, it’s all about sprinkling cheese and whatever I can serve as a vehicle for more cheese (see chili above!), so pasta obviously fits the bill here. You can use white pasta, go whole grain, or try an ancient grain — or even make a zoodle! Red sauce, butter, or pesto make it delicious, and we throw in as many veggies as we can here (you can even do this in the meatballs if you are topping your pasta that way). 5, 6, 7. Wild card or repeat nightsThe other three nights of the week are either repeat nights or wild card nights. Sometimes it’s a date night, if we’re lucky, and then there is frozen pizza or takeout for the littles. Other times we all venture out to a restaurant. For us, wild card nights in our house are family favorites, like taco Tuesday, breakfast for dinner, chicken picatta (totally grown-up chicken fingers!), or a special recipe I’m excited to try. It helps to have a little list of our favorite dinners to refer to as well — such a fun thing to brainstorm as a family, and this exercise completely empowers everyone to be part of the healthy eating process.
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Monday Applebees Santa Fe chicken Tuesday Wednesday Skillet chicken Thursday Pork chops with creamed spinach an carrots Friday pasta with home made sauce 8/31 Monday Home made Pizza also first day of school so home made choc chip cookies for when my teenager comes home from school
9/1 Tuesday Chicken fried steak 9/2 Wednesday Buttermilk Fried Chicken 9/3 Thursday Salisbury steak 9/4 Friday Fish
we really love this recipe too, its a crock pot meal its easy and tasty give it a try 8/28 Friday Lasagna
8/29 Saturday 8/30 Sunday Do you use a check list? Do you ever wish you had more organization? Do you ever feel like things are just scattered or out of control? well maybe you need a check list. Just something to help keep things organized and running smoothly
I like this list I have come across I hope you do too!! I'm really starting to like lists more and more the funny thing is even tho I own a smart phone,but i love using notebooks and pens and pretty ones at the and highlighters are cool too, a Grocery List has really become my friend I Plan what our menu will be for the week and take it from there write down what we need to buy check the cupboards to see if we already have the ingredients it helps me a great deal! Heres my Link for my meal planning page here on my blog I update it every week.http://imscratchingthesurface.weebly.com/planning I Also list the recipes I use when I post the menu for the week I will post that here too just for convenience http://imscratchingthesurface.weebly.com/recipes, The Meal Planning really works it just takes a ll the guess work out of whats for dinner Monday 8/17 Hot dogs (i didnt plan today at all my fault)
Tuesday 8/18 Crock pot Super Garlic Chicken http://imscratchingthesurface.weebly.com/recipes Wednesday 8/19 Taco bakehttp://imscratchingthesurface.weebly.com/recipes Thursday 8/20 Simple Seafood Casserole http://imscratchingthesurface.weebly.com/recipes/category/simple-seafood-casserole Friday 8/21 Left over roast beef cut into pieces in a home made tomato sauce Saturday 8/22 Zesty orange beef (crock pot)http://imscratchingthesurface.weebly.com/recipes/category/zesty-orange-beef Sunday 8/23 Crispy Ranch chicken http://imscratchingthesurface.weebly.com/recipes/category/crispy-ranch-chicken Sun 8-9 made roast beef in the crock pot with carrots and potatoes Mon 8-10 crock pot pork chops http://www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-pork-chops-181770 Tues 8-11 day if surgery s/o will make sweet sausages and whatever else he wants to cook,,, Wed 8-12 Honey garlic chicken in crock http://allrecipes.com/recipe/honey-garlic-slow-cooker-chicken-thighs/chicken-thighs/ Sunday 8/2 crock pot pork chops
Monday 8/3 take out we deserved it Tuesday 8/4 raviolis for my teenager,,,shrimp for us Wednesday 8/5 Chicken Croquettes ( recipe posted) Thursday 8/6 chicken salad sandwiches Friday 8/7 haddock Saturday 8/8 meatloaf |
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