It's almost impossible to get to our house right now. They are repaving the streets in our neighborhood so we currently can't get to our driveway. This means parking down the street and walking (with all your stuff) across people's yards to get to our house. It's a disaster. What does this have to do with our meal plan this week? Well I'm not carrying 10 bags of groceries half a block into our house so we are doing a "light" shopping trip this week and probably next until I can pull into the driveway again. What a pain! So my goal for the week is to use things we already have in the cabinets and pick up the essentials to get through the week.
MONDAY: Ham & Scalloped Potatoes
Best way not to have to buy groceries? Eat a freezer meal! This is one my MIL and I put together a few weeks ago. Just as a note, I didn't think the recipe would make enough for my family by dividing into 2 bags for 2 meals. I put everything in 1 gallon size bag and then we doubled the recipe so my MIL could have 1 gallon size bag as well.
TUESDAY: Tacos
We pretty much always have what we need on hand to make tacos :)
WEDNESDAY: Spaghetti
Who doesn't have the stuff on hand to make spaghetti? I'll just pick up what I need to throw together a salad for the side.
THURSDAY: Ginger Peach Chicken
Another freezer meal! I'm getting good at this no buying extra stuff :) I already have rice on hand to serve along with this freezer meal.
FRIDAY: Dinner out
Second best way not to have to buy groceries? Eat out!
What's for dinner this week at your house?
Things I'm loving lately ...
- spring weather
- wearing scarves for fashion not because it's freezing and I need one to survive
- trying new recipes {need ideas}
- drinking more water
- getting back to running
- watching my girls play together
- lazy days spent watching Netflix with the family
- spring colored nail polish - I want them all!
- planning what excursions to do on our cruise in a couple months - any suggestions for the Cayman Islands or Jamaica?
- see my hard work pay off when it comes to my fitness/health - I'm down 3 lbs and I'm not giving up this time.
- it's wine night on Friday with the ladies at work - yippy!
What am I missing out on? What are you loving?
This right here was the whole reason I started meal planning. I use to spend 30 minutes every night just debating what we would eat and then everyone would be too hungry and grumpy to wait for me to make it so we'd end up with some unhealthy, not real food, take out option. Meal planning has made my evenings less stressful and best of all we are all eating so much better because I make every meal, every day.
MONDAY: Baked Sausage Rigatoni with Spinach
I got some new pasta to try out for being a BzzAgent so we'll be trying out this new rigatoni recipe! Since it takes awhile to assemble and bake, I'll assemble on Sunday night so it's ready to pop in the oven on Monday.
TUESDAY: Quesadillas
We'll have a variety of options to put inside your quesadilla - black beans, chicken, cheese, all sorts of goodness - yum!
WEDNESDAY: Salad Bar
Tonight is the second grade program at school, so this will be a quick and easy dinner.
THURSDAY: Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
It's still not warm enough outside to put away this family favorite for the spring/summer.
FRIDAY: Mac & Cheese
The girls have requested mac & cheese. I'll be at wine night with my ladies from work so I guess if the husband doesn't want mac & cheese he can figure out something else :)
Have you tried any new recipes lately that I should put on my meal plan for the coming weeks?
