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menu plan monday: 07.30.12

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This Sunday, my husband officially becomes the pastor of two congregations.

The kids go back to school here in two and a half weeks.

If everything works out, I go back to school the week after that to pursue a degree in nutrition.

And I can’t figure out where the heck summer has disappeared to.

This week’s menu plan is a little bit all over the place. It’s the end of what seems like a really long month when it comes to budget. It’s going to be busy and we’re going to be out of town a few days. Some of these meals might be dependent on when I can sneak in Costco and grocery trips.

So…this is probably more of a loose goal than an actual menu plan. As in the past, our meals are predominantly paleo or primal in nature (come back tomorrow if you want to know a bit more about what I’m eating now and why). We do, on occassion, enjoy sweet or red potatoes, sometimes white rice in small amounts and corn when it’s fresh and extra yummy. And I generally double the amount of meat I cook for each dinner in order to have leftovers for lunches.

Monday
Grilled Chicken
Corn on the cob
Zucchini
Watermelon

Tuesday
Mushroom Gravy Slow Cooker Roast
Mashed Cauliflower
Roasted Potatoes (for the kids)
Kale

Wednesday
Lemon Herb Rubbed Chicken
Cucumber Salad
Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Thursday
Doctor’s appointment an hour away – either eating out or all beef hotdogs

Friday
Red Curry Glazed Chicken Skewers
Roasted Cauliflower (drizzling with coconut oil and my favorite vadouvan spice mix )
White Rice (for the kiddos)

Saturday
Lime and Basil Beef Kabobs
Salad
Whatever fruit we have on hand

Sunday
Mom’s Night Off/Leftovers

What’s on your meal plan for this week?

menu plan monday: 07.16.22

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It’s been over a month since I’ve committed to a menu plan, and – amazingly – the world hasn’t stopped spinning.

And we’ve eaten pretty well and usually at home.

It’s the time of year I can do that. We picked up a new grill a few months ago and, as long as we have some veggies for the side, it’s been okay. We’re finally to a week that’s going to be a little bit quieter, and I have a feeling a bit more structure will help.

As in the past, our meals are predominantly paleo or primal in nature (come back tomorrow if you want to know a bit more about what I’m eating now and why). We do, on occassion, enjoy sweet or red potatoes and sometimes white rice in small amounts. And I generally double the amount of meat I cook for each dinner in order to have leftovers for lunches.

Monday
Grilled Chicken, seasoned with Magic Mushroom powder from the Nom Nom Paleo app
Grilled Veggies (squash, onions and maybe an eggplant – all gifted from a friend’s garden)
Mushroom skewers (marinated in olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper, and a dash of balsamic)

Tuesday
Skirt Steak with Chive Butter (from Make It Paleo)
Steamed Broccoli
Green Salad

Wednesday
Red Curry Glazed Chicken Skewers
Roasted Cauliflower (drizzling with coconut oil and my favorite vadouvan spice mix )
White Rice (for the kiddos)

Thursday
Rosemary Pot Roast with Cauliflower Butter Rice
Green Salad

Friday
Lemon Herb Rubbed Chicken
Cucumber Salad
Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Saturday
Pineapple Bacon Burgers
Whatever vegetables are left in the fridge

Sunday
Mom’s night off/leftovers

I’m excited – there are a few new recipes in there for the week. Anything new in your kitchen?

Menu Plan Monday: 05.21.12

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It’s been a few weeks since I’ve gotten a menu plan together and, as always, we’ve paid for it. In the past 3 weeks, we’ve had three houseguests and enjoyed a short vacation, and have had just a whole lot of running around going on. With only three more weeks until summer break and the start of our No Excuses Summer, I’m working hard to get my own daily schedule in place and some bad habits taken care of before the kids are home all day.

A menu plan is always one of the best places to start.

I’m also working on keeping meals a little simpler – we were able to pick up a new barbecue, which will help immensely, and I’m starting to see farm stands pop up with awesome (and cheap!) vegetables. As I always do at the beginning of summer, I’m craving simple and fresh meals.

Monday
Fajitas (just dumped on a big salad for me, with corn tortillas for the kids)
Guacamole
Tossed Green Salad

Tuesday
Grilled Chicken, seasoned with Magic Mushroom powder from the Nom Nom Paleo app (which is brilliant, by the way)
Grilled Squash – I have a bit of a glut already and summer isn’t even here yet!
Grilled Sweet Potatoes

Wednesday
All beef, no weird stuff hot dogs
Carrot sticks

Thursday
Skirt Steak with Chive Butter (from Make It Paleo)
Steamed Broccoli
Green Salad

Friday
Red Curry Glazed Chicken Skewers
Roasted Cauliflower (drizzling with coconut oil and my favorite vadouvan spice mix )
White Rice (for the kiddos)

Saturday
Easy Chicken Cacciatore
Quinoa pasta for the kids
Spaghetti Squash for me

Sunday
Mom’s Night Off – leftovers or whatever you’re capable of making on you’re own

What’s your plan for this week?

menu plan monday: 01.09.12

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Long time, no plan!

With the holidays and an extra long Christmas break, we’ve been eating out more than usual (never good) and I’ve been doing a lot of day to day planning (also never good). We’ve still got one more week of vacation, but meal planning is back in progress.

I’ll probably add in some salads with most of these meals – I’m craving mixed greens right now. Lunches tend to be leftovers. I’m starting to feel a bit desperate for new grain and dairy free breakfast ideas…eggs are starting to get a bit old. Any ideas?

Monday
Red Curry Glazed Chicken Skewers (from Make It Paleo)
Cauliflower Rice

Tuesday
Hanna’s birthday – dinner out with her friends

Wednesday
Quick and Easy Crock Pot Brisket
Roasted Broccoli

Thursday
Southwestern Flank Steak
Guacamole (mashed avocado, diced onion, lime juice, salt, pepper, a bit of garlic, maybe some tomatoes - super easy!)
Baby Mixed Greens

Friday
Pineapple Glazed Chicken Skewers (Make It Paleo, again)
Sauteed Kale with Bacon

Saturday
Bacon, Red Pepper and Onion Frittata
Elana’s Pantry Pancakes (replacing the agave with half the amount of maple syrup and cooking in coconut oil instead of grapeseed oil)

Sunday
Chicken, Leek and Mushroom Soup (sooo good! made it as directed the first time, but this time I’ll replace the cream with coconut milk)

A few new recipes and a few old favorites – my favorite sort of week.

menu plan monday: 12.12.11

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Better late than never, right?

I’ve got a lot of new recipes this week – I discovered Health-Bent last week, and just happened to have lots of the needed ingredients for several of their recipes in the freezer. I’m struggling with some serious lack of wanting to cook anything at the moment, and new recipes usually get me excited again.

And I’m kind of bummed I don’t have anything planned with citrus on the menu for this week’s Gluten Free Menu Swap, but I do keep a great big bowl on the kitchen table during this time of the season. My mother-in-law grows amazing mandarin oranges and I’m anxious for my grandfather to decide it’s been cold enough for his navel oranges to taste good. I’m also looking forward to experimenting with some citrus vinaigrettes for my salads.

Here’s this week’s paleo-ish dinner plan:

Monday
Primal Philly Cheesesteak in a Bowl (lighter on the cheese)
Tossed Salad

Tuesday
Smothered Pork Chops
Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Purple Cauliflower (olive oil, salt and pepper in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes)

Wednesday
Seriously Tasty Meatloaf
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Sauteed Kale (probably with a little bacon and some beef stock)

Thursday
Balsamic and Rosemary Chicken (from the Make It Paleo cookbook)
Roasted Baby Carrots (also from Make It Paleo)
Roasted Broccoli (same as the cauliflower)

Friday
out of town for the evening to see Christmas lights – not sure what we’re eating yet

Saturday
Grandy Ky’s Chicken Soup (yep, Make It Paleo strikes again!)

Sunday
Paleo Chipotle Beef Chili
served with cheese for the kiddos and chopped avocado

Shared at Org Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday and the Gluten Free Menu Swap at Glutenfree Goodness.

menu plan monday: 11.07.11

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I’m behind.

Sooo behind.

I normally get my week of blog posts started and mostly done Sunday afternoons.

Yesterday afternoon, I did this:

Held my brand new baby niece for a few hours.

So I am behind, but it was totally worth it and I’ll share more on my sweet Katrina.

tomorrow.

This week’s seat-of-my-pants menu plan, which includes a few hold-overs from last week and two of my favorite crock pot recipes, plus one that might become a favorite:

Monday
Steak Tips with Roasted Veggies – a marinade I’ve been working on. I’ll share it once I get it just right.

Tuesday
Slow Cooker Chicken – crockpot
Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes (so good!)
Green Salad

Wednesday – crock pot
Shredded Beef Taco Roast (served in lettuce wraps, sans cheese)
Some sort of veggie

Thursday
Leek and Sweet Potato Soup
Grilled Chicken Skewers

Friday
Firecracker chicken on zucchini noodles (hoping to share this one soon too – it’s a yummy, creamy paleo chicken and pasta type dish that is a family favorite)

Saturday
Heading to my brother’s house to snuggle the new niece some more and celebrate his birthday. The menu will probably include tri tip and a salad, but I’m not sure what else.

Sunday
Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore (working to adapt it for church potlucks) – crock pot
Green Salad

Shared at Org Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday and the Gluten Free Menu Swap at Angela’s Kitchen this week.

menu plan monday – 09.25.11

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It’s going to be a fun week – one of our MFF’s (most missed friends) is coming to visit from Florida next weekend – and we can’t wait. The weekend menu is a little bit open, but here’s the rest:

Monday
Chicken with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce
Brown Rice – looking for a soaked, baked recipe
Sauteed Squash

Tuesday
Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Potatoes, Onions and Carrots

Wednesday
Mushroom Pork Chops (I use this recipe for homemade cream of chicken soup, using half the amount of corn or tapioca starch instead of flour for thickening)
Steamed Broccoli

Thursday
Soutwestern Flank Steak
Green Salad

Friday
Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup

Saturday
Grilled Lamb Chops
Grilled Tri Tip Steaks with Montreal seasoning
not sure what else yet – definitely a great big salad…maybe some grilled veggies and potatoes?

Sunday
quick trip to San Francisco after church – looking for somewhere good to eat, possibly on the water

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menu plan monday: 07.18.11

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We had a much needed, much enjoyed lazy Sunday at our house after two days in a row of trips to the "big city" an hour away…including 3 hours at the emergency room for a mis-diagnosed case of strep throat. We have a few roll-overs from last week due to that and a few other things I need to get on the menu before they get spoiled.

It hasn't been easy to plan this week!

Monday
Grilled Tuscan Lemon Chicken
Sauteed Squash, Onions and Baby Bellas
Summer Black Eyed Pea Salad

Tuesday
Tacos (the easy ones – ground beef seasoned with lots of chili powder, cumin and garlic)
Brown Rice Tortillas
Watermelon

Wednesday
Spaghetti with Italian Sausage (with Tinkyada pasta)
Green Salad

Thursday
Tri Tip Steaks
Baked Brown Rice
Carrot Salad (an old, family recipe my husband just discovered and loves. I'll try to get the recipe shared this week)
Steamed Broccoli

Friday
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Veggie Fried Rice

Saturday
Meatloaf (my mother-in-law's recipe, with some extra spices – I should write it down one of these days!)
Roasted Carrots and Potatoes
Green Salad

Sunday
California Grilled Veggie Sandwiches
with Chicken sausages
Corn on the Cob
*My order of Jule's Gluten Free flour should arrive this week, and I'm saying a prayer I can put together some sort of bread for these sandwiches by Sunday. If not, I'll just eat the veggies with a little cheese and maybe a bite or two of sausage. I really hope I can – I've missed those sandwiches!

What meals are you looking forward to this week?

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Menu Plan Monday – 10.24.10

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Thanksgiving 

One new recipe to try this week and several of our old favorites.  My body is telling me I want soups and stews, but the weather is telling me it's going to be upper 80's. 

Ick.

It's been busy, busy around here but I think we're finally heading into a bit of a lull, and I'm thankful for that.  And this business has had me turning to more packaged/processed gluten-free foods, which I know aren't my best choices.   Somehow, the fruits and vegetables I normally love have fallen out of my diet.  Time to get them back in!

Monday
Mongolian Beef
Brown Rice
Broccoli
*make extra rice for tomorrow night's gratin
I'll be making a few adjustments to the recipe – and I will share when we like it.

Tuesday
Grilled Herbs de Provence Chicken
Zucchini and Brown Rice Gratin
I finally made a few weeks ago after having it on the menu plan several times – oh.my.heck, it is amazing!  I'm going to make a slightly larger batch so I have leftovers for lunch =)

Wednesday
Eat at church

Thursday
Lasagna
Broccoli
the lasagna has been on the menu for weeks and keeps getting bumped.  It's an easy/cheaper lasagna recipe that I got from my grandmother that we all love and I'll share it if I can ever get it made to take a photo!  I'll be making it with rice pasta.

Friday
Hamburgers
Grilled Potatoes
Squash
homemade buns for the family, "naked" for me

Saturday
Cream of Tomato Soup
Grilled Cheese
Carrot Sticks
Hanna and I had the soup last week, and it was delicious!  It looks like we're going to have a warm week (boo!) followed by a cooler weekend – time for soup.  I'll be using Udi's bread for my grilled cheese.

Sunday
Halloween – Trunk or Treat at church

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Menu Plan Monday – February 22, 2010

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It's a sort of clean out the leftovers week before I take on another baking day this weekend.

Monday – Tuscan lemon chicken, roasted potatoes, carrots and onions

Tuesday –  Pork Chops, brown rice, broccoli

Wednesday – Burritos, Fruit (before church)

Thursday – Crock pot chicken, mashed potatoes, whatever random vegetables are left in the fridge!

Friday – Waffles, strawberries, bacon

Saturday – Tacos (baking day)

Sunday - leftovers

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