Dinners for the Perpetually Underwhelmed

Like every week, I make a plan and then veer from it. I truly did not stray too far off the path this week though. It was a weird week filled with either drop dead gorgeous days or deadly skies. 

I put very little thought into our meals, just using what I had available to create lackluster dinners.  I think the only thing purchased for this week was a pack of hot dog buns. Yep I am just living the life.

This is what I planned:

1. Hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw

2. Chicken and broccoli casserole, cuke tomato and onion salad

3. Fajita chicken casserole, tossed salad, rice or caulirice

4. Mac and cheese or fakearoni and cheese, lady peas, coleslaw

5. Spaghetti or zoodles with meat sauce, tossed salad

6. Keto pizza, salad

7. Take out

And this is what we really ate:

Monday: Monday night we planned to watch the basketball tournament, so we had what we fondly call a ball game meal.

Hot dogs, Cole slaw, baked beans, sugar free pudding

Tuesday: I had the meal planned and put together early in the day so all I had to do was warm it up. My beloved Sister and I worked sorting and gathering more things from Mom's and I did not know how late I would be.

Spaghetti sauce over bucatini, salad, garlic bread (AKA gussied up hot dog buns)

Wednesday: This was the treacherous weather day that never materialized. I just worked around the house then threw dinner together since I had everything basically in the freezer ready to combine.

Chicken and broccoli casserole, cuke tomato and onion salad

Thursday: This was the day the truly treacherous weather hit. There were storms and tornados for quite a while. For years when the weather was bad we would lose power, sometimes for as long as a week, depending on the severity of the winds. I was tired of having to throw out everything in the freezer that had ruined so I bought a generator several years ago. We have not lost power for more than a couple of hours ever since. I had no idea a generator was such a strong talisman.😝 Since I had power (and a gas cooktop) meal prep was never an issue, but I did go the lamest route possible.

Mac and cheese or fakeroni and cheese (cauliflower bits) lady peas (or none) coleslaw

Friday: Date night and I believe you have to honor traditions. I am wondering what I am going to do when life returns to normal. I am not sure I am going to like the idea of getting dressed up for. Friday night out. Sweats are my new best friend.

Takeout smoked chicken, collards, baked beans (or none)

Saturday:What can I say? I was just not feeling it.

Grilled cheese on keto bread with pickle slices, diet ginger ale

Sunday: This was a planned ballgame meal also. In fact we even ate in the den, which we never do. I am generally a dinner time drill sergeant and insist we eat at either at the kitchen or dining room table. I am getting soft in my old age. In fact, we even used paper plates, which I am pretty sure is at least a venial sin. I don't think it will permanently separate me from Heaven, but I am pretty sure at least someone up there must be shaking their head and tsking.

Pizza or crustless keto pizza, keto peanut mousse

So that is it for a less than stellar week of food, which, I assume, will be followed by another week of less than stellar eats. I am pretty sure no one is going to sue me.

These are my ideas for the week:

1. Fajita chicken casserole, rice or caulirice, mixed greens or coleslaw, keto cornbread

2. Soup and salad (no idea yet what kind__depends on what I find lingering)

3. Grilled tuna or steak, asparagus, mashed potatoes or caulimash, rolls or keto rolls

4. Spinach, artichoke chicken over mashed potatoes or caulimash, green beans

5. Rack of lamb, basmati rice (or caulirice), asparagus, rolls or keto rolls, some lame keto dessert.

6. Moroccan chicken over couscous (or more of that damned caulirice) tossed salad

7. Take out

Used this week

From the freezer

1 pack browned ground sirloin

1 pack cooked chicken pieces

1/2 bag lady peas

1/2 bag chopped broccoli

4 sausage patties (Sunday brunch)

From the fridge 

hot dogs

coleslaw

condiments

mushrooms

cauliflower

cream cheese

cheddar cheese

cubes

tomatoes

heavy cream

onions

eggs

monterey jack cheese

parmesan cheese

peanut butter

From the pantry:

can of baked beans

tomatoes

tomato sauce

herbs and spices

onions

bucatini

macaroni

evaporated skim milk

pack jello sugar free pudding

tasteless keto bread

mini sf chocolate chips

So go and have a great week staying on plan, going off plan, or with no plan at all.  ☮