Robert's Rules of Dinner

The meals were planned and somewhat followed, but there are always additions and subtractions to the reading of the minutes the meal plan. This week was no exception and things changed quickly.

Planned meals:

1. Keto Pancakes and sausage, (possibly eggs for TheHub), fried apples (or fried "apples")

2. Corned beef, cabbage, mashed potatoes or caulimash

3. Meatloaf, green beans, keto cornbread, rice or caulirice, cucumber tomato 
and onion salad

4. Chopped chicken salad, dinner rolls

5. Broiled or grilled snapper or grouper, asparagus, tossed salad keto hushpuppies

6. Take-out

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

Actual meals:

Monday: Monday was a mostly regular day for us. TheHub worked late and I was uninspired. I had cleaned out my crisper and found some produce that was hiding from me, which changed my meal plan. Then again what is a plan without changes?

Overly cooked meat loaf, brussels sprouts, brown rice (or none)

Tuesday: Tuesday was a nice day. Though the infamous "they" had predicted rain, the day was a little overcast in the morning and then the sun popped though with really warm temperatures. It was a shorts and flip flops kind of day. To me that is a message from the universe to have a summer type of meal.

Chopped chicken salad with homemade ranch dressing

Wednesday:  I freely admit to being a little more than teed off Wednesday. I had gotten up and started out St. Pat's dinner in the crock pot, chopped the cabbage and made a little keto dessert so it would be ready with no muss or fuss. The powers that be had told us major storms would be heading our way, which usually means outages. I made sure everything was ready in the event it happened. 

When TheHub finally came home from work it was late. (Much later than his usual late.) Instead of a festive meal I just plopped stuff on a plate. (No photo of anger dinner)

Corned beef and cabbage, keto grasshopper mousse 

Angry Irish music fit  for an angry dinner*

Thursday:  I planned a breakfast dinner, because I do not cook breakfast except on the weekends. I don't like food in my mouth in the morning, TheHub has been working every weekend, but keeps mentioning what he has been craving. This recipe is even a keto version and he still really likes it.  

Pancakes, sausage, fried apples or "fried apples"

Friday: Friday is our usual date night, which means we might run an errand before grabbing some take-out to bring back home and eat. We did exactly that Friday night, but I have noticed a pattern to our date night. We wear nice clothes (ok, at least acceptable daytime wear) to run our errands and/or pick up our meal, walk back in the house with the food, put it on the kitchen table then head to our bedroom to change into our date night at home eating ensembles___sweats. Yes, we are uppity like that!

Chili poblano from La Fiesta 

Saturday: TheHub went into the office early and worked until about 3:30 while I attacked the back hall which is still piled high with stuff from Mom's and the lake house. Afterward Son2 and DIL2 stopped by to watch the ballgame. I invited them to stay for dinner but they declined, so instead of cooking TheHub and I decided to grab some take out__again. 

Chicken, coleslaw, green beans, biscuit

Sunday: More and more ballgames to watch! We had them on off and on all day and even though our team was not playing we watched  anyway. I think it is a sacrilege to skip watching Loyala Marymount if Sister Jean is in the house. I am not. Catholic but I don't tempt fate when she is around. So our dinner had to be something quick after the end of the Arkansas/Texas Tech game but before halftime of Florida/Oral Roberts.  Thank goodness we can watch Oregon State/Oklahoma in peace! Color us obsessed!

Grilled tuna steak, smashed potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes and olives

And onto this week's meal possibilities:

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

Used this week:

From the freezer:

meatloaf

package of cooked shredded chicken

corned beef brisket

sausage patties 

tuna steaks

From the fridge

condiments

brussels sprouts 

bacon fat

butter

romaine 

cherry tomatoes

cucumbers

lemon juice

sour cream

cabbage (bought for the meal)

cream cheese

heavy cream

zucchini

apples

sugar free syrup

From the pantry:

brown rice

seasonings, extracts,  herbs and spices

olive oil

swerve confectioners

Lily chocolate chips

almond flour

new potatoes (bought for the meal)

Added to the freezer:

Keto ice cream bars

Added to pantry storage:

4 jars chopped pimento

4 cans chopped chili peppers

4 cans tomato sauce

Have a great week staying on plan, going off plan, or with no plan at all!

*I really do like Flogging Molly and listen to them fairly often, but this particular song is a little harsh.