Well, I Did It Again

A plan is only as good as the planner who sticks with said plan, which is why my plans never really work. I am kind of fickle with mine and fall into the more impetuous realm of living/cooking. Still, over and over I continue to plan, and over and over I fall off the plan. 

I am truly sorry I subject y'all to the first song that pops into my head, but once it is in there it must be shared!

This is what was planned: 

1. Leftovers

2. Chopped salad

3. Grilled tuna, tossed salad, green beans

4. Takeout

5. Hamburgers and all the fixings

6. Veggie meal (dependent on harvest and the produce stand)

7. Grilled chicken with grilled veggies, tomato cuke and onion salad

And this is what the universe decided we would eat:

Monday: We had several leftovers languishing in the fridge, most just a couple or three bites. we had one of those meals where the plates were filled and zapped in the microwave. They were both filled with different items, but it  managed to empty 5 different containers of things.

Ribs, (we had enough for 2 each)  assorted leftover sides                 

Tuesday: I had planned on making chicken but TheHub had it for lunch (I did not find out until I was about to cook) . Instead I raided the freezer (this is why I keep packages of browned ground chuck in the freezer at all times) and grabbed a few things from the crisper. The result was a pretty decent un-nameable meal.

Ground beef with assorted somewhat Italian flavored vegetables, (green beans, onion, zucchini, poblano pepper, and tomatoes), peach cucumber salad

Wednesday: Instead of grilling I opted to cook inside. And of course we had more green beans that had to be cooked.

Greek chicken, Greek style green beans, cucumber and tomato slices, toast (keto bread or toasted hamburger buns)

Thursday: TheHub left work early so we could get some errands done. After running around a bit we decided to pull into Publix and pick up a rotisserie chicken. Luckily I had enough leftover sides to complete the meal.

Mojo chicken, leftover green beans with potatoes, sliced tomatoes and cukes, leftover caulitato salad

Friday: My SIL came to spend the weekend with us and was getting in a bit later than we normally eat. I wanted something simple that could either be reheated or cooked very quickly once she got here. I decided to do a little of both.

Seared tuna steaks in a lemon butter sauce, vegetable medley, peach cucumber salad, toast

Saturday: We goofed around and ran some errands, then SIL went to visit a friend. I had been doing a few things while she was out and all of a sudden she was coming back and I had done nothing to prepare for dinner.  Thankfully we had been to the produce stand that morning and I always have something in the freezer that just needs to be thawed and reheated.

Pulled pork (frozen), with or w/o buns, corn on the cob, collard greens (frozen), tomato slices, cucumbers

Sunday: The temp was not too high, but the humidity was oppressive. Nothing sounded good or bad. At least I had a lot of fresh produce on hand for inspiration

Zipper peas, corn on the cob, air fryer okra, keto fried green tomatoes, sliced tomatoes, keto peach crumble***

And now on to the plan I probably won't keep this week:

1. Veggie meal subject to garden and produce stand finds, keto cornbread

2. Meat loaf*, caulimash,  sautéed zucchini, tomato slices, peach cucumber salad

3. Greek style snapper,* green beans, tossed salad, keto dinner rolls or keto hushpuppies

4. Maurice Salad, rolls or keto crackers

5. Thai lettuce wraps

6. Chicken** enchilada bowl

7.Take-out

I think the only thing I need to purchase this week is ground chicken and some turkey (unless I find some while digging through the freezer)

I hope you all have a great week staying on plan, going off plan, or with no plan at all!

This is for my use, so I will know where I found the items while planning the menu or what I need to bake and freeze.

*   Big freezer

** kitchen fridge

Baking for the week:

Keto "corn bread"

Keto dinner rolls

Keto zucchini brownies

***Peaches are not really keto, but they are perfect right now and "must" be incorporated into the meal plan. I can give up the carbs somewhere else and do dirty keto every now and then, especially when peaches are at their prime.