Plans, Hopes, Life

As usual I make a plan and have every intention of following it. This week was no exception

This is what I thought I might do. Obviously I suffer from some delusion that if I write it down it will happen. 

 1. Veggie meal: Leftover zippier peas, corn on the cob, coleslaw, air fryer "fried" green tomatoes, sliced tomatoes, cucumber slices

2. Chicken salad with lettuce, tomatoes and banana peppers

3. White bbq chicken, caulitato salad, sliced tomatoes, green beans

4. Veggie meal: Squash casserole, green beans, tomato cuke and onion salad

5. Italian sausage, tomato, onion,  bell pepper, banana pepper, zucchini one dish meal

6. Take out

7. Grilled cheese sandwiches (Because I have a loaf of keto bread and have been sandwich hungry) coleslaw, chips or my keto version of cheese puffs**

This is what I really did:

Monday: I began the week feeling like Snow White with birds singing and critters doing my housework eating my tomatoes. Yes this was the week I was going to stay true to the plan and keto.

Veggie dinner, either zipper peas or green beans with mushrooms, sautéed squash. corn on the cob (or none), coleslaw, cucumber peach salad, toast or keto toast 

Tuesday: TheHub had to work late so I deviated slightly from the plan and cooked the chicken indoors rather than outside, but it was a very minor deviation.

Baked chicken, caulitato salad, green beans

Wednesday: Our pepper plants have been producing abundantly and I had a few bell peppers that needed to be used, though I had planned the menu knowing I would cook them this week.

Italian sausage with onions, peppers, tomatoes and zucchini, mixed greens

Thursday: I had such high hopes. By Thursday the plan was clicking like clockwork. I had planned to use some chicken from a weekend Aldi purchase. (Chicken legs and thighs in a 10 pound bag for 4.90. It had all been cooked and frozen except for enough to top a dinner salad.)

Huge chopped salad with chicken and cheese crumbles

Friday: Throughout our marriage, Friday nights have always been date nights, even if it meant just taking the kids to McDonalds. Once the kids were grown it was the two of us going out to eat, and now with Covid we are back to doing take out 

Takeout and I don't even remember where we went or what we got, but I do remember Keto and I parted ways for the weekend.

 

Saturday: TheHub worked in the yard and I worked around the house. After a hot blistering day neither of us were particularly hungry and neither had any clue what we wanted. You know how I said the meal plan was clicking like clockwork. It still was but now the clock was a cuckoo clock__with busted springs 

Chick Fil A sandwich or grilled nuggets

Sunday: My Beloved Sister and I had an open house at Mom's and TheHub had to do some work from home. I got home just as he was finishing. Instead of just having a salad or something similar here TheHub declared he was in the mood for a fish sandwich. I will never argue about not cooking.

Fish Sandwiches from Captain D's. 

And now what may or may not happen this week. Son3 and DIL3 will be here Wednesday so this entire meal plan is subject to change (like every week I plan):

1. Veggie dinner: corn on the cob, butter peas, okra, sliced tomatoes

2. Spaghetti with meat sauce, tossed salad, garlic bread

3. Grilled lamb chops, (grilled chicken for DIL who does not eat lamb) rice pilaf, Brussels sprouts, sliced tomatoes, sliced cucumbers

4. Grilled pimento cheese sandwiches, coleslaw, pickles

5. Veggie dinner: depends on what is at the produce stand

6. Hamburgers with all the fixings

7. White bbq chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, sliced tomatoes

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