When is a plan not a plan? Oh, that would be whenever I make one. Judging from the last two weeks I should just start planning where we are going out to eat instead of planning meals. Come to think of it, we already have dinner reservations for at least one night this week.
Delusional planning for last week:
1.BBQ chicken casserole, brussels sprouts
2. Grilled tuna steak, rice or caulirice, tossed salad, green beans
3. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes or caulimash, peas and carrots, coleslaw
4. Hamburgers with all the fixings, chips and/or keto "fries"
5. Stuffed peppers, rice, broccoli. tossed salad
6. Veggie meal TBD later
7. Out to eat
What or where we actually ate:
Monday: We had a lazy rainy Labor Day. Instead of trying to grill I just cooked the burgers on the stovetop. It was not much of a celebration dinner, but sometimes , even on a holiday, a meal is just a meal.
Burgers and all the fixings
Tuesday: Our okra plants are going full force and have to be harvested each day. Since I had other veggies in the fridge the meal was a no-brainer.
Squash, peas, okra, sliced tomatoes
Wednesday: Along with the okra, our pepper plants are producing like gangbusters and I get about 3 new ones every day.
Stuffed peppers, mashed potatoes (or none), tossed salad
Thursday: After going to a reception for a new art exhibit, we decided to go out to eat. I had a bit of a headache, so we just grabbed something and brought it home.
Whataburger's avocado burger (sans toast) or burger and onion rings.
Friday: TheHub does not like to eat at home on Friday's, and even though I had planned on grilling outside, he still wanted to get out of the house for dinner. I was not about the argue with him as long as the thawed tuna was not wasted.
Fried Green Tomato's (a local meat and three) roasted chicken, stewed okra and tomatoes, coleslaw or fried catfish (it looked and smelled so good),
Saturday: Woo hoo, it was a ball game day, which meant we were going to be home so we could watch games at 11, 2:30, and 6. To be honest except for watching Alabama, the term watch is subjective. It really means the games were on the TV with the volume kind of loud, while we were doing other things, going in an out of the den just catching up on what was happening, and flipping the stations to different games to check on them.
Grilled tuna steaks, tossed salad
Sunday: I was all set to make a meatloaf for dinner, but TheHub thought since we had bypassed bbq on Labor Day we should have it Sunday night. Fine with me!
Full Moon's bbq pork, chow chow, baked beans (or none), coleslaw
And on to this week:
(Nothing sounds good and nothing sounds bad. The only certainty is that I will have a lot of okra and peppers to use.)
1. Leftover bbq pork salad
2. Veggie dinner TBD later with the exception of okra which is a given right now
3. Meatloaf, mashed potatoes or caulimash, green beans, coleslaw
4. Sweet and sour chicken (keto version) rice or caulirice, sliced cucumbers and tomatoes
5. Out to eat
6. Out to eat (no longer delusional)
7. Something cooked on the grill (TBD), tossed salad or chopped salad.
Have a great week staying on plan, going off plan, or with no plan at all
I am determined to not eat out this whole week through next week- perhaps saving for the 23/24/25th. However, hubs did not come home, or he did while I was still at funeral. I'm trying more vegetables based meals.
ReplyDeleteI know we are eating at Hot and Hot this week. I want to go while the tomato salad is still on the menu
DeleteSounds good. I am still a post Covid sloth and sleeping a lot. I manage to work and come home and sleep. I did doctor up a Target cheese pizza with spinach and onions and called it good. I also mad a “soup” of beef broth from bullion, Rotel tomatoes with green chilies, and organic spinach. I suppose those two items will be supper this week as I am not feeling like eating much.I generally eat a tomato and egg sandwich for breakfast and a luncheon meat turkey and cheese or ham and cheese sandwich for lunch Not claiming to be eating that healthy although I did eat a spaghetti squash, and roasted an eggplant and ate it this weekend. Oh, and oatmeal raisin cookies……Cindy in the South
ReplyDeleteWell the cookies have all the food groups if you are a little liberal in your interpretation.
DeleteThank you for this. I feel validated! Have a cozy week, my friend.
ReplyDeleteI only post these to make others feel better about themselves because I fall so far off plan on a regular basis, generally by going out to eat or bringing food in.
DeleteYou ate and ate well, and in the scheme of things that is all that matters.
ReplyDeleteI am going to keep telling myself that!
DeleteWe are trying not to eat out here, but sometimes I have to give in to the urge. 😂 Fresh okra is so delicious, I could make a meal out of it. Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteI dehydrated sliced, frozen okra for Tommy and he said it was good as popcorn. Maybe you can blanch, freeze the okra, and then dehydrate later for a healthy snack. I felt so bad that I did not even want to go for a plate to take home this weekend, so It was bring home stuff, burger one night, chicken the next. I doubt I could have finished a meal or enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel better now.
DeleteOkra reminds me of my mother in law who used to stuff it. How she had the patience I will never know.
ReplyDeleteYour menus always sound great and going out to eat always sounds good to me
It's funny you say that. I had just read about stuffed okra. I have been eating it all my life and never heard of making it that way before.
DeleteMy neighbor has been bringing me food, practically all week, so I am not meal planning! I'm just having what she's bringing me! :D
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like the perfect plan!
DeleteI am consumed with jealousy about your meals out. I think it is well over a year since we last did...
ReplyDeleteTheHub loves eating out when his job becomes as demanding as it is right now . I honestly think for him eating out when he is under the gun at work is almost the equivalent of a micro vacation.
DeleteWe don't even pretend to have a plan here, so we're quite successful at following it. :)
ReplyDeleteI think it is pretty obvious my plans really mean nothing!
DeleteMy goal for the week is to go through as much freezer inventory as possible. We can do it!
ReplyDeleteI have got to hit our freezer hard.
DeleteI didn't realize What-a-Burger had an avocado burger, but I'm all in!
ReplyDeleteIt is good and if you toss the bread it is at least "Dirty Keto" compliant
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