The Plan?

I am wondering if I was a lazy cook this week or if it was just apathy after a week long period of the blues. It might have even been a little of both. Regardless of the cause, I need to pull myself up by the proverbial bootstraps and get along with a better outlook about cooking and life.

 

What I thought might happen:

1. Hamburger patty w/grilled onions and peppers, mashed potatoes, coleslaw

2. Baked ziti, tossed salad

3. Out to eat

4. Carmine's salad

5. Asian inspired salmon meal

6. Stuffed peppers, coleslaw, potatoes of some sort

7. Pasta salad, diced fruit

Actual dinners that were eaten:

Monday: TheHub was still feeling a little under the weather and wanted soup from a local Asian restaurant. I will never argue when it means I don 't have to cook

Hot and sour soup, steamed dumplings

Tuesday: I had to cook some meat that was defrosted so dinner planned itself

Hamburger patty, baked potato, tossed salad

Wednesday: I had about 1/2 jar of Rao's marinara in the fridge, assorted cheeses and a small bag of frozen browned ground chuck.

Baked ziti, salad

Thursday: We had an event we had to go to that I had forgotten about

Heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine, cake bites 

Friday: The compromise when one of you wants to go out to eat and the other does not want to put on make up__takeout!

Fried chicken, coleslaw, green beans

Saturday: TheHub was wiped out and took a late nap. While he was asleep I read until about 7 then realized I needed to make something quick and wake the sleeping one.

Mexicanish stew (Lots of peppers, onions, squash, corn, black beans and tomatoes with traditional Mexican seasonings)

Sunday: This is what happens when you go freezer diving and you really aren't interested in making anything. Thank you precooked frozen chicken breast.

Sloppy Josephine's (My name for diced chicken in sloppy Joe type sauce on toast), coleslaw

 

What may or may not happen this week:

1. Carmine's salad

2. Asian inspired salmon meal

3. Reuben sandwiches (TheHub's request)

4. Grilled pork chops, collards, potatoes (no idea yet about how to make them)

5. Veggie meal (TBD)

6. Cheeseburger salad

7. Out to eat

I need a change and some different meal possibilities, so what do I need to make this happen? A lot actually! I am taking a break from the freezer  and going grocery shopping for real. I am pretty thin where produce is concerned and I am going to need corned beef, pork chops,  fresh herbs, and a few odd ingredients for the Carmine salad. 

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