The week came and went with just a couple of day deviation from the meal plan. It ws not so much that I intentionally stayed on target for the most part. It was simply because I had everything on hand and if I don't have to go to the grocery store for us to be able to eat for the week there is no real reason to change it up (other than a delay getting home which required a small punt.) Honestly even though we did not have exciting dinners everything was fine.
Planned meals:
1. Tacos and all the fixings✓
2. Steak, mashed potatoes, tossed salad✓
3. Taco salad ( had a lot left over from taco night)✓
4. Out to eat✓
5. Grilled fish or scallops, tossed salad
6. Veggie meal TBD
7. Sandwich meal TBD✓
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What we really ate:
Sunday: Some of you might do a big Cinco de Mayo celebration. We do it on a much smaller scale.
Tacos w/everything you need added to make them delicious
Monday: The day was pretty but hot. I think summer is here which means a lot of outdoor cooking.
Steak, new potatoes, asparagus, cucumber slices, and sliced tomatoes
Tuesday: We had planned to go to trivia at The Electric. Fortunately we went early this time
Americana salad for both of us
Wednesday: Sandwich night means no cooking
Toasted cheese sandwiches
Thursday: We had taco meat left from Sunday night. Planned makeovers!
Taco salad
Friday: A quick thaw, some dressing, and a little slicing and dinner was ready
Bbq chicken, coleslaw, and cucumbers slices
Saturday: We were riding back and forth between Son2's old and new house, carrying loads to the new house. It was late when we got home and I did not want to cook.
Rotisserie chicken, tomato slices, pepper strips, cucumber slices and radishes
What might be happening this week:
1. Steak, tossed salad
2. Chicken salad sandwiches with pickles, tomatoes, lettuce, and pepper rings
3. Salad meal TBD
4. Veggie meal TBD
5. Grilled fish, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, hushpuppies ( maybe)
6. Stuffed bell peppers, rice, tomato onion and cucumber salad
7. Out to eat
Have a great week staying on plan, going off plan or with no plan at all!
Happy Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteBack at you! Mine was a perfectly nice, fairly uneventful day.
DeleteIt sounds like you did pretty well. As usual.
ReplyDeleteWe sat, we ate, then cleaned the kitchen. It was pretty mundane but it worked for us.
DeleteI never aim for exciting dinners. Food is fine, something nutritious and tasty.
ReplyDeleteI try to elevate our meals on weeks I really feel like cooking. Sometimes I just don't care though.
DeleteFood sounds great and you did great!
ReplyDeleteAs long as we eat, everything is ok with me.
DeleteSounds like you had some wonderful meals. Are you still doing the "cascading" meal prep thing?
ReplyDeleteThis weeks menu uses steak left over from Sunday night for salad night. THe chicken salad use the remaining chicken from the rotisserie chicken and the mashed potatoes will go either from the veggie meal to the fish or vice versa. And of course any little bits of onions, tomatoes etc. will be used in salads or coleslaws as the week progresses.
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DeleteSorry, I accidentally deleted your comment Jeff. I am only a good planner if I am trying to use things that are available. If I go to the grocery store then the plan go out the window and I change to whatever I happen to want instead of what is available.!
DeleteI'm not sure what you consider exciting, but any meal we manage to cook at home is exciting for us. :)
ReplyDeleteExciting to me is usually something we rarely have that has more intense flavors.
DeleteSounds good.
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I hope it will be, but there are no guarantees
DeleteSimple pleasures!
ReplyDeleteWe are not picky eaters, so what ever is fine.
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