Anyone else have big plans of introducing new meals in their meal plan, only to find you keep going back to old favorites? In light of busy schedules, picky kids and general post-holiday tiredness, I’m realizing it’s okay to stick with your favorites. Start smaller and make one new recipe each week. Maybe one will be vegetarian, or Paleo, if you are looking to introduce a new theme into your meal plan. Just realize small steps are okay.
Sunday- Roast beef {eye of the round} with roasted potatoes and asparagus. Our new recipe for the week that was delicious.
https://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.png00eroachwellnesshttps://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.pngeroachwellness2014-01-12 20:58:432014-01-12 20:58:43Monday Meal Plan Jan 13
Welcome to the first meal plan of 2014! Are you trying to get more organized this year and make meal planning a part of your routine? Each week I share our plans for family friendly, healthy recipes for dinner my hope it that it inspires some easy dinners for your family.
As we start the month of January, we have been trying to declutter everywhere. Including the kitchen and pantry. After the busyness of the holidays, it’s time to take stock of what we have to use up, and make room to refresh our real foods pantry. The deep freezer is also helping us save money this month as we use up some of our summer stash of tomato sauce , squash and our 1/4 of a cow.
This week’s menu…
Sunday~ Soy ginger scallops, steamed green beans and jasmine rice. {Madison got more scallops than anyone as she kept poaching them off of her parents plate.}
Monday~ Chickpea Stew with Apricots. Awesome slow-cooker dinner for Meatless Monday. I swap out the turnip for carrots which I usually have on hand. Serve over israeli couscous. I’ll also get to use up some of our tomato sauce for this recipe.
Tuesday~ Spaghetti and meat sauce. Peas on the side…the kids LOVE them frozen, but will not eat them cooked. Anyone else’s kids do this?
Wednesday Lunch we are making Pizza quesadillas from the Weelicious Lunch cookbook. It’s the one day we are all home for lunch so I’m trying to plan ahead a hot lunch.
Thursday~ Clean Out Refrigerator Night. Maybe use the chicken leftovers for chicken quesadillas.
For more inspiration, see my past menus here, or the Pinterest board here, or OrgJunkie for a link-up of meal plans. Weelicious is an affiliate link on amazon, if you buy it through my link, thanks!
https://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Meal-plan-jan-6.jpg13581106eroachwellnesshttps://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.pngeroachwellness2014-01-05 21:57:522014-01-05 21:57:52Monday Meal Plan Jan 6th
As the pace of the month calms after the holidays, let this be a time to regroup and get organized in the New Year. Meal planning can be easy step towards a more organized week for many families. We had a lovely Christmas holiday and now enjoying some quality family time at home this week. The kids are playing with toys, Daddy is enjoying vacation time and I’m reading lots of the articles I find on Pinterest, instead of just pinning them! I love that so many planners are now available with meal planning space and I may be tweaking how I plan my weekly meals.
Without further ado, here is our last meal plan of 2013. Enjoy!
Sunday~ Chicken Tortilla Soup
Monday~ Meatballs and Spaghetti (Madison’s choice) and sautéed green beans with grape seed oil.
Tuesday~ Beef Tenderloin for New Year’s Eve with a red wine marinade. Roasted carrots and potatoes on the side.
https://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/MealPlanDec.jpg13061028eroachwellnesshttps://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.pngeroachwellness2013-12-30 09:11:042013-12-30 09:11:04Monday Meal Plan December 30th
Hello! I’m back quickly to share this week’s meal plan. Last week it was a little unstructured and I think this week we need a plan since it’s crunch time getting ready for Christmas. Luckily I unearthed a couple freezer meals from my last Wildtree workshop that need to be used up. Hooray for having dinner nearly made already.
Sunday~ Chili and cornbread. Chili came out awesome even without the usual kidney beans. I increased the amount of peppers and also added in chopped carrots.
Monday~ Baked haddock, broccoli and Annie’s shells
Tuesday~ Chicken in Wine sauce with vegetables (freezer meal that goes right into the crockpot.)
Wednesday~ Chicken in Zesty Tomato Sauce (another freezer meal to crockpot), side of linguine and peas.
If you need some inspiration for freezer meals, this book from Jennifer Fisher is easy to follow along.
The other site I like for healthy freezer meal to slow cooker diner is written by Stephanie of Mama and Baby Love. She has a bunch of ebooks and paperbooks to choose from, depending on what you need. Click here to visit Mama And Baby Love.
We are still enjoying our time making a Christmas craft a day…follow along on Instagram or Twitter with #xmascraftaday.
For more inspiration, see my past menus here, or the Pinterest board here, or OrgJunkie for a link-up of meal plans. Some links are affiliate links in this post, which means if you purchase something from say Amazon, you will help support this site. Thanks!
https://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.png00eroachwellnesshttps://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.pngeroachwellness2013-12-15 20:54:052013-12-15 20:54:05Monday Meal Plan Dec 16th
https://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Meal-Plan-Dec2.jpg13581106eroachwellnesshttps://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.pngeroachwellness2013-12-01 21:11:432013-12-01 21:11:43Monday Meal Plan Dec 2
Happy Thanksgiving week! And Hanukkah! I don’t envy my friends trying to coordinate both celebrations this week. Planning the Thanksgiving Day menu is enough for me. I will be hosting for the first time {ever} and very excited for the big event. The past few years, I’ve made a full Thanksgiving feast at home after the big day. There is something about having your own special recipes and of course, the leftovers.
Here is our Thanksgiving Day menu plans
Turkey (17 lbs) from our local poultry farm
Gravy
Stuffing (one with sausage and one without)
Cranberry Sauce
Mashed Potatoes
Glazed Carrots
Corn Pudding
Fresh Rolls
Pumpkin Pie
Apple Pie
Brownies
I’m most excited for my sister and her family to join us on Thanksgiving. After spending five long years away on a military base in Hawaii, they are finally done and moving home the day before the holiday. I am so thankful to watch the cousins play together on the holiday.
Wait. How did it get to be mid-November so fast? I’m happy Thanksgiving isn’t till next week as I’m just not quite ready for the holiday season to descend upon us full force. I love fall and I don’t want to let it go. Till then, this week’s menu features some family favorites (the kids LOVE taco bar nights) and one of my old favorites I haven’t made in a long time.
Sunday~ Steak, roasted butternut squash and pasta
Monday~ Chicken provencal, rice and spinach salad (kids love raw spinach salads, but won’t touch steamed spinach. Anyone else’s kids do the same?)
Tuesday ~ Taco night with hamburger from our cow delivery.
What are some of your family’s favorite meals? I find a lot of my inspiration for dinners come from hearing what other parents are making for their family. Please share in the comments any favorites!
If you missed last week’s meal plan, you must try out the Lemon Chicken Stew. It was AMAZING.
For more inspiration, see my past menus here, or the Pinterest board here, or OrgJunkie for a link-up of meal plans.
https://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Monday-Meal-Plan-Nov-18.jpg12801196eroachwellnesshttps://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.pngeroachwellness2013-11-17 20:51:412013-11-17 20:51:41Monday Meal Plan November 18
This is the first meal plan that will use some of the cow we got delivered this weekend! More to come on that story, but it’s a quarter cow and all grass-fed. It’s amazing to see all the different cuts of meat we got…all ready to go in our deep freezer!
Sunday~ Chicken and Artichokes in slow cooker, egg noodles. This was a Wildtree Freezer meal and it was yummy!
Monday~ Spaghetti and meat sauce, steamed spinach for adults, raw spinach for kids.
https://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Monday-Meal-Plan-Nov-11.jpg20481718eroachwellnesshttps://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.pngeroachwellness2013-11-10 20:03:462013-11-10 20:03:46Monday Meal Plan November 11th
A slightly delayed menu for the week as I spent a weekend away and needed last night for lots of snuggle time with the kids. Here is this week’s menu plan.
https://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Meal-Plan-Nov-4th.jpg13581106eroachwellnesshttps://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.pngeroachwellness2013-11-04 12:07:032013-11-04 12:07:03Monday Meal Plan Nov 4th
It’s October and I feel like I’ve written every meal plan this month watching a baseball game. Guess it’s a good thing the Sox are holding on till the end. In addition to baseball, we are excited for Halloween this week and plan to host our neighborhood gathering of princesses, pirates, ghosts and more. We will be serving hot apple cider (possibly wrapped in the WonderBag to keep it warm) and some delicious pumpkin treat. (Did you catch my post on how to make your own pumpkin puree?)
Here is what is on the menu this week…
Sunday~ Absolutely Onion Pot Roast (Wildtree freezer meal), egg noodles and roasted red potatoes.
Monday~ Hot Dogs (yes, we eat hot dogs, preferably those from Applegate.) Plus leftovers from Sunday dinner.
Tuesday~ Ribs in the crock pot, corn and maybe some cornbread
Wednesday~ Chicken and Artichokes (Wildtree freezer meal for slow cooker) rice and snow
Thursday~ Autumn chopped salad and grilled cheese. (Easy make ahead meal for Halloween night!)
https://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Meal-plan-Oct-28.jpg13581106eroachwellnesshttps://emilyroachwellness.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Emily-Logo-header-1.pngeroachwellness2013-10-27 20:57:062013-10-27 20:57:06Monday Meal Plan Oct 28th
