Happy Easter and Passover friends. I hope you enjoyed a lovely time with family and friends. After indulging in some holiday fare, it’s time to dive into this week’s meal plan.
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As winter drags on, it’s time to try out some new recipes. This week’s meal plan has a 5 new recipes after catching up on my magazine reading. Cooking Light is one of the few that I still prefer to receive in print so I can easily access the recipes.
The system I use for organizing recipes is to rip out the ones I’m interested in and add it to a folder that stays at the front of my recipe binder. Once I have cooked the meal and decide if it’s worth making again, then it gets filed into the correct section of the binder for storage. Most of the recipes from magazines end up in plastic sleeves so there are no worries about kitchen spills.
On the menu…
Sunday: Grilled Rib Eye with shaved carrot and parsley salad. {recipe}
Monday: Pasta tuna salad. I make a pasta switch as the kids don’t care for campanelle. This is a great pantry-friendly recipe that comes together really fast. {recipe}
Tuesday: Seared Flank Steak with Blue Cheese Polenta. Kids who don’t care for blue cheese will get parmesan cheese swirled into their polenta. Sautéed broccoli on the side. {recipe}
Friday: Mushroom Asparagus and Roasted Red Pepper Pizza. {recipe} Getting creative with meatless meals during Lent. It will be even better with homemade pizza dough.
Saturday: Chicken curry bar. I’ll toss the kid’s chicken into a tortilla with their choice of toppings. Grown ups will have it over rice. {recipe} Are my kids the only ones who won’t eat rice?
Sunday: Mustard Glaze Chicken plus a big batch of roasted vegetables. {recipe} I’m loving the soup idea to make with the leftover veggies!
Which dinner night would be the favorite in your house?
For more recipes, see three years of past dinner menus here,
my Pinterest board here, or OrgJunkie for a link-up of meal plans.
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The past week was a banner of unique days. Sunday is the “Ides of March.” Saturday was Pi Day, which won’t come again for 1000 years. Friday was Friday the 13th, and also my birthday. Monday will be back to a normal day, one full of wishing for spring to arrive a little faster. As I worked on creating this week’s meal plan, somehow it became loaded up with cozy slow cooker dinners. Winter hasn’t shaken it’s grip on us so I’m giving in and sticking with hearty meals for the week ahead.
Tuesday brings us St. Patrick’s Day! We are hosting a family feast and I’m excited to share a lovely dinner with family. We will pick out a craft or two for the little ones to work on, take a peek here to see what I might make.
Pin this image and save it in a place you will remember for when you start thinking about what to make for dinner in your home.
On the menu…
Sunday: Chicken cutlets with mushrooms and pearl onions (recipe), roasted asparagus, barley with parsely
Monday: Rustic Chickpea Stew with Apricots and Turnips (recipe) Another meatless Monday meal to serve over couscous.
Tuesday: Corned Beef, cabbage, carrots and potatoes. Love this recipe that finishes with baking the corned beef in the oven with a mustard glaze. Plus our Irish Soda Bread, Dubliner cheese and my sister will surprise us with one of her delicious desserts.
Wednesday: Chicken and Sweet Potato Korma (recipe) in slow cooker. White rice on the side made ahead of time and nann bread.
Thursday: C.O.R.N. {for anyone new, this means Clean Out Refrigerator Night}
Friday: Chef salad
Saturday: Dinner out
Sunday: One more beef stew before winter lets us go. I’ll be trying the one in The Kitchn cookbook (affiliate link)
I hope you all have a fun St. Patrick’s Day and enjoy the week ahead! I’ll raise a glass of Guinness and toast you all who spend a little time reading here. Thank you!
For more recipes, see three years of past dinner menus here,
my Pinterest board here, or OrgJunkie for a link-up of meal plans.
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How are you doing with your resolution to meal plan this year? Hopefully it’s making the dinner time dance a little easier in your home. Sometimes your meal plan can get derailed when life changes course. Dinner invitations are accepted, kids get sick, grocery delivery gets delayed. Stuff happens and it’s helpful to have some favorites planned as a back up.
18 Dinner Ideas When you Don’t have Time to Cook:
Omeletes
Quiches (keep a crust in the freezer)
Scrambled Eggs
Oatmeal
Super salad (hard boiled eggs, cheese, or bacon to make it a meal)
Pin this post so you have a quick cheat sheet for those soccer nights and times when meal planning goes awry. Another way to get ahead of the week of meals? Do some Power Cooking! Prep on Sunday or when you have a pocket of time. Stash some stuff in the freezer and you are good to go when the week gets a little bumpy.
Hey look. It’s snowing. Must be a Sunday night in Boston. Here’s to dreaming of days without snow pants and grilling without gloves on. Anyone else ready for a big thaw this month?
On the dinner menu this week there is a mix of new recipes and family favorites. Last week I shared my two favorite new recipes in this post. I’ll continue to share the winners, and if there are any big losers too.
Sunday: Chicken Satay Bites from the Weelicious Lunches cookbook. Told the kids it was “peanut butter chicken” and they were sold.
Monday: Autumn Chopped Salad. Skipping the bacon to keep it a Meatless Monday meal. Will add hardboiled eggs to up the protein content.
Tuesday: Fish sandwiches, corn and salad. We use haddock, dress it in panko and pan fry it in coconut oil. Super fast and a winner.
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As we head into the last week of February, I’m ready to say goodbye to winter and think about the spring menus ahead. It’s nearly time to start mapping out our garden and dream of early micro-greens. We have room for more raised beds this year and may finally plan out a flower fairy garden with Madison. Let your mind wander and think spring as we move closer to the days of March.
On the menu this week is a repeat Sunday favorite from Dinner: A Love Story. A continued attempt to include more vegetarian meals into our menu. Family favorite for busy sport nights. A new attempt at bread making.
Beautiful rosemary sea salt bread {recipe from The Cookie Rookie}
On the family meal plan…
Sunday: Pomegranate Pork Loin with Cabbage
Monday: Continuing the one-pot trend I mentioned last week with Coconut Chickpea Curry from The Kitchn Cookbook. If you are not following a Meatless Monday tradition, this is a similar chicken option that looks divine.
Tuesday: Taco (tuesday) with either leftover pork or ground turkey. Avocado, rice, and veggie toppings for all. And lots of cheese.
Wednesday: Celebrating a friend’s birthday with dinner. Before bed, I’m going to put this recipe together, Rosemary Sea Salt Bread. It looks amazing and will go perfect with a chicken dinner.
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Once you get into a routine of meal planning, it gets easier once you do it at the same time each week. Throw in a massive snowstorm and that routine gets a little shaken up. We decided to get out of the house with some of our summer beach friends. Dinner at one of the few open restaurants was delightful, both the food and to think about warmer days ahead.
On to menu planning for this week. The latest food trend is a focus on one pot meals. While not new, it certainly can make dinner prep easier. The new Martha Stewart cookbook One Pot: 120+ Easy Meals from Your Skillet, Slow Cooker, Stockpot, and More can provide lots of easy dinners for a busy night. I picked a “one pot” meal from a recipe bundle I received for preordering the Brown Eggs and Jam Jars cookbook. Doesn’t it look delicious!
Dinner Menu
Monday: Roasted Chicken and Squash over Polenta (bumped from Sunday in favor of Sweet Basil’s)
Tuesday: Baked Salmon, Roasted Asparagus and Orzo
Wednesday: No meat for Ash Wednesday. JJ asked for egg cupcakes. Take a quiche recipe and bake crust free in muffin cups.
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If you live in the Boston area, we really didn’t need the groundhog to tell us we have six more weeks of winter. With another snowstorm coming, I’m not sure we will even see the ground in six weeks. At least we will have warm food in our bellies and dreams of our warm vacation this past week. Thank you to my wonderful in-laws for taking care of us, especially while Daddy and I escaped for 24 hours for some blissful quiet time. A dose of the beach did wonders for us all.
As this week’s meal plan came together, there were so many recipes I kept coming back to that featured chicken thighs. In The Kitchn Cookbook, they call them the Next Big Thing and I have to agree. Chicken thighs are hard to overcook, full of flavor and often less expensive per pound than chicken breasts. Our kids generally eat chicken thigh recipes more consistently than chicken breast recipes so I’ll count that as another win.
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As the snow apocalypse is upon us, I wonder if meal planning will be in vain this week. Will we have power? No school? After braving the grocery store today and witnessing empty shelves, I can say we can tuck ourselves in for the week and not go hungry. Just keep the power on please, we would like warm dinner after playing out in the snow all day.
Tuesday: BLIZZARD WARNING! Teaming up with the neighbors and they are making the short ribs and we will make the cornbread, green beans and pappardelle. Plus plenty of homemade cookies!
Wednesday: Madison’s birthday dinner!!! Chicken nuggets, roasted asparagus and mac n cheese. And cake.
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I hope the long weekend has afforded every some time to rest and relax with family today. On the meal plan this week we are adding in more meatless meals, and yes, my husband is on board. It’s one of our family goals for 2015 to eat less meat. We know it’s healthier, economical and generally better for the environment. Now we just have to come up with some meatless meals that will appeal to the whole family…
On the menu this week…
Monday: Spinach and cheddar quiche. Kids will get it crust free cooked in our muffin tin.
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can provide lots of easy dinners for a busy night. I picked a “one pot” meal from a recipe bundle I received for preordering the 
, they call them the Next Big Thing and I have to agree. Chicken thighs are hard to overcook, full of flavor and often less expensive per pound than chicken breasts. Our kids generally eat chicken thigh recipes more consistently than chicken breast recipes so I’ll count that as another win.
, is releasing this week and I can’t wait for it to grace my doorstep.
, steamed green beans and pasta shells.
