Meal Planning (4/12-4/18)

[LittleStarSweeper]

Welcome to the first weekly Meal Planning thread! This is where we can share what we're eating this week (including snacks!), swap tasty recipes, and discuss everything food-related.


"People who love to eat are always the best people." --Julia Child

So.... whatcha eatin' this week?

[LittleStarSweeper]

I'll get us started. Here's what I'm thinking for this week:

Wed: BLTs & chips (DH's choice - he loves sandwiches)
Thurs: pasta and salad
Fri: homemade pizza
Sat: grilled burgers w/ orzo salad
Sun: Easter dinner @ SIL's house (I'll be helping her with whatever she needs me to do/make)
Mon: Thai takeout
Tues: not sure yet... maybe rice & beans

Trying to stick with healthy snacks. Apples and peanut butter, cottage cheese, popcorn, and yogurt have been tasting good lately. But, damn it, potato chips always taste good. 😉

[caybeh]

Yes! I love food!
Wed: Spaghetti, salad, garlic toast
Thurs: not entirely sure try
Fri: at my parents
Sat: Chipotle
Sun: ham and potatoes

I try to snack more on veggies and yogurt is my bedtime snack. However, I have a box of ice cream sandwiches in the freezer that are pretty yummy too!

[leviosa]

I love this thread already! I always need some good ideas for dinner.

Tonight: the sweet potato & chicken crockpot meal discussed in randoms yesterday. It smells so good!

Thursday: leftovers

Friday: chicken breast with garlic seared carrots and mashed sweet potatoes

Saturday: I would like to cook the salmon I have in the freezer but I don't know how to do it where it will actually taste really good. Anyone have any suggestions?

Sunday: I will probably cook a ham and have crockpot dressing, homemade Mac n cheese, and potatoes salad. Yum to all of those things!!!

[saltandvinegar]

Thanks for starting this LittleStarSweeper, I meal plan every week so I'm excited to try new stuff. I am already planning to try a couple that were brought up in the randoms.

Tonight: Subway/take out
Thursday: Cheesy chicken tortellini bake
Friday: Pasta con broccoli (I'm excited to try this kellykapow )
Saturday: Homemade pizza
Sunday: Easter dinner - ham, corn casserole, cheesy potatoes, gnocci... lots of good stuff
Monday: Crockpot Chicken & sweet potato
Tuesday: Marinated grilled shrimp with rice & green beans

[kellykapow]

saltandvinegar, let me know how you like the pasta con broccoli!

[kellykapow]

Wednesday: leftover pasta con broccoli, since I quadrupled the recipe yesterday.
Thursday: Going out to dinner with my friend. H and DS are on their own, which means they will probably eat peanut butter and jelly or nachos.
Friday: Chicken (not sure how I'm going to cook it yet), sweet potato fries, and asparagus from FIL's garden.
Saturday: no idea
Sunday: 2 Easter events to attend, so we'll be bringing a side to each of those.

[salmon2017]

I love the meal planning idea, but I have never been able to make it work. We don't really do a family dinner because our timing is all off. DS is hungry at 5:30, I snack on whatever scraps he doesn't eat. MH makes and eats something (salad or sandwich) at 7 when DS goes to bed and I exercise. Then I eat around 8 (also salad/sandwich/plate of cheese and crackers and veggies/bowl of cereal).

Our main meal is lunch, so I guess I should try meal-planning that instead.......

[saltandvinegar]

Apr 12, 2017 15:08:58 GMT -5 salmon2017 said:

I love the meal planning idea, but I have never been able to make it work. We don't really do a family dinner because our timing is all off. DS is hungry at 5:30, I snack on whatever scraps he doesn't eat. MH makes and eats something (salad or sandwich) at 7 when DS goes to bed and I exercise. Then I eat around 8 (also salad/sandwich/plate of cheese and crackers and veggies/bowl of cereal).

Our main meal is lunch, so I guess I should try meal-planning that instead.......

We meal plan for dinner and use leftovers for lunch but maybe you could switch that around. It helps me so much.  I had to get us all on a schedule. I was used to eating later but now we typically eat between 6/6:30 and I've gotten used to it. 

[leviosa]

The crockpot chicken and sweet potatoes were delicious!

[mambo]

I had tuna salad for dinner

[LittleStarSweeper]

Loving all of these ideas, ladies! I think I'm going to have to make it a policy not to look at this thread when I'm hungry.... everything sounds so good!

leviosa , how do you do your garlic seared carrots? I think DH would eat that and maaaaaybe DD would try them. Always looking for tasty veg sides. 😊
saltandvinegar , would love the recipe for your cheesy chicken tortellini bake if it's easily shared.

Edit: autocorrect fail

[leviosa]

LittleStarSweeper, I just add some oil to a pan and put some garlic in (however much you want) and then add the carrots. Stir them around while they cook and then a minute or two before they are done, add some brown sugar to them. They are tasty.

[saltandvinegar]

LittleStarSweeper , This is the one we are planning to try tonight. I'll let you know how it turns out.

www.theseasonedmom.com/chicken-and-veggie-tortellini-casserole/

[luciddreamer]

leviosa I'm glad you like it!

[luciddreamer]

I think I'm going to try making kellykapow 's pasta con broccoli. It sounds delicious

[salmon2017]

kellykapow do you think I could get away with frozen broccoli in that recipe? I have a half-bag of broccoli that has been in the freezer for months and if I could find something tasty to make with it I would be a happy girl.

Also maybe I could add additional veggies ..... I have some cauliflower and bell peppers that might work well.

[sarenu]

Thursday: wrap sandwiches (egg, turkey, spinach, feta, and avocado)
Friday: Take out
Saturday: Frittata for breakfast, left overs for lunch, Home-made ramen bowls with chicken and egg. Chicken for the kids.
Sunday: pesto pasta salad with left over chicken, chickpeas, feta, onion, tomato

I need to plan for next week. But I think I'm going to make some cornbread muffins for breakfast to-go (veggies and sausage cooked in the muffin).

[sarenu]

My favorite salmon is one of these:

- mustard topped (I use a dijon or stone ground)
- fresh lemon, garlic, and butter (I place slice on top as well and you can add capers)
- Pot latch seasoning (one of the few things I still get from WS because a little goes a long way and it has a lot of flavor and kick)

I really like to grill mine. We just do foil packets and throw them on the grill. But you can do these in the oven as well.

[kellykapow]

Apr 13, 2017 9:46:44 GMT -5 salmon2017 said:

kellykapow do you think I could get away with frozen broccoli in that recipe? I have a half-bag of broccoli that has been in the freezer for months and if I could find something tasty to make with it I would be a happy girl.

Also maybe I could add additional veggies ..... I have some cauliflower and bell peppers that might work well.

yes, I think you could definitely use frozen broccoli or add any additional veggies that sound good to you. 

I'm planning to add sundried tomatoes to mine next time. yum. 

[leviosa]

Apr 13, 2017 10:32:38 GMT -5 sarenu said:

My favorite salmon is one of these:

- mustard topped (I use a dijon or stone ground)
- fresh lemon, garlic, and butter (I place slice on top as well and you can add capers)
- Pot latch seasoning (one of the few things I still get from WS because a little goes a long way and it has a lot of flavor and kick)

I really like to grill mine. We just do foil packets and throw them on the grill. But you can do these in the oven as well.

Thank you!!!!