It’s been a minute but I’m back! Feels good to just get some words down on the page no matter what they are. Still haven’t gotten back to traveling, and not much time for reading yet, but you gotta eat every day.
Things got crazy here with the launch of our new business in reptile breeding, Wild Roots Reptiles. (Check us out on IG and FB!) A house full of animals has been keeping us hopping. Also doing a bit of home reno and that hasn’t left us with much extra time. All my books are currently in boxes in the spare bedroom closet. I have managed to get a few audio books in but I just cant do reviews on audios. I had stopped menu planning too and going rogue is not working for me. Dinner ends up being hamburgers, taco, or “what do we have in the freezer?”. Gets old very quick.
I am a planner and it may sound boring but for me, a planned day keeps the anxiety away. So weekly menu planning is back and running and I’m loving it already! Started up last week and had some great dinners! That has surely been missed. The hubs is very thankful too.
Here’s my layout:
- Meatless Monday
- Taco Tuesday
- Whatever Wednesday
- Casserole Thursday
- Freezer Friday
- Soup/Salad Saturday
- Slow Cooker Sunday
Every Sunday, while I am relaxing in bed watching football, I scour Pinterest for dinner ideas. Start with ones that I have all the ingredients for and then add to the grocery list things I need for ones later in the week. My imperfect shopping days are Monday and Tuesday with Thursday delivery day, so that usually works out that I can get everything I need there, with maybe just a quick trip to the supermarket if not. Freezer friday is hub’s choice, I leave that one up to him. He can either pick something out of the freezer or we can get take out. This also helps me mix up my proteins throughout the week so we aren’t having beef 3 days in row. And it is great on using up the food that I have in the fridge, keeping my food waste to a minimum. Which is really important to me, also why I use Imperfect Foods.
Last week’s menu:
- Tomato and White Bean Soup
- Gluten Free Hard Shell Tacos
- Grilled Mahi with Lemon Rice and Salad
- One Pot Cheeseburger Casserole
- Take out from Sweet Lou’s Restaurant & Tap House (I had the Bleu Cheese and Mushroom Burger, so good!)
- BLT Balsamic Chicken Avocado Salad
- The Best Pot Roast with mashed potatoes and canned corn
They were all so good but these were definitely my top 3!
I finished up the menu for this week last night and here it is:
- Crispy Jack Patties with fries
- Brisket Tacos
- Grilled steak with Oven Roasted Herb & Garlic Parmesean Potatoes and salad
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Bake
- ??? We will have to wait and see what he chooses.
- French Onion Soup
- Crock Pot Pork Chops & Gravy with mashed potatoes and brocolli.
Stay tuned thoughout the week for updates on how they turned out!
