I'm changing things up a bit this week in hopes of making things a bit easier. You probably noticed last week that the Meal Plan, Recipes and Grocery List were posted together in one PDF file, which I think (and I hope you'll agree) is a big improvement over posting them seperately as images. In addition to posting the link on the Meal Plan page I'll include the link at the top of the Week in Review post. I'll also include in the weekly post a list of links to any recipes that are availabe on-line.
Weekly Quick Links:
- Fish Tacos, Food Network
- Breakfast Wrap
- Corn Tortillas, 100 Days of Real Food
- Roast Chicken Drumsticks, Stock Piling Mom
- Brocolli & Cheddar Patties, Weelicious
- Whole Wheat Tea Biscuits, 100 Days of Real Food
- Almond Milk, Oh She Glows
- Ranch Dressing, 100 Days of Real Food
Week in Review
Given that I was not feeling the greatest when I planned this week I feel it came together pretty well and was an easy one to follow. This week was mostly inspired by a trip to Costco where I picked up some Spinach, Strawberries and Portobello Mushrooms. I had a variety of Goat Cheese and Pre-Cooked Chicken from a previous visit as well. To kick things off this was supper on Sunday night... |
| Spinach Salad with Fig Goat Cheese |
Some other ways we used up these ingredients - Southwest Chicken Salads, Portobello Mushroom Burgers with Goat Cheese and Strawberry Shortcake.
I also threw in a Lasagna mid-week which worked out really well!! I typically think of big-batch meals as a Sunday thing to do to stretch into the early part of the week but really its mid-week when I'm running out of steam! Dave assembled the lasagna Tuesday night which made for an easy supper on Wednesday with enough leftovers for lunch Thursday and Friday. As a result the only meal we made after Tuesday was Thursday's supper - now that's an easy week! Friday's plan is not a typo - Dave had a work event and Marin had a Birthday Party so we didn't need a meal tonight.
I typically focus on Lunches and Suppers in my review but I'd like to talk a bit about Breakfast this week. If you're like me you sometimes fall into a breakfast rut. I tend to throw a variety of breakfast ideas on my plan using things that I know we have on hand - but in reality many mornings I skip the plan and go for a quick piece of toast with peanut butter. This week I added a bit of variety to my breakfast and it was a nice change! We had flatbread and strawberries so one day I made a breakfast wrap with PB, Banana, Strawberry and large flake oats. Delicious breakfast on the go! I also made Almond Milk this week!! I can't believe it either. As a result I had an abundance of almond pulp to use up - yesterday I mixed it with oatmeal and this morning I had it on an English Muffin with a drizzle of maple syrup and topped with, you guessed it... strawberries!
The only meal I want to comment on this week is the fish tacos. I very loosely followed the recipe that I've included in the plan. I marinated the fish as per the recipe but pan-fried it instead of grilled. We had it on corn tortillas... have you made them yet??? If my last picture didn't tempt you maybe this one will? My main topping was a mango salsa, which was just a bottled variety with added diced mango. This was my first attempt at fish tacos and I'd definately make them again but I wasn't overly crazy about the salsa - I found it overpowering. I think a fresh mango salsa would be much better!Now... my pick for the one meal you should definately try this week.... Strawberry Shortcake! Ok, ok, I know you can't really make a meal out of it but it was such a treat! I would also pick this one so that you have an excuse to try these Whole Wheat Tea Biscuits. I splurged on REAL whipped cream.... yummmmm. BTW - the whipped cream was a breeze to make in my new Kitchen Aid Mixer. Have I mentioned before how much I love it??
One quick story before I sign off. I'm now a month into my meal planning journey and am really happy with the results. I feel more organized and I definately feel like we've saved money. One thing for sure is that we've eaten out much less! This is a true story - on a number of occasions last fall we told Marin we were going out to eat and she would say "um...I'd rather just go home for chicken and a salad". Last week she asked me three days in a row - 'Mom, can we pleeeease go out to eat tonight??" :-)
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