grocery budget is low, so we're trying to eat through our pantry/freezer + clean out leftovers. so I rearranged a few nights of the menu plan - aka we're not following the dinner themes some nights and THAT'S OKAY.
sunday:
grill and chill
monday:
meal prep monday
grill and chill
- brett grills burgers
- see this instagram post for an explanation of our weekly grill and chill tradition
- see our other weekly routines here and our yearly traditions here
- shop my favorite meal prep goodies here
- my version of Meal Prepping is asking myself, “What can I do now that will be helpful in the future?” AKA “What can I do now to make Thursday’s dinner easier?”
- visit my Pinterest boards to see where I save all food inspiration and ideas, like yogurt parfaits and snack boxes
- make a batch of oatmeal and snack boxes for the week
- snack boxes: oven omelette (or this recipe) + grapes + apples (+ could add leftover white cheddar, too)
monday:
meal prep monday
creamy tomato parmesan soup (freeze leftovers - see favorite containers here)
+ grilled cheese (or BLTs? club sandwiches?)
+ bagged salad? leftover fruit?
- shop my favorite meal prep goodies here
- my version of Meal Prepping is asking myself, “What can I do now that will be helpful in the future?” AKA “What can I do now to make Thursday’s dinner easier?”
- visit my Pinterest boards to see where I save all food inspiration and ideas, like yogurt parfaits and snack boxes
- make a batch of oatmeal and snack boxes for the week
- snack boxes: oven omelette (or this recipe) + grapes + apples (+ could add leftover white cheddar, too)
- make smoothie cups, if needed
- see more about my smoothies here, here, and here
- here's my favorite smoothie book
- shop my favorite smoothie cups, straws, and blender here
- follow weelicious - she's where I get all my smoothie combo ideas
- see my other routines here
tuesday:
taco-ish tuesday
frozen taquitos + mashed avo + costco queso
frozen taquitos + mashed avo + costco queso
- I use my favorite avocado tool when dealing with avocados
wednesday:
slow cooker ravioli (use vodka sauce in pantry. and omit mozz cheese for personal preference)
+ roasted broccoli
- roasted broccoli: coat in olive oil + garlic salt (or tj's onion salt), 400 degree oven, upper rack, until crispy (clearly I wing this recipe, so you do you)
thursday:
pizza night
- frozen pizza, takeout pizza, homemade pizza, naan pizza, Costco pizza, whatever.
- I love...
- making a batch of our favorite ranch in my favorite dressing container
- our pizza stone
- the idea of weekly pizza like in this article or this article
- putting out hot honey, parm cheese, red pepper flakes, etc
- doctoring up frozen pizza - here are ideas!
- naan pizza, veggie-hidden sauce, and pizza that cleans out the fridge - I cover all three in this Instagram post, as well as why we paused weekly Pizza Night for awhile there
- this guide on how to use pizza leftovers
friday:
fajita friday or f it friday
saturday:
snack dinner saturday
leftovers
or frozen fish sticks + tater tots + fruit :) :)
- my favorite place to learn cheese plates is this instagram account or her book
- see my "snack dinner" highlight on my Instagram for my posts
- I love Jen Hatmaker's Instagram post here about how she does it
- peek at my "snack dinner" pinterest board where I find inspiration
- aaaand this article in favor of snack dinner (+ ideas)
- if our budget allows, we love renewing our Cheese of the Month membership to celebrate our wedding anniversary - we discovered this cheese shop while dating in college, so it's one of our favorite nostalgic things. It’s pricey, but perfect for an at-home date, and perfect for our weekly snack dinner.
my favorite posts/pages to help you:
- meal planning 101
- my favorite things
- visit my amazon store
- see my instagram stories and pinterest boards for more ideas
- things to do at home, haley wynn style
- my pregnancy so far + how I'm prepping for baby
- see my favorite postpartum things here
- click here for my postpartum meal plan + what I froze for postpartum
- See this Instagram post for more on my freezer cooking.
- (Also peek at the "freezer" highlight on my Instagram.)
- See this document for a list of alllll the linked recipes - and notes - of what I froze for postpartum.
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