how dinner happens these days:
I wear KK in this carrier or I set her in our bouncer while I prep dinner (or, or! I do what I can during her naptimes), we set KK in the tripp trap high chair with the newborn insert while we eat, and we answer questions from this book (like we used to do when we were dating). And grocery delivery. Weekly grocery delivery.
See my Instagram stories for peeks at my daily life + this week's dinners.
sunday:
grill and chill
monday:
meal prep monday
grill and chill
- brett grills pork loin
- mashed potatoes + gravy
- 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)
- roasted carrots + parmesan roasted zucchini
- 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
monday:
meal prep monday
- blackened salmon caesar pasta salad
- I pile chopped romaine, croutons (homemade or not), blackened salmon (I follow these instructions, but use premade blackening season from the seasoning section), refrigerated caesar dressing, shredded parmesan (not powdered, FOR THE LOVE), and veggie pasta into a bowl
- (see this post and this post for photos + step by step + how I store leftovers)
- with roasted sweet potato cubes
- (I don't peel them and I cook them much longer - until edges are crispyish - like in this photo)
- 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 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
quesadillas using leftover fajita meat
- big bowl of mashed avocado
- sometimes I add in cotija and pepitas, as shown here
- I use my favorite avocado tool when dealing with avocados
- brett cooks his quesadillas in the cast iron, but I love my quesadilla maker
leftovers
thursday:
pizza night
pizza + leftover caesar + leftover roasted veggies + leftover fruit
- 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
- 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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