burnt orange butter: 6/13 menu plan

sunday: grill and chill

read all the ways our weekly ritual of grill and chill helps us here
brett grills steak

roasted asparagus or roasted brussels sprouts
corn on the cob
some sort of potatoes

brett loves his grill, his smoker, and his prep table (see other grill and chill favorites here)
see our other weekly routines here and our yearly traditions here

weekly meal prep:

here and here's how I meal prep

see all my meal prep instagram posts here
here's what I do when I don't feel like meal prepping

shop my favorite meal prep goodies here
I love this article for inspiration

prep dinner things: “What can I do now that will make eating at home this week easier?"

tbd

make food for me (and KK)

*I adapt all these things for KK if need be if it's something we will share

see more about feeding KK here

make a batch of this oatmeal for the week, if needed

or make a batch of baked oatmeal for the week - like this! (I learned I love to eat it warm with milk or greek yogurt YUM)
or make fruity baked oatmeal cups for KK - I'll sometimes change out the fruit, double the recipe, and freeze leftovers. you're welcome, future haley!

make a batch of beans and/or rice/grains, if needed

KK and I LOVE rice and beans for breakfast/lunch!

make a batch of waffles, pancakes, or muffins, if needed

(or make a batch of sheet pan pancakes, like these or these)
freeze leftovers, or double the batch and freeze half

make eggs for the week, if needed

like my trashy tater tot baked omelette
or make these egg cups
or make sheet pan omelette for us + KK for the week
or make hardboiled eggs using this method for KK + Brett this week

make smoothie cups and/or yogurt parfaits, if needed

see my "smoothies" highlight on my instagram
see more about my yogurt parfaits here

make snack boxes in divided glass containers like this, if needed:

see my "snack box" highlight on my instagram for this better explained + past boxes
see my Pinterest boards to see where I save all food inspiration for snack boxes/adult lunchables/bistro boxes/whatever you call them

monday: sandwich night

why we love a weekly sandwich night

club sandwiches + fruit + chips

add houston's honey mustard dressing to dip

tuesday:

tamales + mashed avo

our halloween tradition is to order tamales from this restaurant to be delivered to our door (they ship nationwide) - and we order extraaa to keep in the freezer as a quick dinner in the coming months (and to make the shipping costs worth it) - i wrote a whole instagram post on this here if you'd like to know more!
see our other annual traditions here.
I use my favorite avocado tool when dealing with avocados

wednesday:

Chicken pot pie or like this (edited to add: I used these recipes as guidelines, and did the following - take it all with a grain of salt):
first! here's my instagram post on this
3-4 potatoes, diced small + 4 TB butter, saute for 5-7 minutes until smells yummy
add in 1/4 c flour until all potatoes are coated
add in 3 cups broth + 1/4 c milk/cream/half and half (I used a combo of cream and half and half I needed to use up - let bubble and thicken
add in 1 rotisserie chicken (shred into smalllll pieces) and 2 bags of frozen mixed vegetables
add more broth/cream/milk/liquid until desired soupiness
salt and pepper to taste
puff pastry + egg wash on top
freeze or bake
(refer to recipes for temperatures - I just winged it)
made enough for 1 small pyrex for dinner and a few freezer meals
I prefer to use this smaller pyrex size for our dinners, since they fit better in my fridge and a 9x13 is just way too much.
and I love these or these guys for freezing bakes/casseroles. these are my favorites for freezing soup, smoothie packs, and ground meat (like taco meat or sloppy joes).
also! for casseroles/bakes, I follow the recipe through, but freeze right before the baking step.
with bagged salad or fruit