8/15 menu plan

sunday: 

dinner: grill and chill  

• beach
• read all the ways our weekly ritual of grill and chill helps us here
• brett loves his grill, his smoker, and his prep table (see other grill and chill favorites here)
• when the weather is yucky, we use (and love!) our cast iron grill pan indoors

my weekly meal prep favorites:

• prep dinner things: 
• asking myself: “What can I do now that will make eating at home this week easier?"
• ex: chop vegetables, pull things out of the freezer to thaw, make salad dressing, cook rice, see if anything this week can be made ahead of time, etc.
• prep some sort of dessert for the week
• yep! one of my favorite podcasters said this is an incredibly easy way to plan joy into your week and I SO agree.
• make some things to make breakfasts/snacks/lunches smoother
• a batch of this oatmeal for the week, if needed
• or some sort of baked oatmeal 
• or some sort of overnight oats like this
• prep any produce, if needed
• cut apples for the week, chop up melon, wash + destem grapes, supreme citrus (or use my favorite method to slice citrus), etc.
• I do like to prep some of these into individual mason jars (or my favorite cups) to make easy grab and go snacks. 
• 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 a stack of PB&Js for the freezer, if needed
• like this tutorial! here's my instagram post on them. 
• we use dave's killer bread, a frozen pb&J thaws beautifully in my purse/car/swim bag, and it makes the BEST snack. 
• make eggs for the week, if needed 
• like these egg cups, this sheet pan omelette, or whatever
• or make hardboiled eggs using this method 
• make smoothie packs, if needed
• see my "smoothies" highlight on my instagram
• make mason jar yogurt parfaits, if needed
• 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
• or see all my meal prep instagram posts here
• see my Pinterest boards to see where I save all food inspiration for snack boxes

monday: 

beach

tuesday:

beach

wednesday:

beach

thursday:

• chicken pot pie from freezer - my rambling instructions below
• sliced peaches + bigggg bagged salad + frozen garlic bread
• 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.

friday

• cowboy quiche from the freezer

• this recipe is a great reference for how to freeze quiche

• with our favorite strawberry spinach salad

• i used mixed greens and i omit the avocado

• with roasted sweet potato cubes? (I don't peel them and I cook them much longer - until caramelized - like in this photo)

also, on fridays I menu plan + order groceries

• here's my big Meal Planning 101 post - one of my post popular posts!
• or, watch my "how i menu plan" highlight on instagram if you prefer a video version of me talking :)

saturday: snack dinner saturday

tuna melts:

slice goooood bread in thickkkk slices. mix tuna with an equal part mayo and goooood mustard, until desired consistency. spread on top of bread. lay a slice of goooood tomato and a slice of gooooood provolone (or whatever cheese you prefer) on top, and broil until cheese is melty and getting those delicious golden-y spots.

with leftover roasted sweet potato cubes or leftover salad

and lotsssss of sliced fruit

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