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Tonight - leftover bbq from this weekend - brats, turkey burgers, corn, fruit, carrot slaw.
Tomorrow - Broccoli chicken linguini
Wednesday - Herbed pork tenderloid with braised leeks and wheat berries
Thursday - Spicy sausage fisherman stew
Friday - Sweet potato hash breakfast skillets
Saturday - Eat out
Sunday - Pork Tenderloin with creamy thyme sauce, mashed potatoes, and peas.

We've only been meal planning for about a month, but its working really well for us! We have leftovers for lunch each day.

we just went to costco yesterday and loaded up on proteins for the month. i bought fish, pork, and chicken, and a bunch of frozen burger patties.

tonight - this fish dish - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/one-dish-rockfish/
tuesday - burgers (DH is grilling)
wednesday - 3 cup chicken (a taiwanese dish) - http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Taiwanese-Style-Three-Cup-Chicken/Detail.aspx
thurs - kimchi chigae and rice
friday - some sort of dish using pork loin - not sure what yet.
saturday - leftovers/eat out
sunday - asian glazed chicken thighs - http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Asian-Glazed-Chicken-Thighs/Detail.aspx

Tonight: Tomato soup and grilled cheese (why is it still 55 degrees here?!)
Tuesday: Tacos with fresh guacamole and pico de gallo
Wednesday: BLTs with baked sweet potato fries
Thursday: Hrino Psito pulled pork, creamed corn, garden salad
Friday: Breakfast sandwiches with fruit salad (DH request)
Saturday: Banana bread for breakfast, caprese sandwiches for lunch and out for dinner (wedding)
Sunday: Crepes for brunch, grilled steak with mashed potatoes and sauteed spinach for dinner

In retrospect, it's a somewhat sandwich heavy week...

@T.H.O.U.: i forget the brand, but i'll check when i get home!

smoky orange BBQ sandwiches with corn salad
red lentil curry over rice
turkey sloppy joes with garlicky brussel sprout slaw
DIY hamburger helper (DH's request.. eye roll!)

@rattles: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/christmas-morning-oatmeal/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=apple%20oatmeal%20slow%20cooker&e8=Quick%20Search&event10=1&e7=%2fhelp%2fquestions%2ffaq%2frecipebox.aspx

@T.H.O.U.: Awesome! Consider it pinned

@scg00387: What is DIY hamburger helper? Like ground meat with homemade mac and cheese? I've never really had hamburger helper so I'm not sure what it all really entails but am intrigued by the idea of a one pot meal that would add meat for my LO.

We tend to eat the same lunch and dinner all week because right now I don't have much time to cook!!! This week's lunches are sweet potato curry over quinoa. Supper will be grilled chicken salad. Yum!

@regberadaisy: me too! i have 3 large bottles left that i'm trying to get through.

@regberadaisy: hahaha i'm right there with you! my mom has given me really weird stuff like powdered placenta (blechhh)... that i have to hide. i don't even know if all those weird herbs she gives me is breastfeeding safe so i don't take them.

I decided to get back on the meal planning bandwagon since we are trying to eat meat/fish only 1-3x a week. This week's menu is just 1x eating meat. We'll see what DH thinks of that!

Tonight: fried rice made from leftover Jamaican rice & peas (adding red onion, peppers, mushrooms, ginger, and egg) w/ sauteed sweet potato & spinach on the side.
Tues: Black bean & corn tacos w/guac and leftover sweet potato/spinach.
Weds: This mac & cheese http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-bighearted-mac-cheese-w-137483 with peas and broccoli on the side.
Thurs: Rice w/ sausage and peppers
Fri: Spaghetti w/sauteed spinach & garlic
Sat: Sandwiches (not sure what kind yet)
Sun: Pizza w/ sauteed mushrooms & caramelized onions

Since I am adjusting to be back at work and LO, day care, it is leftover spaghetti all week for me. DH is gone till Friday night, so anything to make it easier on me.

Monday - Pesto Chicken Burgers (My Fav!!) & Sweet Potato Fries
Tuesday - BBQ Chicken Pizza
Wednesday - BBQ Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn on the Cob
Thursday - DH is golfing, so probably something easy. Maybe a chicken caesar wrap?
Friday - Trying the new food truck in town
Saturday - Wedding
Sunday - My parent's place for supper

we grocery shop on sundays so we're set for the week:

tonight: tacos and pinto beans
tues: chicken poppyseed casserole with roasted broccoli and parmesan risotto
wed: pizza night
thurs: turkey burgers and fries
friday: ricotta and spinach pasta

I am so jealous. I'm 10wks pregnant today and I don't want to eat or cook anything. I have really bad nausea and my insurance capped my zofran. I feel so bad for DH and DD.

Gonna go bake a sweet potato in case I feel like eating it later (cue world's tiniest violin).

@mrskc: thank you!!

@mrsjazz: I've been doing 1 meal (out of 4 cooked) without meat and it's taken a few months to get DH to stop whining. I've actually been surprised at how good a lot of the things have been though!

@mrsmate: Ohhh I remember that. Ugh. I had to leave the house so DH could cook himself giant meals to survive the whole week.

@regberadaisy: this is what I do... taste as you go along to tweak how you like it! My MIL's secret ingredient is the fish oil - I don't see that in a lot of recipes online but she uses a TB of it in every korean soup dish she makes, but you don't have to if you don't have it on hand. If you don't have pork belly or don't like pork, you can use a can of tuna instead - I actually really like it with tuna!

Ingredients:
- 3 cups really fermented kimchi, cut 2 inches long
- 1 TB sesame oil
- 1 TB minced garlic
- 1 TB fish oil (optional)
- 1 small onion, sliced
- cut up pork belly (or a can of tuna)
- 1/2 package firm tofu
- water
- 3-4 TB kimchi juice

Directions:
Heat a pot with sesame oil and add garlic. Then add the pork belly and kimchi and stirfry until kimchi turns translucent (about 6-7 min). Add enough water to cover everything. Add in reserved kimchi juice, and fish oil. Add tofu and onions. Simmer on medium low for at least 30 min. The longer the better!