First, report out on last week: my menu and meal planning held up! We all ate well, covered our nutritional bases and stayed pretty happy while working pretty darn hard, all week long. It was a hard one: my first full week at a new job; husband had a grueling clinical and teaching schedule; the boy had his first week of sailing practice after school, and he started his week following the State Championship Debate Tournament last Saturday. Granted, there were a few things I failed to mention last week: I made Cheesy Taco Pasta late in the week and then we had (crock pot) Hawaiian chicken with cilantro-lime corn on Saturday night, both of which became clutch in getting us through hot lunches last week.
And here’s my confession: I broke down and made a fantastic pineapple upside down cake on Sunday, which we enjoyed all week… so there’s one Lenten promise out the window. But I am maintaining my commitment to wallet-friendly meal planning, and that is making me feel pretty accomplished. Now, this week, we need to add running and working out back into the rotation, and we will all be feeling like superstars, come Friday.
This Friday is a special day (St. Patrick’s Day), so our menu this week will take that into account. And we can’t forget what’s coming this Tuesday, March 14th: Pi(e) Day!! So, I think we’ll do quiche for breakfast and lemon meringue if all goes well. We also enjoy(?) turning our clocks forward an hour this weekend, so that means one less hour of meal planning and cooking for the week ahead. Sounds like a delicious challenge to me!
Here is what we will attempt this week:
Quiche: let’s try a sweet potato crust with goat cheese and green onion filling to see if we can entice Spring and the spirit of St. Patrick to arrive… and a classic bacon, cheddar and broccoli for good measure. They will keep us fueled and smiling every morning and are great for a quick lunch or dinner too!
Applesauce: great by itself or as an add-in to yogurt and/or granola!
Homemade granola and yogurt for breakfast and/or snack
Chicken Taco Bowls with black beans, cilantro-lime corn, quinoa, sautéed peppers, onions and salsa
Corned Beef, Cabbage and Potatoes (in the crock pot, super easy dinner for Friday night)
Carrot sticks and hummus (snack, lunches)
Sugar snap peas (snack, lunches)
Mandarin oranges (snack, lunches)
Peanut butter chocolate chip protein cookies
Lemon Meringue Pie
Recipes and how to are coming right up! What are you making this week?