Another week of feeding ourselves

[sadlebred]

I now have pneumonia. Some of the usual later in the week if I feel better.

Sunday: chicken noodle soup + grilled cheese
Monday: ditto Sunday
Tuesday: See Monday
Wednesday: Tofu burrito
Thursday: Big salad or pizza out
Friday: probably out/order in or eat something at home to save $$
Sat.: probably something from the freezer/eat stuff that needs to be eaten night

[eb777888]

We just got back from a food hall. Pretty much our Sunday tradition now! Me and H had skewers- bacon wrapped scallops, shrimp and pineapple, lamb, beef and shisheido peppers. David had pizza.

I'm in the mood to cook this week! We've been OOT and I haven't cooked in like two weeks.

Lunches- NYT Lemon-Garlic Kale salad (omit the cheese, add avocado)

Monday- NYT Skillet Chicken with Mushrooms and Carmelized Onions- I'm doubling the mushrooms, adding a few exotic varieties that we haven't yet tried. Also adding spinach.
Tuesday- NYT Brothy Thai Curry with scallops and herbs (replacing tofu with scallops)
Wednesday- NYT Chicken with garlic-chili-ginger sauce
Thursday- ? No idea. Maybe tacos
Friday-Date night

[isabel]

Yesterday was movie night. I mostly ate popcorn and candy.

Tonight: lemon caper rainbow trout with boxed risotto and asparagus

This week: grilled Thai chicken, rice, green beans; kale salad with butternut squash, goat cheese, and apricot vinaigrette

[dontlook]

Mon: salmon, sweet potato
Tues: chili
Wed: brats, chips, some veggie
Thurs, Fri, Sat: cleaning out fridge before leaving on vacation on Sunday.

[sofamonkey]

Ha! I missed this. I swear I looked! I’ll add my list to to us ribbon.

[sofamonkey]

N o particular order, but it’s chilly all week and rainy for most of it.

Fettuccine Alfredo a la Costco, salad

Meatloaf with smashed taters and broccoli

Spaghetti with marinara, meatballs, and salad

French toast with bacon and fruit

Ham and au gratin potatoes, some veg (broc or salad)

[litebright]

As I was meal-planning today, I was thinking that it's no wonder that women have decision fatigue around meals by the end of the week. Four nights out of seven I am the point person on meals and by Friday I just want some sort of sustenance to magically appear and I envy organisms that can eat via osmosis/absorption.

Thank God, my DH cooks at least two if not more of the weekend meals (we may go out once) and it is so nice to not have to think/shop/check that we have ingredients, he does all that. But there's still a stereotype that "women can't decide what/where to eat out" and for whatever reason it struck me that sheesh, women are actually making all the decisions on the vast majority of meals, so it shouldn't be a surprise that if you are responsible for the day-in-day-out meals that when you DON'T have to cook, you may not want to deal with still more questions about "Do you want to go out to eat? What are you in the mood for? Which restaurant?" No matter how well-meaning.

Anyway. DH smoked a pork shoulder yesterday and it is a freaking amazing batch. We had it for dinner last night, we'll eat it again tonight and he froze some that I can pop in the slow cooker for a meal later this week.

Besides that, I have a bunch of slow-cooker meals because this is going to be a hellish week: Slow-cooker beef & bean two-bean chili, slow-cooker chicken/black bean tacos and slow-cooker Italian sausage & white bean soup. All Gina Homolka/Skinnytaste recipes.

[VillainV]

Tonight: Turkey burgers and sweet potato tots (holy shit the Alexia sweet potato tots got expensive!!!

Monday: Leftover chilli, cheddar bay biscuits

Tuesday: Home Chef sweet potato tortilla soup

Wednesday: Home Chef sticky honey garlic steak strips

Thursday: Home Chef cheese crusted chicken and green beans

Friday: Tomato Soup and grilled cheese

Saturday: order?

[Wines Not Whines]

Tonight: Dinner out while my son was at a birthday party

Monday: cheese ravioli with sauce and a salad

Tuesday: pizza (we have an entire pizza left from the weekend)

Wednesday: Indian butter chicken, daal, samosas

Thursday: Probably more of the Indian food

Friday: order out

Saturday: I’m solo so probably ordering out again

[cricketwife]

Sun - leftover chicken noodle soup
mon Sheet pan chicken parm
tues - sheet pan bbq chicken and roasted veg
wed - chicken and jarred tikka masala in crockpot w/ coconut rice
thurs- leftovers 
fri- I’m out, leftovers for rest of fam

[mofongo]

Tonight - leftover cabbage lasagna, salad
Tomorrow - I went to a crawfish boil today and brought shrimp/sausage home, we are going to make a pasta with soba noodles

No clue after that, but H starts his off week Tuesday, so he will make a plan.

[charlatti]

Sunday: potato soup with leftover corned beef
Monday: sausage, asparagus and orzo
Possible rest of the week: veggie burgers, ravioli, maybe crockpot beef sandwiches

[NewOrleans]

Blah! This week is jacked due to school events and a continued shit week at work. 😖😖. Hopefully the last one for a bit.

M: egg roll in a bowl
T: grilled cheese 🙄
W: no one home, go feral
Th: eggs and toast 🍳🙄

[candreco]

Sun: ramen carbonara, edamame
Mon: tilapia (maybe baked w/ panko crust?), rice, green beans
Tues: chicken tinga tacos w/ slaw, guac, black beans
Wed: corned beef w/ roasted potatoes, cabbage, and carrots, soda bread
Thurs: pasta w/ Italian sausage and spicy marinara, broccoli
Fri: out
Sat: party at a friend's house, I think I'm taking bacon-wrapped dates, probably something else TBD too

[beerlover]

I'm not cooking as much this week and I'm not mad about it, though I like cooking. It'll be a nice break.

Sunday: Chinese food leftovers from Saturday
Monday: I'm going to an event at our brewery that's potluck so random things
Tuesday: out for dinner with friends
Wednesday: making some kind of Asian nacho with shrimp and baked wonton wrappers
Thursday: pizza skillet I saw on IG

[verycontrary247]

Sunday: Lemon chickpea orzo soup + fresh rolls
Monday: Giada sheet pan lasagna
Tuesday: Arroz con pollo
Wednesday: Pizza
Thursday: Shrimp fried rice

[skidunks]

Back to school and work this week wahhhhh…
Tonight: DH and the boys had leftover corned beef and veggies. I had a salad after I got from a painting class
Tomorrow: Korean beef but with ground turkey, rice and broccoli
Tuesday: Pulled pork sliders, tots and green beans
Wednesday: chicken and white bean enchiladas
Thursday: chili
Friday: not sure yet

[SwimDeep]

litebright - that is completely true and something I've been trying to put into words for years now. By the end of the week I am done with food decisions, so I jump on board with whatever H suggests. The stereotype that women never know what they want to eat is so unfair.

Anyway, I hit my local Asian mart for most of this week's groceries. Yesterday we had whole roasted black bass with leftover potatoes, cabbage, and quick pickled onions/peppers from St. Paddy's day.

Tonight... mapo tofu? With bok choy and mushrooms. And I want to try cooking lotus root.

We'll probably eat off the brisket at least twice more before freezing the rest (side note: it did not take 12 hours... it hit the magic 220 degree mark after only 8 hours 😳)
We had some on Saturday with pasta Alfredo and broccoli and I'm pretty sure that was a small taste of heaven. We might repeat that but with spaghetti squash instead of pasta, and I think I'm going to add some to Thai green curry later in the week.

I think I'm short one meal... but I have chicken in the freezer and lots of veggies in the fridge. I'll figure something out 🤷‍♀️

[arielroux]

Oh, we’ve given up this week.

Tonight - breakfast sandwiches
Tomorrow - nothing as I have a work lunch in the afternoon
Wednesday - hot dogs
Thursday - burgers
Weekend - we generally don’t cook on the weekend, so…

[ssmjlm]

Yesterday/Today: TJs turkey tenderloins with zucchini and baked potato
Tues/Wed: Chicken Pot Pie
Thurs/Fri: Tacos

[gardengal]

Veggie fritatta with roasted potatoes & salad
Pollo saltado with fries (obv) & frozen veg tbd
Veggie pita pizzas
Leftovers of all those things

My lunch this week is pineapple fried rice with extra veggies & made with brown rice

[NewGirlNic]

Back from vacation and it makes meal planning even more painful after a week of not having to think about it. 

M: Ramen 
T: chili and cornbread
W: Greek chicken bowls
Th: smoked kielbasa and perogies, salad
F: out
S: chicken Milanese and pasta

[tacokick]

Fried catfish, broccoli, rice

Szechuan takeout leftovers

Bratwurst, potatoes, cabbage

Pork loin, popovers or cornbread, squash

Sandwiches, chips, cucumbers

?

Our anniversary is Saturday and we can’t decide what to do for it.

[christy082]

Mon- meatloaf, baked potatoes and asparagus
Tues- chicken quesadillas
Wed- lettuce wrapped turkey burgers with veggies
Thurs- make your own pizza/Flatbread
Fri- turkey and black bean tacos
Sat- baked chicken with roasted broccoli

[maudefindlay]

Tonight baked potato with various toppings
Tuesday chicken lasagna Alfredo
Wednesday chiken/rice/beans/avocado bowls
Thursday soup and sandwiches
Friday scrambled egg, bacon, muffins, fruit

[styme46]

Last night was pizza
Tonight - chicken thighs and potatoes
Tomorrow - college visit so we'll get some sort of fast food after probably
Wednesday - eggs, hashbrowns, bacon
Thursday - Chicken chipotle pasta
Friday - if we don't go home, salmon and rice
Saturday - Leftovers
Sunday - leftovers or sour cream noodle bake

[Gato]

The NYTimes just published a list of "kid-friendly recipes." I can attest that my kids absolutely love the salmon bowls, which we're making this week. Here's the link, which is supposed to have the paywall removed:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/14/dining/kid-friendly-recipes.html?unlocked_article_code=hI6C4zE5Oh4d47AspvezsSmEc1Bmri-5WsKFfVRO1QL9poLIkgwGGZlWA_aj657qKbw5rMSK62mgFK2PSN81TKjTaQ9qhBSijSaxFITnvWNtpYvs5X_kxRpQ9PE0mfFVybrM5jcCcsC3uuFVnS7PaTFTWFjl--PWDWVYISGm94cc8svfoTZgf3kdAmjfk11I-TldVM5f3M-7t0kw8KgTAWTUpZXBIiCO-qAn8uqP6yPzWQ6y6slJ74nIjB8fFKpfEf6y11w02VV1QO6KsHFWavKuyo1YmUnxVqaEXk9uyEY9_lmrZ0XbHBN4u67FOptDd4S8VFAubTHSFhJ0sYW9eR9sxJb_o9xRh98IWSk&smid=url-share

[candreco]

Mar 20, 2023 9:42:57 GMT -5 Gato said:

The NYTimes just published a list of "kid-friendly recipes." I can attest that my kids absolutely love the salmon bowls, which we're making this week. Here's the link, which is supposed to have the paywall removed:

www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/14/dining/kid-friendly-recipes.html?unlocked_article_code=hI6C4zE5Oh4d47AspvezsSmEc1Bmri-5WsKFfVRO1QL9poLIkgwGGZlWA_aj657qKbw5rMSK62mgFK2PSN81TKjTaQ9qhBSijSaxFITnvWNtpYvs5X_kxRpQ9PE0mfFVybrM5jcCcsC3uuFVnS7PaTFTWFjl--PWDWVYISGm94cc8svfoTZgf3kdAmjfk11I-TldVM5f3M-7t0kw8KgTAWTUpZXBIiCO-qAn8uqP6yPzWQ6y6slJ74nIjB8fFKpfEf6y11w02VV1QO6KsHFWavKuyo1YmUnxVqaEXk9uyEY9_lmrZ0XbHBN4u67FOptDd4S8VFAubTHSFhJ0sYW9eR9sxJb_o9xRh98IWSk&smid=url-share

From the same list, oven-roasted chicken shawarma, shrimp scampi w/ orzo, homemade hamburger helper, turmeric-black pepper chicken, and korean bbq meatballs have all been deemed acceptable by my kids.

[fluffycookie]

Sunday - I made baked corn beef with roasted potatoes and sautéed cabbage.
Tonight - pasta with sauce and roasted broccoli
Tuesday - general tsao's chicken with green beans and rice
Wednesday - chicken alfredo pizza with salad
Thursday - one pan chicken and broccoli with rice
Friday - caprese pizza with salad
Saturday - fish taco bowls
Sunday - grilled skirt steak with blue cheese risotto and asparagus

[Deleted]

I'm getting bored and need to find some new options.

Sun: steak on the grill, baked sweet potatoes, peas
Mon: turkey taco lettuce wraps
Tue: grilled marinated chicken, brown rice, some kind of veg
Wed: chili garlic ground turkey w/ broccoli and brown rice bowls
Thu: bang bang shrimp, cauliflower rice, sauteed spinach
Fri: probably takeout
Sat: out with friends