A review and Meal Planning Jan 29 through Feb 4
Last week in review. It wasn’t so bad:
Sunday – Sausage and peppers are in the crock pot already! This turned out well, but the peppers lost too much texture in the crock pot. It was more like bolognese.
Monday – Pork tenderloin medallions with cauliflower bake and a side salad SOMEONE forgot to take the pork out of the freezer.
Tuesday – Pork chops with mango salsa, yet undetermined vegetable I ended up combining Monday and Tuesday into a firey pork tenderloin with mango salsa. Sadly, I used someone else’s mango recipe and it was no bueno. The pork tenderloin was great though!
Wednesday – Baked chicken nuggets with fingerling potatoes Done and done.
Thursday – Leftover sausage and peppers Good leftover!
And now on to this week!
Step 1 – The schedule
Sunday (last night!) – We ate a late lunch, so we had a light dinner (taco salad)
Monday – Normal Monday, so something that takes about 1h to prep and serve
Tuesday – I’m on my own, so I’ll go to the gym after work and then do whatever suits my whims of the moment
Wednesday – Normal night for dinner prep
Thursday – Our usual thursday schedule has changed to “work, gym, home” with no more gaming commitment. This week, however, we’ve got a 3 year old’s birthday party to attend… so I think dinner’s at the party. We’ll see.
Friday – Out, possibly with friends!
Saturday – Whatever! WOO!
Summary – 1 quick meal, 1 normal meal… that’s it!
Step 2 – What to use up?
1 chicken breast
Some yams
A few white button mushrooms
Baby bok choy coming in my DTDO box!
(image from ehow.com)
Step 3 – The Plan
Sunday – Done, Taco Salads
Monday – Chicken marsala using the mushrooms and some onion over pasta and green beans on the side
Tuesday – On my own! I may go to the store to get a gift for said 3 year old… what do 3 year olds like?
Wednesday – Pork stir fry with baby bok choy and other veggies
Thursday – Nothing spells PARTY like Minnie Mouse on a cake!
Step 4 – What to buy and prep?
Almost nothing…. I should get some pork out of the freezer.