ack. a few weeks out of practice in the meal planning department. not good at all. looking to get things back on track as our schedules continue to be chaotic at best.
meatless monday : southwestern black bean, quinoa and mango medley. this was awesome the first time i made it a few weeks ago. something i can easily put together throughout the day or even more in advance if i have my act together. will likely make a double batch for an easy lunch option this week as well.
i've selected monday as a night of the week for our family to eat a meatless meal as it tends to be more budget friendly as well as a friendlier option for the environment. my meat and potato eating husband tends to go along with this idea because i also make him a yummy dessert in addition to his meatless meal. what can i say, i'm nice like that.
tuesday : crockpot tex mex chicken lettuce wraps. i made a quadruple batch of our typical lettuce wraps last week for a meal swap but didn't make an extra one for us – ugh. so i'm going to give this recipe a whirl as i already have everything on hand.
wednesday : grilled cheeseburger wraps. found this one on pinterest. who doesn't love a good burger?
thursday : lemony lentil soup. from an issue of parents magazine that i was flipping through before donating it to camryn's preschool class to use for collage photos. putting my friend the crockpot to use and hoping for a a great soup to add to my aresenal.
friday : spaghetti with meat sauce. the author claims this is the best sauce ever… i usually make a marinara sauce for pasta so i'm going to change things up a bit with this meat sauce. i know my meat loving husband will rejoice. thinking comfort food is the perfect start to the weekend.
last week's new recipe reviews
chili chicken lime burgers. andy and i were out to dinner on friday night and were discussing the weekend and something reminded me of this recipe i had stumbled across earlier. run, don't walk, to make these! if you've ever had the trader joe's version these blow the original out of the water. so wishing i would've doubled the recipe to put extra in the freezer for another night. will definitely be making these again.
mini funnel cakes. at 9:30p last sunday night, i was in the kitchen making funnel cakes. and couldn't have been happier. so absolutely amazing. although a bit worried that now that i know how easy they are to make i might make them a little too often! hint : i used one of the popular "pancake pens" to squeeze my batter into the oil and it was the absolute perfect gadget for this recipe. i doubled the recipe and was able to make five regular sized cakes.
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