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menu plan Monday

a menu plan

Monday: Chicken noodle soup
“What’s for dinner?” asked Pete.
“Chicken noodle soup,” I said.
“Ugh,” he said. “Wait, is it Aunt Mrs. Perry Mason’s soup?”
“Yep,” I said. “OK, I’ll eat soup.”
Tuesday: Leftovers
Chili from Sunday, chicken noodle from tonight.
Wednesday: Shrimp fried rice
Yes I am telling you a shrimp fried this rice.
Thursday: Roasted sausages and veggies
It was hard finding lowish-sodium sausages.
Friday: Frozen Pizza
There’s also a “Hamilton” sing-a-long on my calendar. I’m going to have to figure out what that means.

Hungry for more? Check out the Menu Plan Monday linkup at Org Junkie.

menu plan Monday

A meal plan from the pantry

I’ve always cooked a lot of our dinners, but we’d gotten in the habit of eating out frequently. Well, we’re definitely not doing that these days. I’ve been cooking a lot. The big change here is that I’m planning our meals based on what’s in the pantry and freezer rather than just on what sounds good.

Monday: Tacos
I have some seasoned beef in the freezer already, so this is going to be an easy one.
Tuesday: Teigen chicken with fried rice
The first Chrissy Teigen recipe I ever made was her Lettuce Wraps, and it is still one of my favorites. I’m serving it with fried rice instead of lettuce this time.
Wednesday: Veggie curry
I’m going to use sweet potatoes, lentils and maybe some carrots.
Thursday: Grilled burgers
I’m crossing my fingers in hope that Aldi and Instacart will come through and bring me some hamburger buns later this week.
Friday: Pizza
Most likely from the freezer. I don’t have any dairy-free frozen pizzas on hand, though, so I’m not sure what I’ll have.
Saturday: Chicken noodle soup
I’m going to use the last bag of Krzysiak’s noodles in my freezer. I am equal parts excited and sad.

Hungry for more? Check out the Menu Plan Monday linkup at Org Junkie.

Domestic Blitz, Eating, Family matters

We baked some things today

Today was considerably better than yesterday. The weather was just about perfect — around 74 degrees, sunny and breezy. It’s my mother-in-law’s birthday, so Poppy made a birthday cake and I made the chicken pot pie she’d requested for dinner. (They’ve been living with us for the last several months for health reasons; we’re not visiting anyone or having visitors.) Both the cake and the pot pie were delicious.

Our county reported its first resident COVID-19 positive test today. There were two previous positive tests, but they were both people from other states who are visiting the area. They’ve both gone to other counties to “shelter-in-place” wherever it is they’re staying. That’s what happens when you live in a place rife with vacation homes, I guess.

I did a much better job taking care of myself today. I haven’t been eating well or on a regular schedule, and I made a concerted effort to do both today. We also spent some time outside and went on a nice walk. I don’t know how long this whole thing is going to last, but I should probably continue doing those things even when we aren’t in a global pandemic.