Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Menu plan for the next few weeks

It's a been of a whirlwind over the next few weeks. M & I are solo at the house this week (the kids are with my parents) & then I'm at the beach house with a variety of family members & kids, and eventually M will join us. As a result, we're way off course for our standard menu planning process, and we'll be taking advantage of the opportunity to go out to dinner without a sitter!

Once we get to the beach, I'll properly inventory all of the freezer & pantry supplies, and adjust the menu based on what we already have.

Add to that it's insanely hot & I have no desire to cook, and here's the menu I'm thinking about through the end of June:

  • Monday, 6/19 - I made chicken caprese paninis, with fresh basil from the garden.  
  • Tuesday, 6/20 - M & I will go out for happy hour, as I'm done with work at a reasonable hour. 
  • Wednesday, 6/21 - M & I will have kebabs, pitas, cucumber yogurt sauce & salad
  • Thursday, 6/22 - M & I will eat pad thai (freezer). I have a super late work night, so this should be quick & easy.
  • Friday, 6/23 - M & I will go out for happy hour. 
  • Saturday, 6/24 - I'll fly back to Portland to pick up the kiddos & head to the beach. Depending on how hungry the kids are, we'll probably wait until we get to the beach house. Most likely dinner will be mac & cheese & chicken nuggets. #gourmet :-) 
  • Sunday, 6/25 - My mom is going to be with us, so probably pasta & meatballs. I'll also pick up groceries for easy meals from the grocery store in walking distance
  • Monday, 6/26 - grilled hot dogs, veggies, & watermelon
  • Tuesday, 6/27 - Whatever is left in the freezer at the vacation house. 
  • Wednesday, 6/28 - M arrives. I'll make risotto with sausage. 
  • Thursday, 6/29 - M will grill burgers & corn
  • Friday, 6/30 - We'll barbecue fish & serve it with rice
  • Saturday, 7/1 - Leftovers
  • Sunday, 7/2 - My parents, sister, & nephews will join us at the beach. We'll have a big appetizer spread, pizza & salad. 
  • Monday, 7/3 - My parents, sister, & nephews will be with us at the beach. We'll make crab cakes for the adults, and hot dogs for the kids.
  • Tuesday, 7/4 - My parents, sister, & nephews will be with us at the beach. We'll have grilled sliders, corn on the cob, & margaritas
  • Wednesday, 7/5 - M, the boys & I will eat whatever leftovers linger before we fly home.
  • Thursday, 7/6 - Flying home. We will either get food at the airport, or heat up something from the freezer when we arrive. 
I leave for Tokyo two days later, so the boys will be on their own. I'll have to get super creative to come up with options for the boys, as I won't have much time to prep anything in advance. 

What about you? Is it hot at your house? What's your favorite easy meal prep when it's too hot to cook? 

3 comments:

  1. Enjoy your days at the beachhouse! We just go day to day depending on how we feel. Tonight homemade chicken fingers (skinless boneless chicken breast with spicey panko coating) over a large salad.

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  2. The besch sounds lovely. Great planning on meals.

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  3. Enjoy your week at the beach!
    When it is super hot we do a ton of grilling since we both love grilled veggies and pineapple with grilled chicken.

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