Grocery Bag

Ah, meal planning.  Where there is no plan, the people perish! 

(maybe not exactly what was meant in Proverbs 29:18 :)

While I am not new to meal planning, this is my first attempt to share our weekly kitchen aspirations.  

My goal is to share every weekend, in the interests of preparation & shopping for the week ahead.

Trust me, this is more for my benefit than anyone else's.  

Waaaaaay more for my benefit.  

But, I hope that one in a while you see something you like, something that sparks your imagination or something that helps you out of a hungry-tummy-going-to-die-if-I-don't-eat family meltdown.  

Can you tell I have been there?

As you fight the good culinary fight, remember two of my favorite quotes that inspire my time in the kitchen:

"Food is essential to life.  Therefore, make it good."

~S. Truett Cathy, founder of Chick-fil-A

& 

"Start where you are.

Use what you have.

Do what you can."

~Arthur Ashe

So, without further ado, (goodness, after all this buildup it better be good, B!) our menu for the week:

Day One

Sloppy Joes (with homemade whole wheat buns) & My New Favorite Carrots 

"Homestyle deliciousness"

Sloppy Joes & photo by Ree at Pioneer Woman
Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns from SnoWhite at Joy in My Kitchen

Garlic Ginger Carrots & photo at MyRecipes

Day Two
Pasta Carbonara 
 "Call nights call for elegant ease"

Pasta Carbonara with peas & photo by Veronica at Breakfast & Bed

Day 3

Mongolian Beef Lettuce Wraps, Sichuan Green Beans & Rice
"Date night, eating in"


T's plate....

Mongolian Beef from Food.com, formerly Recipezaar
Hot Sichuan Green Beans from Sunset Magazine

My plate....

Same recipes as above, just plated differently :)

Day 4

Baked Vegetable Sandwiches
"Even kids love veggies...sometimes"

Baked Vegetable Sandwiches & photo by SnoWhite at Joy in My Kitchen

Day 5

Marinated Round Steak & Southwest Potato Salad 

"We love our grassfed cow ;)"

Marinated Round Steak recipe from AmericanGrassFed.org

Southwestern Potato Salad from Fine Cooking Magazine

Looks like its going to be a great week!  Blessings on your kitchen!  This menu was also posted as part of Menu Planning Monday :)