Grocery Bag

Neurology starts today!  I am pretty sure that when I get home from thinking about brains all day, my brain is going to be fried.  Thank goodness for meal plans.  Here's hoping that ours will get us through our week.

Day One

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese from Tasty Kitchen

with green peas and apples

YUM!  This is a great recipe.  I like to make it with our leftover butternut quash and apple soup rather than puree.  The kids can't tell the difference between this and regular mac & cheese.  

Photo and recipe from Tasty Kitchen

Day Two

Wine-marinated steak from Cooking Light Magazine

with mashed potatoes and steamed green beans

Time to use up the last of the steaks from our grass-fed cow!  

Photo and recipe at MyRecipes.com

Day Three

Spaghetti Carbonara from Sunset Magazine

with romaine pomegranate salad and homemade bread

We love a good carbonara recipe, and this one fits the bill.  Quick, hearty, delicious! 

I always add green peas to the pasta for extra veggies.

Photo and recipe from MyRecipes.com

Day Four

Thai Honey Peanut Tofu with basmati rice and 

garlic-ginger carrots from Cooking Light

The original recipe is with chicken, but tofu works well too.  My kids don't notice the difference :)

I prepare the tofu/chicken in the marinade in the morning--then in the evening we are minutes from dinner.  The carrots are my all-time favorite.

Photo and recipe at Tasty Kitchen

Garlic-ginger carrots photo and recipe at MyRecipes.com

Day Five

Larb from MyRecipes with romaine lettuce wraps, apple slices

and Rosemary Flat Bread from Tasty Kitchen

Be still my heart.  Have you not yet tried larb?  

This fabulous Thai dish is a family favorite.  Quick to pull together and fabulous flavor.  

The flatbread recipe is fabulous as well-- I made it for a party this weekend and we all loved it! 

Deeeeelish.

Photo and recipe for rosemary flatbread at Tasty Kitchen

Blessings on your kitchen!