#dinner planning

While I was making my salad this morning for lunch I realize I had a bell pepper left that needed to be eaten.

I had a thought on the way in to work wondering if I could stuff it with the sloppy joe meat we are having tonight and save one the points for bread.

Sure enough I can!

The part about extending invitations to dinner is luscious.”Oh, you really must come, see our new kitchen.” Head toss, wave. The best feeling ever is when the event itself is a long ways off, a beautiful feast on the horizon, everyone well-coiffed, pleasant, and stainless. Idyllic. Then comes the steady drip of days counted off. “You know, it’s only a few weeks until the scary people are coming…

How to Organize Your Meals for the Week: Kits or Self Prep

We’ve been using meal kits for a couple of months now – we’ve tried two different companies, Hello Fresh, and EveryPlate. We’ll talk more in depth about those in a future post – still testing ;). The thing is though, unless you can keep all of the ingredients organized, you’re still going to have a ‘chasing your own tale’ kind of dinner experience. What to do? What to do? Let’s talk about how…

Declutter & Organize to Better Manage Your Time & Energy

Wow! I just realized it’s been over a month since I’ve given you some #MondayMotivation – I guess maybe I need some? Well…this week, you’ll see what’s kept me away. Sometimes, you just have to step back, take inventory, and get some things straightened out so that you can move forward. Today, I’m sharing with you an update on how we have changed the way dinner happens at our house. Well.…

The Scary People are Coming to Dinner

The part about extending invitations to dinner is luscious.”Oh, you really must come, see our new kitchen.” Head toss, wave. The best feeling ever is when the event itself is a long ways off, a beautiful feast on the horizon, everyone well-coiffed, pleasant, and stainless. Idyllic.

Then comes the steady drip of days counted off. “You know, it’s only a few weeks until the scary people are coming…

Meal planning has started for the first time this week in our home. We needed a way to have dinner every night without stressing over what we would cook. So on Sunday I sat down and planned a week of meals including breakfast, lunch and dinner then made our way to Whole Foods. Granted dinner will be leftovers, but its a meal.

The thing is on nights Julio is closing I dread going home, knowing I…

Monday: Skillet chicken and rice with broccoli and cheddar

Tuesday: Penne alla Vodka

Wednesday: Chicken Fricassee

Thursday: Orange-flavored chicken

Friday: Battered fried fish