Meal Plan Monday

I think there are a lot of people out there in the blogosphere who use Mondays to post their meal plans. I know Cate Linden does.

Here's what we're eating this week:

Saturday was pan-fried flounder (lightly breaded with corn flour, herbs and spices), brown rice, and salad.
Sunday was bay scallops served with pasta and pesto made in the fall from our basil plants. Bread and salad.
Monday: leftovers from Sunday
Tuesday: huevos rancheros con chorizo. Maybe some fruit?
Wednesday: steak, salad, either brown rice or baked potatoes.
Thursday: Fend For Yourself. I'm getting my hair cut after work and probably won't be home until 7. I'll most likely eat a late lunch and have a snack before I leave work to tide me over.
Friday: pork souvlaki, thanks to my pita find on Saturday! This is pretty much a meal in itself.

Monday: Meal Plan

I think I've written a few of these posts before, but why not try again?

We've always been pretty good at meal planning. While I didn't grow up in a house with a formal plan for what was for dinner which night (somehow, food just appeared), I now believe it's crucial to have something written down, so that there are no guesses, no surprises, and no grabbing for the take out menu folder.

Here's what's going on in our house for dinner this week:

Monday: mushroom soup leftovers from Sunday, if not a total FAIL, rolls, salad
Tuesday: chili verde (made with pork and our tomatillos grown last summer, now frozen in a sauce) and tortilla chips
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: flounder, frozen vegetable...not sure what else. Baked potatoes? Oven fries?
Friday: steak and risotto (C has Fri & Sat off so he tries to make something special on those days), with a frozen vegetable

That's all we have planned so far, but I'm sure we'll have leftover risotto in there. The weekends are usually done mid-week, when we've received the store flyers for next week's sales. Then we can make our grocery lists and plan for the next week.