Weekly menu + plan

whew- exhausting weekend at Tyler's lakehouse. obviously super unhealthy. Getting back on track... pilates on M, T, W, Th (skipping Friday class). a few dinners this week will be out bc melissa has a groupon for a dinner that's about to expire and we need to use, and i have another groupon that's about to expire that i'm using at a dinner with girls from work. so at least dinner this week will be cheap! but im gonna have to make an active effort to try to order healthy items at these places.

Mon- thai mussels (didnt end up making it last week) and thai cucumber tomato salad
Tue- girl date with melissa at braise
Wed- trying the chicken sausage bake finally!
Thur- dinner with girls from work at eleven plates
Fri- indian dinner at bombay bistro

Weekly Menu

Okkiieee doke, here we go with the week! This weekend we're all going to Tyler's lakehouse and I know it's going to be indulgent, so I'm gonna be strict this week. I have reformer pilates on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday so that'll help. Tomorrow night the instructor is watching me to see if I can move up a level, so wish me luck!!

Monday- spicy veggie orange stir fry w/ brown rice #meatlessmonday
Tuesday- bison taco salad
Wednesday-  thai mussels (best mussels I've ever had)
Thursday- grilled jalapeno cilantro shrimp, black beans, tomato avocado salad in a cumin chile vinaigrette
Friday- lakehouse!

Anyone wanna gimme suggestions for healthy lunches??

Basil pesto tuna salad

Okieeedoke and I made it! I never measure for tuna salad or chicken salad... but here's what went in:
- canned tuna in water
- basil pesto
- 1/2 small jar of sundried tomatoes packed in oil (drained and chopped)
- celery
- shredded parmesan
- light mayo
- salt and pepp (obv)

I put it on toast (but it's also SO good on mixed greens w/ basil pesto as the dressing) and topped it with dry julienne sun dried tomatoes.

Weekly review

Heyyoooo ladyfriends. Houston was so awesome. My sister put together the cutest shower (see pics on Instagram) and then the girls put together a great dinner at Benjy's - the table was decorated with candy and pink boas and it was hilarious. Then Stef's boyfriend hooked us up with some free bottles at Roosevelt on Washington sooo everyone was nice and toasted by the end of the night. I haven't had a drunken all girls ngiht out with dancing in a really long time. I needed that.

I joined a new pilates studio recently, JoyMoves. It's supa fancy schmancy so I kind of looove going. I've been going 3x a week, and I'm into it! My next class is tonight at 7. It's nice to belong to a studio that uses only the reformer instead of doing BS pilates on the mat at a class in a gym.

Mich- if you can figure out how to post a video of that fit from Amelia- you should. It's kind of classic and the face that YOU make is priceless.

Here's what's been goin on food wise...

Sunday- Ryan made homemade fried chicken with Thomas Keller's recipe for me, Melissa, Tyler, him. We also had Doritos (classy, I know), mashed potaters with gravy, and corn on the cob. I was so tired/hungover from the weekend, so luckily I wasn't too indulgent.

Monday- Honey habanero fajitas and black beans

Tuesday- Ordered in Thai curries.

Wednesday- Homemade fish sticks! I love those things. With baked waffle fries and sriracha ketchup.

Thursday- Ryan goes outta town at 5pm for a friend's bachelor party, so I plan on just picking up a big salad after pilates.

Friday- out to Swift's Attic with some girls

I'm working from home right now and I'm about to make something new-  basil pesto tuna salad. Here's what's going into it:
- Tuna
- Celery
- Basil pesto
- Sundried tomatoes
- Teensy bit o' mayo
- Teensy bit o' mustard
- Teensy bit o' shredded parmesan

I'll let yall know how it turns out!

Weekly Menu + Last week's scores - 7/16

Hope everyone had a good weekend! Beth, can't wait to hear about the Houston festivities! We did a lot of furniture shopping and didn't accomplish a lot. Between sort of having to work, unproductive furniture shopping, and Amelia learning how to throw fits, it was kind of a stressful weekend. I demand a re-do! (I've definitely demanded this before in the past. My demands are not being met.) Here are my scores for last week. Sort of .... eh.

Gym: 2 times - 50%
Cooking: every night - 86% We went furniture shopping last Wednesday and came home too late to start cooking, so we ordered in this rotisserie chicken that is just too good for words. Any way, got 6 out of 7 nights. Not too bad!

This week: Same goals as last-
Gym: 4 times
Cooking: every night

I failed to mention last week that Will is starting to take his lunch to work everyday. It's been fun putting together his lunch in the mornings. So he watches/plays with Amelia while he's getting ready and making the bed. I make lunch and fix us breakfast, and we eat together before he takes off. Last week I wasn't totally prepared so he sort of ate me out of the house :) This week, I've already made this tortellini salad which we added chicken to. I'm also making this tuscan tuna salad. My office is officially open starting tomorrow (EEK!) so I'll start bringing my lunch as well. Apart from the above salads, we have sandwich meats and leftovers planned to get us through the week. Below is our menu!

Monday - Spaghetti and Meatballs (frozen Costco kind- so good and easy since Will is in class until 10pm)
Tuesday - Fish Sticks with baked sweet potato fries
Wednesday - Roasted Chicken and White Beans
Thursday - Chancho en pepsi cola. I'll have to post this recipe with pictures. It's essentially a braised pork tenderloin with green peppers and onions. But the braising liquid is... you guessed it... Pepsi! Old childhood recipe from the Yols. So good with mashed potatoes.
Friday - Leftovers
Saturday - Foil Packet Tacos
Sunday - Black bean soup/Leftovers (never made the soup last week)

Some recipes to remember for next week's menu: Chicken sausage and pepper pasta bake and Dijon Pork Chops. Need to get these into the rotation!

What do yall have going on?

Weekly Menus - July 9, 2012

Hey hey hey! And we're back! There's been a lot of travel, a lot of ordering in, and a lot of not going to the gym. That changes now! I'm doing the goals again, and the weeks are Monday-Sunday. So this week the goals are:

Gym: 4 times
Cooking: EVERY NIGHT! (fingers crossed I don't resort to PB&J one night but even that counts!)

Here's the ambitious menu for the week! I've allotted for two leftover days.

Monday: Spring Salad (apple, goat cheese, chicken, cranberry walnut vinaigrette) and Cauliflower soup
Tuesday: White Fish Special with Rice
Wednesday: Coconut basil chicken curry with Rice
Thursday: Shepherd's Pie
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Sweet and Fiery Pork Tenderloin
Sunday: Leftovers; Black Bean Soup; quesadillas

I also started a new system. With a composition notebook, I'll be writing down my grocery list on the left and my weekly menu on the right. That way as I'm planning my menu, I'll make sure I have everything and throughout the week, I can jot down what we need or what I'm inspired to cook for next week. We'll see how that goes.

What are yall up to?