Weekly Menu Plan #33

Summer is an interesting season.  With the absence of school, routine seems to fly out the door and spontaneity runs rampant.  I'm not complaining, really.  It's a nice little break.  But meal planning, especially with real food, doesn't mesh well with spur-of-the-moment shindigs (or the lack of energy for food prep afterwards).  So my goal for the rest of the summer is to keep things as simple as possible, and to have staples on hand that can easily morph into a different meal than what might be planned if need be.  Like last week I had plans for a crock pot chicken dish but forgot to put it in the crock pot.  It ended up getting breaded and pan fried (and the people rejoiced!).

Monday:
To do:
Breakfast:  Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Muffins & Kale, Beet, Carrot, Peach, Ginger Juice
Lunch:  Lettuce, Beans, Rice, & Cheese Bowls
Snack:  Peach Slices
Dinner:  Fish Tacos (using coconut oil instead of canola)

Tuesday: Our 13th Wedding Anniversary!
To do:  soak porridge, thaw refried beans for Thursday night
Breakfast:  Gluten-Free Peach Buckle (recipe coming soon)
Lunch:  Irish Nachos (recipe coming soon)
Snack:  Raw Cheese & Carrot Slices
Dinner:  Date night out to celebrate our anniversary!

Wednesday:
To do:
Breakfast:  Soaked Porridge & Eggs
Lunch:  Summer Veggie Skillet (recipe coming soon)
Snack:  Raw Blueberry Bliss Smoothies
Dinner:  Taco Salad & Corn on the Cob

Thursday:
To do: thaw beef shanks for Saturday night
Breakfast:  Pastured Bacon & Eggs, Carrot Juice
Lunch:  Sourdough Sandwiches
Snack:  Very Cherry Smoothies
Dinner:  Mexican Food Bar & Lavender Lemonade (recipe coming soon)

Friday:
To do:
Breakfast:  Summer Squash Hashed Browns
Lunch:  Hummus Flowers
Snack:  Raw Strawberry Cacao Kefir Smoothies
Dinner:  Slow Cooker Lemon Herb Chicken

Saturday:

To do:

Breakfast:  Grain-Free Banana Blueberry Bars

Lunch:  Nibble Trays

Snack:  Peaches & Cream Smoothies (recipe coming soon)

Dinner:  Red Wine & Garlic Beef Shanks & Braised Green Beans

Sunday:

To do: menu plan

Breakfast:  Paleo Almond Flower Crepes

Lunch:  Leftovers

Dinner:  Leftovers

(Sunday is my day off)

I'm sharing this at Simple Lives Thursday, Fight Back Friday.