November 2016 Moms
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Meal Plan Monday

Let's talk about food! 

Here's what we've got happening this week, in no particular order
- linguine in garlic sauce with spinach
- chipotle cheddar pork
- BBQ chicken pizza
- apple cinnamon pancakes
- chicken orzo skillet

What are you all making this week?
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Re: Meal Plan Monday

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    The only thing i know I'll be cooking is mexican chicken stew.  That will probably be happening tomorrow.  DH has got the rest of the week because he stays home.  

    Actually he has to work on wednesday so that will probably be taco pasta night for me and DS.  Or annies mac and cheese, we'll see how I feel.
    DS  12-1-2014
    DD 10-29-2016
    #3 due 10-13-2018
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    Moroccan beef and chickpea stew for lunches and veggie pizza night!
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    I love meal planning!

    Tonight - what was supposed to be last night's dinner but was delayed - chicken souvlaki, pita, and tzatziki. 
    Tue - leftover chicken, baked spaghetti squash with cheese
    Wed - coconut chicken curry (holy chicken, I might need to branch out here)
    Thu - always our BFD night (breakfast for dinner)
    Fri - leftovers
    Sat - takeout noodle bowls, birthday cake. 
    Sun - 
    I've probably been on The Bump longer than you have.

    After 31 cycles, baby boy K (IUI) born 11/03/11

    BFP (Femara) - 08/09/13 m/c around 6 weeks. xoxox Baby April

    Rainbow baby girl E (Femara) born 11/16/16
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    ...Sunday is undecided. 
    I've probably been on The Bump longer than you have.

    After 31 cycles, baby boy K (IUI) born 11/03/11

    BFP (Femara) - 08/09/13 m/c around 6 weeks. xoxox Baby April

    Rainbow baby girl E (Femara) born 11/16/16
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    @spacepotatoes can I get recipes for your linguine and pork? 
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    Tonight: Leftovers from the weekend
    Tues: Filet Mignon & Asparagus
    Wed: Onion & Cheese Pierogis
    Thurs: ??
    Friday: Salmon w/ potatoes 
    Awesome Kid #1: Born September 2013!
    Awesome Kid #2: Due November 2016!
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    @spacepotatoes , please tell me more about this pork!
    Awesome Kid #1: Born September 2013!
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    Tonight- baked chicken with rolls and steamed veggies
    Tuesday- leftovers or hotdogs for the kids 
    wednesday- porcupines in a skillet
    thursday- Cowboy beans
    friday- chicken tortilla soup
    Saturday- we will be running errands so we will likely eat out. 
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    Here's the pork recipe. I haven't made it before so not sure how it'll turn out but hopefully good!
    https://www.knorr.ca/recipes/detail/48506/1/chipotle-pork-pasta

    I'll have to type the linguine recipe since I copied that one out of a book. I'll post that later this afternoon.
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    It's just me and DD for dinner this week, so I'm going to rock leftovers/random stuff/take out a couple days for sure .

    Besides the lasagna I made last night, the only things I'm actually making are:
    -One Pot Cheeseburger Skillet (thanks for the recommendation @spacepotatoes )
    -Crazy Breakfast (basically an omlet with homefries already in it)

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    Oh, quick note. For the Knorr recipes, I usually double the packages. One doesn't make enough. Or I make my own version of the side since they're not always the most healthy. But they can be convenient!
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    This is what we have planned, although things my change based on how I'm feeling :\

    Tonight: vegetable fajitas with Spanish rice (although I'm really craving some pizza so we may be ordering that)
    Tuesday: Bertoli Chicken Florentine and Farfalle and garlic bread
    Wednesday- Breaded chicken and mashed potatoes
    Thursday - Lasagna and garlic knots
    Friday - Date night. We go out to eat...not sure where we're going this week
    Saturday - Probably a salad and some french bread.
    Me: 31 | H: 32
    Married September 2014
    TTC #1 December 2014
    RE appt 12/2015
    CD3 labs normal | HSG 1/8/16 clear | H's SA excellent
    Dx: Unexplained Infertility
    February 2016, cycle 16 - cycle #1 with Letrozole 5mg + TI | Progesterone=20.6
    BFP 2/24/16 - EDD 11/7/16
    It's a girl!
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    TFAS March 2018
    RE consultation 8/2/18
    Suprise! BFP 8/8/18 natural cycle | EDD 4/19/19
    It's a girl!
    Afton Noelle born 4/10/19 at 38w5d via natural VBAC
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    All of your responses are making me realize how boring my husband and I really are. He is really trying to lose some weight and get healthy before the baby arrives so he likes to have a big salad as most of his meal. Every night. I am vegetarian, he is not. He puts grilled chicken on his, I put avocado, hard boiled egg, seeds and nuts on mine. I make vegetarian meals that reheat well to split into small portions to have for two, three or even four nights along with the salad. This is what our week looks like:

    Monday - leftover vegetarian hoppin john, salad

    Tuesday-Friday - veggie/bean soup, salad

    Saturday - we have plans and will eat out


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    We are vegetarian also :-) I have been craving fajitas and may make that tonight (leftovers for lunch tomorrow). Also will probably make a pasta at some point, and possibly a pizza/flatbread or a noodle dish.
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    Husband's cooking tonight since I have clinical skills. Probably fajitas or spaghetti. Tomorrow I think I'm going to make salmon with chive sauce. Wednesday, it depends. If I get good news, I'm going to make one hell of a meal to celebrate, probably tournedos flambés (sounds far more impressive than it is, but it's a favourite) and asparagus and the whole shebang. If I get bad news, we're having poutine because it's comfort food and I probably won't feel like cooking.  
    K.

    Son, K, 9 | Daughter, C, 5 | Daughter, M, expected November 7, 2016
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    Monday: spaghetti & meatballs
    Tuesday: taco night! probably shredded green chile chicken + black beans this week
    Wednesday: French Dip sandwiches
    Thursday: Asian BBQ Boneless Wings
    Friday: burgers & sweet potato fries
    Saturday: probably homemade pizza



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    @evilgreencows5 what are porcupines?
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    It's a rice and beef skillet. It's pretty good and easy. https://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2013/10/dinner-ideas-porcupines-skillet/
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    My brother is visiting us this week and we're going away over the weekend. We will likely be eating out quite a bit.
    Monday- Dinner at my MIL I think she's making Lasagna
    Tuesday- Lemon chicken & angel hair pasta
    Wednesday- Taking my brother to "wing night" at H's favorite pub
    Thursday- Steak, potatoes, veggies
    Friday/Saturday/Sunday- We will be away and eating out
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    MksbcMksbc member
    I love meal planning threads!

    Monday: Chicken Fajita Pasta
    Tuesday: Cilantro-Lime Honey Salmon, baked sweet potatoes, and broccolini
    Wednesday: Shredded salsa chicken tacos and kale salad
    Thursday: Asian Jalepeno Chicken and rice
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    I cook in batches on Sundays for the upcoming week and just choose whichever for my meals that day. Cooking in batches works better for me as I have no motivation to cook during the week. Here's this weeks menu:

    Breakfast -Protein Shakes/Smoothies and/or Oatmeal

    Lunches/Dinners -
    Garlic Chicken and Veggies Pasta
    Baked Chicken with Green Beans, Turnip Greens and Cumin Sweet Potato Fries 
    Chicken, Mushroom and Brown Rice Casserole (light on the rice, with Purple Hull Peas and lots of cooked Broccoli Greens mixed in)

    Snacks -Chopped Veggies with Hummus, Cuties, Multi-grain Crackers and Kashi Honey Almond Flax Granola Bars

    Me: 27 - DH: 33

    Married: June 2011

    TTC #1: January 2016

    BFP #1: February 22nd 2016  MC w/ Misoprostol: March 21st 2016 -Blighted Ovum

    BFP #2: July 6th 2016  EDD: March 15th 2017



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    Ok, here's the linguine recipe. This one is also new for me but I have made a similar one before with shrimp and it was really good. I plan to go heavier on the garlic because otherwise, it's not much of a garlic sauce!

    Linguini With Garlic Cream Sauce
    12 oz linguine
    1/2 lb bacon
    5 cups baby spinach
    1/2 cup chopped onion
    1/2 tsp minced garlic
    1-1/4 cup milk
    8 oz package cream cheese, cubed
    2 tbsp butter
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/4 tsp nutmeg
    1/4 tsp pepper
    1/2 cup toasted pine nuts

    - cook pasta according to package directons
    - cook bacon over medium heat until crisp and remove to paper towel to drain, reserving 1 tbsp drippings
    - in drippings, saute spinach, onion, and garlic until tender
    - add milk, cream cheese, butter, salt, nutmeg, and pepper. Stir until smooth.
    - stir in pine nuts and bacon. Heat through.
    - toss pasta with sauce.
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    I'm vegetarian too! Ovo-lacto, though I don't eat much eggs or drink much milk because they make me gassy :blush: However I am ALL ABOUT cheese and yogurt! And butter.

    I don't plan things out in advance typically, though it might be good to start doing that looking down the road at life with a child.

    I made an amazing West African style stew yesterday with onion, garbanzo beans, kale, tomato paste, peanut butter, and veggie broth (it's SO GOOD). I'm probably going to have some falafel (frozen from TJ's) with beet-feta salad for dinner tonight, perhaps with a glass of kefir to get in a little more protein!

    Tomorrow is probably tofu with veggies and sauce :)
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    jmaines821jmaines821 member
    edited March 2016

    spacepotatoes

    - BBQ chicken pizza
    - apple cinnamon pancakes
    - chicken orzo skillet

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    We just got a dog over the weekend so my meal planning for this week has not been good.

    Monday - Chili/Chili dogs
    Tuesday - Leftovers (we have tacos, chili, stuffed peppers, corned beef and cabbage)
    Wednesday - ?
    Thursday - ?
    Friday - ?
    Saturday - ?
    Sunday - Ham and cheesy potatoes with asparagus.

    I have a lot of meat in the freezer so I will just have to look and pull something out tonight for tomorrow. Maybe I will make something with shrimp or cod.
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    TTC#1 July 2015 
    • BFP: 9/16/15 — MC: 11/8/15 Blighted Ovum
    • BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
    TTC#2 April 2019 
    • BFP: 9/12/19 — EDD 5/15/20

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    We are on vacation. We will be eating out all week. Thank god. 
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    Monday: Chili-stuffed Sweet Potatoes
    Tuesday: Lemon-dill Salmon and Green Beans
    Wednesday: (leftover) Chili-stuffed Sweet Potatoes
    Thursday: Burgers
    Friday: Eating out!

     @vinylrecs Do you have a recipe for that stew? 

    Kid #1: Two years old
    Kid #2: Due Date 11/16/16
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    DH took over the meal plan for the week. 
    White chicken chili tonight
    Then in no particular order: 
    stir-fry
    lemon pepper tilapia 
    baked chicken with broccoli and couscous 
    and probably going out one night this week. We'll see. 
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    virginiahamvirginiaham member
    edited March 2016
    I love the BFD idea, @carlatron!  What meals do you usually do for that?

    We have a pretty regular rotating menu which involves homemade low-calorie bulk and then high-calorie sides for me to add on to my portion.

    This week:
    M:  Roasted butternut squash soup, side of avocado slices and cous cous
    T:  Bacon potato soup (broth-based)
    W:  Our take on Italian caponata with caprese salad
    Th:  Roasted spaghetti squash with sautéed onion and bell peppers
    F:  Snack night!  We make a meal out of Ritz and Merlot cheese, caprese salad, and random other easy sides.
    Sa:  Naan pizza night

    eta squash not sauce
    me . early 30's | h . mid 30's | < 3 . 2013

    ntnp #2 . summer 2018

    *siggy warning*

    ttc#1 . jul 2015
    mmc . mar 2016 | 6w2d
    dx PCOS (non-IR) / subclinical hypothyroidism . summer 2016
    tx metformin, levothyroxine, LP progesterone, femara + trigger + ti . fall/winter 2016
    BFP! . jan 2017
    DD . oct 2017

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    I think I'm going to make a shrimp linguini tonight.
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    TTC#1 July 2015 
    • BFP: 9/16/15 — MC: 11/8/15 Blighted Ovum
    • BFP: 3/10/16 — Baby Girl born 11/20/16
    TTC#2 April 2019 
    • BFP: 9/12/19 — EDD 5/15/20

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