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Meal Plan Monday 09/28

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What's your meal plan for the week?

GTKY: Are you an extrovert or introvert? 
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Re: Meal Plan Monday 09/28

  • ec1212ec1212 member
    GTKY: I'm an ambivert so I have qualities of both, but definitely identify as more introverted. No one who knows me (who's not also an introvert themselves) understands this because I'm very high energy when I'm with people I'm close to and I'm in a very public role at work. But I need a ton of downtime/alone time to recharge - being around people esp. large groups of people totally drains me. People equate introversion with shyness but they're not the same thing (and I'm not shy, if you can't tell.) Anyways, great read on this is a book called Quiet. 

    Meal ideas - there are a ton here, hoping I make it through half and have half for next week cause I got a lot of shelf-stable/frozen elements. Bringing in non-animal protein sources since I'm coming down from my carb-only fest.
    • zucchini casserole - simple dish my grandma used to make that's essentially sauteed zuchhini/onions mixed with mozzarella cheese and baked for 30 min.
    • frozen spinach raviolis
    • quinoa (+ choose your adventure from Brussels, kale, pesto, feta, walnuts, shallots) - the trick for me this week is using pre-cooked quinoa so I can just dump everything in a pan and sautée
    • tortilla espagnola - got some bags of baby potatoes. I can cheat by steaming some for 5 min. in the microwave then finishing in the pan with the eggs until set. This may be aspirational, but it sounds tasty so hopefully I make it.
    • tofu & greens - the idea of tofu doesn't offend me this week, so gonna get my husband to cook us some tofu and bok choy or tofu and leeks/mushrooms. My husband cooking for me is not a thing, but I convinced him to share his lunch (this) with me last week so I'll keep building up his confidence here haha.
    • Cacio e pepe - also aspirational but I got this badass new pepper grinder and it's the easiest pasta dish on earth
    • cream of spinach OR cheddar potato soups made in the vitamix blender - got ingredients for both and wondering if I can stand long enough to just throw cooked ingredients in a blender lol.
    • Austin style breakfast tacos - to use some of those baby potatoes, with shredded cheddar and a scrambled egg
    • “chorizo” tacos - my husband is a pescatarian so he doesn't eat meat. I found this vegan chorizo he likes, so gonna see if he wants to make us some tacos to use up the rest of the tortillas from the breakfast taco plan.
    • Backups/treats: Smoothies with bananas or berries and almond/oat milk. Pre-made spinach and goat cheese quiche. Blueberry breakfast bars (Nutrigrain style). Mini Butterfingers. Chicken in a Biskit crackers  :D
    Reporting back on last week: I didn't even cook the lazy meal kit I got, probably because it involved breaking up and cooking sausage and I just did not want to do that. Lesson learned...no animals on the menu this week.
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  • klj0228klj0228 member
    @ec1212 that zucchini casserole sounds great! 

    I love seeing what other people feed their families. Most of our meals are very simple and just a few easy steps. 

    chicken fried steak with homemade gravy and mashed potatoes  one night (comfort food) along with salad.

    Grilled chicken breasts with corn on the cob and roasted sweet potatoes

    Mushroom ravioli - with no clue what side 

    Homemade pizza with lots of mushrooms and black olives and my moms homemade tomato sauce

    We also have pork chops so we will either do pork fried rice or chicken fried rice one night with plenty of vegetable added
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  • yellingbananayellingbanana member
    @ec1212 also both intro and extrovert here, your description sounded just like me! Not shy, can take charge of groups, but need lots of down time and/or alone time. I would prefer alone time but it’s hard to come by with 3 kids and a husband, plus the other 2 kids I take care of! Lol 

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  • yellingbananayellingbanana member
    Monday - Pad thai with shrimp and garden veggies. 
    Tuesday - Cheesecake Factory (pick up) for my nephew’s 21st birthday. 
    Wednesday - Steamed chicken and veg dumplings, fried rice. 
    Thursday - Chuck roast with garden veggies 
    and pesto pasta. 
    Friday - Lamb shoulder steaks, salad, ginger rice.

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  • ec1212ec1212 member
    @yellingbanana gurrrrrl ...when the city shut down in March, all of a sudden DH & I were home together 24/7. I learned the first week that we had to institute “alone night” or else I was gonna lose my ish. So Monday & Thurs nights, one of us got the living room and one got the bedroom. It saved us. I don’t know what I’d do in a pandemic with kids. I’d take three hour long showers or something. 

    Also if y’all can have me over for mashed potatoes and gravy and pad Thai I will love you forever. 
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  • ec1212ec1212 member
    Here’s the zucchini casserole recipe (in spoiler). After you steam or sautee the veggies, combine all these ingredients (blend well) in a casserole dish then bake @ 350 degrees F for 30 min. 



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  • klj0228klj0228 member
    @ec1212 thanks for sharing, that looks really easy...my kind of meal.

    and for the GTKY part of this thread I am an extrovert. I need a little me time, but I would prefer my me time to be with my H and DD. I try to get an hour or so completely to myself in the evenings though and that helps recharge me. 
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  • queen_frostinequeen_frostine member
    @ec1212 I thought that was going to be like my family's squash casserole recipe but it's got more of an Italian bent. Gotta try yours sometime!


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  • ec1212ec1212 member
    @queen_frostine I am indeed Italian! 
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  • mimsermimser member
    edited September 2020
    So here's the "plan" for us this week.

    Tonight we'll have pork chops (https://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/greek-pork-chops-recipe-with-roast-potatoes-brizola-sto-fourno/)

    Tomorrow we'll have chicken breasts

    Thursday, we'll have salmon (I do maple and steak spices salmon and it's just sooo good!)

    Friday, we'll do a Mexican rice using vegan wheat sausage

    I have a butternut squash I have to pass so I'm thinking of cooking this soup: https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-bean-bacon-and-butternut-squash-soup-with-swiss-chard-178712 

    @ec1212 it's funny I put "soyrizo"- vegan chorizo in my order for this week!

    Edited: GTKY: Are you an extrovert or introvert? I'm a bit of both too. Like @ec1212 nobody believes me if I say I feel more introverted. Let's just say I don't mind confining because of COVID-19 though... 
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  • mrosek91mrosek91 member
    I'm super late to the game, but the first half of the week we were making it up as we went along
    Sunday - roasted chicken with potato kugel
    Monday - bagel with cream cheese and lox
    Tuesday - salmon and potatoes
    Wednesday - Baked Ziti
    Thursday - Chicken stir fry (using leftover chicken.)
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