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| Chinese Take Out on Friday |
These were my meal plan options for August Week 2:
Brunches: Protein Shake (Monday; me - after dental work getting a tooth ready for a crown); hamburger (Monday, daughter); Pancakes with sausages and blueberry compote (Tuesday); Tortillas with scrambled eggs and lunu miris (daughter); French toast; fried egg and cold cuts sandwiches; hamburgers; leftovers
Dinners: Scrambled eggs and ramen noodles soup (made with half a packet of ramen; Monday, me); Scrambled eggs and rice with chicken curry and peach chutney (Monday, daughter); Rice, chicken curry, cauliflower mallung, and moringa curry; Stringhoppers (me; daughter prefers rice) with kiri hodi (coconut milk curry) with or without eggs and/or chicken curry and seeni sambol; leftovers; Chinese take out (Friday treat); Rice, chicken curry, moringa curry, sauteed kale, peach chutney (impromptu dinner party on Thursday)
Snacks/Desserts: Fruit, protein shakes, yogurt, flan, ice cream
Here's how that turned out:
Monday:
Brunch: Protein shake (me; after dental work); home cooked hamburger (daughter)
Dinner: Scrambled eggs and ramen noodles soup (made with half a packet of ramen; me); scrambled eggs, followed by rice, chicken curry, and peach chutney (daughter)
Snacks/Dessert: Ice cream
Brunch: Protein shake (me; after dental work); home cooked hamburger (daughter)
Dinner: Scrambled eggs and ramen noodles soup (made with half a packet of ramen; me); scrambled eggs, followed by rice, chicken curry, and peach chutney (daughter)
Snacks/Dessert: Ice cream
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| Tuesday Brunch |
Tuesday:
Brunch: Pancakes with sausages and blueberry compote
Dinner: Rice, cauliflower stir-fry (with turmeric, curry leaves, mustard seeds, Sri Lankan spice blend, and lemon juice), chicken curry
Snacks/Dessert: Yogurt (me); strawberries (daughter)
Dinner: Rice, cauliflower stir-fry (with turmeric, curry leaves, mustard seeds, Sri Lankan spice blend, and lemon juice), chicken curry
Snacks/Dessert: Yogurt (me); strawberries (daughter)
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| Tuesday Dinner |
Wednesday:
Brunch: Leftover pancakes with sausages and blueberry compote (me0; tortillas with scrambled egg and lunu miris (daughter)
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| Wednesday Brunch for Me |
Dinner: Rice and chicken curry with cucumber salad
Snacks/Dessert: Yogurt, strawberries
Snacks/Dessert: Yogurt, strawberries
Thursday:
Brunch: Protein shake (me); bread and chicken curry (daughter)
Dinner: Rice, chicken curry, moringa curry, sauteed kale (not quite kale mallung since I didn't add grated coconut), peach chutney (daughter's friend A and her fiance came over to have us taste test wedding cake samples and I decided to have an impromptu dinner party!)
Snacks/Dessert: Wedding Cake Taste Testing - 5 varieties of cake/frosting combinations!
Dinner: Rice, chicken curry, moringa curry, sauteed kale (not quite kale mallung since I didn't add grated coconut), peach chutney (daughter's friend A and her fiance came over to have us taste test wedding cake samples and I decided to have an impromptu dinner party!)
Snacks/Dessert: Wedding Cake Taste Testing - 5 varieties of cake/frosting combinations!
Friday:
Brunch: Rice and leftover smoked sausage stir fry (daughter)
Late Lunch: Chinese take out (my first meal of the day; eaten around 5:30 p.m., after my doctor's appointment and trip to the post office!)
Late Lunch: Chinese take out (my first meal of the day; eaten around 5:30 p.m., after my doctor's appointment and trip to the post office!)
Dinner: Leftover Chinese take out
Snacks/Dessert: Protein shake; yogurt, last of the strawberries
Snacks/Dessert: Protein shake; yogurt, last of the strawberries
Saturday:
Brunch: Sri Lankan rolls - crepes filled with curried and potatoes, breaded and deep fried
Dinner: Stringhoppers with chicken curry
Snacks/Dessert: Yogurt
Sunday:
Brunch: Garden salad, pasta salad, mini croissants filled with chicken salad, fresh fruit skewers, berries, cake (Bridal Shower Party):
DinneRice, Leftover Chinese take out
Snacks/Dessert: Iced shortbread cookie from the bridal shower
Snacks/Dessert: Iced shortbread cookie from the bridal shower
And there you have it! I didn't follow the meal plan to the letter, but, I mostly selected from the options I had listed with some changes.
On to this week's meal plan options! Here are the options for August Week 3:
Brunches: Scrambled eggs and toast (Monday); French toast; fried egg and cold cuts sandwiches; hamburgers; Waffles or pancakes with bacon and blueberry compote; leftovers
Dinners: Stringhopperswith chicken curry and garbanzo beans (chick peas) curry; Rice with chicken curry, kale, moringa curry, and garbanzo beans curry; Burritos (from the freezer); Tortillas and chicken curry; leftovers
Snacks/Desserts: Fruit, protein shakes, yogurt, ice cream, cookies
Those are the planned options. We might stick to these options or go off them, depending on how things work out. I am planning to order some groceries mid-week (just waiting to see what this week's specials will be, before I order anything). The meal plan options might change based on what I buy, too.
As always, I am grateful for being able to make meal plan options and being able to go off plan as the mood strikes me. It's truly a blessing to be able to do so.B
How about you? Are you making any meal plans this week?
I don't have any specific meal plans for this week except one day my son and I will be doing some batch cooking. One possibility is a green bean and potato dish to use the recently harvested green beans.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds good, June. I didn't get a single green bean from my garden, this year. All the bean plants dried up and shrivelled.
DeleteSome delicious meals, Bless. I might 'borrow' some of your ideas for next week. X
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jules. Please feel free to borrow any ideas. :)
DeleteYour meals look so good, dear friend. The Tuesday brunch is making me want some! LOL!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda. Pancakes are a favorite of mine. I'll eat them with syrup or fruit compote or with a curry. :)
DeleteYour meals look delicious. I love cauliflower, and will try your Tuesday stir fry. I assume a mix of curry spices will work for the Sri Lankan spice blend.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Celie. Yes, a blend of curry powder, chili powder or flakes, some garlic and ginger, etc. will work very nicely. :)
DeleteIt all looks and sounds good. Sorry about the dental work. I had gum surgery a year ago and had a hard time eating. Nothing but soft foods for several weeks. Lots of scrambled eggs, apple sauce. It got pretty boring, but I was so swollen it was hard to do much chewing. Curious though how do do left over pancakes? That's not something I've ever done. Do they heat well in the microwave? Wish I had thought about that when I had my dental work...it never occurred to me.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sandy. Dental work, especially gum surgery can be so painful! I hope you don't need to have more dental surgery done in the future. Yes, pancakes warm up nicely in the microwave. :)
DeleteI'll say it before and I'll say it again - you make amazing food!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lyssa. :) I'm planning to do some batch cooking this weekend - but, even with a fan going on in the kitchen, it's too hot to cook!
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