Things to Eat - 6 Week Meal Plan

We had a lazy few weeks - dinners out, illness, lazy nights. But we still managed to try some great new recipes.

SWEET AND STICKY TOMATO AND ONION BAKE

Ingredients:
* 1 pound baby onions
* 2 pounds large cherry tomatoes
* 2 pounds new potatoes
* olive oil
* 1 can cannellini beans
* A small bunch of basil

1. Preheat oven to 415 degrees.
2. Put the onions in a bowl and cover them with boiling water. Use a slotted spoon to fish them out and peel back the skins. Cut the largest onions in half.
3. Spread the onions on a roasting pan with the tomatoes and halved potatoes. Season with salt/pepper. And olive oil
4. Roast for 1 hour, mixing every 15 minutes.
5. Remove from the tray from the oven and add the drained beans and basil, then roast for another 15 minutes.

- slightly adopted from A Modern Way to Eat
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WEEK 1

MONDAY - Leftover chili from Sunday night.

TUESDAY - Turkey meatballs in tomato sauce (we substituted venison for the turkey) (via Sprouted Kitchen Bowl and Spoon)

WEDNESDAY - Zucchini rice gratin (via Food 52: Genius Recipes).

THURSDAY - Taco Torte (via Smitten Kitchen, the blog) with kale chips.

FRIDAY - Bibimbap bowls (Clean Eating). This has become a go-to weekday recipe, easy and the kids love it.

SATURDAY - Valentine's dinner at Texas Jack's (as a family).

SUNDAY - Salad for me; pizza at the neighbors' playdate for the kids.
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WEEK 2 (Dan out of town)

MONDAY - Frozen pizza for the kids. Herbed green quinoa for me.

TUESDAY- Chicken breasts marinated in Trader Joe's Island Soyaki sauce and rice with kale chips on the side.

WEDNESDAY - Mac and cheese for the kids; leftover herbed green quinoa for me.

THURSDAY - Eggplant pasta sauce (via Food 52: Genius Recipes)/normal sauce for the kids).

FRIDAY - Hot dogs (T REALLY wanted hot dogs) and salad.

SATURDAY - Dinner club with friends.

SUNDAY - Chipotle.
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WEEK 3

MONDAY - Dinner out with friends. Perogies for Dan and the kids.

TUESDAY - Dinner out with Dan. The kids have mac and cheese.

WEDNESDAY - Sweet and sticky tomato and onion bake (recipe above).

THURSDAY - Dan out of town - salad for me, pizza for the kids.

FRIDAY - Venison tacos.

SATURDAY - Dinner club, we host (older kids) - venison kabobs, zucchini rice gratin (via Food 52: Genius Recipes), sweet and sticky tomato onion bake (via A Modern Way to Eat, and icebox cake (via the Kitchn).

SUNDAY - I have the flu. I have no idea what everyone ate for dinner.
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WEEK 4

MONDAY - Dan out of town, Parker and I have the flu, F makes mac and cheese and peas for her and T (godsend).

TUESDAY - Ledos pizza.

WEDNESDAY - Spaghetti (still feeling super lazy).

THURSDAY - Oven roasted chicken shawarma (via Wall Street Journal). This was awesome! Total keeper!

FRIDAY - Salad for me; hot dogs for T (girls at sleepover).

SATURDAY - The master hash (via Cooking Light). I love this recipe, it takes awhile to make but tastes fantastic.

SUNDAY - Chipotle.
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WEEK 5

MONDAY - Sweet potato and farro salad (via Cookie & Kate) and hot dogs for the kids. I realized you have to mix this REALLY well to blend the flavors, but once they blend, it tastes wonderful.

TUESDAY - One skillet mediteranean chicken (via Paleo Newbie), link via Not-So-SAHM. This was so so good.

WEDNESDAY - Cauliflower black bean bowl with guacamole (via Goop); black bean tacos for the kids. That bowl was crazy good, I'll be eating cauliflower rice more often now.

THURSDAY - Free pizza at school book exchange.

FRIDAY - Ledos pizza for happy hour (friends over).

SATURDAY - Portuguese sausage soup (via Epicurious). Yum! and easy! total winner.

SUNDAY - Dinner at our friends' house.

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WEEK 6

MONDAY - Sausage, cannellini bean, tomato ragout (via Cooking Light).

TUESDAY - Burrito bowls (via Dinner A Love Story, the blog). We eat these a lot because they're so easy.

WEDNESDAY - Pre-Saint Patrick's dinner of corned beef from Trader Joe's & cabbage with potatoes (via Epicurious). YUM!! Isn't St. Patty's day awesome? And, apparently, if you add a ton of butter to cabbage it tastes like dessert (well, almost).

THURSDAY - Early happy hour dinner at P Brennan's Irish Pub for St. Patrick's Day.

FRIDAY - Chicken with bacon and brusells sprouts (via Dinner A Love Story, the cookbook).

SATURDAY - Eggplant stacks (via me).

SUNDAY - Taylor Gourmet.