As some of you may have already seen on my FB page, meal planning was very…uninspired this week. If I plan for take-out three days in a row – it’s still a plan, no?<\/p>\n
Combine a crazy week (Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, AND Valentine’s Day) with this calorie counting I’m doing – I’ve got to plan carefully. Very carefully.<\/p>\n
Monday<\/strong> Tuesday<\/strong> Wednesday<\/strong> Thursday<\/strong> Friday<\/strong> Saturday<\/strong> Sunday<\/strong> I am SO looking forward to the short work week next week it’s not even the slightest bit funny.<\/p>\n But first, I need to get through the brilliant idea of crafty Valentines.<\/p>\n
\nMonday was originally supposed to be meatless Monday. Actual, was far from it. (I figured with Ash Wednesday and the first Friday of Lent – we’ll have two meatless meals this week.) I ended up finally making the Baked Apricot Mustard chicken with green beans. Though my kids ate it, they kept asking, “Is that all? What else are you making?”<\/p>\n
\nMardi Gras. Plan was for slow-cooker red beans & rice and king cake to follow. Almost there. Instead, we had dirty rice – which the kids LOVED! (No king cake, unfortch.)<\/p>\n
\nAsh Wednesday. Though we are not practicing Catholics, I still adhere to a few of the rules. But because, I didn’t plan for tonight, we’re ordering sushi. Oh, and king cake.<\/p>\n
\nValentine’s Day. Meat. In a big way, too. Some sort of steak – Florentine-style or a filet mignon – with potatoes & broccoli. And because it is Valentine’s Day – chocolate fondue for dessert. (Thank you to Mrs. A, for the idea…) The Husband was trying to justify both a cheese fondue and a chocolate fondue, but I think that may be a bit much.<\/p>\n
\nFirst Friday of Lent. Fish. Either a miso-glazed whitefish or baked salmon.<\/p>\n
\nLate swim class, so a night out likely. Kara-age ramen sounds good…again…with the weather being so chilly lately.<\/p>\n
\nEasy, peasy chile verde with rice and beans.<\/p>\n