As you can imagine, my formal Weekly Meal Plan has gone out the window with everything happening right now. Meal Plans are for the time-starved with access to any ingredient they need. In the age of Covid-19, I am time-rich, but I can’t predict what my local grocery store will have in stock on my weekly trips, so sketching out anything resembling a plan feels impossible right now.
Nevertheless, I still rely on this little blog of mine to generate excitement and enthusiasm for my culinary adventures. I also use it as a guide, a shorthand for what I have in my cupboards. My hope is that my weekly meal plans can inspire you in your kitchen. Maybe you’ll see me cooking something and decide to give it a try for yourself. Lord knows we can all use a little inspiration when it comes to cooking, especially these days where we’re home for most every meal.
So, I decided to make a rough little list of what I plan to cook for the week based on what’s available in my kitchen. I can’t promise I’ll cook it on any certain day, but you can at least see my inspiration and cross-reference what’s on my Baking and Cooking Dream List to see what I’m tackling next.
That said, here’s this week’s plan:
- Banana Bread – I’m still on my quest to find my perfect banana bread recipe and I have some ripe bananas withering on my counter. Thinking of trying the Smitten Kitchen one she posted today. Do you have a recipe that you swear by?
- Chicken and Rice Casserole + Roasted French Green Beans. I never buy chicken quarters because I don’t really like meat that much and I really don’t like it off the bone, but they were on crazy sale the other day and I panic-bought them. I’m thinking a cozy casserole is just the ticket.
- Vegetarian Chili + Grandma’s Mexican Cornbread. I actually made this for dinner last night and it was SO good. That cornbread is damn delicious and the leftovers just get better with time.
- Whole Roasted Chicken + Jeannie’s Famous Kale Salad + Roasted Asparagus. I need to share that Kale Salad recipe with you all. It’s amazing and I know we could all probably use some more greens in our lives these days. I’m nervous to try my first roast chicken. I’m thinking I’ll go with the Ina recipe because she is just the queen, but I’m open. Do you have any suggestions?
- Shrimp with Feta. I’m intrigued to try this one even though I’m not much of a shrimp person. I’ll let you know how it goes….
- Pasta Alfredo. Keith Jr. loves pasta alfredo, so this one will be a surprise for him. I’ve never made it homemade. Have you?
- Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies. Look, we all need comfort right now. That’s all I’m sayin’.
- For brunch this weekend: Super Duper Easy Egg Bake.
Our list this week is a wee bit indulgent, but hey, these are unprecedented times. I am also planning to buy a juicer, so there will be lighter days ahead. It’s all balance, right?
What are you cooking while you’re sheltering in place? I’d love to hear!
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