April 15th Menu: 365 Day Meal Plan

April 14, 2013 By 20 Comments

While I love the warmer weather I kind of hate the back and forth because it’s KILLING my sinuses. Allergies are the payment for springtime’s gorgeous palette.

My obsessions this week include the banana ‘ice cream’ I mentioned last week, as well as everything avocado. I may have bought a few too many for an avocado project I’m working on with Amazing Avocado. Not that I’m complaining!

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April 15th Menu

Monday:Perfect chicken with jasmine rice, green beans, salad, and fresh fruit salad.

Recipes: Perfect Chicken Breasts.

Tuesday:

Wednesday: Taco night with my amazingly simple guacamole of course!

Recipes: Taco beef recipe, Easy Guacamole Recipe.

Simple Guacamole Recipe

Thursday:Leftovers.

Friday-Sunday: I’ll be in Philadelphia for the weekend at TypeA Philadelphia. Looking forward to some time ‘off’ from being mom, and being off-duty from cooking! If you’re going to be there let me know!

April 8th Recap

Monday:Perfect chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad, and fresh fruit salad.

Such a great family meal, and I love that I can cook extra chicken breasts to use throughout the week.

Tuesday: Brinner!
Instead we had hamburgers and hot dogs, sides of salad, fruit, and chips.

Wednesday: Taco night!

Taco night is MY favorite night of the week since cooking and cleanup are a breeze!

Thursday:Leftovers.

Chicken, a burger, and your choice of sides. Best night of the week, right?

Friday:Pizzzaaaaa.

Always a family favorite. True story: my husband and I met while working in a pizza shop.

Saturday: Clean out the fridge night.

Yes, we still had leftovers. It’s a good way to mak room in the fridge for this week’s groceries.

Sunday: Sirloin steaks, fries, salad, and fruit salad.

In the middle of the week I was scheduled to attend a get together where we had to make and eat avocado recipes. Tough, I know, but I took one for the team. ;) Hubby was in charge of dinner and made brinner-his special french toast and bacon with a side of fruit and juice. I binged on amazing avocado recipes (more on that soon!).



What’s on your menu this week?

Kelly

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Kelly Whalen is the founder of The Centsible Life, a blog where motherhood and money meet. Her goal is to help readers live well on less. Kelly is a mom to 4, and loves that she can stay at home with her kids, and still pursue her passions for writing, personal finance, and social media. You can often find her on twitter and Facebook talking money and motherhood.

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  • melinda

    I’ve neverhad Jasmine Rice, at least I don’t think I have. I should look into that, it just sounds good

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com Kelly

      It’s really ‘fluffy’. I know that’s a weird word for food, but it’s true! Just make sure you rinse it first. :)

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  • Lauryn

    Jasmine rice sounds delicious…and so does the rest of the meal plan! Oh, and I will certainly be seeing you this weekend at Type A. YAY! Can’t wait:)

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com Kelly

      Yay! See you there! Looking forward to NOT cooking. ;)

  • Jessica @FoundtheMarbles

    Sounds like a delicious week at your house!

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com Kelly

      We’ll see what the kids say. ;)

  • http://twitter.com/janeanedavis Janeane Davis

    Mmmmm, so many good recipes here and I read it just in time for me to prepare dinner for my family!

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com Kelly

      Hope you found something to help!

  • Estelle Sobel Erasmus

    I have to make the chicken dish and tacos. Love both those recipes…and anything with avocados.
    Estelle

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com Kelly

      Then I have a post for you coming up for Cinco de Mayo!

  • http://www.mrsrkfj.com/ Mrsrkfj

    I’ve been on a guacamole kick. I see great minds are at play! I like that you have a dedicated taco night. I’m stealing this idea.

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com Kelly

      ALWAYS eat tacos. ;) My kids all love it so it’s a no-brainer.

  • http://twitter.com/onepunkymama Nicole

    You guys and all your tacos. It makes me wonder why I haven’t put them in permanent rotation, because you’re right - they are SO easy!

  • http://twitter.com/BarbHoyer Barb Hoyer

    I’ve been dealing with a sinus infection, and then the seasonal allergies showed up. I need to stock up again on Sudafed!

    I’m trying a chicken recipe tonight that Trina shared on her blog. Hopefully, it’s a home run.

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  • Carrie @ Chockababy

    I love avocado - tacos, salad, burgers… anything that I can add it too makes a better meal! :)

  • http://twitter.com/EcoIncognito Jeannette Bezinque

    I’m trying a new pinterest recipe for Rajma Masala. It’s a kidney bean and tomato stew that looks really tasty.