Howdy and good morning; up for chatting about some meals this morning? For me? All the time!
I keep in mind after I used to write down these meal plan posts each week. Right here’s the archive of visible meal plans in the event you’re ever in want of some dinner inspiration; I exploit it very often myself.
They’re pretty simple to write down in August when the night mild is fairly and we aren’t loaded down with sports activities practices and lesson commitments but, however maybe I’ll attempt to do these somewhat extra typically, like month-to-month or so. It’s enjoyable to see how our meal plans evolve primarily based on the season.
August 2025 Weekly Meal Plan
Monday: Straightforward sluggish cooker pot roast with onions and carrots over rice
I really like this pot roast recipe as a result of it actually takes two minutes to set it up however I do discover with a thick chuck roast (I believe this one was 4 lbs) that I actually must get it began very first thing within the morning so I can assure it a prepare dinner time of 11+ hours.
Enjoyable truth: I lastly determined to get an Prompt Pot, so a decade after the pattern actually took off, right here I’m leaping on board! 😉 I’m excited to do this recipe in Prompt Pot and report again. I additionally acquired the tempered glass lid so I can use it as a sluggish cooker and the steamer basket, too. Ship me your favorites; I’ve a lot to study!
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Tuesday: Lemon Dill Salmon with roasted golden potatoes, simple inexperienced beans (from the backyard!), and tomatoes (from the backyard!)
We loved the final of my backyard tomatoes and inexperienced beans earlier than I ripped out the crops, as that they had run their course. I’ve a bunch of beans blanched and frozen for soups and have a greater plan for tomatoes subsequent 12 months now that I do know I would like/need each determinant and indeterminant.
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Wednesday: Hen Fajita Bowls
A meal that by no means will get previous: bone broth rice with sauteed bell peppers and onions, plus hen. For this hen, I used one a seasoning packet for ease. The toppings are what actually makes it! Pico, bitter cream, guacamole, pickled jalapenos (backyard!), and microgreens.
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Thursday: Meatballs and pasta
I actually see this being a weekly staple for us as we head into the autumn exercise season. I’ve tried quite a lot of freezer meatballs and am narrowing it right down to my favorites to inventory the freezer with. Add this with some jarred sauce to the sluggish cooker for 2-3 hours and blend in a enjoyable formed pasta and everyone seems to be comfortable. I add somewhat recent basil and crimson pepper flakes to mine to jazz it up.
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Friday: Pizza Night time!
Will all the time be my favourite household custom. I made two batches of bread machine pizza dough (utilizing bread flour as an alternative of my traditional all objective and I do suppose it made the crust fluffier) and we performed Ticket to Trip Europe whereas we loved our feast. Our go to toppings: crimson sauce, freshly shredded mozzarella (IYKYK), pepperoni, onions, inexperienced peppers, basil.
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Saturday: Smoked wings, carrots & celery with blue cheese, mac and cheese
Actually, we type of threw this one collectively however it labored. We had a late lunch with my bro and niece so nobody was very hungry and this snack-ish dinner match the invoice!
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Sunday: Skillet burgers with caramelized onions on selfmade buns
Each Sunday I’m making a recipe from Ina’s cookbook and yesterday I hadn’t been to the shop so wanted a recipe with issues I already had available. So I made a decision on her burgers and made some bread machine buns to go together with them. The burgers themselves are quite simple, simply salt, pepper, and dry mustard powder. However all put along with a fresly toasted buttered buns, backyard tomato slice, the caramelized onions, cheese, and a few dill pickle kraut? WOW. So good!
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And that wraps up our eats from the week! What’s the perfect factor you’ve eaten lately?
