Meal Planning: June 23rd - 29th

Review from last week:

PCC had some amazing pre-marinated carne asada which was perfect to grill up after the brewer's fest.

This dish was really good.  It was supposed to have a fried egg on top but it didn't need it.

This one was pretty good, too.  Greg grilled the chicken which is always my favorite.

I think this was the first Chinese chicken salad I'd ever made and I loved it. 

Plan for next week:

Saturday: Pizza and Salad

Sunday: Grilled Chicken and Salad

Monday: Buffalo Cauliflower Salad with Avocado & Vegan Ranch

Tuesday: Leftovers

Wednesday: Paprika White Wine Bucatini and Salad

Thursday: Leftovers

Friday: Grilled Cod

Week in Photos: Les Mis, Kameron's Graduation Party & Father's Day at the Beach!

The last show in our 2017-2018 Broadway ticket package was Les Mis!  A show I hadn't seen before, and had been wanting to for a long time.  It was incredible!

After the show, I picked up Greg and Ben and we headed up to Kameron's high school graduation party!  Kim had Kameron our Senior year of high school, and it's amazing to see how well she raised this incredible kid who is now an ADULT. 

Ben relaxing in the bath:

Organizing his trading cards by team:

A cute pineapple craft he made at school:

Our almost weekly Saturday morning bagel date at the Woodinville Bagel Bakery!

Greg and I at the Washington Brewer's Fest!

Dan and Greg:

All of us!

Ben's INCREDIBLE project he made for Greg at school for Father's Day.  I about died laughing when I saw that he thinks Greg is a "rug maker"!  I'm not going to correct him.

We spent Father's Day at the beach and it was GLORIOUS!  It was so hot, but cool by the water, and we ate well and played all day!

Meal Planning: June 16th - 22nd

Review from last week:

I really loved this meal.  Greg did not.  I think he thought the biscuits were okay, but he took one look at the soup and passed ;)

These enchiladas were great though!

For lunches:

This one was a new one I tried and I really liked it! It would be good for dinner or breakfast.  I added a little Italian sausage and it was delicious.

Plan for this week:

Saturday: Greg and I are going to the Washington Brewer's Fest on Saturday and Greg is going to grill steak when we get home.

Sunday: Father's Day!  We are planning an all day picnic at the park with friends due to the fabulous weather we are expecting and we are all so excited about it.

Monday: TBD.  Leftovers or take out.  Baseball practice starts this week adding to our busy after school/work schedule.

Tuesday: Blue Apron Meal: Korean Style Beef with Sesame Bok Choy & Marinated Carrots


Wednesday: Blue Apron Meal: Spiced Chicken Breasts & Mashed Potatoes with Blue Cheese Kale Salad.  My mom is joining for dinner so I'll just add an extra chicken breast to the meal!

Thursday: Blue Apron Meal: Chinese Chicken Salad with Crispy Wonton Noodles

Friday: We are going to see The Indrecible's 2 at McMenamin's and will grab dinner during the show!

Meal Planning: June 9th - 15th

Review from last week:

Last weekend, Greg and Marc took the boys to the trout farm and they caught 7 trout!  We had trout picatta for dinner and it was great!

One of my favorite things to have as leftovers is mashed sweet potatoes, a veggie and chicken.  I made these chicken breasts in the instant pot (which I'm still trying to master) and it was dinner + lunch for 2 days.

The frittata was amazing, as usual.  I'm going to make it again next week.

This was a new recipe for us and Greg and I both loved it.  I'll double the sauce next time because the chicken soaked it up quite a bit.  It went great with the zucchini noodles!

I totally messed this recipe up somehow.  The dressing that was supposed to go on it was bad, and I had left my can opener at work so we couldn't have black beans with it, but the bowls still ended up being okay.

Plan for next week:

Saturday: Tuscan White Bean & Chard Soup with Cheesy Cauliflower Biscuits (from Inspiralized & Beyond, but I found these recipes online)

Sunday: Chicken Enchiladas with Cumin Crema from the What's Gaby Cooking cookbook, but I found this recipe online, too! :)

Monday: Leftovers

Tuesday: Leftovers

Wednesday: Dinner with Mom

Thursday: Ricotta & Spinach Spaghetti Pie (from Inspiralized & Beyond) with Italian Sausage added in

Friday: Burgers

Week in Photos: What's Gaby Cooking Book Signing, Sweet Talking and Swim Lessons

A few months ago, Kristin told me that Gaby was doing a book signing in Seattle for her latest cookbook!  For reference, this is one of the blogs I cook from most (next to Skinnytaste and Inspiralized).  It was so much fun going to meet her with Kristin and Melissa!  I'm planning to cook from it next week :)

While we were in Seattle, Greg and Marc took the boys trout fishing.  Melissa made Trout Paillard!

These boys.  Looking forward to a fun summer in the neighborhood!

Ben has been laying it on THICK with his love for me lately.  He is seriously so sweet and tells me all the time how much he loves me :)  And I'm such a sucker for it.

Ben's class has been celebrating the last 26 days of school with a different letter each day.  This was from "L" day.  Lunch outside!

We went to the Mercer Island Farmer's Market in search of some Low Rider Baking Company cookies - an account I've been following in Instagram for awhile and had been wanting to check out!  We got cookies - and ice cream :)  It was my reward for doing a massive spring cleaning of all of our stuff last weekend!

This week we started our 4th attempt at Swimming Lessons - and I think this one is going to be successful!  We switched from the YMCA to McMenamin's because they keep the water much warmer.  Also, Greg and I can grab a beer upstairs at the bar while we watch!  Total win.

Meal Planning: June 3rd - 8th

Review from last week:


This chicken wedge salad was something we used to make all the time and then forgot about.  I liked how easy it was to prep everything ahead of time and then assemble when we were ready to eat. 

Rosemary Chicken Salad with Bacon and Avocado - the perfect thing to eat after snacking at Safeco Field all afternoon!

This was a new one I tried this week.  I really liked it, but something was off in my execution of the "breading" on the cauliflower.  But in general - I maintain my stance that cauliflower is an excellent substitute for Chicken and it really takes on any flavor you add to it!

Plan for next week: 

I’m going to make this frittata to have for breakfast this week

Sunday: Skillet Chicken in Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

Monday: Burgers and Salad

Tuesday: Avocado Shrimp Quinoa Bowls

Wednesday: Creamy Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese

Thursday: My mom is making dinner

Friday: Leftovers