Oh my goodness. Just talking about getting a job is having me feel overwhelmed. I was this close to not making a meal plan for the week as I did not get myself organized on Sunday night. We had an insanely busy weekend full of kids, play-dates and the kids homework too. But I know, just in my few weeks of doing a meal plan, that it helps keep me on track.

Last week Lana came home and was shocked at what I was serving for dinner. It seems that the kid checks kiwigalo and noticed when I swapped the days in which I served two meals. Oh dear…

Another tool that I actually started to use last year when I knew that the kids needed a greater voice in picking the meals was a meal wall (door, actually). I stuck up the days of the week and then we started to write our staple meals on sticky notes. When I ask the kids what they want for dinner that week they each get a say. I have in some places noted the page in the cookbook just so….well, because I am lazy and this way it´s there for me to find the recipe both when looking up the ingredients for my shopping list, as well as when I am going to prepare the meal.  I like having our tried and true recipes written out because it gives one less thing to think about. Also, then after the kids have picked their meals I can swap them around based on the time I have to prepare meals.

This week:

Monday – Chana Masala – I could eat this every day. Period.

Tuesday – Chickpea Rice & Cabbage Soup – My hubby´s favorite. I cook the brown rice ahead of time.This makes it a quick meal to whip up.

Wednesday- Chickpea and Broccoli Curry aka Down-Home Curry – I will be honest one kid picks out the tofu. I can´t find a link, but it´s yet another gem from Isa Does It.

Thursday – Red Lentil Soup with Spinach and Coconut Milk – FAILED last week, so I need to see what I did wrong.

Have a great week!