Menu Plan Monday

Good morning friends! Sorry for the little hiatus- last week was chock full and, unfortuantely, the blog was the piece of the puzzle to get dropped. We have lots of awesome things on the schedule, though, so stay tuned! In the mean time, here's what we're cooking this week!!

Breakfasts: 

• Steel cut oats sweetened with a little bit of pure maple
• Whole wheat english muffin, toasted with some peanut butter + fruit salad

Lunches: 

• Sandwiches and leftovers for Mike, since he's in the office this week. 
• Quesadilla with mashed sweet potato and black beans. (Recipe this week!) 
• Low-carb wrap (I like Cedar's brand) with hummus and tons of veggies

Dinners:

Monday- Shepherd's pie with mashed sweet potato

Tuesday- Enchiladas with veggies, chicken and black beans

Wednesday- Slow cooker carnitas- pico de gallo and guacamole

Thursday- Calzones with whole wheat dough, pesto and chicken. Homemade marinara to dip!

Friday- Veggie burgers (we're obsessed with the Vegetable Masala ones from Trader Joe's) and salad

Saturday- leftovers

Sunday- Salad wraps (veggies + lettuce + chickpeas + hummus + tabouli for me, plus chicken for Mike)

Linking up with Orgjunkie.com and Menu Plan Monday! Head on over there for lots of great menu plans!!

Menu Plan Monday!

How was your weekend? Ours was s-t-e-a-m-y! It's been consistently in the 90's for the past week or so! Phew- looking forward to seeing the mercury drop a little bit, that's for sure! Here's what we have on the menu this week:

Breakfasts: 

• Steel cut oats sweetened with a little bit of pure maple
• Whole wheat english muffin, toasted with some peanut butter + fruit salad

Lunches: (same as last week, but they definitely worked well and kept me full and happy)

• Baked sweet potato with black beans and fresh pico de gallo.
• Dr. McDougalls soups (the tortilla is my favorite!)- they're cheap, too. 
• Low-carb wrap (I like Cedar's brand) with hummus and tons of veggies

Dinners:

Monday- Green salad with chicken (for Mike) and chickpeas (for me!)

Tuesday- Grilled whole wheat pizza with veggies and sugar-free BBQ sauce (plus cheese for Mike)

Wednesday- Slow cooker barley risotto with a big green salad

Thursday- Taco Thursday! Black bean for me, chicken for Mike

Friday- Whole wheat angel hair pasta tossed with veggies and herbs 

Saturday- leftovers

Sunday- Salad wraps (veggies + lettuce + chickpeas + hummus + tabouli for me, plus chicken for Mike)

Linking up with Orgjunkie.com and Menu Plan Monday! Head on over there for lots of great menu plans!!

Fryday!

Happy Friday!!! It's more like Fryday, if you live in Boston! Phew, it's scorching today.


I woke up early this morning in hopes of beating the heat to workout- no dice! It was almost 90 degrees when I rolled out of bed at 6am. Nooo thanks. Instead, I drank a glass of iced coffee and watered my poor garden before it got scorching.  

Once I got to (wonderfully air-conditioned) work, I had a bowl of Irish oatmeal with a little maple syrup and bananas. Mmm. I picked up a snickerdoodle iced coffee on my way, my Friday treat! Best $2.25 I can spend in heat like this- it was gone VERY quickly. 

Lunch was just a big salad with tons of cold veggies and a little goat cheese. I also had a Sargento cheese stick (colby-jack reduced fat) to snack on. I brought a Dr. McDougall's black bean soup, but it's just not soup weather. 

We'll be going out for dinner tonight, but I'm working on a post for hot-weather dinner recipes for you! Lots of cold salads, a few slow-cooker recipes and even some filling smoothies. 


What's your favorite "hot-weather" food? Or are you like me and lose your appetite when the temperature goes up?