This describes Zach completely! I will admit I stole this off Facebook this morning!
One of my long-standing goals for each summer is to meal prep for the following year! Last year this was off the table due to not having a stove and in 2020 we were receiving school lunch deliveries every day, so I did not need to do much meal preparation at all. This year I am going to set a goal of 100 prepared recipes that we just need to thaw heat and eat. Some of these like Salisbury steak, and taco meat will have to wait until after we receive our cow but with having some extra time today. I wanted to get started as well as use up some various items in the fridge. This should allow enough flexibility to eat what we feel like and also speed most dinners along. If I am able to store more that 100 than that is even better. One more side story, I needed to get a baked ziti in the freezer to use on our beach trip this summer. When I checked the freezer and cabinets for spaghetti sauce, I realized we were completely out. As I was scanning the internet, I did find a bolognaise recipe, so I decided to make that in the crockpot to use for the baked ziti! After making the baked ziti, I still had almost 40 oz left so that was the reason I decided to go ahead and make the million-dollar spaghetti pie. Today, I have made 2-million-dollar spaghetti pies, 2 chicken/broccoli rice casseroles and prepared the baked potatoes for Wednesday. (Washed and wrapped- we are going to add cheese, sour cream and sloppy joe mix to the top). I also went ahead and made up the dry ingredients for baked oatmeal. This makes it very easy to make breakfast.
Official food preparation count: 9
Breakfast count : 8
Breakfast- Saturday- BLT sandwiches (Matt made bacon on his new Blackstone.) Sunday- Eggs and sausage (on the Blackstone) Monday – Cinnamon Toast sticks from Sam’s Club. Tuesday- Peanut butter baked oatmeal (I also need to prepare another 12 bags to use during the school year). Wednesday Gravy biscuits (I found frozen biscuits and need to use the milk) Thursday, Friday- find your own with what we have. I did buy cereal and pop tarts so this should be easy!
Lunch- Saturday-Grilled Italian sausage with onions and peppers Sunday- Lunch at friends. For the week, Lunch will either be sandwiches/ roll up or quesadillas or left overs or hot pockets.
Dinner- Saturday- Lily was at work, Kendall and Zach were at Haley’s so I had chips and salsa Sunday-Tortellini Alfredo, Monday- Broccoli and Chicken casserole. Tuesday Pasta salad Wednesday- Baked potatoes with sloppy joe mix. Thursday- Grilled Chicken Salad Friday-Dinner at Red Robins for Kendall’s birthday.
Happy Summer!