Trying to be the prepare-ahead type
This week is insane. Michael left last night for one business trip, and is going from there straight to another one. I leave tomorrow for my OWN business trip. He'll get back tomorrow night, and then leave again Wednesday morning (for a THIRD business trip). We both return Thursday evening, but then have to leave Friday for a wedding out of town. Shoot me now.
Since my life revolves around food, I spent all of yesterday cooking meals for the week in an effort to stave off my panic about the week ahead.
Here's a look at the menu I came up with (with plenty of help from Relish!):
Sunday: (last night): Chili with plenty of leftovers for lunches
Monday: Creamy Pasta with Lemon and Proscuitto (from last week's Relish! menu - we never made it)
Tuesday: I make my chili with chuck roast that I cut up, so I actually bought twice as much as I needed. Half was cut up into 1/2 inch cubes for the chili. The other half was cut into one-inch cubes for Beef Burgundy which will go into the crockpot tomorrow morning. That way, our sitter can show up at the house to a ready-made dinner.
Wednesday: Chicken and Rice Casserole that I made yesterday. This was a freezer meal from Relish!, but I just threw it in the fridge, since it needs to be thawed anyway, and we needed it sooner than later.
Thursday: Michael and I will be home too late for dinner, I think, so the au pair can heat up a frozen pizza for the crew.







