Nothing Fancy Menus

Aug 8 Menu

2026-08-08T14:09:40.503-05:00

Dinner

Sun:
Brown bag Dinner:
Turkey Croissant sandwich
Blueberries and green grapes

Mon:

Balsamic chicken with onion

Tues

Mexican street tacos

Wed:

Vegan stew

Bread

Thurs:

Noodels

meatballs sauce

carrots

Fri:

Ground beef gyros

Fruit or veggies

Sat:

pizza

Menu July 19

2026-07-19T17:32:12.954-05:00

DINNER

Sun:

Dump and bake meatball casserole

Spinach salad

Mon:

Burrito bowl

Tues

BLT salad

Slow cook honey whole wheat dinner rolls

Vegan corn chowder

Wed:

Vegetarian korma

Naan

Thurs:

Oven roasted potatoes

Buttermilk biscuits

Sausage gravy

Fri:

Stuffed French toast

Fruit

Sat:

TBD

OTHER:

Fully loaded snack bars

May 31 Menu

2026-05-30T21:41:59.411-05:00

Dinner:

Sun:

French Toast

Breakfast sausage

Hashbrowns

Monday:

Burgers

Easy cucumber salad - really good one. Even my cucumber hating kid likes it

Permentier Potatoes

Tues:

Easy burrito bowls - not great, just ok

Wed:

Pork chops with avacodo and tomato salad

Thurs:

Chicken tortellini soup

Blue ribbon dinner rolls

Fri:

Hearty chickpea pot pie - This one isn't that good.

Sat:

Grilled pepper and red onion pizza - meh

April 26 menu

2026-04-26T10:59:00.000-05:00

Dinner:

Sun:

Turmeric chicken w rice - this was ok not great. I actually really liked the rice. The chicken didn't have much flavor.

Mon:

Baked potato bar

Tues:

Sheet pan butter steak bites and veggies - I wouldn't make this again. Not much flavor; not worth the cost of beef.

Wed:

Spaghetti with meatballs

Roasted carrots - I liked the roasted carrots. Super easy. I did not cook them as long as suggested.

Thurs:

Black bean burritos

Fri:

Butternut squash flatbread - Drizzled with honey (hot honey would be better) which made this pretty good. I would make again if I already had squash in the freezer (which is what I had). I wouldn't roast a squash just for this.

Sat

Caprese panini

Salad

Mar 14 Menu

2026-03-14T12:08:00.001-05:00

Baked oats - Healthy Breakfast - this was ok. I didn't love the texture of oat flour in this dish. I prefer baked oats that use whole oats instead.

Dinner

Sun:

Beef and black bean Tacos

Mon:

Baked potato

Baked beans

Broccoli

Tues:

Savory pumpkin pasta sauce - makes way more than 4 servings, We got 7-8 from it.

Salad

Wed:

Instant pot Cuban chicken - ok recipe.

Thurs:

Vegetarian Korma

Naan bread

Fri:

Salad

Ham casserole - As written this recipe has an insane amount of butter & cheese (aka: fat, cholesterol, & salt). So I made some pretty significant changes to this recipe. Everyone ate it without complaining.

1) boiled veggies for 8 minutes

2) used unsalted butter

4) cooked veg and ham in 1 tbsp butter

5) for sauce, 1 tbsp butter, 3 tbsp flour and 1 1/2 cup milk, no cheese, no salt

6) offered shredded cheese has a topping.

Sat:

(I'm not home this night, so this is what J & B choose)

Brats

Coleslaw

Potato chips

Pickles

Mar 1 Menu

2026-03-01T10:28:00.000-06:00

Apple cinnamon muffins - these were ok

Dinner:

Sun:
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Whole Grain Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Mon:
BLT on home made bread
Grilled peppers & Onions

Tue:
Gumbo in a jiffy - added additional seasoning (cajun & garlic)
This was ok. I might make again because it was easy. Kids didn't like it (too tomatoey)
Bread

Wed:
Whole wheat spaghetti + Meatballs + Salad

Thurs:
Cranberry Maple Chicken - it was ok. I guess we would eat it again
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Fingerling Potatoes - H didn't really like these.

Fri:
Roasted Veggie & Hummus Pita Pockets
Home made pitas

Sat:
Neat Sloppy Joes - bland. Use BBQ instead of ketchup. Added Liquid smoke. Wouldn't make again.
tater tots
Brocoli or salad

Nov 2 menu

2025-11-09T15:54:00.006-06:00

Sorry I missed a week or two. I was having issues accessing the site. As a side note, I didn't actually plan this week, but it is what we ate.

Cranberry bread - we adopted a large bag of cranberries, and this was a good way to use some.

Dinner
Sun:
Veggie Thai Red Curry with Jasmine Rice - Better than I thought it would be. The sauce is thin and soupy. I would maybe decrease the amount if I made again.
Cranberry orange relish - B just really wanted this because we had a lot of cranberries. He didn't use a recipe.

Mon:
Chicken Enchiladas - I've had better enchiladas. I found them to be very dry.
Jicama
Pomegranate

Tues:
Grilled Cheese This grilled cheese was pretty good.
Tomato soup

Wed:
Homemade spaghetti O's - Kind of fun and super easy. Flavor was fair, but very bland. I actually think real Spaghetti O's have more flavor. I'm not sure why, or what's missing from this one.
Salad

Thurs:
Loaded baked potato bar

Fri:
Pizza

Sat:
Veggie stir-fry - This recipe is for Mongolian beef. B want it, but beef is sparse and expensive right now. We used this sauce with veggies (peppers, onion, broccoli, carrots, pea pods).
Brown rice

Oct 19 Menu

2025-10-26T14:40:00.001-05:00

Dinner:

Sun:

Pork tenderloin carnitas tacos - I was not home to eat these. But other's said they were good.

Chili lime roasted sweet potatoes - these I hear were not that good

Mon:

Ravioli

Garlic bread

Tues:

Lemoney Mediterranean chicken - people liked this

Wed:

Curried vegetable pot pie - I like this but make some adjustments. I decrease butter to 1 TBS. Add the flour with the milk and keep wishing until lumps are gone. I also add a little ground ginger. I used frozen broccoli and cauliflower, so I didn't precook them. I decreased the boiling time of potatoes and carrots to 10-15 minutes.

Thurs:

Pancakes

Breakfast sausage

Hashbrowns

Fri:

Eat whatever we can find

Sat:

Simple turkey chili - ok chili recipe. I have had better.

Oct 12 Menu

2025-10-18T16:26:00.002-05:00

Sun:

Layered yogurt fruit salad

Mummy hot dogs

Mon:

Todds famous blueberry pancakes - not good, too much baking powder and not fluffy

Hashbrowns

Sausage

Tues:

Grilled cheese

tomato soup

Wed:

Chicken fajitas

Thurs:

Hamburgers

Salad

Pickles

Fri:

Homemade pizza

Sat:

Veggie stir-fry lomain

Oct 5 Menu

2025-10-12T12:07:00.001-05:00

Dinner:

Sun:

Veggie korma

Naan

Mon:

Chili - not the best chili

Garlic bread

Tues:

Greek tortilla salad - some people likes this, some didn't

Wed:

Absolutely ultimate potato soup - I followed the video's instructions to make it one pot.

Dinner rolls

Thurs:

Leftovers

Fri:

Chicken & bean enchilada casserole - not great. If I made a gain I would buy larger can of sauce; mix half into the chicken and poor the rest on top of the casserole so the top layer is dried out.

Sat:

Roasted veggie teriyaki bowls - this was well liked. kids voted for more broccoli.

Sept 28 menu

2025-10-05T10:27:00.002-05:00

Chocolate zucchini bread

Dinner:

Sun:

Pumpkin waffles with apple cider syrup

Sausage

Hash

Mon:

Penne

Turkey Meatsauce

Side salad

Tues:

Black bean & corn quesadilla

Wed:

~~https://www.mommyhatescooking.com/gluten-free-slow-cooker-cheeseburger-soup?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=everything_you_love_about_a_cheeseburger_in_a_bowl&utm_term=2025-04-14~~ didn't have all the ingredients

I made this instead Quick ground beef potatoes - H liked it.

Thurs:

Orange chicken

Rice

Broccoli

Fri:

Pizza

Sat:

Butternut squash mac & cheese - ok. B said it was flavorless and wouldn't make again

Ham slices

Salad

Sept 21 menu

2025-09-27T13:26:00.002-05:00

Dinner:

Sun:

Sheet pan sausage and veggie bake

Mon:

Pesto gnocchi (from Joshua Weissman cookbook) - people didn't like it

Salad

Tues:

Easy Korean ground beef bowl

Broccoli

Wed:

Sloppy Janes

Sweet potato fries

Easy lemon berry tiramisu

Thurs:

Chrispy chicken croissant sandwich

Potato wedges

Fri:

Cacio de pepe (from Joshua Weissman cookbook) - thought it was too peppery

Salad

Sat:

tomato soup (from Joshus Weissman cookbook)

grilled cheese (from Josua Weissman cookbook)

Sept 14 menu

2025-09-20T15:56:00.002-05:00

Blueberry oat muffins - pretty good. I was a little worried about the oat flour texture.Dinner:

Dinners

Sun:

Whotle wheat waffles

hashbrowns

yogurt parfait - strawberries, blueberries, raspberries

Mon:

Cali grilled veg sandwich

Roasted potatoes

Tues:

Greek chicken crescent pinwheels - people didn't like this one much (3 of 5 stars).

Fruit or veggie

Wed:

Meatball sub casserole (from Taste of Home cookbook) - this one they liked.

Salad

Thurs:

Egg roll noodle bowl (from taste of home cookbook) - people didn't like this (-.5 of 5 stars) That right it got negative star average

Fri:

walking tacos

Sat:

pizza

July 13 menu

2025-07-20T09:34:00.003-05:00

Dinner:

Sun:

spaghetti
salad

Mon:

Veggie stew - kids thought this was good but not great. They said they would eat it again.
Honey whole wheat dinner rolls - good recipe

Tues:

french toast
hashbrowns
Mango raspberry smoothie

Wed:

chicken enchiladas
corn on cob
watermelon

Thurs:

campfire hash

Fri:

Beef broccoli
Rice

Menu July 6

2025-07-13T11:02:00.004-05:00

Sun:

Green goddess sandwich

tots

fruit

Mon:

Vegan empanadas - these were ok, but way to much filling

corn on the cob

Raspberry lime iced tea

birthday cake

Tues:

One pot cheeseburger casserole - kids didn't like this one

sweet potato wedges

Wed:

veggie korma

Naan

Thurs:

Honey glazed chicken - not the best.

Rice

Broccoli

Fri:

Fridge cleanup

Sat:

homemade pizza

June 1 Menu

2025-07-06T10:22:00.001-05:00

Another AI menu for ya.

Dinner

day	menu	nutritionist suggestions
Sun	Cheese Ravioli in Rustic Red Sauce cauliflower & hummus	Add beans, nuts, or lean protein to salad for balance
Mon	Grilled Beef Burger Roasted Lemon-Garlic Broccoli & Glazed Carrot Batons	Try turkey or plant-based patty for 1 of the meals to cut red meat
Tue	Cinnamon-Kissed French Toast Golden Hash Browns (Optional: Fresh berries or a side of turkey sausage)	Use whole grain bread, go light on syrup, add berries or a side of protein (e.g. eggs, turkey sausage)
Wed	Crispy Chicken Tenders Garlic-Herb Potato Wedges Garlic Bread Served with Classic Creamy Coleslaw	Use baked tenders or homemade; lighten coleslaw with Greek yogurt
Thu	Signature BLT Sandwich Crisp Garden Side Salad	Use whole grain bread and nitrate-free bacon for healthier twist
Fri	Black Bean & Sweet Potato Enchiladas Seasonal Fruit Medley	✅ Good job!
Sat	Homemade Artisan Pizza Night (Build-your-own with family favorites)	Use whole wheat crust, add veggies, go light on cheese or use part-skim mozzarella

May 25 menu

2025-06-17T12:20:00.001-05:00

More AI menus from John

Sun	Creamy Zucchini Pasta A light and flavorful pasta dish featuring grated zucchini cooked down with garlic, onion, and a touch of cream, then tossed with your choice of pasta and topped with Parmesan cheese. note: not a lot of flavor. Mostly tasted like noodles swimming in cream	Use whole grain pasta or legume-based alternative. Swap heavy cream for Greek yogurt or cashew cream. Great seasonal produce choice.
Mon	Baked Orange Chicken with Green Beans -this recipe passed approval, and would make again, Rice, Sauted green beans
Tue	Lemon-Roasted Vegetable Hummus Bowls Brimming with colorful roasted vegetables, these plant-based meal-prep lunch bowls are high in fiber to keep you full throughout the afternoon. note: didn't make this. went out instead
Wed	Campfire sausage, peppers, onions with grilled pineapple note: we didn't actually make this recipe
Thu	BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Coleslaw and Waffle Fries Slow-cooked, tender pulled pork slathered in smoky-sweet barbecue sauce, piled high on a soft bun and topped with a crunchy, tangy coleslaw	Swap pork for leaner meat or jackfruit. Use whole wheat buns, homemade BBQ sauce, bake fries, and make yogurt-based slaw.
Fri	Easy & Flavorful Chicken Fajitas and Fresh Guacamole Easy chicken fajitas with chicken and vibrant veggies tossed in the best fajita seasoning.
Sat	Homemade Artisan-Style Pizza with Side Salad A hand-stretched crust with crisp edges and a tender center, layered with a vibrant tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, and your favorite toppings. note: i don't think we used these recipes	Use whole wheat or veggie crust, part-skim cheese, and load with veggies. Serve with a side salad.

May 18 Menu

2025-06-01T16:22:00.005-05:00

John planned with AI

Dinner

day	menu
Sun	Grilled Burgers Creamy Potato Salad Veggie Sticks Juicy, flame-kissed burgers served on soft buns with your favorite toppings, accompanied by a chilled, creamy potato salad with a hint of dill and mustard. A classic cookout-style dinner that brings everyone together with minimal fuss and maximum flavor.
Mon	Tomato Basil Soup - we used canned soup Garlic Knots - not garlic tasting, wouldn't make again Garden Salad A comforting bowl of velvety tomato basil soup paired with buttery garlic knots—crispy on the outside, pillowy inside—that the kids can’t get enough of. Served with a fresh salad of seasonal greens and crisp veggies to round out this cozy, crowd-pleasing meal. ~~https://tastyhealthyheartrecipes.com/a-la-cart/soups/low-sodium-tomato-soup/~~
Tue	Cheese Tortellini with Marinara + Roasted Vegetables Tender cheese-filled tortellini tossed in olive oil and herbs, served alongside a colorful medley of oven-roasted vegetables—zucchini, peppers, and carrots—bringing warmth, balance, and a touch of rustic Italian comfort to the plate.
Wed	Build-Your-Own Beef Tacos with Spanish Rice, Beans & Mixed Fruit A festive taco night with seasoned ground beef, warm tortillas, and a variety of fresh toppings. Served with fluffy Spanish-style rice, savory black beans, and a refreshing fruit medley for a vibrant, fun-filled family dinner.
Thu	Veggie Stir-Fry + Cashews +Steamed Rice - As expected this is fairly blah with soy sauce being the only sauce ingredient. My people added other sauces to make improve it. A rainbow of crisp-tender vegetables stir-fried in sesame oil and soy sauce, served over a bed of fluffy jasmine or brown rice. A light, nourishing midweek dinner that satisfies without weighing you down.
Fri	Pizza Night - I was gone this night so I don't know if this is the dough they actually used. Whether homemade or your family’s favorite takeout, pizza night means melted cheese, crispy crusts, and the comfort of familiar flavors. Serve with cut veggies or a quick salad for a balanced, no-fuss Friday dinner.
Sat	Blueberry Pancakes with Crispy Hash Browns and Yogurt Fluffy pancakes bursting with blueberries and topped with a drizzle of maple syrup, served with golden hash browns for a sweet-and-savory breakfast-for-dinner experience that everyone looks forward to. ~~https://damndelicious.net/2016/10/01/blueberry-blender-pancakes/~~ - didn't use this recipe

May 11 Menu

2025-05-27T21:40:00.003-05:00

John planned with AI

Dinner

Sun	Veggie Sandwich Potato wedges
Mon	Tacos
Tue	Ruben Coleslaw Tots Carrots & celery
Wed	Spaghetti & meatballs Garlic bread
Thu	Baked orange chicken Rice Salad
Fri	French toast Smoothie
Sat	Veggie Korma

May 4 menu

2025-05-17T18:50:00.004-05:00

Whole wheat banana muffins

Apple pecan muffins

Dinner

Sun	Potato wedges BLT Sandwiches
Mon	Veggie quesadilla Salsa Guacamole
Tue	Scallion rice Teriyaki chicken kabobs
Wed	Roasted cauliflower pasta
Thu	Sheet pan chicken bites Dinner rolls
Fri	Waffles Hashbrowns Breakfast sausage
Sat	Salsbury steak meatballs w/mashed potatoes Tomato & cucumber salad

April 27 Menu

2025-05-04T09:09:00.003-05:00

Health pumpkin bread - I did 1/2 whole wheat & 1/2 white flour. Also added a few mini-chocolate chips

Dinner:

Sun	Bratwurst Corn on the cob
	Asian salad
Mon	Egg salad on english muffin
	Roasted green beans
Tue	Best broccoli salad
	Ham Dinner rolls
Wed	Sloppy joe tater tot caserole
	Sweet potato wedges
Thu	Favorite grilled cheese
	Salad Tomato soup
Fri	Sheet pan honey chicken
	Home fried potatoes
Sat	Home made pizza

April 20th menu

2025-04-26T10:48:00.001-05:00

Dinner

Easter Sun	Honey Balsamic Glaze Pork Tenderloin Red potatoes Carrot cake Dinner Rolls
Mon	Asian vermicelli stir-fry noodles
Tue	general tso chicken Green Beans
Wed	Walking tacos
Thu	Vegan German potato soup - pretty good. better than other potato soups i've made Garlic bread
Fri	Chicken avocado burritos Oven fries
Sat	Pizza

April 13th Menu

2025-04-20T12:02:00.004-05:00

Dinner:

Sun	homemade pizza
Mon	saucy vegetarian stir fry - lacked flavor. Better with a little more soy sauce and some sesame oil Brown rice
Tue	Sspaghetti and turkey meatballs Spinach salad
Wed	No bean chili Corn bread
Thu	perfect pumpkin pancakes - not the best pancakes Potato sausage Hashbrowns
Fri	chicken fajitas and guacamole
Sat	sausage gravy, and biscuits Fruit

April 6 menu

2025-04-14T10:44:00.001-05:00

John planned with AI

Dinner:

day	menu
Sun	Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken with Brown Rice Almond Green Beans
Mon	Grilled California Veggie Sandwiches Crispy Waffle Fries
Tue	Sheet Pan Kielbasa + Roasted Veggie Medley with Couscous
Wed	Lean Beef Sloppy Joes on Whole Grain Buns (not bad, not great. missing smokey flavor) Baked Sweet Potato Wedges
Thu	Light Lemon Pesto Pasta with Roasted Broccoli
Fri	Veggie Korma Whole Wheat Naan
Sat	Ribeye Garlic Herb Potato Wedges Simple Garden Salad

March 30 Menu

2025-04-08T20:20:00.002-05:00

Dinner:

Sun:

Mongolian meatballs

Rice

Peapods

Mon:

Grilled cheese

Tomato soup

Tues:

Fluffy blueberry pancakes - very fluffy

Hashbrowns

Breakfast sausage

Wed:

Penne

Thurs:

Ham

Baked potato

bread

Fri:

Homemade pizza

Sat:

Tacos