Category Archives: Weekly Meal Plan

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: If you’re already going to be making food for a holiday (in this case, Father’s Day), just make extra! And then you’ve got food for the week without planning or making anything different from what you were already going to make anyway. We would suggest aContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 6/20/21 – 6/26/21”

The limited deals at Shaw’s this week don’t really lend themselves well to creating meals, so we suggest using what’s in your pantry and freezer. Maybe this means making a pasta dish with pasta and pasta sauce in your pantry, adding in some meat from the freezer. It may mean getting creative with canned goods,Continue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 6/13/21 – 6/19/21”

With the great deals at Shaw’s this week, we could see any combination of the following mains and sides being great meals this week: Mains: cherry glazed pork chops, smothered (cheese and sauteed mushrooms) pork chops, bbq ribs, lemon pepper shrimp, tuna sandwiches Sides: mashed potatoes, potatoes and onions on the grill, rice, fruit salad,Continue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 6/6/21 – 6/12/21”

While we will make a few meal plan suggestions, we’re pretty sure most folks already have plans for what they are making for Memorial Day food. So our suggestion is just to make more of whatever you’re already making so you have leftovers to last you through the week. Based on the Shaw’s sales, hereContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 5/30/21 – 6/5/21”

Due to the lack of sales at Shaw’s this week, we are planning on doing some pantry cooking (using what we already have on hand) to make: Gochujang ribs (ribs are on sale, we have gochujang sauce in the freezer already proportioned out for a rack of ribs) with potatoes and onions on the grillContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 5/23/21 – 5/29/21”

What should you make this week based on the Shaw’s sales? How about: Southwest Salad: With not only the chicken, but also bell peppers, cucumber, onion, salad dressing, and even avocado on sale, this salad is a great, filling, summery dish for this week! You could even make it with shrimp as opposed to chickenContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 5/16/21 – 5/22/21”

We took a look at the sales at Shaw’s this week and came up with the following meal plan: Dijon pork chops with a side of “white and green salad”. We love Taste of Home’s white and green salad, and it makes great use of the sales on broccoli, cauliflower, and bacon. Tuna noodle saladContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 5/9/21 – 5/15/21”

Some meals that take good advantage of the Shaw’s sales this week are: Steak tips on the grill with onion and green pepper kabobs served along side some Rice a Roni makes an excellent summery meal that is super simple and quick to prepare. Mexican – whether it’s burritos, tacos, or nachos, marinate some beefContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 5/2/21 – 5/8/21”

Here are some suggestions of meals that take advantage of this week’s sales at Shaw’s: With sausages and peppers on sale, we would highly recommend making some Italian sausages with onions and peppers. It would pair nicely with some coleslaw (on sale) or a salad (on sale). Or, if pasta is more your thing (andContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 4/25/21 – 5/1/21”

Here’s what we’re making with the ingredients that are on sale this week at Shaw’s: NY Strip Steak with mashed potatoes and either green beans with butter and almonds or steamed or roasted broccoli. We’re making this Texas Roadhouse inspired dish in lieu of spending the money on takeout – plus, it’ll feed us forContinue reading “Weekly Meal Plan 4/18/21 – 4/24/21”