Here's Your Weekly Meal Plan 🍽️


Hi Reader,

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and new year with family and friends! We tend to stay home for New Year's Eve these days. We make a nice meal and watch the ball drop with a bottle of bubbly. Resolutions usually include eating a little better, so let's get this new year started!

Weekly Meal Plan 🍽️

Here's our suggestions for delicious meals, sides to go with them, and a breakfast and dessert idea as well! [See previous meal plans ​here​].


Positively divine topped with our lemon salad dressing

Keep the whole meal low in carbs with our cauliflower fried rice

Sprinkle the top with some sliced green onions

Make Instant Pot Green Beans for your side

Serve over white rice and sprinkle with sesame seeds


Chop, pulse, blend!

This is the mini chopper we always use. It's perfect for dips, salsas, marinades, and even making malts and milkshakes! We use it ALL the time and for so many things!


Breakfast and Dessert

Monte Cristo Sandwich

Stuffed with ham and cheese and fried to golden perfection. Dust with powdered sugar, serve with raspberry jam!

Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes

Portion control works perfectly with these little dessert bites. Indulgent but not overwhelming!

I would love to hear if you try any of these! Leaving a comment and star rating really helps other home cooks and bakers as well!

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