This weekend Poppy and I went to our local Women’s March, my sushi bazooka arrived, I took a nap, I witnessed a grown man screaming into his phone in the toilet aisle at the hardware store — “Those disgusting women should Get Over It! He’s the president! Get A Job!” — and I rearranged some of the kitchen cabinets. Despite the angry man, it was a good and productive weekend.

Here’s what we’ll be enjoying for dinner this week:

Monday: Poppyseed chicken

It was Pete’s pick.

Tuesday: Francis Mallmann’s Salt-Crust Chicken

We’ve been watching “Chef’s Table” on Netflix, and every week I try to find a recipe from that week’s featured chef. This week calls for a ton of salt and a very hot oven!

Wednesday: Sandwiches

We’ll be busy, busy, busy on Wednesday, so dinner is going to be easy, easy, easy.

Thursday: Spaghetti

Ditto.

Friday: Pizza

We’ve done frozen pizzas for pizza night a few times recently. I think I’m going to spring for the expensive but wonderful local pizza place this week.

Hungry for more? Check out the Menu Plan Monday linkup at OrgJunkie.

Here’s what we have been and will be enjoying for dinner this week:

Monday: Fish sticks and mac & cheese

Tuesday: Breakfast for dinner

Wednesday: Subs

Thursday: Tacos

Friday: Pizza

Hungry for more? Check out the Menu Plan Monday linkup at OrgJunkie.

I should probably be telling you today that we’re starting the New Year with a nice restorative broth or something, but I cannot tell you that because that would be a lie. We’ll actually be doing pretty much what we always do, which is Ingest A Lot of Cheese. Here’s what we’ll be enjoying for dinner this week:

Monday: Butternut Squash Risotto

Butternut squash is the one vegetable that Poppy will eat willingly. That’s generally only in ravioli form, though. I’m hoping this creamy risotto will win her over. I’m going to try to make it in the new electric pressure cooker my dad gave me for Christmas. (It isn’t the Instant Pot, but I think it’s pretty much the same idea.)

Tuesday: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

We’ll also be having french fries.

Wednesday: Chicken sausages and mac & cheese

“What do you want for Poppy’s choice night?”

“Macaroni and cheese.”

“We can have mac and cheese as a side, but we need to have something else, too.”

“Fine. Chicken sausages. Can I pick them out?”

She chose a chicken-apple sausage.

Thursday: Sloppy Joes

It’s cold and dreary here this week, which means it’s a great time for a sloppy Joe.

Friday: Pizza

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There’s a cute little printable for menu- and grocery-planning over at Home Ec 101, if you’re looking to get into the menu-planning game. Which I highly recommend. It saves money, it means fewer trips to the store, and you only have to think about What’s For Dinner once all week.

Hungry for more? Check out the Menu Plan Monday linkup at OrgJunkie.