Meal Plan Monday // Rainy Days
Oh hey, have you heard? It’s raining. A lot. Everywhere. Definitely here.
While the effects of the hurricane didn’t come inland as far as they’d projected, it was definitely a soaking, sopping, windy, wet weekend that required hibernating indoors and cranking up a fire for the first time in our new house.
Soccer was cancelled for the 18th time in a row {ok, 2nd} and I still don’t own a raincoat. Also, am I the only person in the world who loathes their Hunter rain boots? That’s why I don’t usually jump on trends…
Since we were stuck indoors anyways {outside of a few puddle-frolicks}, I took the opportunity to hang a bunch of shelves and pictures that have just been sitting around since we moved in waiting for me to decide where to put them. I stopped over thinking it and just put a bunch of holes in the freshly-painted walls and decided to live with it. I just need to find curtains for the baby’s nursery and I can claim partial-doneness {and let’s be honest, that’s about as done as I get anything}. We might have played a round or two of toilet paper bowling turned toilet paper dodgeball…
Now despite my desire to live on nothing but chili and soup alone, I should probably not overdose on those before it actually gets cold. For the record, I like it cold, just not also soaking wet. So here’s the line up for this week’s menu, after I deleted a fourth {and fifth} bowl of chili.
Monday // Meatless Monday
Burrito bowls with black beans, fajita veggies, cilantro lime rice, and guac. I usually use homemade salsa roja and roasted corn salsa, but I think I’m feeling the jarred variety this week. {So good with this copy-cat Moe’s queso blanco – dairy-free queso blanco version too!}
Tuesday
Thai Chicken Meatballs. I’m a sucker for peanut sauce.
Wednesday
Homemade pizzas. {We use Daiya cheese & Bob’s Red Mill Pizza Crust mix to make them gluten free and dairy free.}
Thursday
Southwestern potato skins. Minus the cheese and sour cream. {This is the part where the husband groans and I threaten he can deal or starve. I’m such a loving wife.}
Friday
Out 
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I also really want to make these gluten-free vegan chocolate chip bagels. Ok, my three year old really wants me to make them, and I feel almost ambitious enough to oblige. I’m nervous though, I’ve made regular whole grain bagels and I’ve made gluten-free dough- I can’t imagine working with gluten-free dough well enough to make circles and have them hold up to boiling… Anybody tried it? Also, it’s worth noting that pumpkin cream cheese is the best ever, and I don’t like cream cheese.
Also, I ‘scoped for the first time. {That’s what the cool kids are calling it.} I feel safe telling you this because it’s been over 24 hours and it’s gone foreverrrrr. {*crosses fingers and hope I’ve done math right.*} Do you use Periscope? Share your profile in the comments so I can come stalk you I mean follow you.
For more meal ideas: here and here.
What are you eating this week?
