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What I'm Cooking This Week

From Scratch to Shortcuts

Plan, Shop, Cook, Reuse, EAT!

From scratch to shortcuts is exactly what it sounds like. Homemade dressings, sauces, and sides keep meals feeling fresh and they show up alongside frozen meatballs, pantry staples, pre-marinated meat, and a few grocery store helpers. The meals still connect throughout the week, but this plan proves that good home cooking doesn't have to mean making everything yourself.

salad dressing in food processor
Monday · Sauce / condiment

Creamy Herby Dressing

Sheet pan of broccoli and garbanzo beans
Tuesday · Supporting side

Roasted Broccoli and Crispy Chickpea Caesar Salad

Eggs on farro with broccoli and beans
Saturday · Uses leftovers

Anything Bowls

Breakfast, Lunch, or Dinner

Cut quesadilla with guacamole
Sunday · Uses leftovers

Loaded Leftover Quesadillas

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