Let me start with there are actually no recipes below. Our family has a hard time sometimes coming up with ideas for dinner so we came up a fun structure we follow that helps us not only engage the opinion of all members of the family but as well as plan out the next weeks' worth of meals.
Set a schedule for the full week. We have a simple 8 1/2 x 11 picture frame with a laminated 7 day schedule to keep track of our meals for the week. This way there is never the question of "What Are We Eating" or "What Do You Want For Dinner Tonight?". This helps us plan for the week as well if there are any additional things needed from the grocery store.
We have a weekly chart by day that lists the food for the day or the name of the specialty day. Each Sunday we update it with the food choices for the next week. We will place our specialty days of the week on the chart that apply this week and come up with other ideas for the week based on what we know we have in the cupboard or know we will get at the grocery store.
Saturday Slice - Once a month we break out the mozzarella and homemade pizza dough and make PIZZA! During the summer months we grill mini personal pizzas on the grill. Colder days we will cook a traditional hot oven pizza in the house. Pizza is such a universally loved meal in our home, hopefully it is in yours. See our Saturday Slice Here.
Wacky Wednesday - The Second Wednesday of every month is our Wacky Wednesday. On Wacky Wednesday we break out BREAKFAST at DINNER! Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon, and More make the change up with Wacky Wednesday something the kids always look forward to.
Thursday Try Outs - Every Thursday we delve into the realm of unknown recipes. Everyone likely has a collection of cookbooks, recipes off the internet, or some other collection of food to be tried. On Sunday when we are setting our dinner plans for the week, we select one of them to try out. If we like it, it becomes a regular meal we will try. This way we can keep our families trying new things and helping our meals to make list grow!
Sunday Select - Every Sunday on rotation, we dine on the selection of the chosen family member. Each week is another person's turn to select the dinner of their choice. We've seen choices as different as Fondue to Pizza. Every six weeks one of our members gets to celebrate and share their favorite cuisine.
Fast Food Friday - It's simple! One Friday of the month, we get FAST FOOD! It's an easy meal for us to select our favorite take out as a family. It typically is a combination of more than one place to satisfy every ones request but we all enjoy and look forward to dinning out.
Taco Tuesday - Inspired from The Lego Movie, we have Taco Tuesday! The first Tuesday of every month, we break out our favorite Taco recipe and dig in together. It's simple, it's consistent, and it's one less dinner idea to struggle to put together mid-week. Everything is Awesome with this dinner favorite.
It's goofy, wacky, fun, and consistent. Sometimes the kids remember the specialty days before we do. If you have any other ideas or suggestions, leave them in the comments below.
Set a schedule for the full week. We have a simple 8 1/2 x 11 picture frame with a laminated 7 day schedule to keep track of our meals for the week. This way there is never the question of "What Are We Eating" or "What Do You Want For Dinner Tonight?". This helps us plan for the week as well if there are any additional things needed from the grocery store.
How we set up the week:
The Specialty Days:
Saturday Slice - Once a month we break out the mozzarella and homemade pizza dough and make PIZZA! During the summer months we grill mini personal pizzas on the grill. Colder days we will cook a traditional hot oven pizza in the house. Pizza is such a universally loved meal in our home, hopefully it is in yours. See our Saturday Slice Here. 
Wacky Wednesday - The Second Wednesday of every month is our Wacky Wednesday. On Wacky Wednesday we break out BREAKFAST at DINNER! Pancakes, Eggs, Bacon, and More make the change up with Wacky Wednesday something the kids always look forward to.
Thursday Try Outs - Every Thursday we delve into the realm of unknown recipes. Everyone likely has a collection of cookbooks, recipes off the internet, or some other collection of food to be tried. On Sunday when we are setting our dinner plans for the week, we select one of them to try out. If we like it, it becomes a regular meal we will try. This way we can keep our families trying new things and helping our meals to make list grow!
Sunday Select - Every Sunday on rotation, we dine on the selection of the chosen family member. Each week is another person's turn to select the dinner of their choice. We've seen choices as different as Fondue to Pizza. Every six weeks one of our members gets to celebrate and share their favorite cuisine.
Fast Food Friday - It's simple! One Friday of the month, we get FAST FOOD! It's an easy meal for us to select our favorite take out as a family. It typically is a combination of more than one place to satisfy every ones request but we all enjoy and look forward to dinning out.
Taco Tuesday - Inspired from The Lego Movie, we have Taco Tuesday! The first Tuesday of every month, we break out our favorite Taco recipe and dig in together. It's simple, it's consistent, and it's one less dinner idea to struggle to put together mid-week. Everything is Awesome with this dinner favorite.It's goofy, wacky, fun, and consistent. Sometimes the kids remember the specialty days before we do. If you have any other ideas or suggestions, leave them in the comments below.
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