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I felt like week #1 was a good start to this weekly meal plan experiment I'm doing. I hope by sharing what I posted on my kitchen blackboard also gave you some recipe ideas and inspiration to set your own weekly plan.
I wanted to do EVEN better on week #2!
Here's how things went.
Monday: My Mom's Minestrone Soup
The week started off GREAT as my mom sent over some of her amazing Minestrone Soup! It was sort of spooky since I had Soup and Sandwiches on my meal plan. Weird eh? This soup is absolutely delicious! The funny thing is, I never ask my mom for this recipe. I think it's because I always want it to be "Mom's" soup and it wouldn't be the same if I started making it myself.
Tuesday: Chicken and Vegetable…
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