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We had a couple of warmish days last week, but the clouds and colder weather are back! If we’re lucky, the sun will peek out today, so get out and enjoy that if you can!
This week’s new recipe is Easy Canned Tuna Pasta. I’ve put it on the menu before, but it fell off, for some reason. Probably Keith volunteered to make something else, and I happily accepted his offer!
The Weekly Plan
Here is our plan for the week starting Sunday, Jan 11, 2026. There are links for some recipes, and others are made “freestyle”.
- Note: Beside each recipe, I show the number of times that we’ve made this recipe, since I started keeping track in 2015.
Sunday — Sheet Pan Pork Chops & Brussels Sprouts ( 131 times )
- Prep: 0.25 hr, Cook: 0.33 hr
Monday — Chinese-Inspired Corn Soup ( 3 times )
- Prep: 0.25 hr, Cook: 0.25 hr
Tuesday — Easy Canned Tuna Pasta ( 0 times )
TIP: add frozen peas
- Total time: 15 min
Wednesday — Easy One-Pot Beef Stroganoff ( 6 times )
- Prep: 0.25 hr, Cook: 0.50 hr
Thursday — Avgolemono Greek Lemon Soup ( 19 times )
- Total time: 15 min
Friday — Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken and Vegetables ( 22 times )
TIP: use your fav veggies
- Prep: 0.25 hr, Cook: 0.75 hr
Saturday — Ribs, Barbecued Back ( 93 times )
- Total time depends on cooking method
Food Celebration Days
Almost every day of the year has a food celebration that we can enjoy, or ignore! Here are a few of the food days for the upcoming week, with recipe ideas for you.
Monday Jan 12th – National Roast Day
Winter is the perfect time for a roast supper, so put one into the oven, or in the slow cooker, and enjoy a delicious and hearty meal tonight.
- We love this Slow Cooker Apple Pork Roast recipe, and have it several times every fall and winter.
- Another favourite is this Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast, on the RecipeTinEats site.
- Or, make a Roasted Chicken, based on Julia Child’s recipe, or pick up a rotisserie chicken at the grocery store!
Friday Jan 16th – National Quinoa Day
Quinoa is often called a “superfood”, because it’s a complete protein, rich in nutrients, and gluten free. It’s hard to tell from its spelling, but quinoa is pronounced “KEEN-wah”. If you haven’t tried it before, this is the perfect day to try a quinoa dish!
- Here’s a Garden Vegetable Quinoa Soup recipe, that we’ve made and enjoyed several times
- There are many more recipes on the GoGo Quinoa website. It’s a Canadian company that sells quinoa and quinoa products, including cookies!
Saturday Jan 17th – Popeye Day
Popeye the Sailor Man first appeared on January 17, 1929, in a comic strip named Thimble Theatre. He quickly became the star of that comic strip, which was later renamed as Popeye. Read more about Popeye on Wikipedia.
Popeye gets his power from canned spinach, so here’s a spinach recipe for you to try. “I’m strong to the finish, ’cause I eats me spinach!”
- Paprika Pork Chops With Spinach, is a long-time favourite of ours (on my old food blog)
Tip: To create your own meal plan, get my free Excel Weekly Meal Planner template.
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Weekly Meal Plan 2026-01-10
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