For this week’s menu, I chose old favourites from our meal plan, with no new recipes.
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There’s a week of cloudy/rainy weather ahead, so we’ll stay indoors, and eat comfort food. I guess we should expect lots more weather like this, because we’re a full month into autumn now.
And while we’re sheltering indoors, I’ll start looking for new recipes, that I can try in the upcoming weeks.
The Weekly Plan
Here is our plan for the week starting Sunday, Oct 19, 2025. 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 — Meat Loaf, Easy ( 100 times )
Monday — Meat Loaf, Easy ( 100 times )
Tuesday — Easy Red Lentil Soup ( 2 times )
Wednesday — Sheet Pan Hot Italian Meatballs ( 25 times )
Thursday — Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken and Vegetables ( 19 times )
Friday — Carrot Apple Ginger Soup ( 25 times )
Saturday — Slow Cooker Pot Roast ( 82 times )
How It Actually Went
Here’s what we actually had this week – we stuck to the plan for most of the week!
Sunday — Meat Loaf, Easy
- This meal went as planned, but it was leftover meat loaf from Saturday’s supper
Monday — Rib steak
- Because the meat loaf got shifted a day ahead, Keith cooked rib steak for Monday’s supper.
Tuesday — Easy Red Lentil Soup
- This meal went as planned, and I made half the recipe, as usual
- There was a bit of soup left over for my lunch on Wednesday, and it heats up nicely
- The soup is easy to make, and the cumin gives it a Mexican food flavour
Wednesday — Sheet Pan Hot Italian Meatballs
- This meal went as planned, and Keith made sheet pan veggies too
- I’m in a microwaved vegetable phase, so that’s what I had on the side (cauliflower, broccoli & carrots)
Thursday — Sheet Pan Lemon Chicken and Vegetables
- This meal went as planned, and it’s in my top 2 sheet pan supper recipes!
- It’s tied with the sheet pan pork chops that we have frequently
Friday – Burgers
- Instead of the Carrot Apple Ginger Soup, Keith made burgers, so I got the night off!
- Outdoor grilling season is almost over, I guess, although we occasionally have a winter grilled supper
Saturday — Slow Cooker Pot Roast
- I love an autumn pot roast, and this recipe makes a good amount of gravy, which is perfect
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Weekly Meal Plan 2025-10-18
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