Hey there reader,
I hope you're having a lovely weekend. We spent a lot of time getting our house ready for summer and today we are heading to a barbecue at a friend's house. I'm making this Gluten-Free Italian Pasta Salad.
We are in the home stretch of the school year, so it's crunch time. I have all of the end of the year activities, and I'm also trying my hardest to prep and plan for having my kids home this summer. I've learned the hard way that if I'm not ready for the summer, then it's stress x100.
So some of the things that I make it a point to do every year before school lets out is this:
- Stock my freezer with meals. Breakfast burritos, baked oatmeal cups, energy balls, shredded chicken, marinated chicken, and other quick meals are key once summer hits. I'll talk more about this next week.
- Get ahead with work. Thanks to Covid, we all know it's a challenge working from home when kids are there. My kids are 17 and 15, so you'd think they are more independent, but I guess nobody makes a smoothie like mommy does. I know I'll miss it when it's gone. The key to not losing my mind when the kids are home during the workday is 1. Getting up super early and 2. Planning and scheduling ahead.
- Stay on routine. This time of year, it's easy to get overwhelmed and off of routine, but staying on schedule with meal planning, exercise, and everything else gives me that sanity I need when everything else is chaos.
Okay, let's get to the weekly update.
I decided to go old school this week and write a weekly update for the blog. I haven't done this for a long time, and I explain the reason in my post. But moving forward, I decided to go back to my roots and share my weekly weigh-in, meal plan, and goals for the week on my blog.
| Read my Weekly Weigh-in & Meal Plan Here |
Recipes to Try This Week.
Now that summer is right around the corner, I thought I'd share more easy recipes to enjoy when the weather gets warmer.
- Cherry blueberry smoothie. Cherry seasoning is coming up; this smoothie is one of my favorite ways to use them.
- Blueberry overnight oats. This is the most popular overnight oats recipe on my blog.
- Chocolate almond energy balls. Trust me; these are on repeat all summer!
- Balsamic grilled chicken. This is delicious with an everyday salad or served alongside roasted Italian vegetables.
- Greek Quinoa Salad. This is so easy to make, and everyone loves it. I like making it and storing it in the fridge as a side with burgers or an easy lunch.
- Buffalo Turkey Burger. All the flavors of buffalo chicken in a juicy turkey burger.
Do you need a DELICIOUS Gluten-Free Pasta salad to bring to parties this summer? Try this one, I shared it on my sister site, Gluten-Free Italian Eats, and people love it!
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Have a great start to the week.
Tammy Overhoff
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