FSY, Syringa Cottage, and Shakespeare

Friday - (date night, Pioneer Day) easy/out

Saturday - (Alton Matinee shift) skillet creamy mac and cheese, fruit, veggie

Sunday - (Ward Council, Stake Training, Missionary Kids) Indian Butter chicken, rice, naan, fruit, veggie

Monday - (FSY) flatbread pizzas, fruit, veggie

Tuesday - (Syringa and Shakespeare)

Wednesday - (Syringa and Shakespeare)

Thursday - (Syringa and Shakespeare)

Friday - (Guys and Dolls open)

Other Ideas:

cheesy chicken broccoli orzo

kalua pork, mac salad , rice or teriyaki chicken, mac salad, rice

pancakes, bacon, hashbrowns, eggs

caprese and french bread

caprese pasta 

frozen pina coladas 

Midsummer

Friday- (Shell, Salt City, date night) easy/out

Saturday - (Hadestown, Shell) pasta with tomato cream sauce, fruit, veggies, fresh bread

Sunday - (missionary visit, talk to kids, cookie walk) teriyaki chicken, mac salad, rice, fruit

Monday - (space center, funeral, Shell concert) flatbread pizzas, zucchini, fruit

Tuesday - (piano) Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, carrots, fruit

Wednesday - (YM, B -basketball) sausage, gnocchi, and vegetable skillet

Thursday - (baptisms, SCERA) leftovers

Friday - (date night)

Other Ideas:

cheesy chicken broccoli orzo

kalua pork, mac salad , rice or teriyaki chicken, mac salad, rice

pancakes, bacon, hashbrowns, eggs

caprese and french bread

caprese pasta 

frozen pina coladas 

cookie walk cookies:

rice crispy treats (but with coconut oil gluten and dairy free)

snickerdoodles

chocolate chip cookies

Matilda

Friday - (date night, Shell) easy/out

Saturday - (reception, Shell) fresh pasta and spaghetti sauce, salad, fruit

Sunday - (talk to kids) pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, fruit, chips

Monday - (kids dentist, Shell) monte cristo sandwiches

Tuesday - (piano, Shell) beach street lemon chicken pasta

Wednesday - (basketball, YM, Shell movie) Navajo tacos - with leftover taco meat

Thursday - (SCERA, Shell, RS activity) taco time style refried bean burritos

Friday - (Salt City Tryouts, date night)

Lunch Ideas:

caprese and french bread

caprese pasta 

frozen pina coladas 

Independence Day

Friday - (Shell: Matilda opening; date night) easy/out

Saturday - (4th of July) BBQ at Syringa Cottage; take white sheet cake (part without cream topping and whipped cream on the side)

Sunday - (fast Sunday; talk to kids) tacos at Syringa Cottage: take Spanish rice

Monday - (summer league, dinner with B and J)  out

Tuesday - (piano, BB?, Shell) orcchiette and proscuitto

Wednesday - (Shell movie, YM. B - BB) sheet pan chicken shawarma

Thursday - (Shell, Scera) Navajo tacos - with leftover taco meat

Friday - (baptisms, Shell, date night)

July

Friday - (YM camp, Hale, date night)  Shake Shack

Saturday - (H family) pizza at Syringa Cottage

Sunday - (meetings and missionaries) Hawaiian Haystacks

Monday - (wisdom teeth, SCERA)  orcchiette and proscuitto

Tuesday - (piano)  black bean tacos

Wednesday - (Flower farm, Bentley basketball, YM) pasta with tomato cream sauce

Thursday - (SCERA)  Navajo tacos - with leftover taco meat

Friday - (funeral, race tomorrow, packet pick up, date night)

mac and cheese

Cousins

Friday - (cousins, baptisms, Scera?, Shell, date night) easy/out

Saturday - (cousins, Shell) pasta (at Syringa Cottage or at home)
Sunday - (Father's Day, dinner at our house, talk to kids) tacos (prepare ground beef and chicken), watermelon

Monday - (Shell Concert, cousins) orcchiette and proscuitto

Tuesday - (piano, GII Council) pierogies and sausage

Wednesday - (basketball, YM?) black bean tacos

Thursday - (boys to YM camp) mac and cheese, chicken nuggets?

Friday - (Sandy Hale, date night)

sheet pan chicken shawarma

Mid-June

Friday - (Shell, date night, Ruth night) easy/out

Saturday - (Shell) orcchiette and proscuitto

Sunday - (missionary visits) London Broil (Mom), potato salad (Mom), baked beans (Mom), me: prepare corn on the cob, cut watermelon, buy rolls

Monday - (Shell, meet the candidates) Greek Orzo skillet

Tuesday - (Shell, piano, ministering party) egg salad sandwiches (make ahead) or quesadilla

Wednesday - (school board meeting, YM, basketball, shell movie) black bean tacos

Thursday - (Scera, Shell) homemade mac and cheese, chicken nuggets?

Friday - (Baptisms, Shell)

sloppy lasagna

sheet pan chicken shawarma

lunch ideas:

https://www.melskitchencafe.com/tri-color-pasta-salad/

https://ourbestbites.com/creamy-basil-pasta-salad/

John's Day - Nifty Fifty

Friday - (date night, Shell) easy/out

Saturday - (Scera, Shell) corn chip casserole, broccoli, fruit

Sunday - (John's Day, fast Sunday, talk to kids) enchiladas at Syringa Cottage, take Spanish Rice

dessert: apple crisp or caramel apple crisp

Monday - (Shell, well-checks, RS visits) sausage and gnocchi, fruit salad

Tuesday - (piano, Shell) homemade pizza, salad, fruit

Wednesday - (Shell movie, visits, YM) baked chicken chimichangas, avocado, carrots, fruit

Thursday - (RS training, Shell, Pa's Birthday) leftovers or easy

Friday -  (date night at the Ruth, Shell)

Saturday - (ACT for Milo)

sloppy lasagna

orcchiette and proscuitto

June

Friday - (Mullet, missionary dinner) make-your-own homemade pizza, fruit

Saturday - (Mullet, E family) new white enchiladas, Mexican rice, salad, fruit, chips and salsa

Sunday - (missionary visit) beach street lemon chicken pasta, broccoli, fruit

Monday - taco time style refried bean burritos, Mexican rice, carrots, fruit

Tuesday - Italian Grinder sandwich or monte cristo sandwiches, or croque monsieur or PW monte cristo

Wednesday - (Ward Pool Party) dinner at the park

Thursday - (SCERA) leftovers or sandwiches or freezer food

Friday -

lunch idea: quinoa patties

caprese salad

Summer Time

Friday - (grad night) easy/out

Saturday - skillet mac and cheese, chicken nuggets?, carrots, fruit

Sunday - (missionary visits, fireside) pulled pork sandwiches, coleslaw, fruit, chips

Monday - (Memorial Day Picnic, Shell Concert) burgers and hot dogs

Tuesday - (piano, Brown reception) skillet Greek chicken, toppings, fruit

Wednesday - (mini-mullet) burger bowls, fries, fruit

Thursday - (SCERA) leftovers/freezer

Friday - (Mullet 2.0)

Last week of school

Friday - (date night, Ruth) easy/out

Saturday - (card trade night) leftovers or freezer food

Sunday - (cookie walk) ground beef tacos, toppings, fruit

Monday - (clogging concert) egg salad sandwiches, carrots, chips, fruit

Tuesday - (State PTA Training, soccer party?) sheet pan gnocchi and sausage, fruit

Wednesday - (State PTA Training) sheet pan honey garlic chicken and veggies

Thursday - (spa set up, SCERA) homemade pizzas

Friday - (date night, grad night) easy/out

cookies for cookie walk: rice krispie treats

Mother's Day

Friday - (State Volleyball, date night) easy/out

Saturday - (State Volleyball?, Vienna's reception) pasta with tomato cream sauce, broccoli, fruit

Sunday - (Mother's Day, talk to missionaries) lasagna, cheese bread, salad, fruit, cake

Monday - (Singers concert, PTSA Meeting tomorrow) Indian butter chicken, rice, carrots, fruit

Tuesday - (choir concert) leftovers

Wednesday - (YM) sheet pan gnocchi and sausage, fruit

Thursday - (SCERA, training, SCC) ground beef tacos, toppings, fruit

Friday - (The Ruth, date night)

May Be

Friday - (Brent, Hilary's reception, date night) easy/out

Saturday - (Faye's baptism, Brody's reception, Chris's reception) easy/out

Sunday - (fast Sunday, missionary visits) slow cooker Italian Beef, potato wedges, fruit salad

Monday - (Centennial Reunion, VB practice) homemade pizza

Tuesday - (VB practice, piano, soccer, Cinco de Mayo) baked potato bar

Wednesday - (Canyons field trip, YM) chicken quesadillas (freezer chicken)

Thursday - (VB practice, SCERA, RS Pres Mtg) ham and sweet potato hash (freezer ham)

Friday - (VB State tournament)

cinnamon burst bread

May-day

Friday - (VB, date night) easy/out

Saturday - (VB, party, art reception) easy/out - Grileese Shack

Sunday - (family) white enchiladas, carrots, apples, chips and salsa

Monday - corn chip casserole, broccoli, fruit

Tuesday - (VB game, RS Activity) chicken tortilla soup, chips, guacamole, fruit

Wednesday - (YM, DQ Spirit Night) out or leftovers? rice salad for OHS?

Thursday - (SCERA) baked potatoes with toppings

Friday - (Hillary's reception, date night) easy/out

April-ing

Friday - (VB at Bountiful, date night) easy/out

Saturday - (OHS Prom) pasta with ham and peas

Sunday - (missionary calls) lunch: caprese salad, frozen pizza

dinner:  salsa verde sweet potato bowls (In a bowl, add salsa verde chicken, roasted sweet potatoes and onions, diced avocado, brown rice or quinoa, cherry tomatoes, and chopped cilantro.)

Monday - (BYU baseball) ham fried rice and orange chicken or at the game

Tuesday - (VB vs Provo, soccer, piano) prepare chicken for VB team 

Dinner: leftovers or ham fried rice and orange chicken

Wednesday - (dinner for VB team) chicken tacos: chicken (x4), tortillas (60) refried beans (Mindy), Mexican rice (doubled), guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, fruit, cookies or rice krispy treats

Thursday - (Orem vs MVHS, SCERA) leftovers

Friday - (VB tournament?, date night)

leftover ham meals

pasta with ham and peas

ham fried rice and orange chicken

ham and bean soup

breakfast casserole

Hawaiian pizza

grilled cheese sandwiches

Birthday Boys

Thursday - (Milo's Day) Wingers (family meal w/ 25 fingers, mashed potatoes, fries, rice; extra 11 fingers: didn't eat a lot of the sides); asphalt pie for candles

Friday - (date night) easy/out

Saturday - (soccer game, BYU volleyball game?) sour dough bread and caprese
Sunday - (family party, missionary visits) pasta bar: alfredo, marinara, bowties, shells, chicken, meatballs, breadsticks, salad, fruit, white cake with white frosting

Monday - (Alton's Day) Sweeto Burrito, tres leches cake, fruit

Tuesday - (PTSA, piano, soccer, volleyball game at MVHS) sandwiches, fruit, chips

Wednesday - (YM) ham, cheese potatoes, deviled eggs, jello, fruit

Thursday - (SCC, volleyball game at Timpanogos, Scera) leftovers or frozen pizza

Friday - Temple (temple, volleyball at Bountiful)

Spring Break 2026

Friday - (date night) easy/out

Saturday - (CA) sandwiches for lunch, out for dinner

Sunday - (Easter, Brent's birthday) ?

Monday - (Disney) eat at the park

Tuesday - (Clippers) ?

Wednesday - (home) pack lunch or dinner?/ out for the other meal

Thursday - (Milo's Birthday, SCERA) white cake mix, white frosting

Friday - (date night) easy/out

Marching into April

Friday - (date night, Centennial Show) easy/out

Saturday - (Centennial Show) grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup

Sunday - (Palm Sunday, Milo home)

Monday - (volleyball, Centennial Show) Mexican pizza, avocado, fruit

Tuesday - (volleyball, piano, OHS Sophomore Night, soccer) leftovers, frozen stuff

Wednesday - (baptisms, volleyball, youth activity) homemade pizza

Thursday - (VB game, SCERA) ham and cheese pastries?

Friday - (date night?, spring break begins)

Texas Trip

Friday - (date night, Tuck?) easy/out

Saturday - (Tuck?) pasta with tomato cream sauce, veggie, fruit or homemade pizza

Sunday - (Ward Conference, talk to kids) salsa verde sweet potato bowls (In a bowl, add salsa verde chicken, roasted sweet potatoes and onions, diced avocado, brown rice or quinoa, cherry tomatoes, and chopped cilantro.)

Monday - (no school) sheet pan gnocchi and sausage

Tuesday- (volleyball, soccer) Mexican pizza

Wednesday - (school board, YM dinner) grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup

Thursday - (Texas,  PTA Awards, SCERA) easy/leftovers

Friday - (date night)

ham and cheese pastries

homemade pizza

St. Patrick's Day

Friday - (Fiddler at the Ruth) easy/out

Saturday - (Pi Day, RS broadcast, Tuck Everlasting at OHS?) pizza (homemade or otherwise)

Sunday - (EQ/RS meeting, visit with Ruby and Jonah) chicken tinga tacos, Mexican rice, toppings

Monday - best BLT sandwiches, chips, carrots, fruit

Tuesday - (St. Patrick's Day, piano, soccer) beef stew and dumplings, fruit

Wednesday - (volleyball, YM) pasta with tomato cream sauce, broccoli, fruit

Thursday - (ortho, SCERA, concert, visits) leftovers or easy

Friday - (lunch w/ Meredith)