August definitely got away from me. We took a trip to Maine to see my parents, I spent a couple days at UMass Amherst for professional development and we did our best to simultaneously squeeze the most out of the final weeks of summer and prepare for the return to school. As always, the return to teaching has been a bit overwhelming – the amount that has to be accomplished and set up and learned in the beginning of every school year is really something. I have learned almost all of my students names though and my room is about 85% set up. Here’s hoping we can get to 100% before caregivers come for open house.
Though not apparent here on Relishments, August was a pretty good month for making and following meal plans.
The Pick Ups
The Plan
beef stir fry with edamame
buffalo tempeh salad (adapted from Post Punk Kitchen)
egg and cheese sandwiches
hot dogs with frozen fries for Brian and the kids; I was at a colleague’s retirement dinner
lasagna spaghetti squash (Ari’s Menu) with salad
pizza
patty melts with frozen fries and tomato salad
baked salmon and rice
chef’s salad and mac and cheese
roasted chicken thighs (adapted from The Lazy Genius’ Change Your Life Chicken), green beans
leftover roasted chicken thighs, rice and green beans
BLTS with edamame
pasta with tomato salad
Simple Eggplant Parmesan (Smitten Kitchen) with pasta
lunches: chili and cornbread (week 1); Zatarain’s jambalaya with sausage and chicken
