Happy Monday!

I hope everybody had as lovely a weekend as we did. The weather was absolutely perfect, and a good bit of our time was spent outdoors (fighting off the giant Alabama mosquitoes, but outside nonetheless).

Saturday morning we woke up bright and early so I could run the Lions Club Tunnel Vision 5K. It was freezing when we got there, but by the time we exited the tunnel (not even a mile into the race), it was blazing hot.

I didn’t run the whole time, but I did a lot of fast walking and finished in 35:46. Not speedy to any of you seasoned runners, but I enjoyed myself. I also randomly met up with some friends who were also racing, so that made it much more fun. The red beans & rice and free beer at Ralph & Kacoo’s were welcomed, too, even if it was 9 AM.

Later we cleaned up and went to lunch at a new(ish) restaurant, Sunset Pointe at Fly Creek Marina in Fairhope. It’s owned by local chef Pete Blohme (of Panini Pete’s) and everything on the menu was tempting. I’ll do a review later this week, but it was a really nice place (a little pricey, though, for lunch).

We stopped by a new-to-us park in Daphne—which was a bit disappointing. It’s mostly just a boat launch (with a zig-zag of a boardwalk), and I thought it had a walking trail for some reason. Oh well…at least it was a pretty view.

Sunday was spent running errands and relaxing. And trying to soothe a super fussy (teething!) baby. 🙁

And now that it’s Monday, I’m sharing last week’s meals instead of what we’re planning for this week. Since our meal plan often changes, I feel like this makes more sense.

Sunday: Mark fired up the grill and we had some hamburgers, grilled veggies, mac & cheese, and chicken sausage (leftovers served as several lunches during the week).

Monday: Chicken and black bean enchiladas. We’ve never made enchiladas before, but this was easy and just kind of thrown together. Mark sautéed onion and bell pepper, tossed in some shredded rotisserie chicken and black beans, and then stuffed whole wheat tortillas with the mixture, some shredded cheese, and a topping of store-bought sauce. Not bad.

Tuesday: Eggplant parmesan over angel hair pasta and my mom’s meat sauce that she kindly brought to us. This time we fried (instead of baked) the eggplant, and it was a little over-cooked.

Wednesday: “BLT salads” with mixed greens, bacon, grape tomatoes, and mozzarella

Thursday: We’d planned on a grain bowl of some sort, but I was feeling carby and trashy, so we pulled out a frozen pizza from the freezer. It was ok.

Friday: I want to say we had “brinner?” I think we ate fried egg sandwiches, but I seriously can’t remember! #foodblogfail

Saturday: After a big lunch, we just opted for giant bowls of cereal. The best choice? No, but sometimes is necessary.

I think I’ll do this again next week. Maybe this will give you some ideas for relatively quick and easy weeknight meals.