Weekly Menu Round-Up: March 22-26

As I reach the home stretch of my college years, I am striving to stay healthy and fueled with my weekly menus. My final weeks of college will be filled with planning events, wrapping up research projects, and closing out my time at Meredith. So, I want to ensure that my body is fed well and remains healthy and fueled through it all, like with this week’s menu.

Fuel the Day Treat

To fuel my days, I will be enjoying brunch/lunch with avocado toast topped with sliced tomatoes and mozzarella or a fried egg.

Monday

To kick off the week, I am so excited to *FINALLY* be trying out air fryer salmon in my own kitchen! I plan to simply season it with some Himalayan salt and serve it with roasted broccoli and my favorite side dish – green bean casserole.

Tuesday

I have always been a lover of pizza!!! So, I will be putting my favorite dish to the test with a twist by serving a salami and pepperoni pizza on garlic naan. Garlic naan has become a favorite of mine, since I have fallen in love with the Indian food here in Raleigh! I will be serving my garlic naan pizza’s with my sautéed kale.

Wednesday

Being the seafood lover that I am, I am also super excited to try out a new tilapia recipe from Taste of Home – Red Pepper & Parmesan Tilapia. I will be serving this tilapia with some roasted sweet peppers.

Thursday

Ever since I was a little girl, like pizza, I have also had an obsession with pesto pasta. So, I will be enjoying this pasta favorite of mine in the form of gnocchi and adding some cherry tomatoes along with chopped mozzarella into the mix. On the side, I am going enjoy my Kale Caesar salad.

With my weeks getting busier than ever before during my Senior year of college, taking care of myself is more important than ever before.

XOXO – Katie <3

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Weekly Menu Round-Up: March 1-5

As someone who loves a good menu, I am very excited about this week’s eats. This week’s menu consists of some recipes that have been family favorites in my Mom’s kitchen while growing up and also some that I have grown to love over the years. Everything for this week’s menu has been purchased from Aldi, and I have had such a fun time crafting it all!

Monday

So, tonight, I will be making my Mom’s Lemon Caper Salmon recipe with salmon filets and serving it with my favorite side dish of green bean casserole and roasted Brussels sprouts. To use the leftovers, I will be making a Lemon Caper Salmon Linguine Pasta and serving it with my new vegetable favorite of Sautéed Kale.

Tuesday

Another favorite of mine growing up has been crab cakes, so I will be enjoying some crab cakes with a side of roasted broccoli and a biscuit (and maybe a drizzle of Old Bay seasoning!).

Wednesday

Who doesn’t LOVE breakfast for dinner?! For Wednesday night, I will be making a fried egg over corned beef hash – a favorite of mine from my Papa’s and Grandma’s kitchen! In addition to my favorite breakfast recipe, I will also be having a good olde biscuit.

Thursday

Aldi has a wide variety of different raviolis, so I will be trying their spinach ravioli and having it with a buttery garlic parmesan sauce that I love to make (and is so so so easy to do!). On the side, I will be enjoying my favorite new Caesar salad twist – a kale Caesar salad!

Weekend

If you know me, then you know that I am a sucker for a delicious one pot recipe, so I will be making my Mom’s Dutch Oven Tuna Casserole recipe in my own kitchen. I could not be more excited to enjoy this few days-lasting casserole in my own apartment!!!

I am oh so excited to enjoy the many delicious kitchen favorites of mine in my own kitchen this week. A taste of home is always a great way to kick off the month of March!

XOXO – Katie <3

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So I Tried the Viral Tik Tok Baked Feta Pasta Recipe

The girl who is not on Tik Tok is now the girl who tries all of the Tik Tok trends! Although I am not an avid Tik Tok user, I am super into trying the social media trends and things that my friends discover on Tik Tok. When I came across the baked feta pasta recipe that went viral on there, I knew that I had to try it! Today, I have decided to share my experience trying this viral recipe, which, yes, leads up to its hype!

My friend Hannah and I tried this viral recipe for ourselves in my apartment. The recipe is extremely easy to make, so it makes for a great and easy recipe to make when you have had a busy day. It took 20 minutes maximum from start to finish. As for the ingredients, I added the following and purchased everything from Aldi:

  • Feta cheese (not a block)
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Rotini pasta noodles (half a box)
  • Olive oil (drizzled)
  • Basil (sprinkled)

Overall, this recipe was amazing and super fun to make! One of my friends lives in a dorm and she said it is also dorm friendly! At the same time, this recipe is also extremely budget-friendly and can feed a crowd. Not only was it delicious, but it was also super healthy and you can make a lot with it (especially when you have a block of feta and use a whole box of pasta noodles). Yes, this recipe is definitely worth the hype!!!

XOXO – Katie <3

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