Happy Monday! I hope you had a delightful Valentine’s Day weekend, and enjoyed celebrating with those that you love and cherish!
This week’s Menu Monday is a bit of a random one… it’s not really MY menu… let me explain.
Lately, I’ve been feeling like it’s hard to keep up with all of my jobs… between housework, cooking, consulting work, the blog, many church responsibilities, and, of course, being a mom and wife, I was feeling a tad overwhelmed.
Enter my sweet husband! For Christmas, seeing my struggle, he offered to hire a house cleaner to come in once a month. Super sweet! But, to be honest, I like cleaning! And I felt guilty outsourcing my job… I’ve put off doing it.
As an alternative, he suggested we try out this family dinner option from one of our local caterers. So we’re trying it out this week!
Basically, you get 5 dinners for 2 for $100. Each weekly haul comes with 5 dinners, plus a few sides and a dessert. You can add on an extra vegetable side or a kid’s meal if you’d like for an extra $15.
There are two menus each week – a Meat menu and a Vegetarian menu. You pick it up Monday, and you can stick the meals in the fridge to be consumed that week, OR you can eat some and freeze some. This would be an awesome gift if you have a friend or family that’s dealing with sickness, or a new baby, or feeling like they need a break from cooking dinners (me!).
We’ll see how it goes. The cost is about the same as going out to eat or getting takeout from our favorite cheaper places… BUT we are wondering if there will be enough food for leftovers? If so, then it’s bonus meals for the $100!
Here’s are the meals we’re getting!
Stuffed Acorn Squash
Stuffed Shells with Spinach, Ricotta and Marinara
Mixed Grain and Vegetable Pilaf
Swiss Chard, Tomato and White Bean Stew
Spinach and Tomato Mac & Cheese
Extras: Greek Salad with Feta Vinaigrette, Focaccia Bread & Chocolate Chip Cookies
So we’ll see! We figure we’ll give this a whirl. If you’re in the Durham/Chapel Hill, NC area, be sure to give Foster’s Family Dinners a try!
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That’s kind of a fun idea! All the entrees sound really good. But I’d take the cleaner any day 🙂
HA! I know! I’m slowly warming up to the idea of a regular deep clean. In fact, just submitted a form to get a quote on a cleaner. I figure I’ll try both ideas and see which one is better 😉
What a sweet hubby! I’m interested to hear how you enjoy the meals – that’s a cool idea.
What a neat idea!! Seems like a great gift to give a new mom, someone who’s extra busy or anyone recovering from surgery. Who wouldn’t love having their dinners prepared for them??
What a great idea! I’d love something like this!
It has been really nice this week! I wouldn’t do it every week, but it’s nice when you’ve got a busy week or have someone who could use a week of meals!