profile

Fresh. Seasonal. 30-Minute Meals!

🧑 Meal Plan for Dec. 15-21, 2025 🧑

Published 1 day agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read

It’s time for another meal plan! Here are my dinner (and salad) picks for the week of December 15-21, 2025. 🧑 Julia

DAY 1: Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup​

DAY 2: Pan-Seared Marinated Ribeye Steak with Roasted Garlic, Asparagus, and secret sauce​

DAY 3: Chicken Spaghetti with Burrata and Lemon Butter Garlic Sauce​

DAY 4: Cilantro-Lime and Black Bean Shrimp and Rice (30-Minute, One-Pan Meal)

DAY 5: Sausage White Bean Soup​

DAY 6: Creamy Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Orzo, Spinach, and Mushrooms (30 Minutes, One-Pan)

DAY 7: Asian Salmon and Noodles with Mushrooms and Snow Peas (or Snap Peas)​

SALAD 1 (NEW!): Christmas Fruit Salad with Nutella Dip​

SALAD 2: Christmas Pear Salad​

SALAD 3: Avocado Mango Salad with Arugula, Pine Nuts, and Honey-Lime Dressing​

SALAD 4: Creamy Broccoli Bacon Salad with Pecans, Cranberries, Raisins ​

BREAKFAST (NEW!): Mini Quiches (Multiple Variations including Meaty & Veggie) - made in a regular muffin pan

COCKTAIL (NEW!): White Christmas Sugar Cookie Martini​

COCKTAIL (NEW!): Christmas Cranberry-Orange Mimosa​

If you try any of these recipes, I'd love your feedback in the comments section for each one on my website. Please do not respond to this e-mail. If you have questions, feedback, or any other concerns, please use the comments section for a particular recipe on JuliasAlbum.com or leave a message on my ABOUT page.

Fresh. Seasonal. 30-Minute Meals!

Julia's Album

SEASONAL always wins. Protein-packed main dishes, pastas with personality, and salads that double as dinner. Best of all? 30 minutes in ONE pan. Bring on the FRESH.

Read more from Fresh. Seasonal. 30-Minute Meals!
Creamy Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup with Orzo and Spinach in a bowl.

It’s time for another meal plan! Here are my dinner (and salad) picks for the week of December 8-14, 2025. 🧑 Julia DAY 1: Creamy Butternut Squash Soup RECIPE HERE DAY 2: Creamy Asiago Chicken Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Spinach, Garlic, and Paprika RECIPE HERE DAY 3: Apple Cider Braised Pork Shoulder RECIPE HERE DAY 4: This is One of the Best Winter Soups I've Ever Made! RECIPE HERE DAY 5: Scallop Spaghetti in Creamy White Wine Butter Garlic Sauce with Capers (perfect for shrimp, too!)...

9 days agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read
Puff Pastry Chicken Pot Pie in a cast iron skillet.

It’s time for another meal plan! Here are my dinner (and salad) picks for the week of December 1-7, 2025. 🧑 Julia DAY 1: Autumn Dinner with Sausage, Pasta, Brussels Sprouts, and Butternut Squash RECIPE HERE DAY 2: Puff Pastry Chicken Pot Pie (perfect for leftover turkey!) RECIPE HERE DAY 3: One-Pot Creamy Sausage Rigatoni RECIPE HERE DAY 4: Creamy Salmon and Spinach Orzo RECIPE HERE DAY 5: Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing (perfect for leftover turkey!) RECIPE HERE DAY 6:...

16 days agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read
Stuffed Butternut Squash with Spinach, Bacon, and Cheese - on a sheet pan.

It’s time for another meal plan! Here are my dinner (and salad) picks for the week of November 24-30, 2025. Saying a quick β€œHi, Friends” to everyone who enjoys my recipes and wishing 𝐀𝐋𝐋 πŽπ… π˜πŽπ” a peaceful and joyous Thanksgiving celebration next week! I have put all of my Fall-inspired, Thanksgiving-themed recipes into one place: MY THANKSGIVING MENU! I hope next week is fun and very tasty for everyone! 🧑 Julia DAY 1: Italian Ravioli with Spinach, Artichokes, Capers, Sun-Dried Tomatoes...

23 days agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read