🍁 Meal Plan for Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2025 🍁


Here are my dinner recommendations (and salads!) for the upcoming week (September 29 - October 5, 2025). 🍁 🍁

DAY 1: Beef Bourguignon (French Red-Wine Beef Stew) with Mashed Potatoes​

DAY 2: Italian Sausage Potato Soup​

DAY 3: Apple Cranberry Chicken (serve with rice, quinoa, roasted veggies, or couscous salad)

DAY 4: Tequila-Lime-Cilantro Shrimp (with Pineapple, Veggies, and Rice)

DAY 5: Pork Chops with Mango-Avocado Salsa (pork marinated in maple syrup, balsamic, lime juice, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, and seasonings)

DAY 6: Salmon with Chunky Olive-Caper Sauce, Quinoa, and Broccoli Rabe​

DAY 7: Chicken Shawarma Bowl (with turmeric rice, feta, chickpeas, homemade tzatziki, and fresh tomato-cucumber salad)

SALAD 1: Sweet Potato Kale Salad​

SALAD 2: Simple Spinach Salad with Pine Nuts, Parmesan Cheese, and Lemon Dressing​

SALAD 3: Arugula Salad with Pears, Apples, Cashews, and Balsamic Vinaigrette​

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