Weekly Meal Plan Week 26 - 10 great bloggers bringing you a full week of recipes including dinner, sides dishes, and desserts!
Welcome to our weekly meal plan week 26. We hope you are enjoying the meal plans and using them regularly!
It's been a rough week for my family so we've been ordering out every single day. Well, on the days we've been lucky enough to actually eat. It's been so stressful and busy there's days we've missed meals.
One of our horses had colic this week. Our new horse Gigi started to act odd the other day. We had the vet out and sure enough she was sick. That was days ago. We've had the vet out about 5 times since.
If you don't know anything about horses colic is basically abdominal pain. It means there's some gastrointestinal issues with your horse. They get severe abdominal discomfort and start behaving differently.
Most horses will paw at the ground, turn to look at their stomach a lot, some will make strange noises because of the discomfort, you will see them get a strong desire to lie down and roll.
They key is to not let them roll, that's bad news in a big way. So we basically you keep them upright and do some walking. Needless to say we walked miles and miles in the past few days.
During one of her worst spells I broke down in front of everyone. It's hard to watch your horse be in so much pain. So I lost it a little bit. Or a lot, if we're being completely honest. I cried like a baby.
I love my horses, they are like family members. So having one get sick was heartbreaking. The one night when she was super sick I just couldn't help but break down. I was so worried about her.
She's so much better now. After a few days of vet calls, walking her, hydrating her, and keeping her calm we're through the worst of it. Her impaction has let loose and she's feeling like herself again.
Today she was full of what I like to call "piss and vinegar". She tried to nip me, she was bouncing off the walls and a little ball of energy. To put it mildly. We know when she's causing trouble she's feeling better.
I'm so happy she's doing a bit better. We're still watching her like a hawk just in case she relapses or her tummy slides the other way after all the meds and hydration. That's always the worry after a bout of colic.
I'm not going to lie, I'm also happy she's improving because I'm physically exhausted. During one of her bad spells the barn owner was walking her when she dropped to the ground, hard, and tried to roll.
Myself and my daughter jumped in and tried to push her up. You basically use your foot to push the hind quarters so you're far enough away and can move out of the way quickly if needed.
Well, she spun without warning and we saw hooves coming at our brains. We both jumped but my daughter thought we wouldn't make it out of the way quickly enough. So she shoved me out of the way.
I flew through the air a little bit and managed to fall flat on my back, and whacked my head pretty good. My head, neck, hip and back are all sore. But let's be honest, it's better than a hoof to the brain.
So, needless to say walking for hours and hours has taken a toll after getting hurt. I powered through and ignored it while she was super sick. Now that she's a wee bit better I realize how sore I actually am.
This weekend I'm also going to hit the grocery store and stock up for next week's fabulous meal plan. I'm looking forward to getting back into the kitchen and cooking for the blog.
More Weekly Meal Plans and Recipe Ideas:
- Weekly Meal Plan: Week 5
- Mandarin Orange Chicken Salad
- Weekly Meal Plan: Week 6
- Simple Beef and Bean Sprout Stir Fry
- Weekly Meal Plan: Week 7
- Sausage Meatballs with Red Gravy
- Weekly Meal Plan: Week 8
- Spicy Steak Fajitas with Caramelized Shallots and Onions
Find more great meal plans on the blog!
Bacon Grilled Cheese Dippers - The Cookie Rookie
Korean Beef Bulgogi - Barefeet in the Kitchen
Tortilla Pizza with Roasted Red Peppers - Cravings of a Lunatic
Easy Chicken Curry - Lemons for Lulu
Kitchen Closed - Enjoy a night off!
Greek Salad Gryo Plate - Foodie with Family
One Dish Chicken Bake - Diethood
Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread - Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
Homestyle Mashed Potatoes - Pass the Sushi
Cake Batter Fudge for One - Sweet C's Designs
Hot Chocolate Coffee Rum Cake - Wishes and Dishes
This week's meal plan was brought you to by:
Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts | Barefeet in the Kitchen | Foodie with Family
Wishes and Dishes | Pass the Sushi | Lemons for Lulu | Sweet C's Designs
The Cookie Rookie | Cravings of a Lunatic | Diethood
10 great bloggers bringing you a full week of recipes including dinner, sides dishes, and desserts!
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Christie
It is so stressful when your pets are sick. Both our dog and cat were sick (cat still is) at the same time. Huge vet bills and lots of worry. Glad Gigi is doing better. I love reading about your horses. It is like looking at what our life may be like in a few years. Our daughter has been riding since she was 3 but has to be 12 yrs old before we consider a horse. At least I've got lots of fantastic options for dinner. That's one less thing to stress about.
Stephanie
So glad she is doing better- now YOU need to get to feeling better! Thanks for all the meal ideas!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition
I am so glad Gigi is feeling better! Our pets are like our children and we feel helpless when they are sick! This meal plan looks fantastic too!
Alisa Fleming
Wow, this is more than a meal plan, it's a full on cravings cure. Definitely trying the bulgogi and that amazing looking curry!
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet
This selection looks absolutely fantastic as always! I am SO sorry to hear about Gigi, Kim! What a nightmare of a week this has been for you, you guys must be thoroughly exhausted. I have such a tender spot for animals and it kills me to see them suffer to any degree. I hope Gigi makes a full and speedy recovery and that you're able to get some rest yourself!
Renee - Kudos Kitchen
So glad your horsey girl is feeling much better. I can only imagine how worried you must have been. I'm sending good healthy vibes for you and Gigi.
Nice menu by the way. Everything looks so delicious!
Michelle @ The Complete Savorist
I am in heaven. I love that you have really mixed up the flavors and brought in a lot of international flavors. It helps keep the week from being boring.
Rose | The Clean Dish
I'm sorry to hear your horse Gigi wasn't doing well. And breaking down in front of others... happens to all of us at some point! Perfectly normal reaction to such a stressful situation, so I wouldn't worry about it 🙂 This week's recipes look fabulous! I can't decided what to try first!!
Colleen (Souffle Bombay)
That Chicken Bake looks SO good! I am going to give it a whirl! Sorry about your rough week! It must be hard when the animal can't even tell you whats wrong unlike our kiddos. Put your feet up! You deserve it!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom
These all look so good! I'm crushing on that chicken bake and the tortilla pizza.
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks Marjory. I loved the tortilla pizza so very much.
Jeff the Chef
Wow, that's quite a week of food. The chicken bake looks particularly delicious. I'm glad you didn't take a hoof to the head!
Kim Beaulieu
Thanks so much. And lol, I'm really happy I didn't get thumped by a hoof too. Seriously grateful my daughter gave me a shove. Ha
Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella)
So many wonderful recipes!
So sorry to hear about your horse though. We've been there -- my sister had a horse who got colic. It was awful to experience, and so heart wrenching.