Kitchens In-Law

Kitchens In-Law

Winter Meal Plan #4

Cook once, eat twice: four dinners, bright flavors, and one very easy week.

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Taylor Borden
Feb 20, 2026
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This week is all about cooking smart, not hard and beginning to play around with brighter flavors in hopes of summoning spring. We are cooking one flank steak and using it two completely different ways, and the rice you make for the salmon makes the fried rice later in the week so much easier. If your days ahead look busy and you need to capitalize on time, this is the plan for you. We’ve got a crowd favorite steak taco, a bang bang salmon that cooks in 5 minutes or less, steak fried rice that will help you clean out your produce drawer, and a hearty and flexible sheet pan gnocchi. One more thing to make your next week easier: If you’ve got 30 minutes this weekend, make the sausage balls for breakfasts and your Wednesday morning self will thank you!

We’re back with the pre-filled Walmart cart to make your life even easier! Click the button below to add this week’s ingredients straight to your cart. Just delete what you already have and add your extras! We’ve left out common pantry items like condiments and spices so add those if needed.

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