Emily's Life Plan for the Week

January 23rd, 2022

Welcome back to Emily’s Life Plan for the Week, a weekly newsletter where I share my personal notes and recap every little detail from my previous week’s videos (follow me on tiktok, youtube, instagram, and twitter @emilymariko)!

You can expect a new email in your inbox every Sunday at 6am PST! The posts will start with my weekly overview and get more and more specific as you scroll down. Headers link to the corresponding TikTok video, and anything else underlined is also a link. If you’re looking for something in particular, chances are it will be all the way at the bottom in the FAQ section!

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My Week at a Glance

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My Grocery Lists

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Sunday

Breakfast

“the rebel within” pastry from craftsman & wolves bakery

Lunch

poke bowl

thinly slice cucumber and carrot using a peeler
top rice with poke, cucumber, carrot, and pickled ginger
top with sesame seeds

Dinner

red snapper tacos

cut white fish into 1 inch chunks, season with garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, salt and pepper
while pan is heating, make a mango slaw with mango, red onion, poblano pepper, cilantro, lime juice and salt
cook fish in pan while heating up tortillas
mix greek yogurt, cilantro, lime juice and salt for a quick sauce
assemble tacos with all ingredients!

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Monday

Breakfast

greek yogurt bowl with passion fruit, kiwi, honey and granola
protein smoothie after working out

Lunch

egg salad on japanese milk bread

boil eggs for 12 minutes, peel and chop
mix with japanese mayo, salt, pepper, and a little bit of milk or cream
eat on japanese milk bread

Lemon Bars

I used this recipe but with meyer lemons. Meyer lemons are sweeter so I only used half the amount of sugar

Dinner

sheet pan salmon and veggies

season salmon and cauliflower with olive oil, salt, pepper, and lemon juice
place lemon slices over salmon
roast everything at 425 for 20-25 minutes
eat with rice

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Tuesday

Breakfast

overnight oats with kiwi

Lunch

salmon rice bowl

mix leftover salmon, rice, soy sauce, sriracha, kewpie mayo
eat with roasted seaweed and kimchi

Dinner

butternut squash soup with garlic butter toast

cut butternut squash in half and place on sheet pan, season with olive oil, salt and pepper (i used two squashes because mine were small)
cut whole garlic in half, drizzle with olive oil, wrap in foil, and place on same sheet pan
roast cut side down at 425 for one hour
after 30 minutes of roasting, add both halves of a large shallot or onion to the sheet pan
when finished roasting and while the butternut squash cools, make garlic butter by mixing half of the roasted garlic with butter, parmesan, and salt. spread mixture onto bread
scoop butternut squash into a blender along with the shallot, the rest of the roasted garlic, 2-3 cups chicken broth, and a splash of milk or cream. blend on high or on soup setting until smooth
while blending, toast the garlic bread
serve soup with a dollop of creme fraiche, sour cream, or greek yogurt and eat with toast!

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Wednesday

Dinner

roast chicken

recipe

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Thursday

Snack

apples and unsalted peanut butter with flaky salt

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Friday

Dinner

slow cooker kalua pork

pork prep video
finished pork video

I used this recipe for the pork and ate it with roasted japanese purple sweet potato and brussel sprouts!

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Saturday

Lunch

leftover kalua pork hash

slice onions and chop kale
in a pan over medium heat, saute onions until soft, then add the kale and leftover sweet potato. Once warmed through, add pork and season with garlic powder and salt
this would be so good with an egg on top but I didn’t have any!

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FAQ / Links

Amazon storefront (you’ll find all of my kitchen gadgets and cleaning products linked here!)
Pots & pans
Rice cooker (new)
Toaster oven (new)
Vitamix