Weekly Menus - 2/22/09

Sunday - Orange Hoisin chicken in crockpot (Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker cookbook), brown rice, broccoli - we're really going to make it this time!

Monday - taco salad, refried black beans

Tuesday - mojito salmon (Trader Joe's), rice, veg.

Wednesday - spaghetti and meatballs

Thursday - Zatarain's jambalaya with smoked sausage

Friday - chili rubbed flank steak, salad,

Weekly Menus - 2/15/09

Sunday - swiss steak, egg noodles, salad

Monday - Orange Hoisin chicken in crockpot (Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker cookbook)

Tuesday - Fiesta Turkey Soup, corn muffins

Wednesday - pasta w/pesto, garlic bread

Thursday - Hudson's baked tilapia

Friday - pizza!

Recap

Sunday and Monday went as planned, and were quite tasty. On Tuesday I didn't get home early enough to start the soup, so we did Thursday's dinner instead. Wednesday went as planned, too. We used a recipe from the Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook (Lazy Day Braised Pot Roast). It was very tender, but the gravy didn't really turn out, and next time I think I would use half water and half beef broth to make it a little more flavorful. Thursday Brian ate with work people after work, and we did mac & cheese for the kids, so I just had something out of the freezer. Friday Brian wanted to grill, so we did teriyaki pork tenderloin, noodles, and teriyaki vegetables.

Not a bad week, and we'll move some of the planned meals to this week, which will make this week's grocery trip an easy one!

Meal Planning - Feb. 8-14

We have two leftovers in the fridge that I want to use up this week. A lot of pasta with meat sauce, and about 12 oz. of cooked turkey.

Sunday - crab cakes (bought at farmer's market yesterday), green salad, vegetables


Monday - salmon steaks grilled with dill sauce, salad


Tuesday - Fiesta Turkey Soup, corn muffins


Wednesday - some kind of pot roast type thing in crockpot


Thursday - baked pasta (use leftovers)


Friday - Orange Hoisin chicken in crockpot (Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker cookbook)


Saturday - Valentine's day, so maybe we'll come up with something special

Meal Planning Monday - MLK Jr. Day!

Monday -
double cheese meatloaf
noodles
broccoli

Tuesday -
baked tilapia with dill sauce
rice
salad

Wednesday -
roast in crockpot
carrots
potatoes

Thursday -
pasta w/meatballs
garlic naan

Friday -
TBD

Meal Planning Monday

Monday -
pasta w/homemade pesto
carrots and cucumbers w/balsamic dressing

Tuesday -
chicken, corn, and spinach enchiladas
mexican rice

Wednesday -
bierocks (a Brian experiment)

Thursday -
grilled pork tenderloin w/mango salsa

Friday -
hamburgers

Meal Planning Monday - long overdue

Monday -
fish tacos, slaw, mexican rice

Tuesday -
chicken stir fry w/noodles

Wednesday -
grilled chicken
rice
big salad

Thursday -
spaghetti w/homemade meat sauce, garlic bread, tomatoes and cucumbers

Friday -
hamburgers, baked beans, corn on the cob, chips

Saturday -
undecided

I'm trying to use what we have in the refrigerator, pantry, and freezer. Right now I think I only need to buy some bread for garlic bread, corn and hamburger buns. We have company Thursday and Friday with a two year old, so I tried to pick meals that most kids like. Let's see if we stick to plan.