Weekly Menus - 8/16/09

Sunday - pasta w/homemade marinara (fresh tomatoes from the garden)

Monday - wild caught salmon (need to choose a recipe)

Tuesday - grilled pork chops, grilled potatoes, green beans

Wednesday - skirt steak with spicy green salsa (recipe from Everyday Foods Great Food Fast)

Thursday - grilled chicken breasts

Friday - ???

Meal Planning - July 25 - 31

Saturday: dinner with Holtaways and Cadimas
olives, cheese & crackers
smoked ribs
smoked brisket
corn on the cob
creamy pesto pasta salad
peach ice cream
chocolate ice cream

Sunday:
grilled sea bass
rice
veg.

Monday:
crockpot roasted chicken
rice
veg.

Tuesday:
sausage
quinoa cucumber salad

Wednesday:
pasta

Thursday:
this is just too far away for me to think about :)

Party Menus - Claire's Birthday

Lucky Claire has 2 birthday parties this year, in addition to cupcakes at school with her friends, and dinner out (she asked for lobster) on her actual birthday.

Friends party - June 6:

sliders on Hawaiian rolls with cheese, ketchup, mayo, mustard, relish, lettuce, tomato, onions for toppings

smoked chicken legs with BBQ sauce

Creamy Pesto Pasta Salad

Roasted Corn, Black Bean and Mango Salad

Orange Quinoa Salad

watermelon

and of course birthday cake

Family party - June 13:

smoked brisket

cole slaw

Amber Ale Baked Beans

some kind of salad - maybe spinach?

Pioneer Woman's Chocolate sheet cake

Meal Planning - April 19-25

Sunday -
grilled pork tenderloin
Knorr's rice with veggies w/extra corn
green salad

Monday -
something with ground beef - probably taco-ish

Tuesday -
I'm eating out - they're on their own!

Wednesday -
chicken parmesan

Thursday -
pork fried rice

Friday -
mojito salmon
broccoli

Weekly Menus - 3/29/09

Sunday -
lobster tails
rice
veggies

Monday -
something super easy, because I might not be around for dinner

Tuesday -
pasta w/marinara and meatballs
garlic bread

Wednesday -
chicken quesadillas
black bean salad

Thursday -
fish
rice
salad

Friday -
chile rubbed flank steak
potatoes
broccoli

Weekly Menus - 3/15/09

Sunday - honey mustard chicken, brown rice, broccoli

Monday - butternut squash soup (cooked tonight), sandwiches

Tuesday - Citrus chicken, Roasted Corn, Black Bean and Mango salad, spinach salad

Wednesday - corned beef and cabbage (crockpot)

Thursday - pasta with pesto

Friday - a mystery

Meal Planning - March 7-13

Sunday - grilled pork tenderloin, noodles, vegetable

Monday - Citrus Chicken spinach salad

Tuesday - mojito salmon, rice, broccoli

Wednesday - chile lime chicken burgers, black bean, corn, and mango salad

Thursday - tacos

Friday - pizza or out

Saturday - I have no idea

Weekly Menus - 3/1/09

Sunday -
cheese fondue
green salad
a very fudgy chocolate cake

Monday -
pizza

Tuesday -
Zuppa Toscana
sandwiches

Wednesday -
Nonna's meat sauce w/pasta
garlic bread
salad

Thursday -
mojito salmon
rice
vegetable

Friday -
hopefully I'll be out, so Brian and the kids are on their own :)

I goofed last week

I forgot that both Brian and I would be out (at separate events) Tuesday, so I ordered pizza for the kids. I also forgot that my birthday was Thursday, so we ate at Outback. Then Friday we forgot to defrost the flank steak. I think the kids had mac and cheese and Brian and I had black bean burgers. We did stick to the menu for Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday, though. The chicken Sunday was quite tasty, and we'll use that recipe again.

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