A funny thing happened last night. I grabbed a fortune cookie, opened the wrapper, cracked the cookie, pulled out the fortune, tossed said fortune in the trash and ate the cookie. About 5 minutes later I picked up another fortune cookie and when I got to the fortune, I realized I hadn’t read my last fortune. And not only had I not read it, but I threw it away without even THINKING about reading it. Why so funny, you ask? Well, I’ve never ever done that before. I’ve always read my “fortune,” which usually goes something like, “You have nice hair.” Yes, they are always SO helpful, but still, you gotta read your fortune, right? Apparently my subconscious doesn’t think so. Now I don’t know my future or the state of my hair. Bummer. But the cookie was GOOD.
I can’t believe not one of you commented on the fact I ate GOAT last week. Yes, people, we had goat for dinner. No response? Really?
On to the menu!
MONDAY:
- Eat out (I’m bumping the eat out night up to Monday…big deadline Tues morning, so not even going to pretned
TUESDAY:
- Egg McMuffins (homemade)
- Smoothies
WEDNESDAY:
- Kitchen Sink Quesadillas
- Guacamole & Chips
THURSDAY:
- Leftovers
FRIDAY:
- Pizza
SATURDAY:
- Eat out
SUNDAY:
- Spinach & Pancetta Stuffed Shells w/Asiago Cream Sauce (this is getting ridiculous! how many weeks has this been on the menu? I’m SO EXCITED to make and eat this dish, but it’s just not happening. It’s GOING to happen this week)
- Garlic Bread
- Salad
Okay, your turn! On your mark, get set, MENUS!
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I guess I will be the first….
Monday–chicken tacos with guac, roasted tomato salsa
Tuesday–ginger/honey porkchops, brown rice, broccoli
Wednesay–grilled pizza
Thursday–meatloaf, mashed carrots & parsnips
Friday–sometype of pasta with chicken (not sure yet)
Sat–leftover meatloaf
Sun–take out chinese
monday: gnocchi with tomato basil cream sauce + salad
tuesday: pork and potato casserole
wednesday: chicken/bell pepper lettuce wraps
thursday: linguine with butter, Parmesan and arugula + garlic bread
friday: eat out
saturday: football! tailgate snacks. not sure what i’m bringing but maybe some mac and cheese.
Monday-green chicken tortilla soup
Tuesday-Ravioli and salad
Wednesday-roasted butternut squash with cranberry couscous
Thursday-chicken bruschetta bake, salad
Friday-leftovers
Saturday-out for anniversary
Monday-homemade pasta w/ tofu/zucchini marinara
Tuesday – Grandpa’s BBQ chicken w/ brown rice and veggies(carrots and green beans?)
Wed – taco soup & corn bread
Thurs – Pizza
Friday – BLTA sandwiches or chili mac(from Fat Free Vegan) depends on what the pregnant lady wants.
Weekend – salsa, chips, and lots of TV snacks a la hubby.
I can relate… only my recurring recipe is pasta with roasted red pepper cream sauce. It has been on my weekly menu for a couple months, I think. What is the hold up?! I have a good feeling this week- I think this might just be the one!
Sun-
Fall apart pot roast, potatoes, layered salad, cheesecake brownies
Mon-
Lemony chicken over mixed greens, and baked potatoes
Tues-
Curried chicken and rice
Wed-
Breakfast for dinner
Thurs-
Spinach and three cheese pizza
Fri-
Pasta with roasted red pepper cream sauce… hopefully.
Sat- out… hopefully.
I decided to go with an Asian theme this week because we have a ton of leftover rice we made to go with the Indian food yesterday. I stole the pizza idea from that restaurant in San Diego:)
Monday-
Indian food leftovers
Tuesday-
Fried Rice
Wednesday-
Thai Chicken Pizza
Thursday-
leftovers
Friday-
Curried Squash and Chicken Soup
Saturday-
Eat out
Sunday-
Szechuan noodles and Miso soup
Monday – Costco dinner!
Tuesday – Pizza
Wednesday – Thai chicken wraps
Thursday – Meatballs that taste like Christmas with mashed potatoes
Friday – Eat out
Saturday – Broccoli soup
Sunday – Gorgonzola, spinach and wheat pasta
of all the meats i tried in africa, i’ve never had goat–but probably a few of its cousins. how did they prepare it, and did it taste strange to you? i was a little surprised how easily palatable all those funky meats were to my american tastes.
speaking of meat, since aaron is dissecting “meat” all semester in anatomy class, his appetite for eating meat has dwindled. here’s our heavily vegetarian menu for the week:
-italian wedding soup, dutch oven bread, salad
-chinese eggplant salad, dumplings
-homemade mac and cheese, roasted asparagus
-lentil soup, whole grain artisan bread
-quiche, braised cabbage (sounds nasty, but it’s SO good)
Jane, this is soooo fun. My in-laws are coming into town, so:
MON: grilled chicken, chipolte sausage, bell peppers, and squash; iced raspberry herb tea
TUE: leftovers, add cous cous
WED: Brie and Apple whole grain paninis; Granny’s Cole Slaw
THURS: Lamb Tagine with extra pears on the side (my favorite fall stew!!)
FRI: Oven-fried Bisquick chicken; open-faced cucumber sandwiches;
spinach/craisin/blue cheese salad with candied walnuts from Whole Foods
SAT: Chicken Pot Pie
SUN: the Mr. will cook spaghetti with a tossed salad
Martha Stewart’s recipe for marshmallow bone cookies for dessert
I made a pretty big shopping trip yesterday, so let’s hope the motivation keeps going throughout the next week or so!
Here are our menu choices (I don’t usually pick a set night for when we’re going to have them)…
*LEMON BASIL BOWTIES
*EGGPLANT LASAGNA
*TUNA-PESTO MELTS ON RYE
*PAN FRIED MEATLOAF IN TRICOLOR PEPPERS W/SPICY MACARONI & CHEESE
*REUBEN MAC&CHEESE W/ ICEBERG LETTUCE WEDGES W/ RUSSIAN DRESSING
I’ve been on a Food Network kick this week…so we’ll see how it goes!
It has been a rough last couple of weeks with everyone sick, and I started back to work last week so not much meal planning has happened lately. I am trying to get back this week…..kind of. Thanks for all of your great recipes lately!
sat night-grilled flank steak, Crispy garlic potatoes (loved these!), salad
sun-dinner at friends
mon-Curried Squash and Chicken soup (Wow-sooo good!)
tues-pasta with marinara,crusty bread
wed-leftovers
thurs-My birthday & hubby is taking me out!
fri-Inlaws in town-Shrimp with roasted red pepps and feta
sat-birthday celebrations continue-eat out!
sun-TBD?
Sheryl is an amazing cook. She just makes most of it up, too!!
Tuesday:
•Fend for yourself
Wednesday:
•Sweet & Sour Meatloaf
Thursday:
•Company Chicken
•Green Beans
Friday:
•Leftovers
Saturday:
•Beef Laab
Sunday:
•Leftovers
Monday: Leftovers from Sunday/extra stuff from Wegman’s (our local grocery store that has everything you could ever want)
Tuesday: Pesto, chicken, and brocoli calzones
Wednesday: Baked Potatoes (various toppings including chili and sour cream or cheese)
Thursday: Not home, eat out or big lunch??
Friday: Out to eat
Saturday: sandwiches, chips, salad
Sunday: Stuffed Shells, green salad, green beans
As always, thank you all for your menus! I just love reading through them. Seriously, is this not the best way to get ideas?!
Kate – chicken bruschetta bake sounds so yummy. I’ll probably make up my own version, but if you do read this and have a recipe, please share!
Alice – why do your meatballs taste like Christmas?
Mandy – I am dying to go to a wegmans! I’m very jealous.
Lindsay – I knew I could count on you to comment on the goat. It tasted fine. I believe they grilled it, then they topped it with some yummy saucy stuff and a bunch of greens we’d never eaten before, so everything on the plate was a new flavor. I won’t start cooking with goat, but it was fun to try…I can only imagine what you ate in africa. aaron would not have liked our goat dinner…too many veggies.
thanks again everyone!!! keep it coming!
Wow, your diet is pretty unhealthy