Yeah, yeah. This week’s picture isn’t of food. But you can’t tell me you’re not eating up those perfectly adorable pigtails.

MONDAY:
- Orange Chicken and rice
- Veggie
TUESDAY:
- Some kind of vegetable-based soup, creamy and warm
WEDNESDAY:
- Baked loaded potatoes
- Salad
THURSDAY:
- Leftovers
FRIDAY:
- Homemade pizza
SATURDAY:
- Eat out
SUNDAY:
- Pork chops…and this time I’m going to NOT massacre them like last time, so disappointing when you screw up!
- Veggie
- Brown and/or wild rice
Your turn! Please share your menu for the week! Organized, unorganized. Fancy, simple. I don’t care what kind of menu it is, I just want to know what you’re eating!


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Just finished planning this afternoon!
M – Chicken salad croissant sandwiches & garden salad
T – Black bean soup with brown rice
W – lasagne(I’m going to experiment with making ricotta…wish me luck!)
Th – Chili
F – Baked potatoes with broccoli or chili
Weekend – TV Conference weekend…so finger foods, snacks, and 7 layer dip( a new family tradition). My husband gets off easy.
Oh and there is an awesome recipe for spinach yogurt soup on allrecipes. If you want an idea for a veggie soup. We are big fans. Maybe I should do that instead of salad with the sandwiches tomorrow.
Did you have the risotto last week? I hope you liked it! I have a friend coming in town this week, I’ve planned for a few meals but we love to cook together so I’ve left a couple days open for us to figure something fun out together and see what she’s in the mood fo.
Sunday – Apple Cider Roasted Acorn Squash and this Salad
Monday – Homemade Minestrone and buttery dinner rolls
Tuesday – leftovers
Wednesday – Vietnamese Spring Rolls from Steamy Kitchen’s Cookbook and Coconut Mango Sticky Rice
Thursday – ??
Friday – ??
Saturday – hopefully going out!
And the pigtails are adorable! I love doing Madeline’s hair in pigtails. It’s the cutest thing on little girls.
I’m impressed… how did you get her to sit still for perfect pigtails?! So cute.
Monday: Butternut squash risotto- sounded good when mentioned last week so we’re having it tomorrow!
Tuesday: Stuffed shells, salad
Wednesday: Sausage and pepper calzones
Thursday: Angel chicken with pasta and some veg
Friday:Chicken corn chowder, salad and fresh bread
Saturday: Chili, cornbread
Monday – leftovers from the weekend
Tuesday – chili
Wednesday – OUT
Thursday – beef stroganoff
Friday – maybe out?
Monday – my father-in-law is taking us to dinner
Tuesday – crockpot farmhouse chicken soup
Wednesday – church potluck
Thursday – pizza night
Friday – probably leftovers (there are tons in our fridge/freezer)
F – teriyaki chicken w/ green beans and rice
S – dinner at a friend’s house
S – bowl of noodles w/ veggies and broth
M – homemade pizza
T – chicken korma
W – minestrone with cheesy garlic toast
T – squash galette
It’s finally starting to feel like fall!
Sunday – Red Beans and Rice, green beans
Monday – Shrimp Alfredo, broccoli w/ cheese
Tuesday – Out
Wednesday – Cassoulet w/ Veggies, biscuits
Thursday – Pecan Chicken
Friday – Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole
Monday: Adobo Marinated Chicken Quesadilla
Black Beans
Spanish Rice
Tuesday: Andouille Sausage Soup
Brown Rice
Wednesday: Zuni’s Roasted Chicken
Mashed Potatoes
Broccoli
Thursday: Boneless Pork Chops & Roasted Yam Fries
Friday: Jerk Chicken
Cilantro-Pineapple Rice
Monday: Whole wheat pasta w/slow roasted tomatoes, artichokes, and zucchini.
Tuesday: Garden Burgers w/baked sweet potato fries.
Wed: Tortellini Spinach salad
Thurs: Veggie Hummus Sandwich:
http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/2009/09/vegetable-hummus-sandwich.html
Friday: Butternut Squash Soup: http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/2008/11/butternut-squash-apple-soup.html
Sat-hopefully eating out-maybe Cafe Rio? It’s been awhile:)
Love the piggy tails!
So adorable!!
Sun–out
Mon–soup from freezer, cornbread or biscuits
Tues–Chicken Tikka Masala (pre-made), brown rice, veg
Weds–Black Bean and chicken Chilaquiles, tomato salad
Thurs–spaghetti and meatballs, salad
Fri–out (kids–pizza)
Sat–Italian meatloaf, roasted potatoes, green beans
Sun = cod with fennel and potatoes and mini chocolate cakes
Mon = roast beef with roasted potatoes and shallots plus salad with beets
Tues = chicken fajitas
Wed = burgers w/mushrooms, onions and cheese
Thur = green beans and port, chinese style
Fri = sausage, lentil and spinach stew
Sat = ????
Leftovers eaten for lunch plus pasta salad with lots of veggies. Our goal is to use our CSA veggies up.
Monday: Spaghetti and Salad
Tuesday: Steak Fajitas with fresh salsa and guacamole
Wendesday: Mac and Cheese and Apples
Thursday: Fettuccine with Italian Sausage and Tomato Cream Sauce (from simplyrecipes.com) and Green Beans
Friday: Shrimp Scampi and Salad
Saturday: Saffron Yogurt Chicken and Peas
Sunday: Left Overs
monday – pork roast with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes
tuesday- salmon with french fries and veggies
wednesday – chicken with broccoli
thursday – pizza
friday – monday – away celebrating Canadian thanksgiving
Mon- Baked, Stuffed Bell Peppers
Tues- Mexican Dip w/ veggies and chips (every once in a while we’ll have an app for dinner, it’s great!)
Wed- Leftover Chicken Tortilla Soup (from Sunday, it’s even better left over)w/ cheese, avocado, chips and sour cream
Thurs- Fish and Chips
Fri- Pizza
Sat- Out
Sun- Chili
Mon.-fish chowder
Tue.-Roast pork
Wed.-spaghetti squash,marinara
Thursday-pork fried rice,chicken stir fry
Fri.-lentil soup
Sat.-out
Sun.-stuffed peppers
I am getting good ideas from these menus, so thank you – in a bit of a rut! The Butternut Squash soup recipe looks delicious … already printed that one.
Our plans this week:
Monday: Thai style ribs (a new recipe from my Slow Cooker cookbook, will share if good!), basmati rice & broccoli
Tuesday: Tomato or Chicken Soup & grilled cheeses
Wednesday: Onion crusted chicken breasts (yes the French’s can recipe!), cauliflower with cheese
Thursday: steak on the grill, roasted acorn squash with brown sugar (yum)
Friday: to friends’ for pizza
Saturday / Sunday: at some point, either a pork roast or meat loaf, and mashed potatoes!
Mon: Grilled Chicken, potatoes & corn
Tues: Country Chicken patties & salad
Wed: Homemade sausage manicotti’s, eggplant manicotti’s, salad
Thurs: Turkey Tacos & refried beans
Fri: Ribs, coleslaw & corn muffins
Don’t have a plan yet for the long weekend.
Love those pigtails! So cute!
Sun-out with the brother-in-law
Mon-salmon baked in pesto butter
Tue-Greek pita sandiches
Wed-Three cheese & sage ravioli
Thu-Korean bbq beef
Fri-leftovers
Sat-date night
M: Turkey Chili
T: Mushroom, Pea and Brown Rice Risotto
W: Bolognese w/Polenta
T: Leftovers
F: Spinach Enchiladas
S: Turkey
Dessert for the Week: Upside-down Pear Cake.
I have no recipes to post, that’s why I have you in my life.
Regarding those pigtails: you’ve got to be kidding me. Is she really that big already?! So adorable.
Another short week for us!
Mon- Roasted Chicken with Parmesan Sauce
Tues- Hot Curry Beef
Wed- Endive and Ham Gratin
Thurs- Leftovers
Fri-Sun- Off to wedding #2 of the month
Have a great week!
Let’s be realistic. I have 4 kids that are young, I work full time, and the only way I stay sane, we stay fed, and keep on a budget is a menu. But everything has to be done in under an hour, or be able to throw in the crockpot.
M- spaghetti
T- Bean Burritos
W- Potato Soup and Rhodes Rolls (heaven sent gift these are)
Th- Chicken Enchiladas (I cook my chicken all at once and then seperate it out into freezer bags so I can have it ready to use._
F- Sloppy Joes (in the crockpot)
S- Sandwiches and baked chips
Su- Pancakes and Buttermilk Syrup
amen, melissa!
thanks for all the great menus, everyone! and the cute pigtail comments.
Monday: Turkey burgers, roasted zucchini and potatoes
Tuesday: Chicken pesto pasta with fresh tomatoes
Wednesday: Mexican Lasagna
Thursday: Stir Fry
Friday: Steamed Clams and French Bread
Monday – Tacos
Tuesday – Chicken Sandwiches
Wednesday – NY Strip Steak, roasted rosemary red potatoes and asparagus
Thursday – Soup and Salad (Mom’s goin’ out – gotta make it simple)
Friday – Sunday – Vacation weekend with the kids – lots of eating out
monday: potato and corn chowder with homemade bread
tuesday: veggie wraps with fruit and chips
wednesday: roasted red potatoes and zucchini with baked chicken and homemade bread
thursday: chicken with zucchini orzo salad
friday: leftovers
saturday: family party
sunday: spinach lasagna