Good morning! I’m up with the birds, eating oatmeal with my sweet Cate and actually getting my menu done well before 10 pm. I think it’s going to be a good day. Well, except for the 6 loads of unfolded clean laundry leering at me.
Yeah, yeah…I have a couple duplicates from last week’s menu. We ended up taking an impromptu trip to Monterey for two days, so we ate out a little more than planned. Which is always a fun thing!
MONDAY:
- Homemade pizza…toppings tbd
TUESDAY:
- Goat Cheese & Sun Dried Tomato Pasta (thank you to renee for the link!)
- Salad & Bread
WEDNESDAY:
- Maple glazed chicken (one of Cate’s wonderful preschool teachers slipped me this recipe last week and it looks divine…I will definitely share the recipe after I get some good photos!)
- Rice & Veggie
THURSDAY:
- Leftovers
FRIDAY:
- Waffles (recipe is about half-way down the page; try using 1/2 white flour, 1/2 white whole wheat flour…it comes out great!)
- Smoothies (anyone have a vegetable suggestion for secretly slipping into a fruit smoothie?)
SATURDAY:
- Eat out
SUNDAY:
- Lentil Soup
Your turn! Please share your menu for the week! Big, small, short, tall…we love ‘em all! (Perhaps I should ditch this blogging thing and become a poet?)
Hello! My name is Jane Maynard and you've landed yourself on my blog, This Week for Dinner™. Every Sunday I share a weekly menu...and then count on you to share your own! You'll also find other deliciousness that I hope you'll enjoy!
I haven’t tried it myself, but I’ve heard that avacado is really good in smoothies. I had a great green smoothie the other day – spinach, wheat germ, ice and a couple punes to make it a little sweet.
Just found your blog today; one of those……I”m not sure HOW moments. I like to add a few baby carrots to my fruit/yogurt smoothies. Not that I really need MORE Vitamin A (than what’s in the milk & yogurt) but…..
Last week, a co-worker mentioned that she recently had a smoothie that contained both spinach and kale. Sounds like an interesting experiment to me!
Add baby carrots and spinach to any fruity smoothie, I SWEAR you can’t taste it! My 2 year old can’t tell, so I promise you won’t either
I’ve heard too that spinach added to a smoothie isn’t noticeable-I’ve been too much of a wuss to try it.
I have some repeats from last week-I feel as if I’m trying to catch up from when I was sick a few weeks ago! Your blog really helps to keep me motivated and I appreciate that!
Tonight: Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches (frozen chicken breast, hot sauce and dry ranch dressing mix-cooked on low 7-8 hours, shredded and piled high on hoagie rolls with extra sauce and ranch or bleu cheese dressing)
Fresh veggies
Monday:Ritzy Chicken over rice (cooked chicken mixed with cream of chicken soup, sour cream, poured into a casserole dish and topped with buttered crushed ritz crackers and baked.)
Mixed vegetables
Tuesday: Leftover Ritzy Chicken-it’s SO much better the second day!
Mixed Vegetables
Wednesday: Corn & Sausage Chowder, salad, garlic bread
Thursday: Same as Wednesday
Friday: Biscuit & Beef Casserole (ground beef sauteed with onions and then drained, mixed with a can of baked beans, topped with biscuits and then baked until the biscuits are done)
green beans
Saturday: Same as Friday
Have a great week, everyone!
sunday – broccoli soup
monday – salmon with baked potato and salad
tuesday – chicken parmesan
wednesday – leftovers
thursday – cajun chicken with rice
friday – something with pasta
saturday – out
Right there w/you! About to do my 2nd load, and can’t believe I have my menu done b4 noon! I think it’s the rain keeping me focused on the home;-)
m: seared scallops w/beans and sauteed spinach
t: slow roasted turkey tenderloin
w: leftovers
th: spinach, polenta w/black beans
f: chicken enchiladas
s: leftovers or ??
s: some sort of fun take out..
Spinach is my go to vegetable for smoothies. It’s so mild it really disappears behind the fruit. I usually blend a handful of spinach with half a cup of OJ, then add half a banana and a cup of some frozen veggie- pineapple and mixed berries are both really good. Word to the wise though, the pineapple smoothie will be very bright green, whereas the berries disguise the spinach color well.
I’ve just finished my menu, but haven’t decided which day will be what.
-Grilled fish
-Rosemary roasted potatoes
-Sauteed escarole
-Spaghetti w/ basil tomato sauce
-Salad
-Mushroom & spinach tart
-Balsamic roasted pearl onions
-Salad
-Warm spinach salad w/ potato, mushroom, and egg
-Sourdough toast
i put spinach in my smoothies. cook it in the microwave for about 2 mins first so that your body can absorb the iron. it will turn your smoothie green (almost always) but you cant taste it with the right fruit combination (i use banana and strawberries). its really good; i just finished having one for breakfast
Lentil soup
Mushroom Barley soup (twopeasandtheirpod.com)
Veggie Stir Fry with Rice
Chicken and mashed potatoes with veggies
Take out
Garden Spiral Primavera
I make “green smoothies” almost every night with my Vitamix. Go to greensmoothiegirl.com. I always add spinach(you cannot taste this) and usually a carrot, a half a stick of celery, and kale along with a bunch of fruit(banana, orange, frozen berries, and anything else that is in season or in the house). Avocados are also great to add. You can add collard greens, broccoli, cabbage, beets, green lettuces, etc. Just be careful to add small amounts of these at first and then increase to your taste. Some like cabbage and celery have really strong flavors so you don’t want to add to much. My husband, 2 year old, and I drink these every night. YUM!
I just found your site & think that it looks really good and a great idea. I’ve just started trying to make up weekly menus to help budget finances and explore different foods. Anyway, I thought I would comment also.
Monday – Ginger Glazed Pork chops w/rice
Tuesday – Bean & Cheese Burritos
Wednesday – Cuban Sandwiches (modified version) or ham & cheese paninis
Thursday – Meatless tacos
Friday – Eat out
Saturday – most likely eat out again?
Monday: ravioli leftovers
Tuesday: out
Wednesday: salad, cheese fondue
Thursday: takeout grilled shrimp tacos
Friday: shrimp po’ boy (Neely recipe)
Saturday: Indian takeout: Chicken korma
Sunday: snow peas and asian slow-cooked short rib
Use v8 fusion as the juice in your smoothie. Has a serving of veg in it.
I like avocados in my smoothies, and carrots make a great addition. I’ve never tried spinach, it sounds like a great idea.
Monday: Tilapia with garlic and rosemary and roasted potatoes and Spinach
Tuesday: Beef bourginon (sp?) and Peas
Wednesday: Veggie Black Bean Soup and Cheese Crisps
Thursday: Pork Loin with Cranberry Sauce and Twice Baked Potatoes and Green Beans
Friday: Chicken in Basil Cream and Mixed Veggies
Saturday: Stuffed Chicken Breasts and Caesar Salad
Sunday: Left Overs
Sunday: Grilled salmon and oven-roasted potato chips
Monday: (Leftover) Salmon & sausage paella (Ina Garten’s)
Tuesday: Breakfast for dinner! – pancakes & eggs
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Slow cooker pork tenderloin (Sandra Lee’s)
Friday: Pork stir fry (w/leftover pork)
Saturday: Out
Wow! This meal planning is great! Last week we stuck almost exactly to my meal planning and ended up not eatting out once! Not once in a whole week! I am pretty sure that hasn’t happened since I moved out of my parent’s house 4 years ago.
Sunday – Chili (w/beef chuck and italian sausage) with cornbread
Monday – Asian Chicken Salad
Tuesday – eat out (we have some restaurants in Logan I have never been to – so we gotta try one of them this week)
Wedensday – Italian Wedding soup
Thursday – leftovers
Friday – TWFD Easy Apricot Chicken!!
Saturday – bbq chicken wings
S: PW’s Marlboro Man’s Favorite Sandwich
M: Lasagna
T: Pancakes and Sausages
W: Chicken Stir Fry with Brown Rice
Th: Meatball Gravy with Mashed Potatoes
F: At a Birthday Party
S: Out
Lots of yummy ideas this week!
S – chicken tacos
M – homemade pizza w/Italian sausage (trying homemade sauce in the crockpot)
T – bbq pork sandwiches
W – baked potatoes w/ leftover pork
R – spaghetti
F – hamburgers
S – turkey w/wild rice and sweet potatoes
S – turkey sandwiches
Sunday again already!?
su – wild rice, chicken w/ garlic, wine, mushroom, spinach sauce.
m – friends over for bought pizza & beer, and home made dessert.
tu – pasta, meatsauce of some kind.
w – soyglazed salmon, couscous w/ vegetables.
th – leftovers.
f – su = visiting relatives.
/Mary.
sunday: hamburgers, baked potatoes, salad
monday: Salmon in parchment with bokchoy and hoisin, soba noodle salad
tuesday: leftovers
Wednesday: Mango chicken stir fry:
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: Pizza night
artichoke quiche for lunches
Mon: Broiled Fish, Couscous, Asparagus
Tues: Homemade Pizza with spinach for me, Pepperoni for him, salad
Wed: Chicken Cesar Salad
Thurs: Salmon, broccoli, brown rice
Fri: Flank Steak, roasted potatoes, salad
Avocados in smoothies are great! Makes the texture more “smooth” and delicious!
Mon: Greek steak pitas
Tue: Chicken faijitas
Wed: out (huby on his own… I predict ordered pizza)
Thu: leftovers
Fri: veggie pad thai
Sat: out
Sun: leftovers
Going as cheap as possible…
Sunday- Spaghetti Pie
Monday- Grilled Chicken Salad
Tuesday- Parm. crusted Talapia w/ pasta side and green bean casserole
Wednesday- Patti Melt w/ Veggie side
Thursday- BBQ Chicken w/green beans
Friday- LC $5 Pizza
Saturday- Black Beans and Rice
Mon.-Cube steak, veg. and mashed or baked potato
Tues.-Sour cream Chicken enchiladas
Wed.-Grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup
Thurs.-Fried rice
Fri.-Pizza
Sat.-Leftovers
Sun.-Roast done in the crock pot., potatoes, carrots
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Almost everyone is suggesting spinach, and I’m going to jump on the band wagon. I use chunks of frozen chopped spinach in my smoothies. It works great, is super cheap, and you don’t need as much ice, since it’s already frozen.
M – tuna noodle casserole
T – meatball sandwiches (meatballs & sauce from freezer), roasted peppers
W – leftovers
Th – chicken satay skewers, rice, vegetable
F – maybe out to eat (or frozen salmon fillets & roasted sweet potatoes)
S – chicken tortilla soup (lindsay’s extravaganza recipe posted on this blog)
Sun – ham & cheese egg bake
We used to add spinach or kale to smoothies and then put it in a colored cup – you can see a difference in the color.
Sunday – steak, freezer slaw, frozen baked beans, frozen vegetables
Monday – roasted pork, sides TBD
Tuesday – black beans, rice, leftover pork
Wednesday – skillet chicken, leftover rice, green vegetable
Thursday – leftovers
Friday – salmon, quinoa pilaf, green vegetable
Saturday – pizza and salad
My two goals this year are to have a weekly Bible verse for my family and to plan meals. So here is this week:
Verse: Phil 2:5 “Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus”
Sunday- Homemade Pizza
Monday – Chicken Soup/Salad/Rolls
Tuesday – Pancakes/Sausage – and now maybe smoothies!!
Wednesay – Rosemary Chicken with Artichokes and White Beans
Thursday – Steak Fajitas
Friday – Fish Piccata and Brown Rice w/ a Vege
that goat cheese and sundried tomato pasta looks great! i’ll try to post a menu sometime soon….
Monday – Wine-braised chuck roast, roasted red potatoes and carrots
Tuesday – Flatbread pizza with prosciutto and basil, spring mix salads
Wednesday – Tequila lime chicken fajitas with all the fixings, leftover Spanish rice
Thursday – Corned beef in some fashion. I can’t decide between egg rolls, traditional with cabbage or reubens
Friday – Seared Ahi tuna steaks, steamed rice, ginger garlic green beans
Monday – Sunday leftovers
Tuesday – Spaghetti with veggie or meat sauce (or both)
Weds. – Veggie loaded peanut butter noodles
Thursday – leftovers
Friday – Homemade pizza
Saturday – Eat out or make another pizza with leftovers
Sunday – Stuffed Shells, or Ginger-Lemon Salmon
Mon-Veggie Burger Sliders, Roasted Potato Wedges, Salad
Tues-Leftovers
Wed-Split Pea Soup, Sourdough Cheese Toast, Apple Slices
Thurs-Leftover Soup
Fri-Scrambled Eggs with Corn, Berries, Frozen Turnovers
Sat-Probably Out
you cannot taste spinach, we do it all the time! my friend’s little girl spotted a piece of green after doing it and she told her a strawberry stem got in there:)
Monday: homemade mac & cheese, salad
Tuesday: potato leek soup & garlic bread
Weds: beef stew (your recipe with the vague measurements??)
Thurs: leftovers
Friday: either pizza or tortellini’s in vodka sauce
Saturday: birthday party! It’s for my 1-yr-old so menu consists of piggies & blankets, smiley fries in the oven and cupcakes, among other things
Sunday: either roast beef or a pork loin roast, not sure
M: Homemade pizza w/pepperoni, chicken, bell peppers & onion
T: Salmon w/green beans & lemon zest (in parchment)
W: Stir-fried Honey Ginger Chicken
Th: Leftovers
F: Waffles & Smoothies
Sa: Black Bean Soup with side of roasted Sweet Potatoes
Su: Leftovers
I agree with everyone else…spinach is a great way to get raw veggies into kids, especially with a dark red/purple berry like blueberries or raspberries…they mask the green color. I have tried Kale and that works too, I just wait till the bags of spinach are on sale and stock up. It doesn’t have to be in top form for a smoothie.
M- Stuffed Acorn Squash-homemade bread
T- Homemade pizza- topped with spinach and dried tomatoes
(Use the stored bread dough recipe for pizza crust…it is awesome).
W- Potato, cauliflower, peas, curry with rice
Th- Maple glazed salmon, risotto, broccoli
F- Leftovers
S- Roasted tomato marinara with pasta and eggplant parm.
S-Honey Curry Chicken in the crockpot, roasted potatoes and butternut squash. (I’m trying to use the food I work so hard to put up in the summer/fall like the frozen eggplant, tom. sauce, etc…)
I want to try doing a crepe week. I just got a crepe recipe book from my aunt and there’s so many yummy looking recipes in here I want to try them all. We’ll see how long until we get sick of them:)
Mon- Asparagus and ham crepes
Tue- Tomato crepes with ratatouille
Wed- Gingered green lentil crepes
Thur- crepes with poached eggs and mushrooms
Fri- cannelloni
Sat- chicken, sweet corn & red pepper crepes
Sun- whole wheat crepes with sun-dried tomatoes and arugula
mmm…dessert crepes
carmelized apple crepes
berry crepes with raspberry sauce
orange custard crepes
ice cream crepes with caramel sauce
So this menu isn’t very likely, but it’s fun!
Getting so many great ideas from you guys!
Monday: Grilled cheese and Tomato basil soup
Tuesday: Italian sirloin, roasted potatoes, green beans
Wednesday: Turkey cutlets, broccoli, rice
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Pizza (toppings TBD) and salad
Saturday: Veggie corn dogs, roasted brussels sprouts, tater tots
Sunday: Dining out!
Sunday
-Homemade Cheese Ravioli w/tomato sauce
Monday
-Ranch Burgers
Tuesday
-Homemade Pizza
Wednesday
-Pecan Chicken over salad w/maple bbq dressing
Thursday
-Baked Teriyaki Chicken w/Caesar salad and roasted potatoes
Friday
-Taco’s
Mon – White Bean Soup w/ Rosemary and leftover Kielbasa, Crusty Bread
Tues – Katsu Don (pork cutlets with scrambled egg and onion over rice)
Wed – Pork cutlets (make double batch day before) with Japanese curry over rice, Kimchee
Thurs – Chicken Pot Pie w/pre-made crust, simple green salad
Fri – Dinner at Grandma’s
Sat – Asian noodles in Chicken Broth w/spinach, beef balls, onion, bean sprouts
Sun – Leftovers!
We always add carrot. I like to throw in wheat germ as well.
M – potato soup & rye bread
T – pasta w/ mini tomatoes
W – gyoza, brown rice and spinach & bunashimeji mushroom sauté
Th – pot pie or shepherds pie
Fri – rice and beans
Sat – gnocchi(attempt #2…hopefully they’ll turn out better this time. )
Sun – pho…if I can convince 007 that soup is OK.
My menu is so weak this week!!
M-Rigatoni with turkey sausage and peas in a low fat cream sauce
T-Soup
W-Pork Chops with Apples and sauerkraut, chive mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts (The gas quotient on this one is QUITE high!)
Th- Leftovers
F- Homemade pizza
S- Out at work event
Su- At Grandma’s!!
Must…make…menu…do it, do it now!!!!!!!!!!
(Having a hard time focusing this week!)
Mon: Ham & Veg soup (didn’t make until Sun night!)
Tues: Chicken Sausage & Broccoli
Weds: Pulled Pork (costco version) on buns, coleslaw
Thurs: frittata & hash browns
Fri: leftovers
Sat: “pizza” baked fish
I’m a little late with my menu this week because of the holiday and a little kitchen accident that I had on Saturday that sent me for a little quality time in the ER…Anyway, the menu:
Monday- Chicken Parm w/ Pasta
Tuesday- Take Out (probably Arby’s)
Wednesday- Homemade potato cheese soup, french bread
Thursday-Tuna Melts
Friday- Pizza
Sat- Out
Sun- Chicken, Broccoli, Cheese Pot Pie w/ Biscuit Crust