I bought English muffins recently and Cate has become obsessed. She would eat a whole package every morning if we let her. Is it the English muffin itself or perhaps the butter and homemade jam filling the nooks and crannies? Can’t say I blame her.
Another week, another menu. I can’t believe how fast time is racing by!
MONDAY:
- Happy Valentine’s Day! Mac & Cheese for the girls while Nate takes me out for dinner and a movie. He did good this year – he lined the babysitter up weeks ago. What a guy!
TUESDAY:
- Lentil Soup (didn’t make it last week!)
- Crusty bread
WEDNESDAY:
- Real Simple Lasagna
- Salad
THURSDAY:
- Leftovers
FRIDAY:
- Eat out
SATURDAY:
- Homemade hamburgers…it’s been a LONG time since we’ve made these and it sounds good to me this week!
- Maybe I’ll even get out my new mandoline slicer and make some oven fries
SUNDAY:
- Breakfast for dinner – perhaps baked french toast – yum!
Can’t wait to see your lovely menus for the week…and any yummy Valentine’s Day treats you have planned!
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!
Mon: Romantic fancy grilled cheese and tomato soup
Tues: Chinese chicken salad
Wed: Lemon chicken and risotto
Thurs: Homemade pizza
Fri: Leftovers
Sat: Birthday Party out
Sun: Salmon and mashed potatoes
Oh, and I forgot to ask if it’s freezer jam?? Yummy, my favorite!
yes, definitely freezer jam. I’m kind of obsessed with the stuff!!!!
Do you have a suggested recipe? We’re hoping to grow some strawberries this year, and I’d love to try it…
I buy powdered pectin and follow the recipes included in the box. and I’ve written two posts about making freezer jam
http://thisweekfordinner.com/2010/08/30/freezer-jam-rocks/
http://thisweekfordinner.com/2009/06/18/strawberry-freezer-jam/
it’s so easy and it tastes the best – you should definitely give it a try this year!!
Just looking at your posts makes me want to try now! Yummy! Thanks so much!!
Grandma is in town, so we’ll survive this week. Wioo hoo! Those English muffins look great, maybe I’ll whip up a batch this week.
M – pinto/lentil chili
T – turkey(there were still a few left at Costco!)
W – turkey curry
Th – enchiladas
F – soup(TBA) & salad
S – hopefully out while doing something fun.
Sun – a la daddy
Have a fabulous week!
Sunday: Cheesy Tuna Vegetable Chowder
Monday: Mozzarella & Strawberry Jam Paninis w/thyme
Tuesday: Roasted Veggie Salad
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Hamburgers & sweet potato fries
Friday: Flatbread margherita pizza
Saturday: out!
Have a great Valentine’s date!
Sunday: Pork Chops, potatoes, carrots
Monday: Steak, sweet potato fries, salad
Tuesday: Garlic Roast Chicken with lemon and rosemary, buttered noodles, corn on the cob (from the freezer stash)
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. BFD (pancakes or egg sandwiches?)
Thursday: Hubby cooks. Ham and cheesy potatoes, green beans
Friday: Black bean and corn enchiladas, rice, fruit
Saturday: Snow Golf and dinner out, kids get pizza
sun: healthier chicken fried steak / grits n greens casserole
mon: baked shrimp scampi
tues: out
weds: chicken & red bell quesadillas
thurs: out
fri: mac & cheese muffins
sat: french onion soup
sun: tilapia piccata
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen-blog/2011/01/homemade-english-muffins/
You should try homemade english muffins sometime, they’re delicious!
I just might have to try those! thanks for sharing that link…ree’s recipe are always great!
First time to share- we’re in a food rut and it only seems fair to share my plan if I want to see everyone else’s!
Sun: leftovers from Saturday’s Healthified Beef Enchilada Pie
Mon: slow cooker beef-veggie chili
Tue: skillet chicken with corn and beans
Wed: vegetable chicken stir fry (BC recipe)
Thurs: always taco night
Fri: homemade pizza night
Sat: either raid the kitchen for leftovers or breakfast for dinner
so glad you shared!
M: Bacon and Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
T: Your Kitchen Sink Quesadillas (THANKS!!!)
W: Butternut Squash Mac n’ Cheese
Th: Slow Cooker chicken Stew with Apricots and Couscous
F: Basil Chicken Burgers with Goat Cheese
Have a great week
Mon: Pesto Gnocchi
Tues: Chicken Parm with Penne Pasta
Wed: Hamburgers & Sweet Potato Fries (dipped in honey – yum!)
Thurs: Leftovers or Breakfast
Fri: Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Asparagus
Thanks everyone for sharing!
mmmm. there is something about english muffins.
Sunday – we’re celebrating valentine’s today with 30 minute gumbo (should be fun to try!) and walnut brownies
Monday – greek beans over quinoa (http://agirlandhercarrot.wordpress.com/2011/02/08/stewy-greek-beans/)
Tuesday – tofu stir fry
Wednesday – Chris’ birthday dinner of skillet baked ziti (one of our faves) and mini banana cream pies in mason jars
Thursday – refrigerator clean out before we leave town
Friday – curry chicken salad sandwiches for the road!
If you are interested in making your own English Muffins, an older version of Laurel’s Kitchen has a great recipe based on plain yogurt. I make it every couple of weeks with 1-to-2 white-to-whole wheat flour; most commercial ww English Muffins are too sweet.
Sunday- Giada’s orcchiette w/turkey sausage and rabe
Monday- pulled pork in the slow cooker (hubby’s request for Valentine’s Day) w/oven roasted asparagus
Tuesday- leftovers
Wednesday- pasta w/red sauce w/salad
Thursday- out
Friday- potsticker soup
Saturday- breaded pork chops and green beans
Tonight we are having leftovers from the Butter Bean Soup I made yesterday
Monday– Shredded Beef Au Jus
Tuesday– Stupid Chicken
Wednesday– Out to eat with Grannie
Thursday–Frozen pizza due to very hectic day
Friday– PDub’s Chicken Spaghetti
And English Muffins? LOVE LOVE LOVE them. With all 3 of my pregnancies, if I ate an English Muffin with peanut butter on it, I had no morning sickness. The days I didn’t or I tried another topping…you don’t want to know!!
I have been working on my meal planning 2 weeks at a time. We live about 45 minutes from major grocery stores, so planning 2 weeks at a time should make for less frequent trips to the grocery store. We will see how this plan works out. If we can make it work, it should save both time and money. This menu is week 2 of our plan:
Sunday13th:pulled pork sammy’s
Monday14th: linguine and clams
Tuesday15th: daddys night, mommy at bookclub
Wednesday16th: leftovers
Thursday17th: bfd
Friday18th: meatball sammy’s
I think planning should definitely help! and geesh, 45 minutes to the grocery store, you definitely want to minimize trips! I’ll cross my fingers planning works for you!
Sun – Barbecue Pork on tortillas
Mon – Baked Chicken
Tues – Chicken,pasta with creamy tom. basil sauce
Wed – Meatloaf
Thurs – leftovers
Fri – Pizza takeout
Sat – sister and her family coming for a sleep over. Chicken enchiladas
and the cutest heart shaped ravioli I found at Costco for the kiddos.
SUNDAY: Red Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage, Salad
MONDAY: Filet Mignon in Red Wine Balsamic Reduction, Fennel, Orange, and Pomegranate Salad, Roasted Baby Potato Medley, Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Cheesecake Buttercream
TUESDAY: Chicken and White Bean Chile Verde with Guacamole and and Tortilla Chips
WEDNESDAY: Leftovers
THURSDAY: Indian Style Vegetable Curry and Basmati Rice
FRIDAY: French Onion Soup, Baguette, Salad
SATURDAY: Leftovers
THIS WEEK’S TREAT: Chocolate Cupcakes with Raspberry Cheesecake Buttercream
Lots of carry overs from last week…
Sun. Trader Joe’s Chicken Burgers, Carrot Sticks
Mon. Broiled Mahi Mahi, Chickpea salad
Tues. Movie Night w/a friend
Wed. Eggplant Parm
Thurs. Pigs in a Blanket for hub and kiddo and French Onion Soup
Fri. Leftover Soup and Sandwiches
Sat. TBD
Sun. Crockpot Ribs
Trying to climb out of the food rut we’ve been in the past couple of weeks. Thanks so much for all of the inspiration to actually plan meals… it really does make it sooooo much easier during the busy week!
Sun: Eggs in a frame & fruit salad
Mon: Breaded pork chops w/cabbage carrot slaw
Tues: Veg soup w/ham & cheese muffins
Wed: leftovers
Thurs: out
Fri: Taco night
Sat: Spinach lasagne & baby romaine salad
I just bought some high fiber Thomas english muffins and the Bitty loves them!
I don’t have this week’s menu, but tonight we grilled surf & turfs(lobster tail, steak and asparagus – two turfs) and it was delish.
Last week, I made the EASIEST cream pasta recipe EVER. Had I known it was this easy to make a creamy pasta, I’d weigh about 100 lbs more (that’s like 2 of me!). Ingredients:
Spaghetti,Heavy Cream, Scallions & white onions, Salt/pepper
Prosciutto. Chop prosciutto, cook, set aside. Cook scallions and onions in a bit of water, salt & pepper til water almost evaporates. Add cream (may add more water if needed). Put on top of pasta and top with prosciutto. So GOOD. I don’t really cook so this was a new discovery for me! I just used all the left over stuff in my fridge! What a happy little discovery.
mommy-chic.blogspot.com
sounds delish!!!
We had to “celebrate” Valentine’s Day today, due to crazy schedules tomorrow.
Sunday: BBQ ribs, mashed potatoes, corn
Monday: Homemade Chicken noodle soup (one sick kiddo)
Tuesday: Leftover soup w/ paninis
Wednesday: Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes
Thursday: Chicken salad sandwiches
Friday: Pizza
Have fun on your night out! We’re not really big on Valentines Day and I actually prefer to stay in because everywhere gets so crowded so we’ve got a pretty unromantic night planned at home with our toddler.
Sun: Salmon cake sliders with coleslaw and sweet potato fries
Mon: BBQ chicken salad
Tues: Potato soup and roasted asparagus
Wed: Pesto pizza
Thurs: Wraps with turkey, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and spicy humus
Fri: Potstickers with vegetable stirfry
Sat: Leftovers or eat out
It’s moving week here, so dinners are easy in the the fridge!
Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
Veg Lasagna
Corn and Potato Chowder
Stuffed Shells
Pizza
We’re staying in for Valentines as per usual, our local restaurants all hike the price up for overly-fussy fixed menus.
Mon: Ribeye steak, baked potatoes and green salad + crepes suzette
Tue: Broccoli risotto
Wed: Linguine with pesto, turkey meatballs and creamy garlic mushrooms
Thur: Fajitas
Fri: Baked haddock
Sat: Out for a friend’s brithday
Mon – Hearty Veggie Soup and Ham and Cheese Paninis
Tue – Roasted Veggie Lasagna
Wed – Homemade Tortillas (Shrimp Tacos)
Thurs – Maple Roasted Chicken and Veggies
Friday – Leftovers
Saturday – Eat Out
Sunday – Try new recipe (haven’t decided what one yet)
I need to start planning my side dishes a little better.
Sat: Homemade pizza for family movie night (I made my own pizza dough for the first… very proud)
Sun: Fricot (http://wp.me/pU4qX-4L) and baking powder biscuits
Mon: Spaghetti & meatballs
Tues: Chicken parm
Wed: Tupelo chicken & rice pilaf
Thurs: Eggs (scrambled or omelets)
Fri: Pancakes
Once you start making your own crust, you never go back! It’s so yummy!
homemade crust is the best – and not hard at all!
Yum, I love English Muffins!
Su: Went out to eat with the ILs
M: Steak covered in a white wine proscuitto sauce and cheese, Risotto
T: Chicken Cordon Bleu and Mac & Cheese
W: Almond crusted chicken, Roasted red potatoes and green beans
R: Fettuccini (really, linguine) Alfredo with grilled chicken. High of 68 – gotta use that to my advantage!!
Sun: J – Pork Tamales w/ Corn Souffle
me – Bean Dip w/ Tortilla Chips
Mon: Steak on the grill w/ Cheesy Potatoes and Green Beans
Tue: Soup & Grilled Cheese Sammies
Wed: Sesame Chicken w/ Potstickers or Egg Rolls and Steamed Rice
Thu – Sat: I’m going out of town to visit my grandparents, and J is fending for himself. There’s a lot of food in the house to keep him fed while I’m gone, and I’ve made sure that some friends are going to invite him over for dinner at least one night.
FRI: (went out)
SAT: Pizza + Ensalada Chilena
SUN: BBQ Chicken Sandwiches + Roasted Asparagus + Fruit Salad
MON: Happy Valentines Day! OUT (ice cream & strawberries for dessert)
TUES: {Slow Cooker} Chile Lime Chicken Tostadas + Fruit
WED: Stuffed Pizza Rolls + Steamed Broccoli
THUR: Baked Potatoes w/ toppings + Steamed Carrots
FRI: Puffed Oven Pancakes (your recipe) + Fruit + Yogurt
Yes! I have finally decided to try out meal planning and I’m very excited about this week’s meals. Here goes…
Mon: Pork chops with rice, chocolate cream pie for dessert (the easiest dessert I know how to make, and my hubby’s favorite)
Tues: Breaded chicken with fettucine alfredo
Wed: Leftovers
Thurs: Homemade hamburgers and onion rings, red velvet cake balls for dessert
Fri: Chicken and rice
Sat: Eat Out
Sun: Leftovers
We already did our major V-Day dinners on Saturday — today’s blog post gives all the recipes for the kids’ meal of tomato-pesto hearts, bacon-wrapped chicken “fingers,” and roasted broccoli. We had cabernet risotto and a spinach salad with fried goat cheese rounds. But here’s the meal plan for this week:
Sunday, 2/13: Sunday Roast Chicken dinner with homemade apple-cornbread stuffing and sauteed spinach
Monday, 2/14: Beet pasta, salad, fruit, bread
Tuesday, 2/15: Slow cooker — barbecued ribs, cornbread, and warm veggie slaw
Wednesday, 2/16: Chicken pot pie with pumpkin biscuit crust, fruit
Thursday, 2/17: Turkey tacos
Friday, 2/18: Fend night
Saturday, 2/19: Falafel, tabbouleh, hummus, fruit
The meal plan for the month and past months is at http://redroundorgreen.wordpress.com/meal-plans/
We missed a few things last week, so it was a simple task to plan this weeks menu!
Herb Marinated Pork Tenderloin with roasted butternut squash http://ahintofhoney.blogspot.com/2010/01/herb-marinated-pork-tenderloin.html
Lasagna- hopefully with homemade wholewheat noodles
Baked Potato Soup with fruit salad
Stew and Biscuits
Smothered Pork Chops (http://fakeginger.com/?p=386)
with Roasted Sweet Potatoes
I love those weeks where I can just steal from the week before…especially if the ingredients are still in the fridge/cupboard!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Sunday: family dinner
Monday: mini cheesy meat loaves, mash potatoes and braised kale
Tuesday: teriyaki chicken with crunchy broccoli and orange slaw
Wednesday: book club
Thursday: one pot chicken and brown rice with roasted beets
Friday: date night
Saturday: family fondue night!
Dessert: candy bar shortbread cookie bites, sticky toffee pudding and eton mess.
http://sweetflours.blogspot.com/2011/02/menu-planning-15-sunday-february-13th.html
Just found your site – so helpful! Planning is the hardest part, for me, of getting meals to the table.
2 Sauce Ravioli
Stuffed Peppers
Quiche Lorraine
Pigs-n-Blankets
Angel Hair w/Bacon & Peas
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Pumpkin Pancakes
Treat for the week: Macaroon Bars
I’m getting hungry reading everyone’s menus!!
M: Bistro Chicken (thanks tho this awesome blog!)
T: Veggie Chili
W: Stuffed peppers of some kind
R: Enchiladas
F: Pork Chops (need a good slow cooker recipe for this…anyone have one?)
S: Breakfast for dinner
S: Out
Made these last week, they were tasty!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Pork-Chops-II/Detail.aspx
Love your site!
Sat: (family in town) BBQ chicken sandwiches (crockpot), pasta salad, steamed cabbage, tossed salad
Sun: Smoked turkey sausage, black beans & yellow rice, leftover cabbage
Mon: Italian veggie pie, steamed broccoli, salad
Tues: Homemade pizza (1/2 BBQ chicken, 1/2 turkey pepperoni), roasted brussel sprouts
Weds: Leftovers
Thurs: Veggie burgers
Fri – Sun: not sure, family will be in town
Sunday: Cheddar-Topped Shepherd’s Pie (Everyday Food)
Monday: Surf ‘n Turf: Flat Iron Steak w/Crab Cake and asparagus
Tuesday: Ham & Manchego cheese Panini (Everyday Food)& Tomato Soup (Smitten Kitchen
Wednesday: Small Pasta with Salami (Nigella Lawson)
Thursday: Honey Teriyaki Chicken (Everyday food) & Rice
Friday: out
Saturday: ??
It’s a bit crazy around here! It was my birthday this weekend, we went to Disney with Shelby (her first time!) and Grandma Lawrence is coming in to town this weekend. But, I’m looking forward to trying some new recipes this week!
Sunday – Monday: Disney!
Tuesday: Roasted chicken and Spicy Lemon Lentils (from Taste Book)….jumping on the lentil band wagon!
Wednesday: Dinner at church
Thursday: Korean Chicken Thighs
Friday-Saturday: Grandma’s here!
Late to the party but here it is…
Mon – leftovers
Tue – BFD (Spinach Omelettes, Hash Browns, Fruit)
Wed- Chicken and Dumplings in crock
Thur – Taco Bake
Fri – Roasted fish with lemon, potatoes and olives
Sat – Date night!
Sun – homemade bread. not sure what else yet…
Sun: at sister-in-laws!
Mon: Heart shaped day – the kids didn’t eat anything yesterday that wasn’t heart shaped! Dinner was homemade heart shaped pizza, heart cucumbers and heart sugar cookies! Raspberry tirasimu for mom and dad once kids were down! Great great day!
Tues: parma chicken with fettucine and roasted asparagus
Wed: Mexi lasagna
Thurs: Pork roast, potatoes and veg
Fri: I am out for pedicure with friends – hubby and kids fend for selves!
Sat: Hubby and I headed to NHL game for my bday! Kids with inlaws!
Mon: asian short ribs in slow cooker, rice, snow peas
Tues: pork tenderloin in slow cooker, rice, salad
Wed: leftovers
Thurs: French dip in slow cooker (once I get a machine or cookbook out, I see so many recipes that I end up making a week of it), hopefully French bread in new bread machine, waiting for some ingredients to show up in the mail, salad
Fri: leftovers
Then hopefully to Tahoe ski for a couple of days!
sun – quiche lorraine, hashbrowns
mon – steak w/ carmelized onions, mashed potatoes, broccoli
tues – sweet potato chili
wed – chicken caesar salad
thurs – spaghetti, salad
fri – breakfast dinner
sat – out
Sunday-Leftover Chaat (Restaurant)
Monday-Pigs in a Blanket, Tatar Tots, Baby Broccoli, Strawberries (husband’s favorites)
Tuesday-Mac and Cheese, Brussels Sprouts, Strawberries
Wednesday-Frozen ??? or Take Out
Thursday-Out
Friday-Tacos, Guac and Chips, Salad and Tangarines
I have to tell this to someone. I didn’t post a menu this week because we have a ton of leftovers. But my really REALLY picky husband made me cavatelli with alfredo from scratch (none of that jarred stuff), garlic bread with “fancy” pizza dipping sauce, and s’mores fudge (to remind me of summer because I have a bad case of the winter blues). This is the first time he has ever made me a full meal without asking for any help and he loved doing it! He was so proud and now he wants to help me cook dinners. Which means, he’ll actually try the food he makes. So I think that means he wants to help me plan meals too. He asked me for the link to this blog yesterday. So next week, we might have some awesome collaborative meals planned out!
love it! thanks for sharing…and can’t wait to see how the joint planning goes!
S – pizza at a bday party
M – Spaghetti with Artichoke Sauce and Shrimp and spinach and strawberry salad
http://sosopie.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/spaghetti-with-artichoke-sauce-and-shrimp/
T – Turkey and Mushroom Sloppy Joe with spinach and grape tomato salad
W – veggie pizza
T – left-overs
F – left-overs
S – Easy Chana Masala w/rice
Sun – traveled home from vacation
Mon – Prawn, Sausage and Peporoncini pasta & Rainbow salad from Bon Appetit
Tue – leftovers
Wed – salmon, brown rice & spinach
Thurs – calzones
Fri – lobster and champagne (both from Costco) – this is our V-Day tradition
Sat – homemade lasagna with friends
as usual, thank you everyone for the nice comments and the menus galore!!!!
I couldn’t live without weekly planning! My goal is to teach my two young girls to eat a wide variety of foods. So each week has new ideas.
Tuesday: dungeness crab with asian slaw
http://guiltykitchen.com/tag/what-to-serve-with-crab/
Wednesday: going vegetarian… Falafel’s
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000001654699
Thursday: attempting Julia Child…Beef Bourguignon
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/recipe?id=8222804
Friday: I’m in love with spaghetti squash
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000001882387
Loved seeing all the other menu ideas!