Our vacation is officially over. And, I must admit, it’s good to be home! We had some really great food this past week, but I am looking forward to eating at home again. Just need to make sure we get to the store first thing tomorrow…our cupboards are bare!
And, sadly, no photo this week. My camera and camera cord are still packed. And I’m just too exhausted to dig them out!
MONDAY:
- Lasagna
TUESDAY:
- Chili with cornbread
WEDNESDAY:
- Homemade pizza
THURSDAY:
- Leftovers
FRIDAY:
- Aaron & Lindsay’s Chicken Tortilla Soup Extravaganza
SATURDAY:
- Eat out
SUNDAY:
- Breakfast for dinner
Okey dokey, time for you to share your menu for the week! Can’t wait to see what you have up your sleeves!
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!
Our menu plan for the week is here! Including balsamic pork chops, fajita cornbread pie, chicken thighs, meatloaf muffins, and a meaty tomato sauce!
Ok, this is my first visit, and I posted my recipes/meal plan for the week on my blog.
Thanks for inspiring me.
- sa- chicken casserole
- su – ravioli
- mo – pasta w/ chickpeas
- tu – chicken parm
- we – mac and cheese
- th – steak, sweet potatoes, veggie
- fri – veggie quesidillas
This week’s a pretty simple one for us. My husband’s a tax accountant so he rarely makes it home for dinner this time of year and I’m really just cooking for me and a toddler who usually picks at dinner anyway.
Sun: Eat out
Mon: Tomato basil soup and grilled cheese
Tues: Baked cinnamon yams and salad
Wed: Pesto pizza topped with broccoli, tomato, and spinach
Thurs: Fried egg sandwiches with fruit salad.
Fri: Eat out
Sat: Poppy seed chicken casserole with steamed broccoli
Here is our menu! Logan’s birthday is on Friday so we are having some of his favorite recipes that day.
SUNDAY: Leftovers
MONDAY: Coconut Chicken Curry Soup with Basmati Rice
TUESDAY: Beef Tenderloin Salad with Oranges
WEDNESDAY: Leftovers
THURSDAY: Pasta with Lentils and Arugula
FRIDAY: 5 Grain Pancakes with Flax, Raspberry Smoothie and Cinnamon Sugar Biscuits, and Eggs
SATURDAY: Homemade Pizza and salad
THIS WEEK’S TREAT: Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes for Logan’s birthday!
Glad you had a fun time in our neck of the woods (although it was such uncharacteristic weather! You’ll just have to come back again!)
Sun: Hubby and I are off to an Oscar party, so grandpa and toddler are having Trader’s Joe’s turkey meatloaf with green beans and potatoes
Mon: Tofu scramble
Tues: Pasta bake
Wed: Black eyed peas with rice, carrots and peas
Thur: leftovers
Fri: Quinoa and salmon cakes
Sat: Out
We’re battling some colds and sinus infections around here so our menu for the week is minimum-fuss.
Sun: crockpot ground turkey/tomato sauce/macaroni stuff (tastes way better than it sounds)
Mon: leftovers
Tue: chicken breasts baked with salsa and sour cream
Wed: veggie stir fry
Thurs: always taco night
Fri: homemade pizza
Sat: hopefully go out to celebrate being able to breathe through noses again
Sunday: Greek Chicken Thighs, roasted vegies, Salad, rolls
Monday: Hubby’s out with friends, Breakfast for Dinner= Hashbrowns with shredded roast beef, peppers and onions, eggs, toast, fruit
Tuesday: Homemade chicken noodle soup, rolls
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. Black bean and corn enchiladas from the freezer, chips and salsa, fruit (Leftovers from last week that were suprisingly filling!)
Thursday:Hubby cooks. Homemade pizza, salad
Friday: Chicken Stir fry, rice, egg rolls
Saturday: Lasagna Bowls, garlic breadsticks, salad
Welcome home!!
Sun: leftovers
Mon: waffles and strawberries
Tues: Very Lemon Chicken: http://cookingmisadventures.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/parmesan-and-herb-risotto/ and risotto: http://cookingmisadventures.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/parmesan-and-herb-risotto/
Wed: homemade pizza
Thurs: leftovers
Fri: BBQ chicken salad
Sat: pot roast and veggies
Where did February go??!! Holy cow. I’ve been in a cooking rut, but I’m getting some inspiration to dig out! Thank you for the accountability from all the other post-ers!
Sunday: Shrimp Mousseline ravioli
Monday: Chicken Spinach Enchiladas from freezer (GoodLifeEats)
Tuesday: Stuffed Peppers (TWFD)
Wednesday: Dinner at church
Thursday: Stuffed Shells from freezer (TWFD!)
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Out
Enjoy the enchiladas! I need to make those again soon, it has been a while but they are always a winner at our table.
Wow, I am an early poster this week. All this planning is working out really well. Here’s week two of our 500 calorie dinner challenge:
Sunday: Mexicali Turkey Casserole (didn’t do it last week; Cooking Light), Succotash, Salad
Monday: Herbed Potato Frittata (Cooking Light), FiberOne Blueberry muffins, fruit salad
Tues: Szechuan Chicken Stir Fry (www.laaloosh.com) w/ brown rice, Japanese Cucumber Salad (Cooking Light)
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thurs: BBQ Meatloaf (CL), Smashed Red Potatoes (Weight Watchers), Brussel Sprouts
Friday: Crockpot Black Bean Soup
Sat: Out for a birthday
Sunday: Leftovers
Sun: Stuffed shells- mexican style
Mon: Pork Tenderloin, baked brown rice, green beans
Tues: Baked Chicken fingers, oven fries
Wed: Leftovers
Thurs: Orange Chicken, brown rice, broccoli
Fri: Spaghetti
Sat: Pizza
Sun: Chipotle (had a buy 1 get 1 free coupon, had to do it!)
Mon: Sweet and tangy pork roast
Tues: Late night for me so the Hubs is having leftovers
Wed: Stuffed baked potatoes and chicken breasts
Thurs: Repeat and leftovers
Fri: Lime Chicken Tacos + Rice
Sat: Friends over for dinner- menu TBD
Sun: Leftovers
buy 1 get 1 free coupons MUST be used!
sun: turkey bolognese
mon: scallops — still looking for a yum recipe for these!
tues: quinoa, butternut squash, and leek pilaf with runny eggs
weds: shrimp scampi ciabatta pizzas
thurs: baked pesto chicken, sicilian escarole and chick peas
fri: croque madames
sat: ???
I recently cleaned out my old magazines and came across two articles on scallop preparation. One was from Fine Cooking which talked about the perfect sear on sea scallops and included 3 sauces. The other was from Everyday Food and it was a recipe for Scallop Po Boys using bay scallops. Both can be accessed on line.
Hey! It looks like you had so much fun as a family! That’s what it is all about
m-Pasta with a big salad and garlic bread
so I recreate at home.
t- mini burgers, hot dogs, and mac and cheese
w-deli style pitas. We love pitas from Pita Pit and sadly in NC they do not have them
t- is my dad’s bday, and we will go out and celebrate this weekend but my mom has to work late so I am making him a meal. his request was fried chicken, corn on the cob, mashed potatos, biscuits, and pecan pie
f- leftovers
that IS what it’s all about…doesn’t really matter where you go or what the vacation is, as long as the family has a good time together!
although, my 6 yo probably could care less about all that as long as Disneyland is involved 
Here’s this week’s plan…
Baked Potatoes with Taco Meat and Cheese Sauce. Broccoli on the side
Sweet and Sour Meatballs with Brown Rice
Chicken Tortilla Soup (your recipe!)
Steak Pita Pizzas with Garlic Cream Sauce and Caramelized Onions. With Leftover Soup
Pork Chops with Veggie Pasta
My husband is traveling this week, so lots of cook once, eat a for a few days meals.
M:Leftover pizza from tonight
T: Black Bean Enchiladas
W: Orange Brown Sugar Chicken
R: Leftovers-Parent Teacher Conferences for me
F: Out with Friends
Sat: Jalapeno Corn Chowder from the freezer!
Friday: Santa Fe Salad (your recipe!!) + Creamy Mexican Rice + Fruit
Saturday: Chicken Tortilla Soup + Cornbread
Sunday: Slow Cooker Italian Beef on Rolls + Steamed Carrots
Monday: Winter Vegetable Soup
Tuesday: Choo’s Marinaded Chicken + Brown Rice + Green Beans
Wednesday: Pepperoni Pasta Bake + Corn + Fruit
Thursday: Mac & Cheese + Steamed Veggie
Friday:Omelets + Toast + Fruit
jealous of your trip! makes me want a vacation
Monday: roasted sweet potatoes with white beans
Tuesday: Whole Wheat Apple Pancakes that I didn’t make last week
Wednesday: B1G1 Chipotle from this awesome offer
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: pulled pork sandwiches with Dr. Pepper Barbecue Sauce
Saturday: Asian Chicken Wraps made by Ben because I’ll be at a conference all day
Sunday: taco salad made by Ben because I’ll be at a conference all day
Sunday-Sweet Potato Gnocchi (TJ), Toasted Garlic Broccoli, Apples
Monday-Waffles (still uncooked!), Eggs, Tangarines
Tuesday-Sweet and Sour Chicken (TJ), Jasmine Rice, Brussels Sprouts, Apples
Wednesday-Mac and Cheese, Snow Peas, Tangarines
Thursday-Some Kind of Veggie Soup, Rolls, Salad, Apples
Friday-Out or Cereal
Saturday-Out
Monday – flatbread pizza
Tuesday – OUT
Wednesday – slow cooker mexican chicken over rice
Thursday – homemade fish sticks, mac & cheese and a veggie
Friday – steak & twice baked potatoes
Sunday – Chicken tinga tacos
Monday – Leftovers
Tuesday – Stir fry
Wednesday – Hobo (or tin foil) dinners
Thursday – Marinara pizza
Friday – BBQ Chicken pizza
Mon- Chicken quesadillas
Tue- beef/snowpea stir fry from PW
We – out
Th- homemade pizzza
Fri – chicken tender sandwiches
Sat – out
Sun – ham/homemade mac and cheeese
Love you blog Jane!
awww, thanks, jenny!
Here’s my first time posting my weekly menu!
Mon – Roast chicken with roasted aubergine and saffron yogurt
Tues – Stir fried black pepper lamb with broccolli
Wed – Piri Piri Chicken & Coleslaw burgers
Thurs – Fish and CousCous in a Bag (Hubby’s cooking!)
Fri – Thai Green Chicken Curry
Sat – Seafood Boulliabaise
Sun – Jamie Oliver’s Sausage and Fennel Pasta
I haven’t posted for a while. We’re trying to figure out our evening schedule with two different baseball practice schedules, work schedules, and Relay For Life meeting schedules. We’re going to make it work this week though.
M-Fig & Chipotle Roast Tenderloin w/ baked sweet potatoes & salad
T- Macaroni & Cheese, Peas sauteed with bacon and shallots, sliced deli ham
W- My parents cook for us. It’s always a surprise.
T- Stuffed Shells (Your go to meal) w/ salad and garlic bread
F- Southwest Chicken Salad wraps & fruit salad
S- I give my husband two options. We can eat out or he can cook and clean the kitchen.
Sun- It’s my day of rest. I’m always surprised to see what happens on Sundays.
Ok…we collaborated on Saturday and did all our shopping and this is what we’ve got! I’m excited for this menu because of all the Mexican and tropical themes
Monday-Steak fajitas and plantains
Tuesday-homemade pizza
Wednesday-black bean burgers and mango salad
Thursday-sausage and spinach ravioli
Friday-breakfast dinner (either regular or baked french toast) or quesadillas depending on our mood
Saturday-out with friends
Sunday-whatever is in the house
Monday: Beef With Snow Peas and Rice
Tuesday: Fajitas
Wednesday: Queensland Shrimp and Salad
Thursday: Basil Cream Chicken and Broccoli
Friday: Chicken Korma and Peas
Saturday: Yellow Chicken and Corn
Sunday: Left Overs
Chicken Fried Rice, Egg Rolls
White Chili, Banana Bread
Waffles, Bacon
Turkey Tenderloin, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberry Chutney
Pasta Salad, Rolls, Sorbet
Carnitas Tacos, Chips & Salsa
Italian Beef Sandwiches, Twice Baked Potatoes
sunday – out at an oscar’s party
monday – chicken curry in the crockpot
tuesday – Neil is making lasagna
wednesday – tilapia
thursday – leftovers
friday – make pizzas
saturday – out
We are having chicken-something almost every night this week because our dogs chewed through the cord on our deep freeze and we had several bags of semi-thawed chicken. Grrrrr!
Oh, no that is terrible. I hope the dogs are okay, and that you noticed it right away so you didn’t lose anything from the freezer.
that stinks!!!!
Sunday – Pot roast with winter vegetables, warm cabbage salad, dinner rolls
Monday – spaghetti, asiago bread, Italian salad
Tuesday – grilled pork chops, bulgur and brown rice dish, asparagus
Wednesday – flank steak, sweet potatoes and green beans almondine
Thursday – on the go (son’s music program) – leftovers (if we don’t eat them for lunch) or carryout
Friday – boiled shrimp, corn and potatoes
Saturday – out
Hey! Starting to get the hang of posting my menus! I love reading everyone elses for ideas…
This week is Dr. Seuss’s Birthday, so we will be celebrating!
Mon- Healthy Bacon Mac & Cheese and green salad
Tue- Grilled teriyaki chicken/ pineapple skewers and cilantro potato salad
Wed- Dr.Seuss Day!!! Green Eggs and Ham Melts, Pink Yink Ink Drink and mini Thing 1 and Thing 2 cupcakes
Thurs- Lemon ricotta pancakes and turkey sausage
Fri- Chicken lettuce wraps, wontons and scallion rice
Sat Bfast- Breakfast burritos
Sun Bfast- Baked oatmeal
Absolutely LOVE what you’re doing for Dr. Seuss’ birthday!! How much fun!!
so cute – love the dr seuss bday plans!
OK, here goes. New March meal plan is up at http://redroundorgreen.wordpress.com/meal-plans/
Sunday: Cinnamon roast pork loin, scalloped yukon gold and sweet potatoes, roasted broccoli
Monday: Skillet chicken stroganoff over egg noodles, salad, sliced fruit
Tuesday: Slow cooker — split pea soup with ham, bread
Wednesday: Breakfast for dinner — waffles, pan fried ham steak, fruit cobbler
Thursday: Baked stuffed clams, salad, fruit platter
Friday: Fend night
Saturday: Farfalle with wild mushrooms, roasted veggies
Monday – Mushroom Soup and Garlic Bread (from Joy the Baker)
Tuesday – Black Bean Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries
Wednesday – Risotto and Bread
Thursday -Pasta with Peas and Ricotta and Bread
Friday – Homemade White Pizza and Salad
menu #17 sunday february 27th
Sunday: almost classic pork fried rice
Monday: butternut bisque with crescent rolls
Tuesday: leftovers
Wednesday: beef goulash over egg noodles
Thursday: barbados
Friday: barbados
Saturday: barbados
Dessert: grapefruit buttermilk sherbet and toffee sauce over vanilla ice cream
http://sweetflours.blogspot.com/2011/02/menu-planning-17-sunday-february-27th.html
With only 2 of us, it can be difficult to cook without over-doing it. And this week, the fiance wanted a baked ham, so we’ve got a lot of ham on the menu this week!
Sun – Baked ham w/ mashed potatoes & green beans
Mon – Baked pasta (from Food Network magazine) w/ italian sausage, sundried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, spinach & mozzarella
Tue – leftovers
Wed – Hamburger Steaks w/ mashed potatoes, corn, and gravy (another fiance request)
Thu – Ham & potato casserole
Fri – leftovers
Sat – going out!
yes, you are going to have a lot of ham to use!!!!
ooo! was just thinking, this lentil soup is DELICIOUS with ham
http://thisweekfordinner.com/2007/01/31/lentil-soup/
Thanks, Jane!! I think I’m going to put 1/2 of it in the freezer for Easter weekend… I think the lentil soup sounds delish – maybe it will be lunch next week… hmmmm….
as always, thank you all for the menus!!!!!! keep it coming!
Well, here’s my first menu post. With any luck it will be the first of many! Thanks to everyone for the inspiration.
M- Taco/beans/rice
T-Chicken and dumplings
W-Stuffed shells/sauce and salad
Th-Panini Sandwiches (can’t wait to try…thanks Jane!)
F-lentil soup and crescent rolls
S-out or left overs
Su-whatever we did not do on Sat.
Have a great week everyone!
hooray for first time posters! hope to see you week after week!
I’ve started planning menus two weeks at a time.
1. Zippy BLT Wraps—-mayo, salsa, pitas or wheat tortillas, bacon, avocado, tomato, lettuce, garlic powder
2. Side dish: olive garden salad—-olives, tomatoes, croutons, bell pepper
3. Costa Vida Chicken, Spanish rice
4. Brazilian Chicken Pot Pie
5. Cream Cheese chicken over rice or noodles—cream cheese
6. French dip roast with hard rolls—2 McCormick Au Jus sauce packets, bell pepper
7. Laura’s chicken casserole—-chicken, veggies, mayo, lemon juice, 2 cans cream of chicken, 1. c. cheddar
8. Laura’s mac and cheese—chicken, noodles, velvetta, peas,
9. BBQ Chicken Salad—-bbq chicken, salad greens, tomatoes, corn, black beans, blue cheese dressing or Café Rio salad dressing
oh, those zippy blts sound good. i’m trying that!
mon – curry tofu and cauliflower w/ brown rice
tues – basil pesto tilapia w/ quinoa and green salad
wed – white lasagne w/ caesar parmesan flatbreads
thurs – lemon chicke breasts (ina) steamed green beans
fri – chicken fajitas bar
sat – take out or go out
sun – crock pot meal (tortilla soup or smoky black bean chili)
Recovering from our vacation and the cold I got while on it! This week is mostly low key!
Sunday – skillet chicken pot pie
Monday – red beans and rice
Tuesday – out with family
Wednesday – Ethiopian style chickpea stew (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2441)
Thursday – thin crust margarita pizza
Friday – out before I see James Taylor with a friend. So excited!
I’m a little late, but I will post anyway
Monday – chicken quesadillas and black bean salsa
Tuesday – roasted chicken with carrots and potatoes, tomato bruschetta
Wednesday – Greek feta chicken wraps, tater tots, cantaloupe and grapes
Thursday – tortellini soup, and cheesy bread
Friday – zippy blts (from a previous poster, thank you!) fruit salad
Saturday – spaghetti, garlic bread and salad
Sunday – probably a “fix-it-up” pizza (frozen pizza with extra toppings that I add myself)
Monday – chicken, baked potato, broccoli
Tuesday – chicken, ricearoni, tom broccoli cheese bake
Wed. – meatloaf
Thurs – chicken fajitas
Fri – leftovers
Sat – dinner at inlaws
Sun pizzA
Sun – roast chicken, carrots, mashed potatoes
Mon – roasted corn pudding in acorn squash
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/roasted-corn-pudding-in-acorn-squash-recipe.html
Tues – beef stew w/ sweet potato knot rolls
Wed – homemade chicken pizza
Thurs – Brown Butter Tortelli w/ spinach
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/brown-butter-tortelli-recipe.html
Fri – BFD
Sat – out?
Sunday- Veggie calzones w/salad
Monday- Giada’s pasta e fagioli
Tuesday- whole chicken in the croack pot w/mashed potatoes and green beans
Wednesday- chicken chili w/leftover chicken
Thursday- pasta w/red sauce and salad
Friday- “Indoor cookout” w/burgers, hot dogs, baked beans, etc.
Saturday- breakfast for supper (blueberry pancakes, turkey sausage)
I’m starting to find that I’m just in repeat mode from prior weeks. Which is easy on one hand, but I’m worried that it will cause us to get too burned out on dinner menus. I’ve got to promise myself that I’m going to take some ideas from these menu and incorporate new items into our dinner menus. Maybe I can try for a twice a month goal for now.
Lunch:
Mon: Taco Salads, Jello, Cuties (oranges)
Tues: Baked Potato with fixins, jello, yogurt, apple
Wed: Chicken Salad in Pita Sandwiches, Celery/PB, Yogurt
Thurs: Cuban Sandwiches, Pringles Chips, Apples
Fri: Open/BLT Sandwiches (possible eat out day)
Sat: Left overs from dinner
Sun: FFY
Dinner:
Mon: Left over Lasagna
Tues: Breaded Pork Chops with Mac and Cheese, Mixed Veggies
Wed: Steak, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans
Thurs: Spaghetti with Italian Sausage Tomato Sauce
Fri: BBQ Chicken Pizza
Sat: Tacos, Enchilladas…maybe something different in “mexican” style
Sun: Family Dinner – it was our turn for Oscar night, so we are back to the other families. And my baby shower – yay!!!
I get in ruts all the time. since I have 4 years’ worth of menus to look back on, sometimes I’ll pop back a few years and look at an old menu – it always makes me laugh because there will be dishes that I totally forgot about that used to be ones I was in a rut with!
one thing I find helpful to do is to write a list of EVERYTHING I can make for dinner – including things as simple as hot dogs to my more elaborate recipes. then I’ll go to that list to get ideas for things I may have forgotten about.
and, of course, stealing ideas from everyone else’s menu is the best!
Found some great new recipes and threw in one or two that the kids (ages 11, 7 & 3) won’t say “EWW!” before even trying a bite! Ugh.
Monday. Chicken & onion kebabs with roasted red potatoes with sea salt
Tuesday. Homemade creamy tomato soup with heart shaped grilled cheese & corn on the cob
Wednesday. Crispy panko crusted cod with lemon dill sauce and rice and salad
Thursday. Boneless pork chops with gravy and mashed potatoes and peas
Friday. Ground beef “sliders” on whole wheat buns and fries and side of steamed broc
Saturday. Ravioli and Caesar salad
That’s the plan and I’m sticking to it!!
This week for dinner
Starting with last night http://biggreenasianegg.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/cedar-planked-salmon-w-mustardhoney-glaze-potato-pancakes/
Saturday – Leftover salmon on toasted bagel with poached egg and salad and out for dinner
Sunday – Classic roast beef with roast potatoes and carrots
Monday – Homemade Hamburgers
Tuesday out for dinner
Wednesday – Chilli Con Carne
Thursday – Chicken Wings with watermelon mint salad
Sunday – grilled chicken, sauteed bok choy, sweet potatoes
Monday – chicken tortilla soup
Tuesday – red peppers stuffed with zucchini, ground turkey, onion and quinoa
Wednesday – sauteed tofu and roasted veggies
Thursday – always take out
Friday – homemade pizza