Yes, I’m still here. But we are going to the hospital today…on my birthday! Yup, baby boy will most likely have the same birthday as me. Pretty fun! Wish us luck today!
This week I am not planning a menu. I figure having a baby is a good excuse, right? So, I’m giving myself a break! I’m not even posting a photo today. Take that, Blog.
BUT…you are not off the hook so easily! Please post your menus…please please please! I’m counting on all of you to step up while I slack off!
Don’t forget to enter the Dillon Rogers giveaway if you haven’t already.
And if you have cookie recipes that you like (or love!) that are vegan, gluten-free, egg-free, etc, please be sure to comment on Friday’s Call for Recipes post!
Adios, amigos. I’m off to have a baby! Happy Birthday to Me!
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!
Happy Birthday and Good Luck!
Here is my plan…
Sunday Night — work event for me, leftover for hubby
Mon — French Onion Pizza
Tues — Rice, Beans, and Cheese
Weds — Hot Chile Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Thurs — Rosh Hashanah: Sweet and Sour Cucumbers, Chickpeas and Rice with Spinach, Hummus, Pita, Roasted Apple and Pear Sauce, Honey Cake Trifles
Fri — leftover
Sat — dinner out
Happy Birthday, Jane!! And Happy Baby Day, too. Enjoy some time off from cooking. I hope people bless you these next few weeks with tons of good food, so you can rest.
Sunday: Chicken Fried Steak, Mashed Potatoes, and Broccoli and Cheese
Monday: Phylo Chicken Pot Pie
Tuesday: Texas Two Step Pork Chops, Baked Beans and Grilled Corn
Wednesday: Grilled chicken over angel hair pasta with Parma Rosa sauce, cheesy crescent rolls, and a garden salad
Thursday: Beer Marinated Chicken Tacos, Black Bean and Corn Salad, and Guacamole
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Fish and Chips
You can view recipes and links at http://kitchenandkids.com/2011/09/25/this-week-in-our-kitchen-september/
1. Happy Birthday!!
2. Happy almost-birthday Baby Boy!
3. You must have the most comfortable uterus ever. I told my daughter I was evicting her if she got too close to my due date (she came out a week early.) Let’s hope #2 follows the same pattern, but we have another 7.5 months on that one. I’ll start the convincing now
Our very-tentative menu this week:
-Grilled Salmon with Rice Pilaf and the last harvest of green beans from the garden.
-Chicken Tacos, Black Beans, Green Salad
-Baked Macaroni and Cheese, Veggies
-Grilled Green Chili Burgers, Red Potatoes from the garden (our first batch of the season!), Fruit Salad
-Pizza and Salad
-Out to Eat
This is just what I have so far. I may completely change my mind between now and grocery shopping this afternoon. We’ll see
Good luck again!
Good Luck Today!
Mon: sloppy joes, homemade fries
Tues: chicken tacos, beans, spanish rice
Wed: penne pasta toss, salad, crusty bread
Thurs: work–Hubby in charge
Fri: roast, potatoes, corn on the cob
Sat: date night
Sun: beef stew
AHHHHH! SOOOOO EXCITING!!!! Happy Birthday Jane!!! And OMG I can’t wait to see pics of your BOY!! I wonder if you did a lot of freezer cooking within the last few weeks/months to make things easier after baby-boy is here?! Anyway, here’s my weekly menu!
Sunday – Sloppy Joes, Tator-Tots, Salad
Monday – Savory Herb Chicken over white rice, & sweetpeas <3
*note*- My dad calls me sweetpea so everytime I write the word I HAVE to put a heart after it.
Tuesday – DH is BBQing Burgers on the grill & we're having french fries (freezer-to-oven)
Wednesday – Homemade Pizza, salad (using Jiffy crust mix)
Thursday – Amy's (my) Salsa Chicken Enchiladas, with a side of corn
Friday – Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon, white rice, & steamed broccoli
Saturday – Shake-n-Bake Crispy Buffalo Chicken, Chicken rice-a-roni, steamed zucchini
*THE RECIPES*
::Sloppy Joes:: (Sunday)
I just use the McCormick Sloppy Joe Packet Seasoning and whatever tomato-paste is on sale.
::Slow Cooker Savory Herb Chicken:: (Monday)
2 1/2 – 3 lb. chicken, cut into serving pieces
2 envelopes Lipton Recipe Secrets (soup mix) "Savory Herb with Garlic" flavor
2 Medium red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup coarsely chopped onion
1/2 cup dry white wine or water
-Combine all ingredients and cook on high for 4-6 hours, or low for 8-10 hours.
::Amy's Shredded Salsa Chicken:: (Thursday)
I just put 4-5 frozen chicken breasts into the slowcooker,a few shakes of chili powder, pour in a 24oz jar of salsa, and cook on high for 5 hours. Shred with 2 forks and you have amaaazing dinner/leftovers for days (& it freezes well too so you can save some for the weeks ahead if there is any left)!
::Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon:: (Friday)
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::New Shake-n-Bake Crispy Buffalo Chicken:: ( Saturday)
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Oh my gosh! What a big day!!! Congratulations on all fronts! I’ll be thinking of you today. I can’t wait to hear what you name the little guy!
Sunday: Eggplant Parmesan
Monday: Burgers with homemade buns and sauteed asian greens
Tuesday: Stuffed Shells from the freezer
Wednesday: Dinner at church.
Thursday: Schezuan Chicken and Asian Slaw
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Out.
CSA treat of the week: Zucchini bread
Snack of the week: White Bean Hummus with CSA crudite (cucumbers, broccoli and tomatoes)
Happy Birthday and best of of luck with your delivery!
I’d didn’t get to anything on my menu last week so this week is pretty much the same as last week.
Sunday- Mexican Lasagna
Monday- Hamburger Stroganoff
Tuesday- Egg and Hashbrown Tacos
Wednesday- Cube Steak and Baked Potatoes
Thursday- Pizza
Friday- Take Out
Saturday- Spaghetti and Meatballs with Homemade Garlic Bread
sunday – just me for dinner – so leftovers
monday – chicken and artichoke with pasta
tuesday – spicy beef tacos
wednesday – buffalo chicken soup
thursday -pizza on the grill
friday – burgers on the grill
saturday – out
Happy birthday Jane – best of luck with the baby!
My mom had my youngest sister on her birthday, which is TODAY (Sept 25th), 20 years ago! Congrats!
Yay!!! Happy Birthday and Happy Labor Day to you!
Tonight is fajitas with all the fixings, meat’s marinating now.
Other things I have everything for are:
BBQ Pork Pizza
Spicy Chicken Quesadillas with chips and dips
Shake n Bake Pork Chops and Asian Slaw
Potato Soup with all the fixings
Happy bday and best wishes for you and your family! Here’s my menu for this week:
Sunday: out to dinner with the kids and a few other families
Monday: chicken brocolli pasta saute in garlic butter sauce, lemon sorbet or whatever ice cream the kids want thats lying around
Tuesday: hopefully my husband will grill up some hamburgers along with potato burger-buns, oven fries, fruit salad
Wednesday: picking up japenese take out on the way home from the girls dance class (cucumber rolls, salmon and chicken teriyaki, veggie tempura etc.)
Thursday: Homemade chicken noodle soup with warm rolls, chocolate chip cookies
Friday: steak in red wine sauce, roasted mushrooms and mashed potatoes
Saturday: salad, crusty bread, fish…maybe lemon sole, orzo in herb butter
one of my favorite menus of all time this week. hopefully i get to most of it! Best wishes for the baby.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm… it looks like MY favorite menu or all time too!
(i love that part about whatever ice cream is lying around)
So exciting! Happy “Birth” Day!
Happy birthday to you both!
Sunday- Roast chicken http://www.jmdl.com/guitar/marian/Recipes/rchicken.htm
with mashed potatoes and tomato salad ( I hadn’t counted on it being in the 80s
in New England when I planned my menu!)
Monday- Chicken penne bake using leftover chicken http://pinkapronbaker.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-to-do-with-leftover-chicken.html
Tuesday- White chicken chili
Wednesday- Pasta puttanesca
Thursday- Asia chicken with sesame noodles
Friday- Leftovers
Saturday- Grilled steak and portabella mushrooms
Happy Birthday and happy BABY DAY!!! So exciting!
We’re eating out all week. I just decided that after sitting here for 10 min trying to come up with a menu. Busy week w/ work stuff, so Whole Foods take-out it is! Wish we had a Trader Joe’s.
Best wishes for your whole family today.
Happy Birthday to you and the newest little one!
Sunday – minestrone and fresh bread
Monday – roasted tomato soup with broiled cheddar from Smitten Kitchen
Tuesday – leftover tomato soup
Wednesday – Curried potatoes, cauliflower with eggplant gravy and fresh naan
Thursday – Bittman’s Zucchini, garlic, and pistachio pasta
Friday – warm cabbage salad with crispy tofu
Saturday – roasted acorn squash and gorgonzola pizza
Today’s a BIG day!
Happy Birthday!! We’ll be thinking about you!
So, here is a list of some of our usuals. Not exactly a meal plan, but it’s something to share!
Pasta (we usually do whole wheat, but not always) with tomato sauce, sometimes with a salad, sometimes with simple garlic bread
Stir-fry – this is a big one for us.
some combo of veggies (often carrots, broccoli, napa/thin leaf cabbage, garlic, green beans, sugar snap or snow peas, etc., and tofu. We love the Soyaki regular or Veri Veri Teriyaki sauces).
burritos, tacos, fajitas. Beans instead of meat (or occasionally we’ll do ground turkey with taco seasoning for tacos depending on who we are cooking for).
Hearty salad bar nights
Indian food
Soups – especially crockpot. Especially bean-filled.
Happy Birthday cute friend! I’ve thought of you and that baby boy since I woke up and hope today is wonderful for both of you!
What fun it would be to share a bday with baby! Hope he’s here by now!
Sun: Pulled pork in crockpot w/homemade BBQ Sauce, veggies and dip, loaded baked potato salad
Mon: Honey Chicken, brown rice, broccoli
Tues: leftovers
Wed: Bean Tacos
Thurs: Salsbury Steak in slow cooker, mashed potatoes
Fri: Leftovers or pizza
Best wishes!!!
S – Chicken enchiladas with chips and guacamole. Trying a new recipe…
M – French dip sandwiches.
T – Leftovers.
W – Italian meatball soup. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/01/italian-meatball-soup/
T – MIL leaves after visiting for a week. Wine and takeout!
F – ??
S – Out
What a great birthday present! Best wishes, Jane! Can’t wait to hear his name.
Sunday: roast chicken, mashed potatoes, salad
Monday: leftovers
Tuesday: sweet and sour pork
Wednesday: dill salmon and glazed carrots http://cookingmisadventures.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/creamy-dill-salmon-and-herb-roasted-potatoes/
Thursday: fajitas carnitas
Friday: dinner out
Saturday: Chicago-style deep dish pizza
Congrats and happy birthday to you both!
Here’s out plan for the week:
Monday: Pork loin in the slow cooker w/carrots and onions
Tuesday: Eggplant and zucchini parmesan
Wednesday: Chicken and dumplings (slow cooker)
Thursday: Football practice night (prob Subway)
Friday: leftovers, family movie night
Happy Birthday and congratulations on your little one. Hope he makes it for your birthday. Couldn’t ask for a better present!
Sunday – Out for our anniversary- 40 years and counting
Monday – Chicken and Potato Salad
Tuesday – Salmon, buttered noodles and green beans
Wednesday – Steak, mushrooms and baked potatoes
Thursday – Cheeseburgers and leftover potato salad
Friday – Shrimp Jambalaya
Saturday – High school band sub and tomato soup
Monday: sandwiches with steamed Normandy blend
Tuesday: fried rice
Wednesday: crock pot beef shoulder (I’m vegetarian, so I’ll be having hummus and chips)
Thursday: baked pumpkin with curried lentils and greens
Friday: leftover meat stew (for the rest)
Saturday: out to a century ride (granola, carrots, bananas, Lara bars)
Sunday: out
I am sending you love and wonderfulness for your double happy day!
I think that you’ll have the best birthday present ever. Good luck today!
Sat – steak fricot and baking powder biscuits
Sun – lighter General Tso’s chicken with broccoli and homemade fried rice
Mon – steak au poivre and roasted red potatoes
Tues – tacos and black bean quesadillas
Wed – chicken fingers and garden salad
Thurs – eggs & sausages
Fri – western sandwiches
Happy birthday(s)!
Sunday – ward potluck + soup and rolls
Monday – Thai noodle salad
Tuesday – leftovers
Wednesday – Baked potatoes and chili
Thursday – Taquitos
Friday – Leftovers if there are any, or tacos before the big football game
Happy Birthday – to BOTH of you! Congratulations and Best Wishes!
Woo Hoo Happy Birthday!!!
Sun – Spaghetti and meatballs and apple crisp
Mon- Roast Chicken and left over spaghetti
tues – salmon
Wed – Pork and apple meatballs over noodles
Thur -chili/cornbread casserole
Fri- pizza
Sat – out
As a birthday present, i’m posting a menu. lol.
Sunday: Vietnamese take out. (Bahn mi sandwich and coconut lemongrass soup)
Monday: Tofu Crumbles Taco Salad
Tuesday: Trader Joe’s Butternut Squash Triangoli
Wed: Grilled tofu and veggies
Thurs: Trader Joe’s Tofu Edamame Nuggets and salad.
Friday: Rehearsal dinner in LA
Saturday: Cousin’s wedding.
GOOD LUCK DARLING!!!!
Monday: Lime Chicken Tacos
Tuesday: Ben fends for himself while I’m at class. This is old.
Wednesday: Roasted Vegetable Soup
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: Lemony Yogurt Chicken with Quinoa
Saturday: breakfast for dinner
Sunday: appetizer/dessert dinner at church meeting
Congratulations and Best Wishes!!!
Busy week, sorta boring menu.
Sunday – Beer and Artichoke Pizza (It’s Football Sunday)
Monday – Dinner Out (new Mediterranean, ilili)
Tuesday – Ginger Fried Rice (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20517768,00.html)
Wednesday – Veggie Chili (http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/multi_bean_chili.html)
Thursday – Hubby says HE”S cooking
Friday – Leftovers
Saturday – Black Bean & Cheese Enchiladas
Sunday – Dinner Out (farm-to-table, ABC Kitchen)
How exciting to have a new baby in the house, and how tiring!!
I hope friends and family supplement your on hand supply of prepared entrees for the next
Here’s what’s on my menu this week:
Sat• smokey honey mustard pork chops, baked potatoes, steamed spinach
Sun• diablo spaghetti and Italian sausage meatballs, salad
Mon• Indonesian chicken satay, peanut sauce, white rice, garlic sauteed rau mong(water spinach)
Ties• chicken and dumplings with carrots, celery and peas, salad
Wed• home made beef with broccoli, white rice
Thurs• hamburgers, potato salad, vinegar coleslaw
Fri• grilled salmon, grilled peppers-red onions-zucchini-asparagus
happy birthday for yesterday
plan for the week:
mon – spicy chicken and avo salad with pita chips
tues – pork stirfry (using onions carrots peppers baby corn mongtout mushrooms and spinach) with brown rice
wed – couscous and tuna salad with a cottage cheese and lemon dressing
thurs – homemade bacon and cheese burgers oven bake chips and veggie stickes
fri – pan fried steak with baby potatoes gem squash and salad
sat – date!
sun -leftovers
Happy Birthday!
That is so special im glad your baby waited to come till your birthday! Best birthday gift ever!
(still no baby for us.)
Monday: Massaged kale salad (cookusinterruptus.com)
Tuesday: chilli con carne (cookusinteruptus.com)
Wednesday: Yam and black bean burritos ( eat8020.com)
Thursday:leftovers
Friday: lasagna and garlic bread
Saturday: snack foods
Sunday: nachos
Happy birthday to both of you, hope all went well!
Monday: Buffalo chicken chili
Tuesday: Turkey burgers
Wednesday: Shake and Bake pork chops (hubby’s favorite), Waldorf salad made w/ Greek yogurt, some kind of veggie
Thursday: Chicken fajitas
Friday: Ina Garten’s Roasted Shrimp w/ Feta
Saturday: I’m out for a friend’s birthday celebration!
I was born on Father’s Day- my parents always said what a great present it was- so enjoy your birthday present!
Sunday: Greek Chicken, potatoes, sauteed zucchini and squash
Monday: French Toast, melon, bacon
Tuesday: Butternut Squash risotto, CSA vegie/salad (my baby gets braces today so soft foods!)
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. Tacos
Thursday: Hubby cooks. Tator tot hotdish, green beans
Friday: Pizza night- pepperoni this week
Saturday: Saturday Night Steak Night, salad, baked potatoes
Sun: Italian Sausage, tomato & argula fettuccine
Mon: Shake n Bake chicken, zucchini tomato layered casserole
Tues: Tomato Basil Soup, Italian chopped salad, grilled cheese
Weds: BBQ pulled pork, cole slaw, baked beans, blondies
Thurs: Leftovers or freezer supply
Friday: Not sure
Saturday: Quick and easy samosas, store bought kaftka, saffrom rice
Sunday; Chili and cornbread and salad
Happy birthday!! And hopefully we’ll be able to tell you congratulations today too
Hope everything went well with your birthday delivery!
Sun: Tomato basil grilled chicken, grilled squash with lemon and parmesan curls, noodles and cucumbers
Mon: Honey glazed pork tenderloin, roasted sweet potatoes, homemade applesauce
Tues: Brats on the grill, slaw, fresh fruit
Weds: Chicken chili in the crockpot, cornbread
Thurs: Out since both kids have soccer practice across town
Fri: Walnut-crusted tilapia, couscous, salad
Sat: Leftovers or out
Congrats!!
Sunday–Monical’s Pizza
Monday–Apple Chicken Sausage on a bun, sweet potato chips, baked beans
Tuesday–I have class, husband fend night
Wednesday–Rot. Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Corn
Thursday–Spaghetti and Meat Sauce, Garlic Bread
Friday–Going to parents house
Hello commenters!
I was wondering…does anyone have a good recommendation for a website/blog for healthy, clean eating? I don’t mean diet recipes…I just mean putting more good things and less processed foods. I’m a full-time working mom so it’s hard to make a healthy meal every day, but if I could prepare a couple meals on the weekend, it would be helpful. Unfortunately, the only meals I know how to prepare are not the healthiest.
Any advice would be appreciated! Email me here
Here’s a great website for that!
http://naturalbias.com/how-to-prepare-a-week-of-healthy-meals-in-just-an-hour/
(I’m also emailing it to you incase you don’t see this reply! So if you see an email from PinkCherries it’s meeee!
i like http://www.realfoodhealthyliving.com
she does a little of everything there, but she has quite a few recipes to browse through. she’s on a real food and healthy living journey… it’s fun to travel with her through it!
Happy Birthday and hopefully birth!
My menu this week is
Monday – Chicken & Rice
Tuesday – Chili & garlic toast
Wednesday – Flank Steak & potatoes
Thursday – Breakfast
Friday – In Laws are in town so probably out to eat
Saturday – Brats! from our local pork butcher who opens on Oct 1 for the season
Sunday – Heading to my parents to drop kids off for the weekend so dining out that night also.
Congrats! Here’s my menu this week:
Sunday: Asian stir-fry, crispy green beans, egg rolls, rice, edamame
Rocky Road whopper cookies
Monday: salad, pasta w/sauce
Tuesday: grilled cheese & tomato soup
Wednesday: French fries & BBQ chicken (for the husband & kids), veggie burgers (for me)
Thursday: quesadillas w/corn, zucchini, beans
Friday: stuffed bell peppers (rice, tomato sauce, corn, beans, spices; bake at 400 for about 45 minutes), salad
Saturday: potluck at a friend’s house! I’m bringing chips and a 7-layer dip (I think)
Happy Bday baby and mom!
Menu this week is ready for fall!
Meatless Monday: Baked ziti with zucchini minus meat
Tuesday: French Dips with green beans
Wednesday: Chicken strips with smashed red potatoes
Thursday: Chili verde
Friday: Kung pao chicken with rice
Saturday: Out to eat
Sunday: Chicken, broccoli, and biscuits
http://distanceindays.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-week-of-fall-meal-plan.html
Congratulations on the new addition to your family!
Sunday – (work) Husband was in charge
Monday – chicken noodle soup
Tuesday – crockpot chicken borrowing above herb recipe; with pesto roasted potatoes, salad
Wednesday – pork chops, butternut sq. soup
Thursday – salmon (again going to borrow one of these recipes), roasted veggies and rice
Friday – ?
Saturday – work, hubby again in charge
Are you talking about myyyyyy crockpot chicken herb recipe?!
I hope so! I was really hoping someone would make a recipe or 2 on my list! 
Mine is in the slow cooker RIGHT now and I can’t wait to try it! I saw it on the back of the Lipton Soup Mix box and it sounds delish!
Wow, congratulations! Our older son has my husband’s birthday, and our younger one has my birthday. It really makes the shared days so much more special.
Happy birthday and good luck!
A little late posting this week since I got back from holiday this weekend only to go away on work the next day!
Tue – Baked potatos and chilli, green beans
Wed – Briam with feta and crusty bread, roasted figs
Thur – Pasta with red pepper pesto and green salad
Fri – Dinner out at friend’s house
Sat – Lamb ragu, buttery polenta and roasted broccoli
Sun – Dinner at mum’s
Happy Birthday(s)!!! Hope everything went well and that you are snuggling your new little one.
Happy Birthday and good luck to you, Jane!!
Congratulations!! I just heard the news!! Welcome to the world sweet baby boy!!
oh, wow, no doubt you will always remember this birthday!! best wishes for an easy delivery!
What a great birthday present! Enjoy & good luck!
Sat – paninis, zucchini fries
Sun – Life is Good Festival!
Mon – Spinach Tortelloni w/ tomatoes, basil & feta
Tues – BBQ Pork chops, baked confetti squash, green beans
Wed – Sausage & pepper pockets, baked fries
Thurs – Homemade pizza w/ roasted veggies
Fri – Chicken Caesar Salad
Hello, fellow meal-planners!
Last night I found these at Target, and they will make my menu planning prettier (and save me from having to transform scrap paper or note pads into a grid I can use). This isn’t the pattern at my store, but it’s the same layout.
http://www.target.com/p/POST-IT-NOTE-PERSONAL-CALENDAR/-/A-13333020
At my Target, it was in the $5-6 range. And since I usually do 2 wks at a time (on 1 sheet), this 25-page notepad will last almost a year. Not bad for 5 bucks!
(I don’t work for 3M or Target….just wanted to pass along a helpful item!)
super cute! thanks for sharing those!!!
you people rock. thank you for all the fab menus!!!!
and thanks for the baby well wishes…we sure needed them in the end!
you people rocky