The Weather Channel and Accuweather keep telling me it’s going to be in the 70s everyday, and then we keep getting hot muggy weather up around 90 instead. So, I’ve decided I’m not going to believe the forecasts anymore and just assume it will be HOT and that I need to plan my menu accordingly, hence all the sandwiches this week!
I noticed in my friend Nikki’s menu last week that she called leftover night “smörgåsbord.” And now that’s what the Maynards are going to call leftover night, too! Because it sounds way more fun and exotic and like I really planned something special! 😉
MONDAY:
– Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches
– Fresh Fruit
TUESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps
– Homemade french fries
WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Croissants (I haven’t made these in AGES. I’ll have to do a post about them since I currently don’t have a photo and the recipe is written pretty haphazardly!)
– Veggie
THURSDAY:
– Smörgåsbord (leftover night!)
FRIDAY:
– Caprese Paninis (pictured above)
– Chips and fruit
SATURDAY:
– Take out
SUNDAY:
– Chicken Piccata (didn’t make this last week because some friends invited us to dinner)
– Mashed potatoes and veggie
I didn’t get a chance to thoroughly read through and comment on last week’s menus until this morning. As usual, I love reading your menus every week! A few people mentioned how inspiring it is to come read through all the ideas and I wholeheartedly agree! Plus, I love getting a little peek into your lives. That all said, we are looking forward to seeing all your menus again this week! Thank you for taking the time to share them with us!
Sunday BBQ meatballs and noodles
Monday pork tacos and rice
Tuesday tortellini with bacon and peas
Wed veg Fried rice and egg rolls
Thursday pizza
Friday take out
Sat sandwich night
Mon – Baked potato bar and all the fixings!
Tues – Balsamic glazed chicken & Bell pepper sandwiches, chips
Wed – Nonnie Tollie’s Marinara w/Mostaccioli, Salad, Crusty Bread
Thurs – Eat out (Restaurant Night – Booster Fundraiser)
Fri – Eat out (Away football game)
Sat – Grilled pork chops, snow peas & edamame, mashed potatoes
Sun – Ravioli bake, garlic bread sticks, salad
Looks like I am celebrating my Italian heritage this week. 🙂 Even the Restaurant Fundraiser is at a pizza place! Still very busy at our house and everything is with either quick & easy or freezer.
S: Ham, broccoli and cheddar frittata
M: Skipping the meatless version for dinner with one of my wife’s relatives from Italy
T: Grilled chicken with pineapple-mango salsa
W: Hot dogs (last of what’s in the freezer)
R: Pasta with San Marzano sugo
F: Out
S: Who knows? Our first fundraising walk of the fall is 8:30 that morning. We’ll see if I’m awake, since my second fundraising walk of the fall is the next morning in a town 3 hours away.
good luck with your walks!
I empathize with your high-temp heat. I’m right next to San Diego in Temecula Wine Country & we had 102-degree day last week! I’m ready for Fall weather!
M: homemade spaghettios/grilled focaccia/salad
Tu: fish tacos w/ peach salsa/rice & black beans
W: B4D…French toast/omelettes/fruit & yogurt smoothies
Th: chicken & veg quesadillas w/peach salsa/rice & black beans
F: Fam Game Night! crispy Chex chicken fingers w/ honey-mustard sauce/veg platter w/ garlic-herb yogurt dip/apple slice w/ caramel sauce
Sa: Date Night! Heading to Brewlegion for dinner & fab beer & then to comedy club!
Su: Game Day! steamed mussels/grilled Spanish chorizo/rusty bread
Just noticed how much fun this week looks! 🙂
I have to admit, even when it’s hot around here, I’m still getting the best weather right by the coast – I really feel for you more inland folks!
and, yes, you did have a fun week this week! 🙂
Sunday: Date night for us; pizza for grandparents and kids
Monday: I’m working; family is on its own
Tuesday: Taco Lettuce cups
Wednesday: Sweet potato lasagna
Thursday: Crispy chicken thighs and garlicky collards
Friday-Saturday: Last-minute trip to Disney for the weekend!!
have fun at disney!
This month for Sunday dinner:
September 2
Sweet and Tangy Barbecued Chicken
Homemade Sandwich Bread
Fresh Sweet Corn
Fresh Fruit Salad
Sangria
Chocolate-Raspberry Torte
http://sundaydinnerfortwo.blogspot.com/2013/09/fresh-local-produce-barbecued-chicken.html
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September 8
Spaghetti Carbonara
Homemade Sourdough Bread
Garden Salad
Strawberry Mousse
September 15
Fish and Chips or Baked Sole
September 22
Baltimore Pit Beef
September 29
Something from the family cookbook
October 6
Grilled Glazed Pork Tenderloin Roast
Sun – turkey, Swiss, roasted cherry tomato paninis, roasted butternut squash
Mon – mini meat loaves, squash
Tues – roasted eggplant and cherry tomato pizza
Wed – ravioli with roasted eggplant and green beans
Thurs – Roast hens, green beans
Fri – mussels in garlic butter sauce over pasta
Monday: dinner out
Tuesday: Quiche Lorraine and a salad
Wednesday: dinner out
Thursday: Samosa-Stuffed Sweet Potato
Friday: Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes, and Green Beans
Saturday: Crispy Chicken Thighs and Squash Casserole
Sunday: Tom Yum Noodle Soup
That sandwich looks delish!
you’ll get to eat it!
16 days until I get married. 10 days until we head to our destination. This week is a week of easy comfort-food meals…
Sun – out to Hibachi for a friend’s birthday.
Mon – Creamy Tomato Pasta w/ garlic bread
Tue – Homemade Mac & Cheese
Wed – Goulash
Thu – Sopa de Fideo w/ chips & dip
Fri – Ham & Cheese Calzones
Sat – leftovers
oh my goodness, soooo excited for you!!! where is your destination? so fun!
Sunday – out
Monday – leftovers from last week
Tuesday – pasta with peppers and salad
Wednesday – Ham steak with veggies
Thursday – Chicken on the grill
Friday – out
Saturday -leftovers
Sunday – buffalo chicken sandwiches and roasted veggies
Monday – jambalaya and green beans
Tuesday – egg burritos
Wednesday – steak fajitas
Thursday – mushroom ragu
Love time blog reader first time adding my menu!
Sunday – BFD (TJ’s cinnamon rolls, eggs and bacon)
Monday – Everyday Food Manicotti (made this several times = keeper!), spinach salad and garlic breadsticks
Tuesday – out – I have Corporate Games practice
Wednesday – Leftover Manicotti, salad
Thursday – Salmon, rice pilaf and salad or sauteed veggies
Friday – Pizza using TWFD pizza dough recipe
Saturday – TBD
Love reading everyone’s menus each week they give me so many great ideas! Everbody eats so well! Have a great week! 🙂
so happy you posted your first menu! yay!
Forgot to add the link if anybody is interested in the Manicotti recipe and we also have some type of fruit with Breakfast for dinner.
http://www.marthastewart.com/974875/susans-manicotti?search_key=manicotti
I have made this manicotti several times and everyone loves it. I enjoy a lot of Sarah Carey’s recipes.
@Kim, I love Sarah Carey! She does make very good recipes, I watch her videos all the time!
Sunday- Fresh Spinach Salad, BBQ Pork Steak, Baked Potato
Monday-BBQ Chicken Breast, Fresh Steamed Green Beans, Stuffing
Tuesday-Fresh Salad, Cheese Ravioli w/Red Sauce
Wednesday-Sandwich, Chips & Pudding Parfaits
Thursday-BBQ Pork Chops, Fried Cabbage, Glazed Carrots
Friday-Boys cook–Ladies night out w/friends
Saturday-Out to eat…thinking Chinese.
Due to the heat, we are BBQing and stove top cooking a lot this week–no oven in use here! 🙂
Still in the process of cleaning out freezers, fridge & pantry before we move in a few weeks.
S: Smoked pork chops w/port cherry sauce, long grain & wild rice, maple glazed carrots
M: Steak & cheddar subs, tomato, basil & corn salad
T: Chicken cordon Bleu, mashed potatoes & green beans
W: Turkey & rice soup, herb puff pastry pinwheels
T: Chicken carbonara, arugula salad
F: Nacho’s (beef & black bean), guacamole
S: Out w/friends
Sun- orange chicken (thanks for the inspiration!), broccoli, carrots, brown rice
Mon- caprese panini, salad
Tues- leftover orange chicken, Asian slaw
Wed- BBQ ribs, green beans, sweet corn
Thurs- cheese tortellini in ‘pink’ sauce, spinach salad
Friday- chicken parm, green beans, pasta
Sat- apple, onion & sage turkey burgers, sweet potato fries
I like the sound of your turkey burgers, could you share the recipe?
I got a job teaching 2nd grade (1st year teacher), and things have been crazy to say the least! I think I’ll finally be able to cook this week 🙂 It’s been too long.
Sun: BF cooks – Assorted appetizers for football game
Mon: BF cooks – Shrimp stuffed halibut with dill cream sauce & veggie-rice pilaf
Tues: Beef carnitas slow cooker tacos, quick black beans
Wed: Out or something from the freezer
Thurs: Baked ziti, Caesar
Fri: Out
Sat: Pan-fried pork chops, oven-fried zucchini with homemade ranch, bread & butter
congratulations on your new job! that’s wonderful!
Monday -Greek Salad with Ono(wahoo) fish in balsamic-butter sauce
Tuesday – Creamed Corn with Steaks and butter-balsamic sauce
Wednesday – Leftover veggies(butternut squash-cabbage-korean summer squash) soup served with a cooling yogurt sauce
Thursday – Tomato Mozzarella Pizza
Friday – Stuffed cheddar-lamb burgers served with dilly green beans
Saturday & Sunday – out and leftovers 🙂
No menu to post but I also live in SoCal and this weather has made me super cranky! 🙁 We had such a wonderful, mild summer that I thought we were “safe” from the heat. It finally showed up right as school started. Grrr… So over it! 🙁
Trying to have a great week anyway. 😉
california is tricky like that – great summers, then BAM! hot fall! super lame when the kids are in school and we’d rather be in the pool or at the beach!
Sunday: Brisket, sweet potato fries, green beans
Monday (the one 96 degree day): Chicken ranch burgers, chips, watermelon
Tuesday: chili in the crockpot, tortilla chips
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. Breakfast for dinner: Hashbrowns, eggs, toast
Thursday: Hubby cooks. Beef stroganoff, rice, peas
Friday: Pesto tortillini, salad, garlic breadsticks
Saturday: I have a booth outside at a festival for work- I will be exhausted so it’s Friday Night Pizza Night here!
good luck with the festival – hang in there! 😉
Hard to get back to the real world after a wonderful week of sitting on the beach!
Sunday – Chicken, noodle and veggie casserole
Monday – Chili, cornbread
Tuesday – Pasta with red sauce, salad
Wednesday – Tacos
Thursday – Pizza
Friday -Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, corn
Saturday – Leftovers
that IS hard! 🙂
Monday:
Dan Dan Noodles
Tuesday:
white chicken chili
Wednesday:
Waikiki meatballs
steamed rice
Thursday:
sloppy joes
steak fries
Friday:
easy night
Saturday:
spaghetti
one hour breadsticks
Sunday:
broccoli cheese soup in bread bowls
http://whatisonyourmenu.blogspot.com/2013/09/week-243-menu.html
We call our leftover night “picnic night”
that is cute, too! 🙂
I’m a big fan of your fantastic blog, Jane. After reading everyone else’s menus for over a year, I figured I should start sharing with the group!
Monday: Chicken & Mushrooms with Balsamic Cream Sauce, mashed potatoes, and roasted cauliflower
Tuesday: Baked Salmon, coconut couscous, and cauliflower
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Citrus Pork over spaghetti (also affectionately called Spring Pig Surprise by the man in my house) and roasted broccoli
Friday: Eat out
Saturday: Chicken strips, brown rice, green beans, French bread
Sunday: TBD (maybe Breakfast for Dinner?)
awww, thanks, marie! and i’m so happy that you decided to post your menu! 🙂
Hi…Here is my Gluten Free Menu for this week
Sunday – Cauliflower crust pizza w/ pepperoni & olives
Monday – Pork tenderloin with cauliflower
Tuesday – Hot dogs & coleslaw
Wednesday – Tilapia & kale
Thursday – Salad and Leftovers
Friday – Leftover – clean out the fridge
Saturday – We leave for Jamaica where we have a chef that will cook GF meals for me. This is the BEST and worth every penny and dirty dish i don’t have to wash !
oh my goodness, that sounds like a dream trip, having a chef to cook for you! have a great time!
Monday: Lasagna
Tuesday: Chicken Tortilla Soup
Wednesday: Tilapia [we have had some frozen for far too long]
Thursday: Black Bean Quesadillas
Friday: leftovers
Saturday: out to eat
Sunday: dinner with family
Today was the first time in a couple weeks it hasn’t been too hot and humid! I can’t stand Septembers and Octobers in So CA though…too hot!
Sunday-Date night. My mom took our 5 year old to see Planes, and a friend watched our son so we could go out for the first time in months!
Monday-Baked potato bar w all the fixins. Bacon, homemade jalapeno cheese sauce, broccoli, etc.
Tuesday-Tortellini soup, bread, salad
Wednesday-Beef Enchiladas, Black Beans, Guacamole
Thursday-soccer and a school meeting…leftovers or take out
Friday-Pizza
Saturday-our simple night…smoothies, sandwiches, quesadillas, etc….whatever we have in the house 🙂
Cant wait to read the croissant post. I have attempted to make them a few times but, it didn’t work out. We also love caprese anything… I mean anything. Also, we call our leftover night.. “Fend for yourself night”, maybe we should call it smorgasbord too!
Sun- Foccacia pizzas with fresh basil, fresh mozzerella and tomatoes from the garden
Mon- Chicken n’ dumplings and banana pudding
Tues- Tomato soup and Cheesy grilled cheese sammies ( gouda, cheddar or capreses)
Wed- Shrimp etoufee, french bread and pineapple upside down
Thurs- Football food…. Buffalo chicken wings, nachos and buffalo shrimp salad
Fri- French bread pizzas and beignets
Sat- Steak and potatoes, buffalo and blue salad for some
Sun- Crock pot something… Any suggestions?
hopefully when I get the post up it will actually be helpful! 😉
Trying to make an effort to cook more & make good use of our veggie share. Love this site for inspiration!
Sunday – Turkey bacon BLT’s with homemade avocado basil pesto. Arugula salad with fennel.
Monday – Late night at work – probably leftover passed hors d’ oeuvres from the NYC Fashion Week parties
Tuesday – Roast chicken & brussel sprouts
Wednesday – Date night! (Eat out?)
Thursday – Garden “chicken” scallopini (new meatless option) with linguini & homemade roasted tomato sauce
Friday – Poached eggs over rye bread with goat cheese
Saturday – Most likely a green juice and trail mix….working late 🙁
The weather and I aren’t friends this week (92 on tues and only 67 come friday).
Hopefully I will be able to follow the menu as I have also gotten a cold with my allergies, blegh.
Sun L- PB&J
D- Mini Pizza
Sat L- Salad
D-Chilled Avocado Soup, Cheese Quesadillas
Mon L-Hot Dogs, Potato salad
D-Leftovers
Tue L- Breakfast (Scones and scrambled eggs)
Wed L- Liver (I don’t care for it. but the roomies like it
and I will be at work :p )
D- Chicken Lo Mein
Thurs D- Grilled cheese, Tomato Soup
Fri L- Baked Sweet Potatoes
D-leftovers or Hamburger Helper
feel better!
I’m late, but needing inspiration already for next week:
Sunday – Salmon, pesto pasta, Caesar salad, green beans
Monday – Chicken and Dumplings, crunchy vegetables
Tuesday – Scallops, pesto pasta, salad, broccoli
Wednesday – Steak, Baked potatoes, salad
Thursday – Grilled cheese and Chicken noodle soup
Friday – Homemade pizza
Saturday – Sunday – ???
Mon: Picnic on the train (from good old Marks and Spencers) – quinoa, spinach and roasted veg salad, nectarine and blueberries
Tue: Pasta and tomato sauce, green salad
Wed: Flamnkuchen, green beans
Thur: Tomato, fennel and sausage risotto
Fri: Ratatouille, baked sweet potatoes and roasted broccoli
Sat: Roasted chicken thighs wrapped in bacon, roast potatoes and carrots, herbed patty pan squash
Sun: Dinner at mum’s
Sun-waffles w/grandparents
Mon-stir fry
Tues-breakfast for dinner (trying the can cinnamon roll waffles)
Wednes- Pesto chicken rollups, salad or veggie
Thurs- Leftovers
Fri- melty sandwiches, chips, bread and butter pickles
Satur-honestly, with the last couple saturdays to compare to I think we’ll have cheese and crackers or something while watching football
I love the sound of those caprese paninis! Definitely going to have to try them sometime. In the meantime, it’s wednesday and I finally got my menu up on my blog! Happy hump day! http://thecozyabode.com/menu-week-34/
Day 1:
Island Chicken Kebobs
Salad
Day 2:
Lettuce Wraps
Fried Rice
Day 3:
Pork Chops with Mango Salsa
Day 4:
Italian Sausage Tacos
Day 5:
Buffalo Wings
Salad
French Fries
I loved the simple yet exciting way to serve some wonderful sandwiches to my family. Thank you
nice tremendous