Category: Weekly Intros
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Sunday, June 9, 2019
Week 628 Weekly Dinner Menu
Well, as predicted, I totally did not use my menu last week! We had school events every single night and I never had time to cook or even go grocery shopping. So, I’m just copying and pasting last week’s menu. I don’t know if I’ve ever actually done this, so you’re witnessing a first! 😉
MONDAY:
– Cheeseburgers (with ground turkey)
– Roasted Potatoes and SaladTUESDAY:
– Pat’s Asian Chicken SaladWEDNESDAY:
– ChiliTHURSDAY:
– Spaghetti Bolognese (with ground turkey)
– Salad and garlic breadFRIDAY:
– LeftoversSATURDAY:
– Eat out nightSUNDAY:
– Lentil Rice Bowls with Lime Tahini DressingPosting today’s menu is making me laugh…man, it was easy just copying last week! My grocery list is even already done. Haha! Sorry I don’t have much new inspiration for you for the week, but at least we can pull ideas from each other. Be sure to share your menu in the comments below!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 12:41 pm 8 Comments
Categories: Weekly Intros Tags: dinner ideas, weekly menu |
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Sunday, May 20, 2007
Sick of Lunch
Hello everyone! Hope all your meal planning is going well! I think I may actually be able to cook a few of my items on the menu this week – yippee! This medicine I’m on has been a lifesaver.
The most annoying part of morning sickness is that you can never let yourself get hungry or you’ll get sick, but you absolutely don’t feel like eating ANYTHING. So all you do is think about food, which you would rather not do. So fun. My current quandary is lunch. Technically I’m not supposed to eat lunch meats (risk of listeria), tuna (high mercury) or peanut butter (I have a medium peanut allergy so not supposed to eat them when pregnant). Okay, so without those three options tell me, what am I supposed to have for lunch?!?! As if thinking of things to eat wasn’t hard enough. Bagels and cream cheese have been the lunch favorite lately, although I think I might get SICK of it soon. Not to mention I’m eating enough cream cheese to keep the cream cheese industry in business, which may be good for their pockets but probably not for my love handles.(ps – please post your comments and menus… for some reason comments were disabled today, but they’re back!)
Posted by Jane Maynard at 12:23 pm 10 Comments
Categories: Pregnancy and Babies, Weekly Intros
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and grandmothers and great ladies out there! I’ve had a GREAT day…haven’t cooked a thing! 🙂 Thanks to Nate and Cate for a wonderful breakfast in bed AND yummy dinner. We’re heading out for a walk, so I’ll post the song of the week tomorrow. Hope you all have had a great day!
(Cate made this stunning Fruit Loop necklace for me at church today, but she refuses to let me near it…apparently it’s not for me, even though it says “Happy Mothers Day”?!? So far she’s the only one who has gotten to wear it. She looks cuter in it anyway.)Posted by Jane Maynard at 7:29 pm 4 Comments
Categories: Weekly Intros
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Sunday, April 15, 2007
Week 12 Craziness!!
This week is gonna be CRAZY. Cate and I are driving 751.04 miles alone together. (See title of post.) As luck would have it, both sets of our East Coast parents will be in Utah visiting the same week, and my brother is supposedly graduating from college, so time to hit the road! Thankfully my dad will be with us on the drive back, so only 1-way of total, absolute, sheer craziness.
Anyway, between work, packing, exercise, drinking my daily amount of water, trying to be a good mom and volunteering from 5-10pm the day before I leave…I’m going for EASY meals this week (enter Trader Joe’s…so sorry to the TJ-less people out there!). No meals at the end of the week since Cate and I will be movin’ on down, movin’ on down the road. And no worries – I’ll still be posting on the trip!
Here are our empty road trip goodie bags…what yummy things will find their way inside by Friday? And when is Trader Joe’s going to start paying me?This week’s Song of the Week may cause me to lose some credibility, at least with staunch Republicans and country music haters. Oh well – I gotta be honest about what I’m listening to while I cook! Drumroll…“Silent House” by the Dixie Chicks. I’m not a huge country person, but I have always liked the Chicks…and I bought this BEFORE they won all those Grammys (that may have been a little overboard)…despite all that, I really do like this album – there are some good songs on here. The harmonies on this song are very pretty.
POST YOUR MENUS! Post anoymously if for some reason you don’t think it’s good enough (which is silly). We all want to know what you’re eating! 🙂 Also, since I’m not full of real menu ideas the next two weeks, peruse past weeks’ menus for inspiration!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 12:51 pm 3 Comments
Categories: Weekly Intros
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Sunday, April 8, 2007
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter and Happy Spring to everyone! The Easter Bunny visited Cate…oh what fun! I was talking to my friend Ruth yesterday and she shared her family Easter tradition with me…eating Mediterranean-type food for Easter dinner. What a fun and thoughtful way to celebrate Easter!
The Song of the Week is “Spring” from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. It’s hard to decide, but I think it is probably my favorite of Vivaldi’s seasons. And perfect for today!Posted by Jane Maynard at 9:00 am 4 Comments
Categories: music, Weekly Intros
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Sunday, April 1, 2007
Happy 10 Week Anniversary!
So, if you know me at all you know it is pretty amazing that I have stuck with this blog for 10 weeks… little did I know when I started that I would love doing it so much! It’s really improved my overall cooking experience (and, therefore, life in general) and I hope it’s helped some of you as well! I’m going to just keep plugging away and hopefully you won’t get sick of me. Please keep visiting, sharing the site with friends and sharing your great menus. And if you haven’t posted yet – please do! All menus welcome – simple, complex, easy, gourmet, yummy, yucky, whatever!
I’ve been swamped with work lately. It was getting to be a drag and a bit stressful. Then I read this post on Anna Maria Horner’s blog – I stopped and took notice. I mean, what could be better than this “office” that I’ve got? I get to be home with my daughter and work when I want to in the comfort of my home, a place where I love being. Moral of the story: be grateful for the simple and beautiful things in your life.Song of the Week: “Crooked Teeth” by Death Cab for Cutie. I really like a lot of their other songs, but this is an especially good “kitchen soundtrack” type of song. 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 12:00 pm 4 Comments
Categories: music, musings, Weekly Intros
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Sunday, March 25, 2007
Week 9: Bonjour, it’s cheat week
I’m a cheater this week… 3 of my dinners come from the last 2 weeks’ menus. SO SORRY! The last two weeks have been kind of crazy, and we were invited to dinner one night. I already have the ingredients, so gotta cook the food! At least I have more pictures this week to make up for my lack of new ideas. 🙂 So tonight we’re having crepes. I bought some brie and a baguette last night to go with it. Oh, and we’re only going to speak French tonight. Just kidding.
Song of the Week: I’ve been wanting to do an Incubus song for weeks now. Even as I type I still can’t decide which one. I like their music a lot, but I REALLY love the lead singer’s voice. Okay, I’m going to choose now: “Dig” it is. This is probably the most “hard-core” band in the “Song of the Week” list so far, but this song isn’t hard-core at all, I promise. I’ll keep the other 2 Incubus faves in my back pocket for another week.Have a great week!
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Categories: Weekly Intros
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Week 9: Bonjour, it’s cheat week
I’m a cheater this week… 3 of my dinners come from the last 2 weeks’ menus. SO SORRY! The last two weeks have been kind of crazy, and we were invited to dinner one night. I already have the ingredients, so gotta cook the food! At least I have more pictures this week to make up for my lack of new ideas. 🙂 So tonight we’re having crepes. I bought some brie and a baguette last night to go with it. Oh, and we’re only going to speak French tonight. Just kidding.
Song of the Week: I’ve been wanting to do an Incubus song for weeks now. Even as I type I still can’t decide which one. I like their music a lot, but I REALLY love the lead singer’s voice. Okay, I’m going to choose now: “Dig” it is. This is probably the most “hard-core” band in the “Song of the Week” list so far, but this song isn’t hard-core at all, I promise. I’ll keep the other 2 Incubus faves in my back pocket for another week.Have a great week!
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Categories: Weekly Intros
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Sunday, March 18, 2007
Week 8 and doin’ great!
Sorry for the silly rhyme. Couldn’t resist. My mom and sis are here right now, which is great, and we had our St. Patrick’s dinner last night, which was also great. Think I can use the word great again? That would be great.
CALL FOR A RECIPE: I want to make Corn Chowder this week. Anyone have a recipe they love? Please post!Song of the Week: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” by Susan Tedeschi. If you haven’t heard Susan, you need to ASAP. This song is a Bob Dylan cover that just plain rules. She is from the same part of Massachusetts as my in-laws, so we all love her. But it helps that she is a dang good musician. Her voice is amazing, and I love ALL of her albums. She is definitely one of my favorite artists (I’m still bitter over her loss to Christina Aguilera for the Best New Artist Grammy in 2000).
Thanks to everyone posting menus and ideas – this will sound cheesy, but it really does inspire me when I plan each week. So, thank you! Keep it coming!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 11:22 am 10 Comments
Categories: Weekly Intros
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Week 8 and doin’ great!
Sorry for the silly rhyme. Couldn’t resist. My mom and sis are here right now, which is great, and we had our St. Patrick’s dinner last night, which was also great. Think I can use the word great again? That would be great.
CALL FOR A RECIPE: I want to make Corn Chowder this week. Anyone have a recipe they love? Please post!Song of the Week: “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” by Susan Tedeschi. If you haven’t heard Susan, you need to ASAP. This song is a Bob Dylan cover that just plain rules. She is from the same part of Massachusetts as my in-laws, so we all love her. But it helps that she is a dang good musician. Her voice is amazing, and I love ALL of her albums. She is definitely one of my favorite artists (I’m still bitter over her loss to Christina Aguilera for the Best New Artist Grammy in 2000).
Thanks to everyone posting menus and ideas – this will sound cheesy, but it really does inspire me when I plan each week. So, thank you! Keep it coming!
Posted by Jane Maynard at 11:22 am No Comments
Categories: Weekly Intros
Hi! 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 count on you to share yours! You'll also find other deliciousness that I hope you'll enjoy!
