I made Creamy Cauliflower Soup this week (from the January issue of Sunset magazine). It was great! Baby Anna couldn’t get enough. I followed the recipe, except I only used 1 onion (a little less than that, in fact) and black pepper (instead of white). Sorry, no good picture of the final product. But it was tasty, yum, delicious. A very nice winter dinner.
Here’s this week’s menu…
MONDAY:
– Chicken tenders from the freezer…tomorrow’s gonna be crazy, with no time for grocery shopping
TUESDAY:
– Orange Chicken
– Rice
– Veggie or salad
WEDNESDAY:
– Omelets
THURSDAY:
– Spinach & Prosciutto Lasagna (click through for a great recipe!)
FRIDAY:
– Eat out
SATURDAY:
– Leftovers
SUNDAY:
– Green Noodles
– Salad
– Crusty bread
Your turn – show me whatcha got! By the way, THANK YOU ALL for the menus and comments last week. Loved having everyone back from vacation with so many ideas. Keep it coming!
Ok…here is my 1st menu I’m posting…..
Monday – Florentine Stuffed Chicken Breasts (Basically Spinach, Ricotta, and Parmesan), Fresh Green Beans
Tuesday – Broiled Shark (Still need to research a recipe, my in-laws gave us a bunch of shark fillets–Please let me know if anyone has a good recipe for them. I’ve found they’re tricky to not overcook)
Wednesday – French Toast with strawberries (It’s our weekly breakfast night)
Thursday – White Chicken Chili (Made > 1 month ago and in the freezer)
Friday – Leftovers
Saturday – Pasta with Cream Sauce and Spinach (I saw it on 30 minute meals on Friday)
Sunday – Husband is cooking, he doesn’t know it yet, but he is…..Therefore, probably an omelet with the leftover veggies from the week.
Nothing too exciting this week; so here goes!
Monday- Cheese enchiladas, refried beans, corn & veggie succotash
Tuesday- White chicken chili and a garden salad (I guess shelly and I were thinking alike!)
Wednesdsay- Leftovers
Thursday- Brazilian Stroganoff (this is the recipe I’m attempting to copy from our recent vacation to Brazil)
Friday- Burgers on the grill, oven fries, and veggie crudites
Monday- Sweedish Meatballs and mashed potatoes
Tuesday- French omlette
Wednesday- Cauliflower soup and some yummy bread
Thursday- Mapo Tofu and rice
Friday- Borscht
Saturday- leftovers
Sunday- Shrimp and artichoke pasta
I’m not sure which day I’m making these, but here’s my menu.
Ӣchicken noodle soup, bread, fruit
Ӣspaghetti shrimp marinara, garlicy green beans
Ӣtacos or burritos w/ fresh salsa & guacamole
Ӣtomato-based chicken & tortellini soup, bread, fruit
Ӣchicken, oven fries, green salad
Ӣsalmon, brown rice pilaf, steamed broccoli
Ӣchili w/ cornbread & fruit salad
Monday: Buttermilk-Brined Pork Chops, brown rice, sauteed apples
Tuesday: spaghetti, salad, rolls
Wednesday: chicken quesadillas
Thursday: flat iron steaks, roasted sweet potatoes, broccoli
Friday: PARENT NIGHT OUT!!!!!!!!!
Saturday: pizza
Sunday: roasted chicken, green beans, potatoes
Monday: Crock-pot Salsa Chicken, brown rice
Tuesday:Orange Chicken with Carrot Curry Couscous
Wednesday: Winter Pesto Pasta, salad
Thursday: My 30th birthday-so probably out to eat!
Friday: Italian Chicken Chowder, salad
Saturday: My party- so party food!
Sunday: Carmelized Chicken w/ Cranberry Conserve, roasted potatoes, green beans, spinach salad
Hi – I am still hoping for “hospital food” but if not, here is our plan. 🙂
Sunday – I tried your Easy Apricot Chicken and it was a big hit, thank you – see Tuesday!
Monday – chili, leftover from a big pot made this weekend (froze a bunch so will have on hand when new baby finally makes appearance)
Tuesday – leftover Easy Apricot Chicken, rice, veggies
Wednesday – homemade Mac & Cheese(again thinking about freezing for future use), green salad
Thursday – pork chops, green beans, applesauce
Friday – pizza / takeout
Here is this weeks menu…hopefully I can stick to it….
Sunday–leftover Turkey pot pie with mashed potato crust
Monday–roasted pork loin, brown rice, veg or salad
Tueday–pizza
Wednesday–ginger/honey chicken with greens
Thursday–chicken tacos, guac, pico, mexican rice
Friday–eating out….but making guiness beef stew for the weekend.
Saturday–guiness stew, crusty bread.
I’m still hoping for some inspiration for later in the week, but here is what I’m thinking so far
Monday – Tortilla Soup (Everyday Food Mag. Jan/Feb 09)
Tuesday – pizza?
Wednesday – chicken tostadas (Everyday Food Mag. Jan/Feb 06)
Thursday – leftovers?
Friday – we’ll see what’s in the fridge
Happy Birthday, Kate!
Monday: chicken marsala with pasta
Tuesday: pizza(testing out the TJ’s pizza dough for $.99!!)
Wednesday: corn crepes with taco filling
Thursday: chicken and corn chowder
Friday: pork chops, green beans with bacon, and stewed potatoes
Monday – Steak and Red Pepper Sandwiches with Fries
Tuesday – Boneless Pork with Sage and Garlic Potatoes and Green Beans.
Wednesday – Chicken with Mushrooms, Rice Pilaf
Thursday – Maine Shrimp Scampi
Friday – I have the day off so I am going to make my hubby a special dinner…thinking Lamb Shanks with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Glazed Carrots…
Okay, this is my first try and I’m hyper ventilating a little bit at the thought of planning out our entire week! But here goes…
M: Stuffed shells w/ bread and salad
Tu: Leftovers (hubby is not home for dinner)
W: Costco Rotisserie chicken w/ mashed potatoes and glazed carrots
Th: Chicken pot pie w/ salad
F: Pizza night
Sat: Leftovers
Sun: Indian night – Keema matar w/ bhatura (curry made w/ ground turkey and peas w/ flat bread)
Thanks for the inspiration! And also, the NY Times article that you last linked to was also great. =)
Monday:
-Minestrone
-Toast
-Salad
Tuesday:
-Southwestern Turkey Burgers
-Baked Sweet Potato Chips
-Salad
Wednesday:
-Baked Potato
-Salad
Thursday:
-Chili
-Cornbread Puddings
-Salad
Friday:
-Tuna & Penne Salad
Renee, do you have a recipe for your mapo tofu? That is my favorite Chinese food!
Monday: Basil Cream Chicken and Peas
Tuesday: Braised Lamb Chops and Salad
Wednesday: Salisbury Steaks and Green Beans
Thursday: Chicken, Mushrooms and Sauce with Egg Noodles and Corn
Friday: Spaghetti and Salad
Saturday: Breakfast for Dinner
Sunday: Left Overs
Mon: Roasted Chicken, stuffing, squash & cranberry sauce
Tues: Light Hot dogs, baked beans
Wed: Chicken Cordon Bleau, mashed potates, green beans
Thurs: Flank steak wraps, oven sweet potato fries
Fri: Mushroom pizza, salad
Sat: No cooking
Sun: Chicken Saltimboca, orzo with peas
Cool menus to learn from again!
M: Stinson Beach BBQ chicken, salad, bread
T: *new to me* your kitchen sink quesadillas
W: Breaded tilapia, brussel sprouts, rice
Th: Turkey Pasta Bake, salad
F: TPB leftovers, salad
S: no idea…will be on trip to Cambria
Su: I’m envisioning breakfast for dinner…
M: Chicken parmesan; summer squash and new potatoes in warm dill sauce; salad
T: Orange chicken with broccoli and carrots; brown rice
W: Stuffed chicken breasts; mashed potatoes; salad
T: Tortellini soup; french bread
F: Eat out
My husband is the weekend chef, so I don’t have to worry about those nights 🙂
Mon: BBQ Chicken with baked potatoes
Tue: homemade dumplings(made last month and froze) with rice & edamanee beans
Wed: Mother-in-law in town so going out
Thr: freezer soup
Fri: macaroni & cheese (not the boxed kind)
Sat: chicken fajitas
Sun: leftovers
Oh tried your technique of the cake strips. Great trick!
My menu is over here on my blog:
http://thedinneratmyhouse.blogspot.com/
Great ideas everyone!
Mon- roast chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots
Tue- green chicken enchiladas, salad
Wed- Chicken and shrimp fired rice, green beans
Thur- Sloppy joe sliders, carrots
Fri- Turkey chili, mini corn cakes, fruit
Sat- Homemade pizza, veggie plate
Sun- not sure, breakfast for dinner sounds good
Have a nice week!
Mon-order in
Tues-Stroganoff
Wed-Cream of Vegetable Soup, rolls
Thu-BBQ chicken wraps
Fri-homemade pizza
Sat-some sort of beef/veg soup, buttermilk oatmeal muffins
Hi Vicki,
This is my first time to make Mapo Tofu from scratch. (I usually just eat the kind in the box) The recipe seems like it’s from a good source–China–so I’m excited to try it. Hope you enjoy it too.
whoops, here’s the link.
http://appetiteforchina.com/recipes/mapo-doufu-mapo-tofu
A little late posting this week but here it ’tis:
S- Hubby made a delicious stratta
M – we at leftovers of the stratta
T – pulled bbq pork sandwiches (on homemade buns I might add:)) with chips and coleslaw
W – Oriental Chicken salad – recipe from here!
R – Potato Bacon Chowder (my FAVORITE soup!)
F – homemade pizza
S – Carmelized onions and Roasted red pepper pasta – recipe from here again!
I have a hard time incorporating veggies and am finding a ton of great sounding recipes in Vegetable Dishes I can’t Live Without by Mollie Katzen
I am just beginning to try to plan out weekly dinners and am currently researching recipes to spice up my collection! I am getting so inspired! I would love a recipe for the Potato Bacon Chowder that Nicole mentioned! Anyone have one?
Thanks!
Kayla, I can type it up here when I get a minute later today.
I hope it’s ok to post this here for Kayla (and anyone else!)
Bacon and Potato Chowder y.= 6 1-cup servings
8slices backon cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 c. chopped onions
2 c. chopped potatoes
1 c. water
1 t. salt
1/8 t. pepper
1 c. sour cream (I often use plain yogurt instead)
1 1/2 c. milk
10 3/4 oz. can of condensed cream of chicken soup
In 3 qt. saucepan, cook bacon over med. heat till browned. Add onions and continue cooking until tender. Drain; Add potatoes, water, salt, and pepper. COntinue cooking until potatoes are tender (15-20 min). Reduce heat to low, stir in soup, sour cream and milk. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally until heated through (3-5 min) Season to taste.
it’s perfect here, nicole – thank you!