The other day on a walk with my girls I saw a neighbor picking fruit from a tree in her yard. I asked her what kind of tree it was…and she offered to send us home with a bag of the fruit! It was a plum tree and this is about half of what she gave us. We don’t even know the woman. I love friendly neighbors with an overabundance of plums!
I must confess, I did a terrible job sticking to our menu last week…I was SO busy, I never even made it to the grocery store! Which reminds me, I’ve kept track for several weeks and I’ll do a post soon comparing my menu plans with what we really ate…stay tuned for the scoop!
MONDAY:
– Caprese Salad
TUESDAY:
– Fancy Nachos (we didn’t do this last week)
WEDNESDAY:
– Asian Spinach Salad (if you’re new to the blog, I LOVE this recipe)
THURSDAY:
– Leftovers
FRIDAY:
– Grilled cheese and tomato soup
SATURDAY:
– 4th of July! I think I’ll plan a cookout!
SUNDAY:
– Cookout leftovers
Please share your menu for the week – last week or upcoming! And have a happy holiday weekend!
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Happy 4th to everyone! Goodness.. this is my first post back from a 3 week hiatus! I’ve been so busy, sorry everyone! Here is my menu for the week:
Sun: out at a friends for a BBQ – i love summertime!
Mon: tacos with homemade pico de gallo
Tue: grilled chicken salad
Wed: teriyaki glazed salmon
Thur: leftovers or grilled cheese sandwiches
Fri: out at a friends
Sat: (Happy 4th!) Camping this weekend
Sun: Camp food
I have no set menu yet, so I’m stealing ideas from you and the gal Lana above. thanks!
It’s been blazin’ saddles hot up here! So I’m not inspired to cook. Salads and BBQ’s – here I come!
Monday: Steak Fajitas and Guacamole
Tuesday: Rosemary Garlic Tilapia and Caesar Salad
Wednesday: Left Overs
Thursday: Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Green Beans
Friday: Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore and Zucchini
Saturday: Hot Dog cook out and Salad
Sunday: Left Overs
This is my first week reading this blog. I don’t plan my meals day by day, but I do have 5-7 meals in mind before I go shopping and then decide each day what is for dinner depending on how much time we have. This week:
– Macaroni and Cheese, plus broccoli (homemade pasta… 1/2 wheat, 1/2 white flour)
– Grilled Chicken Sandwiches (marinated in a home-made marinade very close to pesto), with corn on the cob
– spaghetti with my wife’s meat sauce, frozen cord, grilled garlic bread (my new favorite grilling item)
– grilled salmon, mashed pots, green beans
– grilled cheese, broccoli, tomato soup
– green pepper, onion, and cheese quesos, with rice
Now that schools out and I am off for the summer I can get back to planning, well, back to cooking actually!
Sun- Tri-tip, roasted potatoes, veggies
Mon- Homemade sub sammies, fruit, chips
Tues- Chicken Burritos, beans, rice
Wed- Shrimp scampi pasta
Thurs- Veggieritos, fruit, maybe smoothies?
Fri- Leftovers/eat out
Sat- 4th of July BBQ
Sun – whole wheat pasta/chicken sausage and brocc, salad
Mon – burgers and Alexia fries and onion rings
Tues – roast chicken w/brown rice salad
Wed – left overs
Thurs – taco pie
Fri – dinner at mom in laws
Sat – cook out or eat out
Trying to use up what we have in the freezer and pantry before we move!
S – spaghetti
M – fajita chicken salad – fajita chicken, greens, corn, black beans, red bell pepper
T – Spicy Rice, Bean & Cheese Skillet (Kraftfoods.com)
W – stir fry
R – mac & cheese w/veggies – freeze leftovers for Sun
F & S – oot
I have not done this forever and have been suffering…truly suffering….
Monday—checking out the farmer’s market then making dinner
Tuesday—Leftover Rosemary-Lemon Salmon (from Sunday)
Wednesday—Pasta and making lots of pasta sauce to freeze and take to mom-in-law who just had surgery and friend who is having a baby
Thursday–Breakfast night!!! French toast with berries
Friday–I work—Leaving leftover pasta for hubby and sitter
Saturday—out to eat—going out of town hopefully!!!
Sunday—frittas with finds from farmer’s market
Not an excited week as far as food goes—but no one will starve!!
How nice of your neighbor! Enjoy those plums! Are you going to enjoy them fresh or do you have plans to make something yummy with them?
This week our menu options are:
–Spinach Quesadillas
-Fresh Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella Pasta
-Homemade Pizza
–Sorta Soba Noodle Bowl – didn’t end up making this last week
-And some kind of BBQ for the 4th. Probably Blue Cheese Balsamic Burgers, Grilled Corn, Watermelon Lemonade & something for dessert…suggestions?
Here’s my menu…I was struggling for a bit of inspiration…of course, the ideas/menus shared here always help…I leafed through one of my fav cookbooks, “Quick Fix Meals” by Robin Miller and found some mid-week inspiration.
M- Leftovers or Terriyaki salmon with sweet pot and rice
T- Roasted Chicken with smokey Apricot Sauce (Robin Miller’s recipe) with Red potatoes, capers, tom, & onion salad, veggie
W- Chicken and mushroom quesadillas (using leftover chicken) with salad
Th- Stuffed peppers
Fr- Dinner out to celebrate my birthday
Sat- 4th of July grill out
Sun- Leftovers
No menu for the week (vacations and holidays make for unstructured life), but I wanted to mention that my mom made some AMAZING plum jam a few weeks ago. After your post on freezer jam, I know you’re an aficionado (and unafraid to attempt homemade jam). You should try it out! Yum!
Mon – Asparagus & zucchini pasta
Tues – emerald fried rice
Wed – gyoza, miso & green beans…oh and brown rice of course
Thur – tofu quiche
Fri – mushroom stir fry
Weekend – a la my sweet MIL, Japanese food heaven.
Monday: Chicken salsa pasta skillet
Tuesday: Recipe Club picnic-making deviled eggs
Wednesday: Chicken Parmesan Burgers, zucchini
Thursday: at a friend’s house
Friday: Grilled pork chops with mango salsa, potato veggie mash
Saturday: Cookout!
Sunday: Spicy grilled chicken thighs, grilled veggies, pasta salad
Here is my menu for the week:
Sunday: Crab avocado salad
Monday: Tortellini
Tuesday: Leftovers
Wednesday: BBQ Beef on whole wheat buns (http://www.mealmakeovermoms.com/recipes/slow-cooker-soups/slow-cooked-barbeque-beef/)
Thursday: Chicken enchiladas
Friday: Going to a baseball game so ballpark food
Saturday: Lobster/clambake for July 4th
Monday-Thai stir fry
Tuesday-pulled pork sandwiches, fruit
Wednesday-salmon, wild rice, roasted veggies
Thursday-salad bar, chili, cornbread
Friday-steak fajitas
Saturday-4th BBQ
Sunday-veggie quesadillas
M: Chicken & Asparagus Risotto w/salad
T: Turkey Kielbasa with peppers & onions & Coleslaw
W: Asian lettuce wraps & Mandarin oranges
R: Grilled chicken, bistro salad & green beans
F: Pulled pork sandwiches & oven fries
S: Cookout – bringing Chinese chicken salad & either blondies or samoas.
S: TBD
Menu subject to change along with the New England weather.
I’m a little late to the game this week, but here I am!
Sunday – Roasted chicken, fresh tomato & avocado salad.
Monday – Hubby grilled pork ribs! Salad w/ cherries & goat cheese.
Tuesday – “Enchilada Pie” in the crock pot & salad
Wednesday – Pulled pork sandwiches & carrot sticks.
Thursday – left overs
Friday – spaghetti
Saturday – burgers @ yam fries
I wanted to try some new recipes and have enjoyed cooking this week.
Sunday: Dinner out at Cheeseburger Bobby’s (We had a coupon and it was really good.)
Monday: Homemade Pizza
Tuesday: Bolognese Sauce (Pioneer Woman recipe) w/ Spaghetti
Salad with Oil & Balsamic Vinegar
Crusty Bread
Wednesday: Easy Green Enchiladas(4 Reluctant Entertainers)
Black Beans
Yellow Rice
Grapes
Thursday: Dumplings with Soy Slaw (Real Simple)
Friday: Grilled Chicken
Roasted Green Beans
Salad with Oil & Balsamic Vinegar
Saturday: Hamburgers with the Fixings
Field Family Coleslaw
Deviled Eggs
Fruit Salad
Mahogany Cake
The Green Chile Enchiladas were so simple and a winner with my family.