Hope your Fourth was filled with flags, food and fun! Ours was filled with all three, especially food.
Nate and I cooked up quite a feast! Potato salad, fruit salad, corn on the cob and RIBS. Ah, the ribs. Nate spent hours manning the grill and the result was amazing! Click here for the BBQ sauce recipe.
I’m not going to be very gourmet the next few weeks…the Swiffer SocialLuxe Lounge is almost here and we are BUSY getting ready!
MONDAY:
– Rachel sandwiches
TUESDAY:
– Spaghetti
– Salad
WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Cordon Bleu (from grocery freezer section)
– Rice & Veggie
THURSDAY:
– Lasagna (with Barilla no-bake noodles)
FRIDAY:
– Leftovers
SATURDAY:
– Eat out
SUNDAY:
– Quesadillas
Please share your menus for the week, can’t wait to see your ideas!
One more thing – Keurig is giving away a Platinum coffee maker on the SocialLuxe Lounge website. And there are only 31 comments, so your chances of winning are good! Winner will be announced Wednesday, July 8, so get over there and make a comment with your favorite flavor!
This week is unusual because I don’t really have a set menu. I bought quite a bit of produce at the greenmarket this weekend — from that, I’ll figure out what to make as the days progress. This week’s haul: fromage blanc, eggs, ricotta, cavolo nero (aka black cabbage), herbs, potatoes, radishes, Japanese turnips, cod, tomatoes, summer squash, a levain boule, butter and fava beans. In addition I have some leftover shrimp from Friday and a head of sucrine.
Sunday (tonight): pan-roasted cod, tomato and cucumber salad
Monday (July 6): shrimp with garlic and parsley (w/ bread to soak up the sauce); radish and cucumber salad, with fromage blanc and croutons
Tuesday (July 7): I was thinking I might do fava bean risotto. Alternately stew the beans and stir in some prosciutto and chopped sucrine.
Wednesday (July 8): Depending on what happens Tuesday, it might be a tomato and squash gratin, and a three-egg omelette. Or maybe greens with pancetta, tossed with pasta.
Thursday (July 9): Could very well be leftovers.
Friday (July 10): Probably soup and salad. I have a feeling it’ll be some kind of summer minestrone, using leftover vegetables in the fridge, dried beans and pasta.
Saturday (July 11): Depends on what looks good at the market.
This is all subject to change. I stick to my menus about 75% of the time but it also depends on the phase of the moon. 🙂
Looking forward to the ribs recipe!
Monday: Breakfast for dinner (Waffles
w/ pecans, apples & apple cider syrup & scrambled eggs)
Tuesday: Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas & Black Bean Corn Salad
Wednesday: Cucumber & Cream Cheese Sandwiches, fruit & chips
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: Homemade Margherita Pizza
Saturday: ??
Monday: yellow squash casserole, salad, fresh bread with herb butter
Tuesday: Sausage and pepper calzones
Wednesday: nacho chicken bake, rice, veggies
Thursday: Roasted vegetables with couscous, feta and fresh herbs
Friday: Leftovers or out
Saturday: Taco salad
Sunday: Something on the grill!
S: Whole wheat pasta w/ Turkey Meatballs & salad
M: Honey Mustard grilled Chicken breasts, green beans & griled garlic thyme potatoes
T: Grilled Ham steaks, tomato basil salad & corn
W: Taco Salads
R: Pulled Pork sandwiches, coleslaw & oven fries
F: Naan pizzas with leftover toppings from the week
S: Wedding to go to – maybe quinoa mac & cheese for kids
Have a nice week!
Sa: BBQ ribs, corn on the cob, baked sw. potato
Su: homemade pizza and sauce (1 Hawaiian, 1 green peper and basil)
M: Stuffed pepper
Tu: Dumplings, peas, rice
W: Vegetarian chili with cornbread
Th: roasted vegetable and pasta bake
F: pork chops, potatoes gratin, green beans
Monday:
-Whole Wheat Spaghetti & Tomato Sauce
-Salad
Tuesday:
-BLT’s with Avocado
-Roasted Corn
-Salad
Wednesday:
-Honey Mustard Chicken
-Whole Wheat Couscous w/ Mixed Veggies
-Salad
Thursday:
-Cornbread Pie
-Salad
Sunday–Roasted Chicken, Baked Potatoes, brocolli
Monday–Chicken stirfry (made with leftover chicken and brocolli), Rice
Tuesday–Sandwiches, potato chips, fruit
Wed–leftovers–Clean out the fridge night
Thurs–Vacation for the next 10 days!!!!! Yay for no menu to plan 🙂
Sun: sweet and sour shrimp & beef with brocolli with rice
Mon: chicken ravioli
Tue: shredded pork tacos with fresh tomato salsa
Wed: BBQ chicken
Thur: grilled cheese sandwiches
Fri: leftovers
Sat: out with friends
Happy belated 4th of July to all!!!
S: BLTAs (bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado)
M: Margherita Pizza
T: Chicken and Roasted Red Pepper Panini
W: Farfalle with Creamy Tomato Sauce
R: Tomato, Mozzarella and Pesto Panini
F: Caprese Salad Pasta
S: Leftovers
Mon-BLTs w/ avocado, smoothie
Tues-vegetable omelettes, fruit
Wed-salmon, wild rice, green beans
Thurs-summer vegetable minestrone, bread
Fri-spaghetti carbonara, green salad
Sat-grilled chicken & vegetable kebobs
Sun-tacos or taco salad
Monday: Leftover pizza or sandwiches on fresh bread
Tuesday: Smoked sausage with Spanish rice
Wednesday: Pasta with peppers & sausage (in marinara sauce)
Thursday: Leftovers?
Friday: Calzones
Monday: Basil Cream Chicken and Broccoli
Tuesday: Out To Dinner
Wednesday: Chicken and Biscuits and Zucchini
Thursday: Steak Fajitas
Friday: Baked Snapper with Ratatouille
Saturday: Garlic Rosemary Roast Chicken with Potatoes and Salad
Sunday: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches and Left Overs
Monday: 4th of July leftovers
Tuesday: Chicken tetrazzini with salad or broccoli
Wednesday: Pork chops with rice/potatoes, broccoli or frozen veggies
Thursday: Spaghetti
Friday: Pizza
Saturday: Quiche (frozen pie crust), with Farmer’s market veggies and cheese
Sunday: Crepes (zucchini, chevre, shallot) and plain cheese for kids
my key lately is to have one or two meals be recipes that I know by heart, such as Chic. Tetrazzini & Quiche.
hey jane. your 4th of july feast looks delicious. here’s what i think i’m making this week:
–fish tacos
–braised chicken, polenta, caprese salad
–chiang mai style curry noodles
–lamb madras, naan, mango lassi
S Breakfast for dinner
M 6 cheese pizza
T Hawaiian haystacks
W Red beans and rice with smoked sausage
T grilled cheese and chilli
F Out for dinner
S sushi?
A late addition:
Wednesday- Grilled steak tacos, jalepeno poppers, jello salad and fresh pico
Thursday- Brats, oven fries and fruit
Friday- spaghetti with meat sauce, French bread
Saturday- Pesto Fettucine w/ chicken, fresh bread and garden salad
Sunday- BBQ chicken Pizza, green salad and fruit
Monday- BLT’s with avocado fruit and fruit dip
Tuesday- Breakfast- maybe waffles or omelets
Fri: Grilled Cheese
Sat: Taco Salad
Sun: Marsala chicken and Jasmine rice
Mon: Pulled pork sandwiches with cole slaw
Tues: Spicy honey chicken with fries (have fries)
Wed: Left overs
Thurs: Pasta with honey chicken