Okay, after Friday’s post, I’m on a Trader Joe’s holiday treat binge. Trying all kinds of things, including your suggestions. While I’m thoroughly enjoying every completely decadent treat I’m stuffing into my mouth, the Peppermint Pretzel Slims are still my favorite. Just sayin’. Oh, and let me apologize to all of you without a nearby Trader Joe’s…sorry for basically flaunting all this deliciousness in front of you!
This is my last week before insanity starts. You know, the insanity that is the last minute holiday rush combined with both of my daughters’ birthdays within one day of each other the week before Christmas. I’m just going to try to enjoy the calm before the inevitable storm. Maybe cook some nice dinners.
MONDAY:
– Tuscan Tomato Soup
– Yummy crusty bread
TUESDAY:
– Tilapia filets
– Rice and veggie/salad
WEDNESDAY:
– Taking Cate and her little friend to see Shrek the Musical at the Orpheum theater in San Francisco. Can’t wait! We won’t be home in time to cook up a proper dinner…eating on the fly!
THURSDAY:
– Chicken and dumplings (something I’ve never made…venturing into new waters!)
– Bread
FRIDAY:
– Leftovers
SATURDAY:
– Eat out
SUNDAY:
– Breakfast for dinner
You know what to do. Time to share your menu for the week!
I picked up a copy of The Food Matters Cookbook this weekend and I’m so excited to try some meals out of it this week. No menu planned yet, but I know I will be trying the Summer Rolls with Peanut Sauce from the cookbook this week and maybe some caprese paninis another day. But today is crockpot pulled pork and putting up the Christmas tree! Since its snowing here in cleveland right now, I’m really in the Christmas mood, maybe I’ll make some buckeyes this week too!
Chicken and Dumplins are easy! At least the kind I make are. No worries.
Friday– I finally made Zuppa Toscana deelish!!
Saturday–we scrounged around
Sunday–Salisbury Steak (a new recipe) with mashed potatoes
Monday– Raley Goulash
Tuesday– Chicken Ranch Tacos
Wednesday–Venison Roast with potatoes, onion and carrots
Thursday– Oven Fried Chicken Strips and pasta salad
We’ve all been a little sick this week, and feel like some good comfort food!
Sunday: Chicken Pot Pie filling over egg noodles with oven fries.
Monday: Minestrone soup from freezer with crusty bread
Tuesday: Italian Beef (Pioneer Woman)
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Spinach Enchiladas (GoodLife Eats)
Friday: Pasta with eggplant ragout
Saturday: Out.
I’ve been a slacker on meal planning the last couple of weeks and can’t wait to get back on a schedule. Here’s this week’s plan. . .I need some inspiration, so I’m looking forward to reading everyone else’s menus:
Tonight: Leftovers
Monday: Turkey Meatloaf (from Cook Yourself Thin cookbook)
Tuesday: PW’s Chicken Spaghetti
Wednesday: Ellie Krieger’s Chicken Mushroom Quesadillas
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Homemade pizza
Saturday: ???
Cindy
I accidentally ordered the large vegetable box, so there are lots of vegetable in my meal plan this week!
Monday = Sweet Potato Fritata
Tuesday = Sea bass and roasted cumin squash
Wednesday = work not out *menu suprise*
Thursday = Vegetable soup with barley
Friday = Cheese and onion quiche with salad
Saturday = lunch & dinner at friends *menu suprise*
Happy eating,
Helen x
here’s our meal plan this week:
Sunday:
pan-seared oysters w/ eggplant and chard
Monday:
steak fajitas with peppers, onions, spinach and mushrooms
Tuesday:
roasted chicken, mashed sweet potatoes, braised asian greens
Wednesday:
buffalo burgers with home fries and salad
Thursday:
blue mussels in butter wine sauce, baked rice dish
Friday:
steak, baked potato and spinach
Saturday:
Chicken Tika Masala w/ chard
Definitely don’t worry about the chicken and dumplings! They are so easy and yummy- almost impossible to screw up!
Sunday: Quinoa with chicken and veggies
Monday: Risotto with butternut squash and sugared walnuts
Wednesday: Baked ham with brussel sprouts and red potatoes
Thursday: Pasta with butternut squash and sage
Friday: Soup with beans, spinach and turkey sausage
Sunday: Risotto with ham, sugar snap peas and leeks
All of my recipes are here for everyone to share!: misschefy.wordpress.com
wait – have green peas with chicken and dumplings not bread – trust me (and we have cranberry sauce too!)
OK…I think you’ve sold me on those pretzels…I’ve been trying to come up with some last-minute stocking stuffers. Now the conundrum is do I buy them now before the store runs out (but run the risk of eating them) or do I wait? Hmm…
Our menu involves lots of leftovers since it’s just my husband and I. Tonight and tomorrow: Chickpea Indian stew with rice and yogurt and a side of kale. Wed and Thurs: White bean soup in a crockpot with a side of chard. Friday: not sure…husband’s recording a CD this weekend and I may be their (amateur) photographer for a few days…
Enjoy your menu!
I saw the Peppermint Pretzel Thins at Whole Foods yesterday. WIN!
sunday – pork chili verde with polenta
monday – chicken stirfry
tuesday – weight watchers sloppy joes
wednesday – pasta
thursday – some kind of soup
friday – leftovers?
saturday – out
Sunday: Pizza
Monday: Spaghetti & turkey meatballs, salad, bread sticks
Tuesday: Busy night….sandwiches
Wednesday: Broccoli cheese soup, thinking of trying bread
bowls
Thursday: Meatloaf, baked potatoes
Friday: Leftovers – everyone has BB practice
Saturday: Out
Here is my menu:
SUNDAY: Vegetarian Lasagna and Salad (didn’t make this last week)
MONDAY: Ground Turkey Lettuce Cups and Jasmine Rice
TUESDAY: Leftovers
WEDNESDAY: Chicken Marsala, Salad, and Chive Mashed Potatoes
THURSDAY: Vegetarian Enchiladas, Avocado Salad, and Spanish Rice
FRIDAY: Leftovers
SATURDAY: Vietnamese Rice Noodle Soup with Beef
THIS WEEK’S TREAT: Homemade Marshmallows and Peppermint Hot Chocolate
sun: nigella’s cornish hens, roasted asparagus, couscous
mon: pecan & kidney bean burgers, sauteed zucchini
tues: my nana’s breaded steak, brussels, salad
weds: pumpkin & winter greens tagine
thurs: french dip sandwiches
fri: out
sat: sloppy joes
Sadly I haven’t planned a weeks menu – I am in a zone of “hmm, what do I feel like”, or “What of hubby’s favourites shall I make tonight”, which invariably means we will be eating some not so healthy meals – oops! Oh well, it is the festive season after all.
🙂 Mandy
jeez. now i want peppermint pretzel thins, and without a trader joe’s in sight! here she goes:
monday: winter vegetable crostada
tuesday; dan dan noodles with spicy tofu
wednesday: enchilladas
thursday: it’s our annual cookie exchange, so chinese takeout, most likely
friday: paella.
we never plan weekends. there’s always so much going on. though, i do see pasta in our future.
Sounds like you’ve got a very busy season coming up! I should pick your brain about how you handle birthdays around Christmas.
M – Yakisoba
T – Oh Vietnamese noodles sounds good…I’ll steal that idea.
W – crockpot minestrone soup?
Th – I’ll ask Obaachan what she wants…she likes American food
F – chicken Enchilada casserole
S – Leftovers from church cleaning
Sun – Just ask daddy, probably Mexican or crock pot
Monday-Out for Mom’s B-Day
Tuesday-Grilled Cheese, Brussels Sprouts, Apple Slices
Wednesday-Probably the same as Tues
Thursday-Tangarine Chicken, Rice and a CSA veggie and fruit TBD
Friday-Out!
Saturday-Out!
Sunday – Cafe Rio Burritos
Monday – No peekee stew
Tuesday – out
Wednesday – leftovers
Thursday – coke chicken
Friday – spaghetti
Saturday – stuffed pumpkins
Miss Jane, I think you’re on menu #202.. just sayin’ 🙂
But I can’t wait to catch up on your recent posts, they look great! Packing has taken up most of my evenings and I need a break.
Mon: Pizza
Tue: Hamburgers and sweet potato fries
Wed: Tilapia, rice and broccoli
Thr: Green chili hot dish and cornbread
Fri: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and kale
Sat: Panko fried pork, raviloi and a grape, almond salad
Sun: Shredded chicken tostadas
A-HA! It’s SO funny…the hyplerink for the post kept adding a -2 at the end, like I’d used that name before. I couldn’t figure it out…DUH. thanks for catching that! 🙂 I’m thinking this won’t be the only thing to fall through the cracks this december!!!
I went to TJ’s yesterday and they were sold out of the Mint Pretzel Thins. 🙁 I’ll have to try them next year.
Sat – Bacon wrapped chicken tenders, roasted turnips and potatoes
Sun – out for a Hanukkah party
Mon – Homemade pizza
Tues – Spaghetti & meatballs
Wed – Meat pie (http://tryityoumightlikeit.wordpress.com/2010/06/01/classic-french-canadian-meat-pie/)
Thurs – Tupelo Chicken & rice pilaf (http://tryityoumightlikeit.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/tupelo-chicken/)
Fri – Cinnamon swirl pancakes
Monday – turkey, slow cooker stuffing and green beans
Tuesday – leftovers
Wednesday – beef stroganoff
Thursday – OUT
Friday – having a holiday party at our house
Saturday – OUT
Sunday – birthday party
Monday: lasagna [that I didn’t make last week]
Tuesday: tofu veggie bowls
Wednesday: mustard chicken [that I didn’t make last week]
Thursday: leftovers
Friday-Sunday: out of town
This is my first time posting, but I’ve been stealing ideas for a couple weeks!
Sunday- Roasted pork tenderloin, butternut squash ravioli, green beans
Monday – brats, broccoli crunch slaw, fresh fruit
Tuesday – out (going to Legally Blonde, the Musical)
Wednesday – Tilapia parmesan saute, couscous, salad
Thursday – Shrimp linguini, salad
Friday – Soup from the freezer (minestrone or pasta fagioli) and bread. Bake 7 dozen Christmas cookies for Saturday’s cookie exchange party.
Saturday – leftovers or out (or maybe the 7 dozen assorted cookies I bring home from the exchange)
F: Impromptu scrounge night (we had eggs,yogurt, etc.)
S: Vegetable Egg Rolls + Fried Rice
S: White Bean Chicken Chili + Tortilla Chips + Fruit Salad
M: French Toast + Eggs + Fruit
T: Mini Pizzas + Ensalada Chilena
W: Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken + Brown Rice + Broccoli
T: Tostadas + Mexican Rice + Fruit Salad
Other:
Whole Wheat Bread
Whole Grain Banana Bread
See the menu w/ links here.
Monday – Tortellini w/ ham & peas, fruit salad, breadsticks
Tuesday – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, green beans
Wednesday – Santa Fe Chicken, tortillas, lime-cilantro rice
Thursday – Shrimp with polenta, vegetable ragout, biscuits
Friday – Baked chicken, pan-fried leftover polenta, potato-green bean-mushroom sautee.
Saturday – go out!
Monday: The Perfect Tomato Soup, Green salad (http://viveksurti.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/the-perfect-tomato-soup/)
Tuesday: Braised beef short ribs, sunchoke puree
Wednesday: Going out for a new restaurant’s menu tasting!
Thursday: Roasted Vegetable Pie (http://viveksurti.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/meatless-monday-roasted-winter-vegetable-pie/)
Friday: Indian style chicken and rice, cucumber/carrot raita
Saturday: Going out!
Thanks for keeping me motivate to plan during the crazy holiday season! My family is especially thankful.
menu #6 sunday december 5th
Sunday: sausage panzanella salad
Monday: slow cooker carne guisada with tortillas
Tuesday: thai – dinner out with friends
Wednesday: leftovers – cookie exchange party
Thursday: chicken piccata with orzo and roasted root vegetables
Friday: take out or leftovers
Dessert: assorted holiday treat
Green Monster flavor: spinach, banana and pumpkin
Holiday Baking:
oreo truffles
buckeyes
rolo pretzel treats
“crack” candy
red velvet gooey butter cookies
coconut lime snowballs
http://sweetflours.blogspot.com/2010/12/menu-6-sunday-december-5th-sunday.html
Monday-Salmon fillet, fried potatoes, spinach salad, frozen vegetable from freezer
Tuesday – Crock pot black beans and brown rice (cooked on stove)
Wednesday – Leftover remake – black beans or salmon patties
Thursday – Roasted turkey and sweet potatoes, green beans, salad (we just didn’t get enough turkey)
Friday – Pizza and salad (turn the turkey carcass in to stock, package away leftovers in the freezer)
Saturday – Company Christmas Party #1
Sunday – Vegetable Fritata, biscuits, fruit salad
Sun – Zuppa Tuscana & Sweet Potato knot rolls
http://www.theungourmet.com/2010/11/zuppa-toscanasort-of.html
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000000408839
Mon – Honey-goat cheese pizza (now our FAVORITE pizza!)
https://thisweekfordinner.com/2010/09/21/honey-goat-cheese-pizza/
Tues – slow cooker beef stew, rolls
Wed – slow cooker chili
Thurs – leftover lasagna (re-heated in slow cooker)
Fri – spaghetti & meatballs
Sat – breakfast dinner
Monday- leftovers from the weekend
Tuesday- Chicken n dumplings (hope mine turn out too!)
Wednesday- More dumplings!
Thursday- Salads and sweet potato fries
Friday- At home date night (celebrating 11 years of dating-we got married in March, do we have to stop celebrating dating anniversaries? 🙂 ) menu to be determined
Saturday- Work party
Sunday- TBD, maybe crock pot something
If you haven’t yet… try the TJ’s Peanut Butter Goodies. They are gooooood. oh! and the Brandy Beans! 😉
How funny is it that so many of us are doing chicken and dumplings this week? This is my first time doing them in the slow cooker, so keeping my fingers crossed, but I’m sure it’ll be a winner…
Here’s our week-kind of excited about it, as it’s all just waiting for me to warm it up each day:)…
Mon: Navy Bean and Kielbasa Soup with Biscuits
Tue: Sweet and Sour Turkey Meatballs over egg noodles, carrots
Wed: Baked Mac&Cheese, steamed broccoli
Thu: Chili with Green Chile Cornbread
Fri: Salsa Verde Beef Nachos, Charro Beans, Spanish Rice
Sat: Charity Dinner/Kids to G’s
Sun: Pasta with Meat Sauce, Antipasto Salad, dinner rolls