How about a puffed oven pancake for breakfast? Cate’s review this morning: “This is delicious!”
I never even made it to the grocery store last week – terrible! I suppose those crazy weeks happen (maybe more often than we like sometimes!). I’m going to force myself to go to the store TOMORROW. 🙂
MONDAY:
– Lettuce Wraps (carry-over from last week!)
– Dumplings
TUESDAY:
– Sausage, Pepper & Onion Hoagies (we didn’t end up having them Friday night, but I still have a hankering!)
– Fresh fruit of some sort
WEDNESDAY:
– Vegetarian Chickpea Burgers
– Homemade oven fries
THURSDAY:
– Leftovers
FRIDAY:
– Eat out
SATURDAY:
– Spaghetti or something equally as easy!
SUNDAY:
– Nate’s omelettes (he didn’t have to make these last week, but he’s not getting off that easy!)
Tag, you’re it! Please share your menu for the week – we all want to see what you’ve got in the works!
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!
I have been planning weekly menus for years(& have kept all of them!!). I’m so glad to discover there are fellow planners out there!
Sun – Thai Green Curry
Mon – Sausage & Fennel Ragu with Penne
Tue – Haggis, Neeps & Tatties (Burns Night)
Wed – Shepherds Pie with new pots and veggies
Thu – Salmon Kedgeree
Fri – Spanish Tapas – Calamari, Prawns with lime, Empanadas (chorizo & cheese), crusty bread, anchovies, olives & Hummus
Sat – Herb Salmon in Coconut Curry Sauce with rice
That’s a great idea to keep them! I am just beginning to put them on my blog each week too then I have an “archive” of weekly menus I can reuse! I love see everyone’s menus and getting inspiration! 🙂
I love going back to old menus and seeing things I forgot I used to cook regularly! 🙂
I write my menus on recipe cards with notes on the back for things to add to the grocery list. Each week I either choose an established card or write up a new one. The kids like choosing the menu for the week from the cards.
Good ideas here. Wish I had kept mine. Sometime I need inspiration! I usually just write it out on little note papers, stick it up on the bulletin board then recycle it. Might have to start a separate notebook. 🙂
I will be travelling for work this week so have the ingredients on hand for my husband to make the following for our 2 teenages (this could be a food fantasi as they may just eat pizza all week):
Beef Stew with fruit
Hamburgers and oven browned potatoes and fruit
Spaghetti with garlic bread and salad
Chicken Tacos
Beef tenderloin with baked potatoes and salad.
Mmm sounds so yummy! I’ve kind of tentatively assigned meals to weekdays this time to see how that works out.
Sun: Pineapple Black bean enchiladas with salad
Mon: Roast veggie and mozzarella paninis with salad
Tues: Creamy pumpkin penne with salad
Wed: Thai chicken pizza (we’re trying your recipe!)
Thurs: Eat out or leftovers
Fri: Tuna and spinach tortellini with roasted pears and butternut squash
Sat: Tomato fennel soup with blood orange and grilled cheese sandwiches
Friday–Taquitos and Rotel (Family Night)
Saturday– Breakfast
Sunday– Chicken & Gnocchi Soup
Monday–Steak Fingers and potatoes with gravy
Tuesday– Taco Soup
Wednesday–Pork Fried Rice
Thursday– Raley Gravy
How do you get the green links in your comment?
hi bridget! fran is probably using the html code for hyperlinks. here’s how it goes:
Insert Words You Want to Appear Here
hopefully that make sense! 🙂
Sun–tacos
Mon- chili/cornbread
Tues- roast/potatoes/rolls/veggies
Wed- leftovers
Thurs-hubby on duty
Fri- homemade chicken noodle soup/yummy bread
Sat- out
mine seems uber simple put up against the rest of these menus! i need a fancier term for “chili” 🙂
simple is good! 🙂
sun: coconut thai shrimp and brown rice
mon: pork chops…haven’t figured out what to do with them yet
tues: kale, chickpea, and sausage soup
weds: taco stuffed zucchini
thurs: white chicken chili
fri: white bean hash
sat: crispy roasted chicken / celery root gratin
My two favorite pork chop recipes are here:
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000000701097
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=10000000701096
Both from the same issue of Cooking Light, weirdly.
I just coat with egg and the with flavored breadcrumbs and cook at 425 for 10 min and flip and cook 10 more min. Yummy Pork chops, with stuffing and green beans.
Still up in the air on a few things:
Sunday: Homemade pizza. Looks like olives and artichoke on whole wheat crust and chicken parm on a regular white crust.
Monday: Mexican-style sopa de ajo.
Tuesday: Breaded turkey breast cutlets with homemade honey mustard and a rice or quinoa side.
Wednesday: Chicken. Unsure of how, but there will be chicken.
Thursday: Wild card day. This could be soup (I have seafood chowder in the freezer) or pork. Depending on how the week goes, it could also be Chipotle takeout.
Friday: Out.
Saturday: I never know. I usually let the muse guide me on Saturdays.
Jane glad to see you don’t always get to stick to your plan – It seems the never ending result of “life.” 🙂 I am going to put your sausage, pepper hoagie on my list too – sounds so good!
Tonight: Mushroom Ragu with Creamy Polenta
Monday:Eggplant Parm. with pasta
Tuesday:Turkey Taco Mac
Wed: Leftovers
Thurs: Fish Sticks and oven fries
Friday:Chicken Pot Pie
Sat: Leftovers
Sunday: Caprese Shrimp Pasta (over TJ’s Garlic Basil Linguine!)
Monday: Grilled Eggplant Paninis w/salad
Tuesday: Roasted Vegetable Salad (butternut squash, zucchini, eggplant) w/balsamic glaze
Wednesday: Veggie burgers w/sweet potato fries
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: White Bean & Garlic salad w/grape tomatoes
Saturday: out
Sunday: Roast chicken, ricotta cakes, & green beans
Monday: BLTs & asparagus
Tuesday: Coq au Vin in slow cooker (from a Year in Slow Cooking)
Wednesday: Dinner at church
Thursday: Steaks (from the freezer) on the grill & roasted cauliflower
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Out
I don’t usually assign meals to certain days. I have an idea of when I’ll make what, but it’s subject to change. 🙂
7 Days of Dinner:
– Tacos (I didn’t end up making these last week)
– Buffalo Chicken Salad (Yes, again! Soooo good!)
– Tomato Bisque and Grilled Cheese
– Chipotle
– BBQ Chicken Salad
– Dumpling Stew (I’m putting a different spin on it this time- No thyme; salt, pepper and chives only)
– Date Night
S- chicken spaghetti
M- meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans
T- chicken & rice
W- burgers & fries
T- out
F- chicken strips, fries, mac & cheese
S- homemade pizza
Wow! My menu seems so blah when I see it wrote out all together! lol!
We have plowed through a lot of leftovers. Cooking is fun and I have felt so organized having a plan – but our fridge was getting ridiculously crammed with leftovers this week! Luckily, we finished off most of it today.
Double menu plan…lunch…then dinner; more details over on my blog, but here it is.
Mon: Vegetable Quiche;Spinach Salad,
SNACKS: Jello cup, Green Apple, Mixed Nuts
Tues: Baked Potatoes with Bacon, Sour Cream, Cheese, Green Onion
SNACKS: Celery/Peanut Butter (cute cup), Yogurt, Pudding with Bananas
Wed: Spaghetti Carbonara (link on blog)
SNACKS: Carrot Sticks, Wheat Thins & Cheese, Yogurt
Thurs: Left over Chicken Pot Pie/Dumplings from Tuesday nights dinner
SNACKS: Jello cup, Sliced Strawberries & Pineapple
Fri: Quiche; Spinach Salad
SNACKS: Graham Crackers with Cream Cheese, Yogurt, Waldorf Salad
DINNERS:
Mon: Crispy Southwest Quesadillas (found on comments here!); Pudding
Tues: Chicken Pot Pie or Chicken & Dumplings
Wed: Crispy Beef Tacos (Lettuce, Tomato, Cheese, Sour Cream); Refried/Pinto Beans
Thurs: Pot Roast with Mashed Potatoes (maybe Asparagus)
Fri: BBQ Chicken Pizza with Coleslaw
Sat: Green Chile Cheeseburgers, homemade French Fries
Sun: Family Dinner (off again this week! yay!)
Sunday””Taco Soup
Monday””left overs Brian has a meeting
Tuesday””sausage hoagies (can’t wait to try it!) with Kale Chips (wonder how that will go over!)
Wed”” Celena’s Roasted Chicken (with sides from our co op basket). Hoping for some potatoes and butternut squash. I’d be super excited to see some broccoli in there this week.
Thursday””something with Chicken left overs.
Friday and Saturday”¦.clearly I try to eat out these days. Sometimes it works for me, sometimes it doesn’t!
Did you see the Kale Chips on Hungry Girl?
Sun – Chicken & Corn Chili
Mon – Crockpot Beans & Rice
Tue – Leftovers
Wed – Sweet Potato Burritos
Thu – Leftovers
Fri – Lasagna
Sat – Leftovers
Sun – ??
Sun- Leftovers
Mon- Linguini w/tomatoes and garlic and salad
Tue- something in the crock pot using bone-in chicken breasts (suggestions?) and carrots w/rosemary
Wed- Weeknight bolognese w/focaccia and salad
Thur- black bean quesedillas and tomato avocado salad
Fri- Out
Sun- Chili cheese hot dogs
Monday- Roasted Fish with Rosemary (Mad Hungry); rice pilaf
Tues – Tacos
Wed – Fusilli with Tomato Sauce (Smitten kitchen)
Thurs – Roasted Shrimp & Broccoli (Orangette)
Fri – out
I am also trying kale chips this week. Fingers crossed they are yummy. My husband is skeptical.
Sunday-Bean Burritos with Grilled Peppers and Onions, Asparagus in Balsamic Browned Butter, Strawberries (Yeah!)
Monday-Onion Frittata Sandwiches, Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Herbs and Pecans, Lemon Spinach, Tangelo
Tuesday-Leftover Sandwich Dinner, Tangerines
Wednesday-Veggie Minestrone Soup, Cheese and Crackers, Green Salad, Apple Slices
Thursday-Leftover Soup Dinner
Friday-Mac and Cheese (Annie’s Box), Brussels Sprouts with Cranberry Pesto (Thank You Vanessa), Tangerines
Saturday-Pigs in a Blanket, Tator Tots, Carrot Sticks, Apple Slices (kids for dinner!)
sunday – roast chicken, mashed potatoes, corn
monday – (neil)- stirfry with chicken and rice
tuesday – tuna steaks with french fries
wednesday – soup?
thursday- tacos
friday – leftovers
saturday -out
Sun: easy stirfry
Mon: barbecued ribs, roasted sunchokes, brussels sprouts
Tues: Luciano’s Never Starve Pasta
http://www.tallgrasskitchen.com/interlude-talking-with-chef-david-tanis-a-last-minute-gift-idea-and-a-quick-nourishing-dinner
Wed: white bean, kale, pesto soup with pumpkin rolls
Thur: leftovers
Fri: chili and cornbread
Sat: southwestern wheatberry salad and quesadillas
Sunday – chicken tetrazzini
Monday – leftovers, I have a meeting so the hubs is in charge
Tuesday – going to try a meatloaf recipe, I think
Wednesday – homemade chicken pot pie
Thursday – leftovers
Friday – spaghetti
Leftovers – exciting, I know!
Stuffed shells, salad, and french bread
Fish Tacos with cabbage and guac and black beans on the side
Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Stir Fry with tofu and udon noodles
Make our own Pizza
Veg Lasagna
Sun: leftovers
Mon: Spaghetti– friends are bringing the sides.
Tues: Sausage, apples, onions and stuffing; minted peas
Wed: Leftovers
Thurs: Pierogis– somehow, despite the pregnant lady craving, they’re still in the freezer
Fri: Paprika Chicken, egg noodles, salad
Sat: Sausages and garlic mashed potatoes, frozen veggies
Sun: leftovers or popcorn
Monday – Out – our anniversary!
Tuesday – Barbeque Chicken and black bean burritos
Wednesday – Leftovers or easy Trader Joe’s
Thursday – Pulled Pork in the crock pot
Friday – leftovers
Saturday – Out
Sunday – Creamy Tomato and Sausage Soup, bread.
I finally made your TJ’s honey goat cheese pizza last night. Boy oh boy was it good!
Sun – Penne pasta with Italian Sausage and veggies
Mon – Chianti Marinated Beef Stew (La Bella Cook) – http://labellacook.blogspot.com/
Tue – leftovers
Wed – book club (all appetizers, I’m bringing this Brie: http://beautiesandthefeast.blogspot.com/2010/12/worlds-best-baked-brie.html)
Thur – Chicken Salad
Fri – BBQing at the cabin, probably hot dogs
Sat – Tacos with sweet potatoes and black beans
I had a hard time!
Monday
BF: Chocolate mousse cake/ chocolate chip cookies (baked)
Lunch: Salmon Teriyaki + roasted potatoes & carrots topped with rosemary
Dinner: Claypot chicken rice (without claypot)
Prepare quick puff pastry + double chocolate crepes’ batter
Tuesday
BF: Double-chocolate crepes
Lunch: – Teach ESL
Dinner: Beef Hor Fun
Bake: Apple pie
Wednesday
BF: Apple pie
Lunch: Women’s BS & BPL visit
Dinner: Chicken bee hoon soup
Bake: Flour’s Banana Bread
Thursday
BF: Banana Bread
Lunch: @ Elementary Sch
Dinner: Beef rendang
Friday
BF: Whatever is available
Lunch: Chicken b’stilla
Dinner: Leftovers
Bake: Triple chocolate chip cookies
Saturday
Bake: Orange-poppy seed mini muffins, strawberry Jam Sandwich Hearts
Lunch: Spinach in Ikan bilis soup with fried rice
So, that meal that we coordinate for 70ish people was canceled last week. As a result we have 4 heads of shredded cabbage that we’re trying to work our way at least partially through. Cabbage is this week’s theme!
Saturday – tomato, spinach, white bean and egg noodle soup
Sunday – baked vegetable egg rolls and Asian coleslaw (two uses for cabbage there!)
Monday – leftovers
Tuesday – pulled pork tostadas (topped with cabbage of course)
Wednesday – out
Thursday – crispy black bean tacos and slaw (of course)
Friday – pizza or spaghetti sauce from freezer
I would love to know how to make the baked vegetable egg rolls!
I had a week last summer where we got 3 heads of cabbage in our CSA box- My hubby loves egg rolls (it’s actually the only way he will eat cabbage) so I cooked up a bunch of those, let them cool, wrapped each in plastic wrap and stored in freezer bags- they’ve reheated well in the oven and I’ve had homemade eggrolls twice a month all winter long!
my mouth is watering! lol recipe please. I’ve never made egg rolls. Thank you.
@Jenny that sounds awesome! if we didn’t also have 11 pounds of pulled pork in our freezer from the canceled dinner, I’d definitely do that!
@Michellejoan5 we used this recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/baked-vegetable-egg-rolls/
we did make quite a few adjustments though, so check the review I left. they’re not a perfect substitute for the yummy fried ones, but pretty tasty!
Thanks so much! I’m going to make these next week! I can’t wait!
Still going strong and trying to stick with the P90X cookbook and plan
Monday: Island Pork Tenderloins and rice
Tuesday: Leftovers + Salad
Wednesday: Power Enchiladas from The Sisters Cafe (found on here!) http://sisterscafe.blogspot.com/2010/12/power-enchiladas.html
Thursday: Enchilada leftovers + rice
Friday-Sunday: Out of town visiting friends!!
Taking Orange Angel Food Cake dessert to share
Here is our menu:
SUNDAY: Homemade Mexican Pizza, Lettuce, Guacamole
MONDAY: Shrimp Scampi and Linguini with Vegetables
TUESDAY: Broccoli Cheese Soup in Bread Bowls, Green Salad
WEDNESDAY: Leftovers
THURSDAY: Vegetarian Fajitas on Whole Wheat Tortillas, Guacamole
FRIDAY: Indian Butter Chicken with Basmati Rice, Salad
SATURDAY: Leftovers
THIS WEEK’S TREAT: Maple and Cardamom Spiced Pears with Pecans
Monday: potatoe soup with homemade bread
Tues.: spaghetti and meatballs (meatballs homemade in the freezer)
Wed: Leftover
Thurs.: Orange chicken with brown rice
Fri: Enchiladas (making refried beans out of last weeks pinto beans and corn bread dinner)
Sat: Potatoe skins and various finger foods
Sun: Greek chicken barley salad
After reading your blog for a year I thought I would post.
Su: veg. minestrone soup w/ wheat bread)
Mo: Baked eggs with homemade marinara sauce and sourdough bread
(recipe: http://livingtastefully.weebly.com/2/post/2010/11/simplicity-at-its-best-eggs-in-tomato-sauce.html)
(sauce: http://orangette.blogspot.com/2007/09/start-with-tomato-sauce.html)
Tu: Tandoori Chicken Pitas w/ salad & oven potatoes
We: Pasta w/ mushrooms (using marinara sauce from above; honestly the best sauce I have ever had)
Thu: Kung Pao Shrimp & brown rice
Fri: Torta: (empanada shells for the pie crust, filled with ham, salami, provolone, hard-boiled eggs sliced and tomatoes; then top with the left over pie crust)
Sat: Out
Thanks so much for the blog I love it!!!
My boyfriend and I are both pretty busy in the evenings, so we tend to focus on breakfast and lunch. I’m vegetarian and he’s not, but I do all of the cooking, so he kind of is.
Sun: Fried eggs with whole wheat toast, yogurt with fruit
Vegan macaroni and cheese for dinner
Mon: Breakfast pizza with eggs, bell pepper, green onions
Tue: Vegetarian enchiladas with homemade refried black beans
Wed: Dal with shallots and dried bean dumplings, rice, and roti (I make a looot of Indian food)
Thurs: leftovers/ quick stir fry or fried rice
Fri: eat out or Paneer Makhani (homemade cheese in tomato/chili/onion sauce)
Sat: Indian breakfast with dosa, upma and chutneys
Sunday: Monte Cristo sandwiches, peaches
Monday: Hot dogs, mac & cheese, applesauce
Tuesday: out for pizza
Wednesday: Baked chicken nuggets, apple slices
Thursday: Pizza pasta casserole, steamed green beans, rolls
Friday: Panko crusted chicken, steamed broccoli, oranges
Saturday: Poppyseed chicken, brown rice, peas
LOL Can you tell which 3 days my husband was away at work!!? I don’t usually put in too much effort for dinner when it’s just me & the 4 little mouths. Cooking’s so much more rewarding when it’s appreciated & frankly, they’re content with things from a box/the freezer & I enjoy the night off!
Here’s my best laid plan…
Sun: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots
Mon: orange chicken, noodles, edamame, fruit bowl
Tues: Grilled salmon, Caesar salad
Wed: Oven stew and homemade whole wheat bread
Thurs: carnitas tacos
Fri: breakfast for dinner
Sat: DATE NIGHT!
I did this for the first time last week and it was so great to know that I had the groceries ready to make whatever was planned for the evening. I think I gained several hours of time over the week! So here goes week 2 of meal planning.
Sun: Shrimp tortilla soup and leftover shredded beef tacos
Mon: Chicken pot pie, chicken tenders and broccoli for kids
Tue: Mahi mahi fish tacos
Wed: Leftover Goat Biryani with Palak Paneer and naan
Thur: Sunchoke soup, salad with roasted beets
Fri: Out
Sat: Pasta with sausage,spinach, tomatoes, goat cheese
hey its gr8 2 c de menu for all de 7 days n a week……………….
I can’t believe no one’s commented on the puff pancake! We love “puff puff pancake”- I usually bake mine in round pie plates- in the past 2 plates were enough but with the boys hitting their teen years, they want their own… I still prepare a double recipe batch but split it 3 ways- sneaky mommy!
Sunday: Black bean and Chorizo soup (I added a lowly diced sweet potato that needed to be used up), cornbread
Monday: Hubby’s gone. BFD – maybe puff puff pancake???
Tuesday: Kung Pao chicken wings, stirfried vegies, rice, eggrolls
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. Swedish meatballs, noodles, mixed vegies
Thursday: Hubby cooks. Ham steak, cheesy potatoes, green beans
Friday: Bean and cheese burritos, chips and salsa, fruit
Saturday:Steak, baked sweet potatoes, salad
you ARE sneaky – love it!
I think the round pans would be so pretty!!
My mom made these puff pancakes for us when we were kids….she served them with warm, chunky applesauce and lots of cinnamon. YUM!!!
I’ve got some leftovers from last week to use up so
the plan is flexible, but here goes:
Monday-Pulled Pork sandwiches (from freezer), leftover Spicy Tuscan Soup
Tuesday-Sausage/Mushroom linguine
Wednesday-Frittata
Thursday-Chicken Divan Casserole
Friday-Baked Tomato Pasta or Shrimp Pasta
Saturday-Ham, au gratin potatoes, pea salad
We’ll see how it plays out!
I cannot tell a lie…I have not been sticking to menus well at all!
This week is my determination week! I AM GOING TO DO IT!
Monday- Bean burritos- going to the gym and food shopping so dinner needs to be quick and easy!
Tuesday- Lightened Up Chicken Divan
Wednesday- Slow Cooked Sweet Barbacoa Pork with rice- we’re supposed to be getting a snow storm so this will be PERFECT in the crock pot!!
Thursday- Leftovers
Friday- Pork fajita nachos
Saturday- It’s my birthday! I think we’re going out for Portuguese food!!
Tried a new strategy this week — usually I make the plan and then go to the store. My grocery bills have been really high lately, so I decided to go the other route and buy what’s on sale at the store and then make my meal plan from that. My grocery bill was about $40 cheaper… we’ll see if it was a fluke and just a light week on needed supplies!
Sunday – spaghetti, garlic bread, salad
Monday – pork tenderloin, roasted sweet potatoes, steam green beans
Tuesday – breakfast for dinner – chocolate chip whole grain pancakes, bacon and fruit
Wednesday – parmesan-crusted tilapia, wild rice and peas
Thursday – chicken burritos (from freezer) with lettuce, tomatoes
Friday – friendship soup, french bread
Saturday – out with friends at scrapbooking retreat
keep us posted! curious to see how the experiment goes and if the bill stays down! 🙂
Tuesday is my oldest son’s 15th birthday, time flies! So our treat this week will be homemade butter cake with fudge icing, yummy! Unfortunately, both my son & my husband have a cold so….
Monday – Chicken noodle soup & paninis
Tuesday – Slow cooker taco beef & corn salad
Wednesday – (hubby’s working late) hotdogs or pigs in a blanket with Butternut squash fries
Thursday – Lasagne and green salad
Friday – Leftovers
Saturday – Take out of dinner out
As odd as this is, I actually have both chicken and hamburger sitting in my refrigerator – DEFROSTED no less! Amazing! So, the entire week’s menu will revolve around those two items. I’m thinking meatloaf, chicken stir fry, chicken casserole, a night of leftover meatloaf sandwiches and a hot mug of soup and may be some chicken tacos (there’s a LOT of chicken in that pkg!)
Jean, do you have bone-in chicken (and a slow cooker)? I’ve got a great slow cooker chicken taco recipe on my blog if you’re interested.
Hi Bri. Its not bone-in this time but I’d love the recipe anyway!
Jean
Check out http://redroundorgreen.wordpress.com/recipes
and look for “Slow Cooker Chicken Soft tacos.” 🙂 Very easy and really good!
Thanks Bri! I’ll be checking that one out very soon.
Jean
Funny that people have been talking about kale chips — we made them over the weekend and ate the whole batch in less than a day. Our kids love them. Can’t wait to whip up some more soon!
Here’s this week’s menu; as always, monthly menus are archived at http://redroundorgreen.wordpress.com/meal-plans/
Sunday: Dijon-rubbed spoon roast, mashed potatoes, cracker-crusted cauliflower, and honey-provencal acorn squash
Monday: Whole wheat pasta with sweet potatoes, red peppers, and goat cheese; spinach salad; garlic olive-oil bread
Tuesday: Slow cooker — lentil stew, sliced fruit, olive oil bread
Wednesday: Homemade pizzas, spinach salad, sliced veggies and fruit
Thursday: Fish supper (whatever’s freshest at the market!)
Friday: Fend night
Saturday: Roast lamb with chickpeas, cous cous, and roasted vegetable medley
Sun: Green Chile Cheese Fries
Mon: Korean BBQ Burgers w/ Parmesan Fries
Tue: Shrimp Po’Boys w/ Dirty Rice
Wed: Homemade Carnitas w/ Corn Souffle
Thu: Dinner Station – Creamy Chicken Casserole
Fri: leftovers
Sat: leftovers
Last night’s green chile cheese fries were AMAZING!!! And I’ve already cooked up my carnitas – just heat and eat on Wednesday!
Monday: Yellow Chicken and Corn
Tuesday: Breakfast for Dinner
Wednesday: Easy Peanut Butter Chicken and Salad
Thursday: Fish and Potatoes and Peas
Friday: Cheese Enchilada Stack and Corn
Saturday: Mexican Lasagna and Guacamole and Salsa
Sunday: Left Overs
http://sweetflours.blogspot.com/2011/01/menu-planning-12-sunday-january-23rd.html
menu #12 sunday january 23rd
Sunday: family dinner
Monday: 3 bean vegetarian chili with zucchini bread
Tuesday: tamale pie
Wednesday: asian chicken meatballs, thai noodles and sweet and sour soup
Thursday: theater night – 3 course tasting menu at Charlie Palmer’s!
Friday: tuna paninis with fruit salad
Saturday: takeout – hosting sip and see
Dessert: honey ice cream and grapefruit buttermilk sorbet
Green Monster: spinach, pear and apple
Monday: meatballs leftover from weekend made into parm sandwiches, salad
Tuesday: italian sausage & peppers (we must cycle the same cravings!) over noodles
Wednesday: leftover sausage & peppers in paninis
Thursday: some kind of veg soup, artichokes
Friday: out for an eye appt, grab on the go
Saturday: may try venturing into Chicken Tikka Masala!
I had friends over for dinner one night and made pan pancakes (I call them Finnish pancakes because my Finnish friend Mimmu gave me the recipe) and the little boy said, “These are DISGUSTING!” His mom (who is actually Finnish) was mortified. 🙂
ha ha! that’s so funny!
Monday-Tacos or taco salad
Tuesday-Chili and biscuits
Wednesday-Corndogs and sweet potato fries w/fruit
Thursday-Baked potato soup w/rolls
Friday-Homemade pizza
Saturday-Eat out
Sunday-Crockpot roast
Sunday: pizza at neighbor’s birthday party!
Monday: veggie fried rice, edamame, spring rolls
Tuesday: (my sister’s birthday dinner at our house!) pear/goat cheese salad, garlic bread, asparagus, cheese manicotti, grasshopper ice cream cake, and lots of wine I’m sure:)
Wednesday: easy peasy bean tacos (I got the recipe f/this site!), Spanish rice
Thursday: grilled cheese & tomato basil soup
Friday: baked potatoes w/ricotta cheese, roasted cherry tomatoes and olive oil
Saturday: out for our neighbor’s surprise birthday celebration-dinner and comedy club!
FRI: Oven BBQ Chicken (your recipe — thanks!) + Mashed Cauliflower + Ensalada Chilena
SAT: Leftovers
SUN: Crock Pot Pork Chops + Mashed Potatoes + Green Salad
MON: Steel Cut Oats + Omelets/eggs + Fruit
TUES: Turkey Burgers + Roasted Asparagus
WED: English Muffin Veggie Pizzas + Steamed Broccoli + Green Salad
THUR: Lentil Soup + Biscuits
OTHER:
Mini Egg Cups
p.s. I participated in a produce co-op for the first time this past week and got lots of fresh veggies and fruit. I was surprised at how much easier it made meal planning since I already had produce I was motivated to use up. Have you joined a CSA/co-op yet? Thoughts?
it’s my new year’s resolution! https://thisweekfordinner.com/2011/01/04/my-new-years-resolution-join-a-csa/ lots of people shared their experiences on that post… I’m excited to give it a try myself!
I get organic produce delivered every other week. I find the same is true on meal planning. And, if I haven’t planned a specific veggie dish, it’s easy to whip something up. We tend to try to use them up and eat more fruit and veggies. It’s a great idea!
glad to hear it works well for you! that’s encouraging for me as I embark on my CSA adventure 😉
Hi! My first Menu post… Been reading for a while now, and menu planning for a loooong time, but I finally decided to jump in!
Mon- French Onion Soup Gratinee and Hericots Verts Salad
Tue- Chicken Lettuce Wraps and Steamed Wontons
Wed- Pan-Grilled Red Snapper with Chimichurri and Charred Veggie Rice
Thurs- Lemon Tarragon Pork Chops, Roasted Acorn Squash and Green Beans (Leftover from the Hericots Verts Salad)
Fri- Chicken Kiev over Linguine and Roasted Asparagus (Making Chicken Kiev for the first time!! Praying my butter does not seep out…)
Sat& Sun- Wild card!! We usually eat out or grill on the weekends… just depends how we feel!
so glad you’re finally sharing – yea! 🙂
Hi Jane! I recently found your blog and absolutely love your weekly menus. I’ve been planning out my weekly menus for almost a year now – I find that it’s the best way to ensure that I’m always trying my hand at new recipe ideas, and actually cooking when I get home from work (i.e., not taking the easy way out and always making the simplest thing that comes to mind or, worse yet, just ordering take-out all the time). Sitting down on Sunday morning and planning out our menu for the week really changed how we eat(and how much we enjoy it). Here’s what I’m making for dinner this week:
Sunday: Creamy Mascarpone Polenta with Mushrooms (and I can report that this one was very yummy – will be posting about it this week @ http://missiondelectable.wordpress.com/)
Monday: Rosemary White Bean Soup w/ Garlic Crostini
Tuesday: Spicy Ginger Soba Noodles w/ Tofu
Wednesday: Whole Wheat Pasta with Beet Greens & Currents
Thursday: Tofu Stir-fry with Broccoli Rabe, Caramelized Onion & Lemon
Friday & Saturday: Out on the town…
Thanks!
so glad you found the blog…and I’m with you 100% on your comments. it really does make a difference. hope to keep seeing your menus on here!
Monday – Sushi Bowls
Tuesday – Panini and Kale Salad
Wednesday – Black Bean Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries
Thursday – Summertime Skillet and Bread
Friday – White Pizza and Salad
Saturday – Shells and Salad
Sunday – Dinner at the folk’s house
Sunday- Ginger Beef Stir Fry, Jasmine Rice, and I made dessert, Dark Chocolate Tart with Gingersnap Crust.
Monday- Baked tilapia with lemon pepper, Roasted brussel sprouts with bacon, and Annie’s mac and cheese (my son’s favorite)
Tuesday- Fend for yourself. My husband goes out on Tuesdays.
Wednesday- Stuffed Pasta Shells, Texas Toast, Salad
Thursday- Chili, maybe cornbread
Friday- Asian marinated flank steak, cauliflower soup, salad
Saturday- PW’s Butter Garlic Shrimp, Mashed red potatoes, frozen vegie
Monday-Baked Mac & Cheese, green beans
Tuesday-Shepherd’s Pie
Wednesday-Wild Rice & Chicken Soup
Thursday-Tacos
Friday-Baked chicken, quinoa and salad
Saturday-Breakfast for dinner
Sunday-Roast beef dinner with mashed potatoes, green salad and rolls
It’s been a busy start to our week and I am behind in my meal-planning. Here is a rough draft. . .
Sun: Church potluck
Mon: Leftover Chicken Potpie (from Pam Anderson’s new cookbook…delicious!)
Tues: Baked chicken with egg noodles
Wed: Leftovers, hopefully!
Thurs: Homemade pizza
Friday and Saturday: Not sure yet. . .may be getting some ideas from all the menus posted!
“rough draft” – love it!!! I think that’s a perfect descriptor sometimes! 🙂
as always, THANK YOU ALL for the wonderful menus!!! keep it coming!
Tuesday is becoming our grocery day and we typically don’t think about meals until right before…It’s not much of a meal plan either.
Sunday – Out for delicious tacos
Monday – I have class, so…Chipotle
Tuesday – Leftovers
Wednesday – Lemon Chicken
Thursday – Cheesy Broccoli and Cauliflower Soup, Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Friday – Leftovers?
Saturday – Going to a play, so probably a nice restaurant
Sunday – Mushroom Swiss Burgers (Maybe it’ll happen this week)
I have to write up my weekly menu b/c if I don’t, sometimes I can’t figure out what we’re supposed to eat, even after looking the fridge. Sad, I know.
S – b/c it is football Sunday, take-out Pizza and homemade salas with chips
M – Sesame Ginger Noodles with Shrimp
T – Turkey Burgers with Asparagus and Sweet Tater Fries
W – Left-over noodles w/salad
T – Veggie burgers w/ left-over fries crisped up and salad
F – Udon Noodle soup with fried dumplings
S – Spicy Tofu Stew w/rice
you are not alone – probably half of my traffic is me coming on the blog to remember what the heck I”m supposed to be cooking every day! 😉
Ha! I do the same thing! A girl’s got enough to remember in a day!
This is actually my New Years Resolution after seeing my bank statements from 2010. I realized that I spent way too much money on takeout, now I’d rather spend the money on ingredients for home cooked meals.
Sun – Leftover Turkey Chili
Mon – Roasted Chicken w/Clementine’s & Dates with a side of sweet potato gratin
Tues – Almond Crusted Halibut with a Mushroom Sauce over Spinach
Wed – Curry Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper Quinoa
Thurs – Mixed Cabbage Vegetable Soup
Fri – Leftovers (this is also my designated takeout day)
Sat – Bison Burgers with Tri-Colored Potato Wedges
I’m making week 35 today (or I’m supposed to be) but I feel the menu blah.. here is a list of my past menus. http://spiceopolis.wordpress.com/category/menus/
I love all these ideas and I will use them to help my blah! Thank you!
I do menu planning a TINY bit differently… I like to do a BIG grocery shop once every two weeks (with two kids, 5 and 2, in tow, it is all I can handle!). So, I develop at least a 10-meal menu which lasts us 2 weeks (with a milk and produce run squeezed in) including dining out and leftovers.
Pabellon — traditional Venezuelan meal (my husband is Venezuelan)
Baked ziti
Chicken fajita soup
Amber’s chicken bake
Chicken enchilada casserole
BBQ ranch chicken salad
Tuna melts
Chili
Italian meatballs
Orange-cilantro black bean salad
Pork roast, dumplings and gravy, saurkraut
Chicken piccata
Arepa (Venezuelan PB&J we have every Wednesday night before AWANA at church)
I appreciate your website so much. I also keep all my menus but I rarely repeat recipes because I enjoy cooking so much. This has really helped me brainstorm and add new favorites to our menus! Thank you.