Wanna hear a crazy story, perfect for April 1?
Our maintenance guy Ivan stopped by on Friday. He had two little pieces of paper with him…a lottery ticket and the winning numbers from the most recent drawing. And they matched. That’s right, all five numbers PLUS the MEGA number MATCHED. Which means he was the MEGA lottery winner, right? Well…Ivan bought his ticket on Wednesday, thinking the drawing would be happening Thursday night. He picked his numbers based on his daughter’s ages, his wife’s age, his address…you get the drift. He then went in Friday and asked for a printout of the numbers that were drawn. He looked, looked again, looked AGAIN…they matched! So he confirmed with the cashier that the winning numbers had been drawn the night before, to which she clarified that they were Tuesday night’s numbers and the next drawing (as indicated on his lottery ticket) was for Friday night. Ivan PICKED THE WINNING NUMBER from Tuesday night…but he had bought the ticket on Wednesday! So, Ivan won the lottery. Too bad there won’t be any money associated with the win! A cruel early April Fool’s joke from the lottery gods. 😉
I know that story had nothing to do with food, but it was too funny/crazy/tragic not to share!
Okay, menu time. My girls have Spring Break this week, so we’ve decided to do a cooking week! Cate is super excited and wrote down her list of recipes she’d like to try (many of which are desserts…surprise surprise).
MONDAY:
– Leftovers
TUESDAY:
– Stir Fry (one of the recipes Cate picked out)
– Rice and dumplings
WEDNESDAY:
– Soup (Cate chose this…flavor TBD)
– Homemade rolls
THURSDAY:
– Pasta with Arugula and White Beans (we didn’t get to this last week)
FRIDAY:
– Leftovers
SATURDAY:
– Eat out
SUNDAY:
– Easter Feast! We’ll plan our menu in a few days…I’ll either share in a separate post or just update it here!
Please share your menu for the week! Can’t wait to see what you all have cooking!
S- Burritos and Chips/Guac.
M- Turkey Sausage and Mushroom Pasta with Salad and Garlic Bread
T- Take Out for My Birthday
W- Veggie Calzones
Th- Carmalized Onion, Sundried Tomato, Asiago and Pesto Paninis (didn’t get to these last week)
F- Take Out- Fish Fry
S- Breakfast for Dinner- Biscuits and Gravy with Scrambled Eggs
We won $200!!
Sunday- Lasagna with sauteed broccoli and cauliflower
Monday- Grilled chicken breast with steamed carrots and rice
Tuesday- Pizza (toppings TBD) with mixed greens
Wednesday- Parmesan crusted pork chops with mac and cheese and apple fennel salad
Thursday- Baked salmon with brussel spouts
Friday- Chicken thighs with creamy tomato sauce and broccoli
$200 ain’t too shabby! 🙂
Sun – sour cream chicken enchiladas
Mon – dinner at friends’
Tues – poached eggs in tomato sauce
Wed – chicken soup with vegetables
Thurs – baked pasta with chicken & kale w/blue cheese
Fri – leftovers or frozen pizza
Sat – baked lentils and rice
mmmm….el torito has sour cream enchiladas and they are SO good. yum!
oh man that’s crazy! here’s our menu:
Monday: Mexican Lasagna
Tuesday: Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup
Wednesday: class for me”¦ Ben fends for himself. last month of classes!!
Thursday: Fritatta
Friday: leftovers
Saturday: Shrimp Lo Mein
Sunday: Easter! I guess I should make some sort of Easter dinner since we’ll be here”¦
Wow…….sooooo close to becoming a multi-millionaire! Kind of eerie.
I always say, if I hit the lotto and became an instant millionaire, I’d quit my current job (nurse) and work part time at Wegman’s baking the bread in the big brick oven. It looks fun. I’d give customers samples and run their loaves through the slicer at their request. The bread bakers make everyone happy.
Sunday- Homemade panko chicken nuggets with dipping sauces, carrot & celery sticks
Monday- Meatloaf, sweet potatoes, corn
Tuesday- Bow tie pasta, shrimp, peas, with parmesan sauce and salad
Wednesday- Away
Thursday- Away
Friday- Leftovers or soup
Saturday- Shrimp Caesar Salads
I’m doing cooking with my 3 year old daughter this week too. I’m even printing out a menu with pictures, so she can know exactly what we’re having 🙂
Sunday-Grilled Steak Gyros, Homemade Cucumber Yogurt Sauce, Greek Salad, Rice Pilaf
Monday-Ravioli with Green Salad and Garlic Toast
Tuesday-Chicken Enchiladas, Black Beans, Green Salad
Wednesday-Baked Salmon, Potatoes (in some form), Green Beans
Thursday-Pasta e Fagioli, French Bread
Friday-Pizza and Salad
Saturday-Leftovers
what a fun mom, printing out pictures for her!
Starting this week, we’re blessed to have friends bringing over dinner a couple nights a week. Baby Pete is 2 weeks old and he’s letting me do some cooking (even extras for the freezer!), but it’s still nice to have some help!
Sunday: Chicken breast stuffed with couscous/mushrooms and mashed purple sweet potatoes (yay for fun CSA produce!)
Monday: Pizza quesadillas
Tuesday: Friend bringing dinner
Wednesday: Dinner at church
Thursday: Beef and vegetable soup from freezer
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Grandma & Grandpa in town!
Sunday: vegetarian chili in the Crockpot, and I just made a Banana, Pineapple, Pecan cake made with Quinoa flour. Trying some gluten free recipes lately to see if I feel less sluggish.
Monday: Pork, Pumpkin and Cashew Nut Stirfry with steamed brown basmati rice
Tuesday: Spicy Vegetable Lentil Soup
Wednesday: Tuna Curry and Rice
Thursday: I am at a meeting, so put “cheesy egg burritos” on the menu
Friday: Scallop Chowder
That’s as far as I got this week. Lots of family around next weekend, so will gear the menus to that.
Have a good week everyone!
Julia
Sunday – Pizza
Monday -Asparagus soup and sandwiches
Tuesday – Salmon , green beans and french fries
Wednesday – chicken enchiladas
Thursday – fend – I’ll be away for the day
Friday – out
Saturday – leftovers to make room for Easter dinner leftovers on Sunday
Sunday: Chicken and Black Bean RIce Casserole
Monday: Taco Soup
Tuesday: Chicken Salads
Wednesday: Meatloaf
Thursday: Last day of work happy hour!
Friday: Salmon, Lentils, Asparagus
Saturday: Tuna Noodle Casserole
Feeling too pregnant to be creative,10 days until the due date, I’m ready for this little guy to make his appearance!
Hang in there! Almost there!!
good luck! hope baby comes SOON! 🙂
Monday: pasta, salad, garlic bread
Tuesday: chicken marsala, garlic mashed potatoes (from the huge batch I made and froze last week)
Wednesday: peanut sesame noodles and spring rolls
Thursday: late night of activities— out, takeout, or leftovers
Friday: grilled steak, mushrooms, sautéed green beans
Saturday: dinner out with friends
We’ll also be baking some Easter treats including rice krispIe treats and iced sugar cookies
I saw the cutest thing….they stuffed plastic eggs with the rice krispie treats then let them cool, then you have egg-shaped rice krispie treats. love it!
That’s insane! So close, yet so far away…..
MONDAY – Pizza (or something simple, so I can spend less time cooking and more time cheering on my Jayhawks!)
TUESDAY – Chicken, Spinach & Black Bean Enchiladas
WEDNESDAY – Caprese Grilled Cheese
THURSDAY – Leftovers
FRIDAY – Eat Out
SATURDAY – Asian Spinach Salad (discovered this on your site last summer and it instantly became a family staple)
SUNDAY – Easter Dinner (still working on this one :))
Monday – Key West Grilled Chicken Skewers, Grilled Mushroom Skewers, Grilled Peppers & Red Potatoes
Tuesday – Leftover Grilled Things
Wednesday – Key West Chicken Salad & Grilled Corn
Thursday – Turkey BLTA (avocado) Panini & Chopped Fruity Salad
Friday – Grilled Lemon Peppered Tilapia & Grilled Squash
Saturday – Leftovers
Sunday – Easter Dinner with family (I’ll probably bring a potato salad, deviled eggs, & coconut macaroons)
Enjoy your spring break!
Sunday pasta with meatballs choc chip cookies for dessert
Monday up in air daughter has to go to doctor
Tues pasta with arugula from your site
Wed southwestern burgers with salad
Thur chicken quesAdillas with pesto and artichokes
Friday homemade pizza
Sat leftovers gotta a lot of home projects!
Also, you inspired me! I now post my meal plan on my blog every Sunday too. I’ve gotten so much positive feedback that people love this idea and it’s really helpful! Keep up the great work.
yay! so glad it’s going well for you! 🙂
10 lines. Four numbers. Meh.
Sunday: Cereal, thanks to a stomach-sickness that I reference on my blog (http://blogaldente.com).
Monday: Pizza with the in-laws, who arrive after a month in Myrtle Beach.
Tuesday: A take on Weight Watchers crunchy chicken tenders.
Wednesday: Your previously mentioned pasta with arugula and white beans.
Thursday: Sausage, bean and spinach soup.
Friday: TBA. Trying to arm twist the in-laws into babysitting so The Wife and I can go out to dinner.
Saturday: Pizza before the God-fearing adults go to an 8 p.m. Easter vigil.
What a crazy story! It just wasn’t meant to be.
Sat- Fricot & baking powder biscuits
Sun- General Janna’s chicken & homemade fried rice
Mon- steak au poivre
Tue- chicken fingers
Wed- tacos
Thur- eggs
Fri- western sandwiches
Monday – Leftover white chicken chili and brown rice w/ salad.
Tuesday – BBQ meatballs with rice and veggie.
Weds. – hubby works late. Leftovers w/ kids, or garlic naan pizzas.
Thursday – same as weds. (or kids pick since they’re on spring break)
Friday – ???
Saturday – out
Sunday – Easter w/ in laws. Probably try to make my fam something nice for breakfast since my MIL will mostly be doing dinner. Might make deviled eggs, too!
I wanna do some cooking projects w/ the kids since they’re off this week, too. On the list is strawberry muffins, watermelon lemonade, and no-cook energy balls.
Our theme this week is crock pot! Monday-Thursday meals are all going to be cooked in the crock pot (well, at least the main coures!)
Monday-Chinese spiced pork ribs and coleslaw
Tuesday-BBQ chicken, baked potatoes, and brussels sprouts
Wednesday-jerk tofu with pineapple fried rice
Thursday-carnitas on tortillas with avocado, lime, and cilantro
Friday–the hubby and I are both off work on the same day! We have an ongoing battle about which pizza is the best in the city, and he has kindly agreed to go to my favorite place!
Saturday-Easter dinner at the in-laws (I think chili dogs lol)
Sunday-Easter at our house–ham, scalloped potatoes, broccoli, and kuchen (Easter bread recipe that’s been handed down for generations!)
Sunday: I made meatloaf and mashed potato cupcakes (complete with food coloring) for an April Fools dinner
Monday: Spaghetti w/ meat sauce, salad
Tuesday: Cabbage Stir Fry
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Breakfast for dinner
Fri-Sun: At G & G’s for Easter
Sunday – Stuffed shells with garlic bread and salad
Monday – Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes
Tuesday – Scrod, orzo and mixed veggies
Wednesday -Italian beef sandwiches
Thursday – Potato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
Friday – Haddock with parsley potatoes
Saturday – Leftovers
Sun- spanikopita, roasted red potatoes, greek salad
Mon- Moroccan red lentil stew, roasted asparagus, pita bread
Tues- gnocci skillet with spinach and white beans (Eating Well recipe)
Wed- Chinese chicken salad (made with mock chicken, as we’re vegetarians)
Thurs- out
Fri- roasted veggie and goat cheese pizza (TJ’s pizza crust)
Things are going to be easy this week since the husband is going out to town later this week.
-Twice baked potatoes & roasted asparagus
-Spaghetti w/ french bread
-Our favorite cheeses, crackers, and fruit for our anniversary on Wednesday, brownies for a celebratory treat
I invited a few friends over for Easter but have no clue what to make so I’ll be watching for your menu!
Not to sure about this week with kids on spring break and having their own plans and all the church services for Holy Week….but here goes.
Sunday: Invited out, yay!
Monday: BBQ burgers, homemade steak fried potatoes
Tuesday: Chili and Cornbread, didn’t get to it last week.
Wed: Barefoot Contessa’s Shrimp Linguine Delish! http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/linguine-with-shrimp-scampi-recipe3/index.html
Thursday: Paninis before church
Friday: Brazilian Fish Stew from allrecipes.com. Have been wanting to try it, looks yummy.
Saturday: Italian family tradition for Holy Saturday, Easter pie, or Garbage pie, pie crust layered with ricotta, ham, pepperoni, sliced black olives, sliced hardboiled eggs, shredded mozzarella topped with another pie crust with an egg wash. Serve hot or cold. Cannolis for dessert…yes, just a few calories but traditions from childhood don’t die easily.
Sunday: Ham, steamed potatoes, asparagus in vinaigrette, homemade hot cross buns, thanks to hubby, pina colada cake for dessert.
I think I just gained 5 pounds just writing all this.
I probably gained a few pounds reading it. 😉
Monday- Meatloaf (Beef or Turkey)
Tuesday- fish sticks
Wednesday- Mystery Lunchbox
Thursday- Baked pasta
Friday- Chicken Fajitas
Saturday- out (Room mate’s Birthday)
It’s starting to get colder here, so this weeks plan reflects that…
Monday – Baked talapia with potato wedges and roast vegetables
Tuesday – Chicken stew with pap
Wednesday – Minestrone (my Mom’s recipe – was my favourite childhood soup)
Thursday – Passover dinner at church
Friday – Chicken stuffed with spinach and ricotta, brown rice, stir-fried vegetables
Saturday – Chili mince and brown rice
Sunday – who knows….
Sunday: Turkey Dinner: turkey,(freezer) mashed potatoes, asparagus, rolls
Monday: Fettucini alfredo, salad, garlic bread
Tuesday: Pork ribs, potato wedges, carrots
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. turkey noodle soup in the crockpot, homemade rolls
Thursday: Hubby cooks. taco salad, fruit
Friday: Chicken stir fry, rice, egg rolls
Saturday: Pizza night (hubby’s off tomorrow so no leftovers needed for work)
Sunday:Breakfast- homemade cinnamon rolls- at my parents for lunch and sis-in-laws for dinner
Sunday: Chicken pot pie in the crockpot
Monday: Salad w/ Trader Joes chicken tenders and ranch
Tuesday: Cheeseburgers
Wednesday: Chicken fajitas
Thursday: Spaghetti bolognese in the crockpot
Friday: Not sure, college daughter home
Saturday: My birthday, OUT!
This week will be pretty ad hoc! We have lots of random things that didn’t get used up last week, so trying to find ways to use those up before grocery shopping again.
Mon – Eggs & oven roasted zucchini & mushrooms over some type of grain (prob rice or quinoa)
Tues – pasta & ??
Wed – lentil soup & toast
Thurs – egg drop soup & veg / tofu fried rice
Fri – leftovers
Sat – leftovers
Sun – Easter dinner out
Our temporary housing change has started, so life is in total disarray, but we still need to eat, so wish me luck.
M – ramen w/ tons of veggies
T – bean stew
W – curry w/ rice
Th – salad and fish
F – pasta
Sat Рcrudit̩s and rolls
Sun – lamb?
good luck!!!!!!!!!!!
Summer is definitely on it’s way. I woke up this morning, and it was 71º before 5am. Oy!
Sun – Mini Corndog Muffins w/ Baked Onion Rings
Mon – Chipotle-inspired Burrito Bowls
Tue – Chicken Parmesean w/ Salad
Wed – leftovers
Thu – Chicken Lo Mein
Fri – Steak & Potatoes (on the grill)
Sat – leftovers/go out
wow…that’s crazy!
My meal plan is over on my blog 🙂 Love seeing everyone’s meals…gives me ideas for my own! lol
I just found this site yesterday, and I love it! I have a 4-year-old son who is picky some days and a great eater on others so I love getting new ideas from Jane and everyone else!
That poor guy! Can you imagine believing you were the lottery winner, even if it was only for 1 minute?
Weekly Dessert: Blueberry Streussel Cheesecake (from Kraft pamphlet)
Mon: Turkey Meatballs & Tomato Sauce w/ wheat penne
Tues: Leftover Meatball Sandwiches w/ Spaghetti Soup
Wed: Chicken Mole & Brown Rice Burritos w/ guac & chips
Th: Roast Salmon w/ red curry sauce, stir-fry green beans & steamed brown rice
Fri: Freezer Meal (I think it’s Cheesy Beef Mac???)
Sat: Out (Food Truck Festival!)
Easter Sunday Brunch! Having over 15 adults, 9 kiddos, & 4 babies for egg hunt and brunch! Ham, Scallion, & Tomato Quiche (doing quiches in 9×11 casserole with puff pastry), Carmelized Onion & Swiss Quiche, Mini Rainbow Wheat Pancakes, Oven Bacon & Sausage, Fruit Salad, Broccoli Salad, & Scalloped Potatoes. Happy Easter!!!
feeding kids is so hard…amazing how I can feed them the same exact thing on two different days and have them love it and hate it on those two days. did that make any sense? anyway, in the same boat as you are with your 4yo! 🙂
That is so unfair!!
And cruel!
And NOT a fun April Fool’s joke!
We only won $7–$7!! We kept hoping we would be one of the 179 million but I guess it wasn’t meant to be.
it seriously seems like he should get SOMETHINg for it, right? 🙂
Monday-Onion chicken w/ biscuits and corn
Tuesday-Tacos and some kind of rice on the side
Wednesday-Buffalo chicken lasagna, bread and salad
Thursday-Thai peanut noodles and stir fry veggies
Friday-Pizza night
Saturday-out
Sunday-Not sure, some kind of red potatoes, green bean casserole and rolls. I am not a ham fan, so I need to think of a different main dish idea.
Monday – Minestrone with crusty bread
Tuesday – Sloppy Sams
Wednesday – Asparagus Penne
Thursday – Bubble-up Pizza
Friday – Sweet Potato & Black Bean Enchiladas
Saturday – Meatloaf
Sunday – Crockpot Butter Chicken
Sat – french onion soup
Sun – Rachel sandwiches, baked fries – Thanks Jane for the sandwich recipe!!!
Mon – BBQ baked chicken legs, mashed potatoes, broccoli
Tues – shephard’s pie (using up leftover mashed potatoes)
Wed – spaghetti & mb’s w/ salad
Thurs – baked chicken, cold pasta salad
Fri – homemade pizza
those rachel sandwiches are my cate’s favorite thing for dinner – it’s such a great recipe – glad you like it too! 🙂
Monday: out of town so out to eat
Tuesday: Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad and Homemade bread
Wednesday: Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli and Caprese Salad (we’re trying to make our own mozzarella cheese, we’ll see how it goes :))
Thursday: Ham and Rosemary Potatoes and Panzanella
Friday: Shrimp Gobernador and Peas
Saturday: Cheeseburger Salad
Sunday: Easter Feast–Chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, Cauliflower Gratin, corn and homemade rolls
Yay – I.T. must have fixed something because I’m finally able to get back on here! Thanks Jane! So most of these dishes were already made (and recipes are on my blog), but this was our menu for the week:
Monday, April 2, 2012
One Pot Italian Sausage and Rice
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Ground Chicken and Spinach Lasagna
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Sour Chicken and Split Peas with Rice (Persian Morghe Torsh)
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Southwestern Turkey and Pasta
Friday, April 6th – My husband’s bday – so he’s picked:
Grilled flank steak, crock pot baked potatoes, grilled asparagus, and ice cream cake 🙂