We made Grammy’s blueberry muffins this weekend. Yay for blueberry season, muffins galore!
So, this week’s menu has a lot of repeats from last week. I ended up being super busy with work last week, so, yeah, I never made it to the store except to grab stuff for the Fourth. Those weeks happen, I suppose!
MONDAY:
– Homemade Macaroni and Cheese (Anna’s request”¦will be using this Martha Stewart recipe, but there are a bunch of reader-submitted recipes here if you want to browse through them)
– Salad
TUESDAY:
– Chicken Tostadas
WEDNESDAY:
– Caprese Salad with Crusty bread and roasted garlic bulb
THURSDAY:
– Leftovers
FRIDAY:
– Sausage, Pepper & Onion Hoagies
– Fresh fruit
SATURDAY:
– Eat out
SUNDAY:
– I want to try making Chicken Marsala…anyone have a recipe they love?
You know the drill – get your menus up here! Show us what you got!
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I’ve been on a smoothie tear lately – so we’ll probably add them to several dinners. Mangoes, bananas, and strawberries (and even a little spinach….bwahaha!)! I also have a couple days off work so I plan to cook up a storm to fill up the freezer again! I have a very ambitious plan……
Sunday: Eli’s Asian salmon and rice (the three-year old’s request!)
Monday: Roasted whole chicken with cranberry sauce and roasted zucchini
Tuesday: Homemade BBQ chicken pizza
Wednesday: Dinner at church
Thursday: BBQ Thanksgiving Dinner wraps (I fell in love with the cranberry/BBQ sauce combo!)
Friday: Grandparents in town! Steak and roasted potatoes
Saturday: Out with Babas?
sunday – leftover chicken and zucchini parm with spaghetti
monday – sausages with peppers and onions
tuesday – no cooking – spending the day at the beach!
wednesday – sandwiches for dinner
thursday – steak on the grill
friday – salad with grilled chicken
saturday – out!
Sunday – Porterhouse steal & twice baked potatoes
Monday – Philly Steak Sandwich, Potato salad
Tuesday – Tuna noodle casserole
Wednesday – Chicken stir fry
Thursday – Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, corn
Friday – Beef ravoli with sauce, salad
Saturday – Leftovers
1) Those muffins look good enough where I’m weighing a return to the store for blueberries.
2) Here’s my recipe for chicken marsala: http://a1dente.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/signature-chicken-marsala/
3) The week ahead…
S: Hot dogs
M: Lemon-basil orzotto with pan-fried chicken thighs
T: Chickpea burgers
W: Pork tenderloin, preparation TBD
R: TBA. I haven’t thought this far ahead in the week.
F: Takeout
S: We’re heading southbound to friends in Pennsylvania on the first leg of our annual trip. We used to go to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, but a group of carsick children means that we have to shorten up to Rehoboth Beach, Del. Dinner will likely be something grilled or pizza.
thanks for that link!
Sunday: hotdogs & pretzels at the ball game!
Monday: left overs from the weekend.
Tuesday: pulled pork sandwiches, pasta salad and baked beans
Wed: Breakfast (waffles & spicy sausage patties)
Thursday: Design event = cocktails & hors d’oeuvre.
Friday: Pizza!
Saturday: TBD
This is a short week for us, we’re off to my SIL’s wedding reception and then off to Grandma’s in Washington, I still have to come up with some freezer meals for my hubbs while the little guy and I are gone all next week… Any ideas?
Sunday: Salmon, Veggies
Monday: Moroccan Beef Skewers, Couscous
Tuesday: Latin Crock Pot Chicken
Wednesday: Slow Cooker Meatloaf
Thursday: Hopefully Sushi since we live in a TINY town and that doesn’t exist in NE MT.
Friday: Family dinner out
Saturday: At Grandma’s
Sunday: At Grandma’s!
I’m terrible at planning out freezer meals! my blogging friend tricia has a whole blog devoted to the subject, I would go to her! 🙂 http://onceamonthmom.com/
I always keep meatballs, chicken pot pie, stuffed shells, pizza dough, mac and cheese, and enchiladas frozen in 2-serving portions for just such occasions!
It’s eat out of the pantry week. We have lots of food and great CSA bags this week: this weeks bag: patty pan squash, zucchini, heirloom tomatoes, steak, 1 gallon milk, 8 grain bread, cantaloupe, and blackberries
We always have cut up fruit and veggies to eat for snacks, and add to the meals.
sun: stroganoff w. noodles and green beans (for me everything but the meat part of stroganoff)
mon: black bean and corn burritos, spanish rice, and beans
tues: 1 meal 2 ways: Burgers for the girls, made into salsibury steak for hubby, Potatoes(roasted), veggies. (for me: leftover black bean and corn burritos.)
wed: spaghetti, garlic toast, roasted zucchini
thurs: red beans and rice, cornbread
fri: meatball sub (both regular and veggie “meatballs”), chips, veggies and dip
sat: Pizza and Salad
First off, heres the recipe I use for chicken marsala: http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/03/alexs-chicken-and-mushroom-marsala/ . It’s amazing and I’ll be making it tonight. The recipe is even better when I add a tiny splash of cream just before it’s done.
Sunday: chicken marsala over spaghetti
Monday: Chipotle
Tuesday: pasta salad with olive oil, garlic, cherry tomatoes, and basil
Wednesday: grilled filet mignon, salad
Thursday: breakfast for dinner (mini waffles, berries, nutella)
Friday: Sliders and toppings, pickles
Saturday: out
Baking: blueberry muffins (thanks for the recipe) and funfetti cupcakes with pink icing for a camp bakesale
thank you for the link!
I am having total menu block lately- I blame the heat. It was a struggle to come up with this week’s menu.
Sunday- leftovers
Monday- grilled salmon and grilled asparagus
Tuesday- turkey burgers, corn on the cob, 3 bean salad
Wednesday- summer spaghetti (grilled tomatoes and onions tossed with pasta, basil and some olive oil)
Thursday- grilled sandwiches and salad
Friday- out
Saturday- out
I am so there with you Meg ”” I had a plan last week, but I think it changed every day and I ended up running to the store too many times last week. It’s all the heat’s fault!
totally blaming the heat, too…even though it’s been like 72 degrees here every day. I’ll pretend it’s hot. 😉
I like Cook’s Illustrated Chicken Marsala recipe, maybe you’ve tried it already…I’m making tons of the Pioneer Woman’s recipes this week :).
Monday: Pioneer Woman’s Pork Chops with Apples and Grits and Broccoli
Tuesday: Pioneer Woman’s Spicy Lemon Garlic Shrimp and Israeli Couscous Taco Salad and Corn on the Cob
Wednesday: Pioneer Woman’s Rigatoni with Meatballs and Salad
Thursday: Pioneer Woman’s Beef Stew and Hassleback Cheesy Garlic Bread and Peas
Friday: Oven Fried Chicken with Twice Baked Potatoes and Roasted Cauliflower
Saturday: Baked Creamy Chicken Taquitos (Our Best Bites) with Homemade Salsa, Chips and Grilled Corn Guacamole (Pioneer Woman)
will have to look it up in CI!
Sunday – Couscous salad w/chicken, garden veggies and feta, also fruit salad
Monday – out
Tuesday – Chicken sausage w/peppers and onions
Weds – Leftovers
Thursday – Burgers w/garden salad and roasted potatoes
Friday – out
Saturday – out
We moved two weeks ago and I’m just now feeling back up to making dinner every night. I’m having to completely revamp my cooking style/menus since its full-blown summer here in SoCal but it was still basically winter when we left the Pacific Northwest. Excited to try out some new summer recipes this week.
Monday ~ Soba Noodles with Sweet Ginger Scallion sauce from Simply Reem), tofu and veggies (trying out meatless Mondays)
Tuesday ~ Turkey burgers, grilled corn, green beans or tomato/mozzarella salad (we’ll also grill the corn and chicken for the BBQ Chicken salad we’ll eat later in the week)
Wednesday ~ BBQ Chicken Salad (loosely adapted from The Cheesecake Factory )
Thursday ~ Almond crusted Tilapia (from Taste for Adventure), zucchini and onions. couscous
Friday ~ Grilled Cilantro-Lime Chicken (pinterest), quinoa, something green
Saturday ~ Grilled chicken-apple sausages, crunchy parmesan pasta (found through DailyBuzzMoms), broccoli
Sunday ~ family date night out
One week before vacation and my husband will be working (flying two nights) and then going on a motorcycle trip, so the kids and I will probably be eating up what we’ve got and going out.
Sunday: Grilled chicken sandwiches after son’s baseball game
Monday: Waffles
Tuesday: Out or pasta
Wednesday: Crock-pot french dip sandwiches
Thursday: Out, maybe Smashburger
Friday: Stirfry
Saturday: Something on the grill
Sunday – leftovers
Monday – grilled eggplant and chicken stacks
Tuesday – burgers and dogs and zucchini,tom.pasta salad with
grandparents for son’s bday.
Wed – baked parmesan chicken
Thurs – out for drinks with friends
Fri – Steak and ribs
Sat – out for anniversary
The heat made it difficult to stick to my menu last week but since there’s cooler temps, I hope this week will be better:
Sunday: Homemade turkey sausage and ricotta ravioli with homemade sauce, salads and pears.
http://www.northjersey.com/columnists/sherrill_susan/In_Your_Kitchen_Sausage_and_Ricotta-Filled_Ravioli.html
Monday: Spaghetti and turkey meatballs per father-in-law’s request for his birthday. Salads and garlic bread. Pineapple upside down cake for dessert (I’m not fond of it, but the things we do for those we love).
Tuesday: Leftovers.
Wednesday: Grilled veggies (zucchini, yellow squash, portabellos, red peppers) with couscous.
Thursday: Crispy potato tacos with black beans and rice. Probably broccoli too.
Friday: Calzones with a chopped veggie salad.
Saturday: Hopefully family in town so we’ll play it by ear.
My husband and I are trying to eat more veggies, so I put our favorites in, even if they don’t really seem to “go” with the entree.
Sunday- Corn dog muffins with leftover July 4th hot dogs
Monday- Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya with Rice and Sauteed Zucchini
Tuesday- BBQ Meatballs in the crock pot, white rice and steamed broccoli
Wednesday- out for something quick (we have meetings most of the night)
Thursday- Grilled Hawaiian chicken with bowties, grilled pineapple and grilled zucchini
Friday- pizza
Saturday- cookout at a friend’s house
I think sometimes veggies won’t go with something, but then it never actually feels that way when we eat them – go for it! 🙂
Mon: Pasta with garlic mushroom sauce, green salad
Tue: Thai turkey burgers, Asian-style slaw
Wed: Crockpot chilli and corn bread
Thur: Twice baked potatoes, tomato and corn salad
Fri-Sun: Girly trip to London, husband is fending for himself.
Sunday: Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: Balsamic chicken thighs, baby new potatoes, corn on the cob and salad
Monday: Lunch: Kids’ choice
Dinner: Sausage gravy and biscuits, raspberries
Tuesday: Lunch: Sandwiches, chips, vegies
Dinner: Chicken fajitas, chips and salsa
Wednesday: Lunch Pizza
Dinner: Hubby cooks. Turkey casserole, green beans
Thursday: Lunch: Chicken nuggets and fries, vegies
Dinner: Hubby cooks. Burgers, beans, fruit salad
Friday: Lunch: Sandwiches, chips, vegies
Dinner: Pizza Night, salad
Saturday: Lunch Kids choice
Dinner: at sister in laws
Sunday lunch: Cafe 7 (eat out)
Sunday evening: Broiled all beef hot dogs, Skinnytaste macaroni and cheese and broccoli casserole (prepared beforehand)
Monday: Skinnytaste Crockpot Pork Carnitas (this is an OMG! recipe) tacos with fresh toppings, fruit salad, chips and homemade garden salsa, leftover casserole
Tuesday: Verde pork enchiladas (from the carnitas leftovers), latin rice, watermelon
Wednesday: Skinnytaste Spaghetti and Meatball soup, salad, broiled ciabatta bread
Thursday: if there’s still pork leftover, I’ll make pork and bean burritos with fajita veggies. If there’s not, I’ll do grilled chicken fajitas with veggies and black beans.
Friday breakfast: Crescent Roll Breakfast Ring (every Friday, the guys that my husband works with take turns bringing breakfast… it’s his turn!)
Friday: probably out, depends on how much cash we have left at the end of the week! 🙂
Snacks: Healthy Chocolate PB Fudge, baggies of pan-popped popcorn, celery with PB, fresh fruit
Back on Weight Watchers, trying to lose lbs before I have to buy the wedding dress in November!!
Breakfast – hard-boiled egg, veggie sausage patty & 2% american cheese (5pts+)
Snacks – Thai fruit salad (5pts+); triscuits w/ laughing cow (4pts+)
Lunch – Roast Beef sandwich w/ horseradish cream, lettuce & tomato (7pts+)
Sun – (last non-point-counting day) Chicken Fried Steak (pan-fried) w/ mashed potatoes and creamy pan gravy
Mon – Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken w/ Greek Feta Pilaf (10pts+)
Tue – Szechuan Chicken w/ brown rice (13pts+)
Wed – leftovers
Thu – Red Roasted Chicken (beer can chicken-style) w/ roasted potatoes & carrots (in foil) on the grill (9pts+)
Fri – Chicken Saltimbocca w/ pasta (11pts+)
Sat – leftovers
Sunday – Chilaquiles from Homesick Texan
Monday – Alfredo shells with broccoli
Tuesday – Leftovers
Wednesday – Salad + breadsticks
Thursday – Leftovers
Friday – Date night in the city
hey, i made blueberry muffins too! yum!
Monday: stuffed sweet potatoes
Tuesday: Kheema [Indian Ground Beef with Peas] – didn’t get to that last week”¦ or the week before. whoops!
Wednesday: homemade pizza
Thursday: chili lime shrimp
Friday: leftovers
Saturday: out to eat
Sunday: breakfast for dinner
Just now getting around to posting this week’s menu. Our air conditioning went out yesterday, which left us all in a tizzy. I couldn’t bear to think about cooking! 🙂 Fortunately, we’re back up and running today!
Monday – Broccoli & Cheese Nuggets, applesauce, and salad
Tuesday – Fruity chicken salad
Wednesday – Cheeseburger Mac casserole, Peas & carrots
Thursday – Eat Out
Friday – Stuffed Shells, green beans, rosemary bread
Saturday – Camping birthday party for our 4 year old! (hot dogs, corn casserole, pasta salad, trail mix bar, s’mores pops, & cupcakes)
Sunday – Leftovers
glad it’s back up and running for you!
Sunday- black bean quesadillas
Monday- Shrimp lo mein
Tuesday- dinner out with friends
Wednesday- Caribbean jerk salmon bowl
Thursday- pork chops, corn chowder
Friday- Ceviche on tostadas
Saturday- Pot roast with homemade noodles
Sunday- Beef tamale pie with cornmeal crust
I forced myself to plan out something to eat this week and here it is!
http://nearlynaturalnicole.blogspot.com/2012/07/menu-plan-72-78_09.html
Monday
Protein Packed Mac and Cheese Variation # 4 (Pasta with Pesto and Peas)
Garlic Bread
Carrots
Tuesday
Burgers
Grilled Corn and Asparagus
Watermelon
Wednesday
Grilled Sausages (cook 2 extra)
Grilled Veggies (make a double batch)
Jasmine Rice (make twice what’s needed)
Thursday
Kitchen Sink Fried Rice (using last night’s bounty)
Edamame
Friday
French Bread Pizza with Sausage
Simple Salad
thank you, everyone…keep those menus comin’!
M: apricot mustard ck drumsticks, rice and brocollini
T: salmon with vegetable salad
W: meatballs veggies and pasta
T: chard and ricotta omlets
F: homemade pizza
S: maybe some kind of roast
S: leftover frozen soup with crusty bread
tues: pot roast with veggies, salad and bread
wed: leftover roast in tacos, cold fruit, beans
thurs: pulled pork sandwiches, salad
fri: leftover pork nachos with all the toppings and fruit
sunday: spaghetti and meatballs with the easiest and best marinara ever! salad and garlic bread
I DO have a chicken marsala recipe I love, I learned it at a cooking class at Stonewall Kitchen, from Chef Bill Collins. It’s got a bit of pumpkin in the sauce though, so I tend to cook it more in the fall. If you want it though, i’d be happy to dig it out & send it along.
Sat – out at BBQ
Sun – out at BBQ
Mon – maple glazed salmon, turnip chips, green salad
Tues – grilled chicken salad
Wed – spinach tortelloni w/ snow peas & summer squash
Thurs- tuna cakes over greens, cuke slices
Fri – homemade pizza
Ok so I came across this site while looking for some inspiration for some meals this week, and there are some solid ideas, and some great reminders of forgotten favorites (like Salisbury steak thank you whoever you were lol) and I thought I’d comment because you were looking for a good Marsala recipe (Italian food is a bit of a specialty for me) now I have seen that several people have posted links to some solid Marsala recipes so you have your hands full trying those (mine would be better but some of these others are a solid starting recipe for Marsala) so I thought I’d post you up something original and one of my all time favorite recipes that still has the Marsala sweetness and depth of flavor while still being something completely different. So here you go…honestly worth a shot.
First off, a super simple recipe for fresh Alfredo for a sauce base.
1pint of heavy cream
1/2 stick of butter
6 oz block of fresh parmasan cheese (freshly grated)
Stir all ingredients together in a small saucepan over medium low heat until butter melts and everything comes together salt and pepper to taste (should taste like liquid parmesan cheese more or less)
Ok with that out of the way…
Boneless skinless chicken breast cut into cubes rubbed with salt, pepper, and oregano, cooked in a sautee pan with olive oil. Then remove and set aside
For each plate follow these steps…
Over med/high heat in a large sautee pan add 1tbsp of olive oil, half of a breast of chicken (previously prepared) 1/8 c diced white onion, 1 tbsp fresh chopped garlic, 1/4c sliced button mushrooms…sautee until onions become translucent and mushrooms soften at that point add 1/2-3/4 cup of Marsala wine (may briefly flare up while the alcohol burns off) simmer until liquid reduces by about half. Stir in 3/4 cup of your Alfredo base sauce and add in 2tbsp of fresh chopped basil. Toss with your cooked pasta of choice (I prefer fettuccine but anything is fine) simmer until sauce is desired thickness…season with salt and pepper to taste.
Sunday: work
Monday: pre-made chicken pot pies (frozen dinners)
Tuesday: chicken cordon bleu (frozen dinners)
Wednesday: Ranch house pork chops (http://www.chef-in-training.com/2011/10/ranch-house-crock-pot-pork-chops-and-parmesan-mashed-potatoes/) They were pretty good especially the parmesan potatoes
Thursday: Probably leftovers or ??
Friday: work
Saturday: work
Definitely need to start eating better again…
chicken masala
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-tikka-masala/detail.aspx