Hi, everyone! My menu is super late today. And I don’t have a photo. Because we’ve been at war. At least it feels like it. We were up all night with Owen, including a trip to the ER where we found out he has croup. So, Nate and I started the day out completely dazed, exhausted and overwhelmed…and then I found lice in one of the girl’s hair this morning. Because we didn’t have enough to worry about. Thank GOODNESS my sister is in town and it’s the weekend or I don’t know what we would have done!
MONDAY:
– Chicken Piccata
– Mashed potatoes
TUESDAY:
– Butternut Squash Soup
WEDNESDAY:
– Take out (swim lesson night)
THURSDAY:
– Leftovers
FRIDAY:
– Kitchen Sink Quesadillas
SATURDAY:
– Cate’s birthday party! I’m sure we’ll grab a bite somewhere when the party is over!
SUNDAY:
– Waffles
Looking forward to seeing your menus! And hope your week is starting off better than ours! Here’s to getting a good night’s sleep…yeah right! 😉
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!
Jane, I hope your kiddos are doing better soon and that you and your husband get some much needed rest.
My husband has taken to having soup once a week. Tonight he made Italian Wedding Soup and he LOVED it. I’m going to suggest your Butternut Squash Soup for next week. Thanks for the recipe and I look forward to your Broccoli Cheese Soup recipe!
We love soup, too. We tried this recipe last week and it was amazingly delicious. I can’t remember where I got the recipe, could have been from a previous post here, so please feel free to credit it if you recognize it. Enjoy!
Italian Bean Soup
6 Servings
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 small potato, peeled and finely chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) reduced-sodium chicken broth (or veggie)
1 can (15 ounces) white kidney or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian stewed tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
1 tablespoon prepared pesto
1/4 cup uncooked orzo pasta
1 cup fresh baby spinach
1/4 cup grated Romano cheese
In a Dutch oven, sauté the onion, potato and celery in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the broth, beans, tomatoes, parsley and pesto. Bring to a boil. Stir in pasta. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until pasta is tender. Add spinach and cook just until wilted. Sprinkle each serving with cheese.
Yield: 6 servings (about 2 quarts).
Nutritional Facts 1-1/3 cups with 2 teaspoons cheese equals 224 calories, 8 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 1,029 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 11 g protein.
We eat soup once a week too as it is a Swedish tradition! I suggest trying a curried parsnip soup, the recipe I use is from an Australian cookbook but I am sure there are tons online!
Jenn- Thanks for the Italian Bean Soup recipe. I made it tonight and it is delicious!….and packed with nutrition.
Oh gosh!! Sounds like a rough weekend! We’ve had a revolving door of grandparents and both parents traveling for work over a two week period. I’ll be glad when it’s over!!
Sunday: out for Mexican
Monday: Christening a new slow cooker with a pot roast!
Tuesday: Grandparents, Dad and kids are on their own!
Wednesday: Pumpkin pancakes
Thursday: Tacos with leftover, shredded pot roast
Friday: Homemade calzones
Saturday: At a friend’s house learning about Hanukkah with the kids! Latkes!!!
I don’t plan for a specific day; I just plan 4-5 meals and then make what I feel like for the day.
$2 Subway subs, chips, pickle spears
sloppy joes, mac and cheese
Hot Chicken Salad casserole, lima beans
Brats, german potato salad
Sausage, veggies
Green Chili Chicken casserole
Wow, sorry to hear about your rough start to this week! I hope Owen is feeling better, the lice are zapped quickly, and you all catch up on well needed rest.
Sun: Chicken Pizziola with a side of pasta, salad
Mon: Fried pan fish my husband caught, baked fries, peas, cole slaw
Tues: Roasted turkey breast, stuffing, carrots, and pumpkin pie (we went away for Thanksgiving & had no leftovers & no pumpkin pie. I need to make up for that!)
Wed: Leftovers
Thurs: Chicken & rice soup”¦.making extra for the freezer
Fri: Shrimp Caesar salad, fresh baked rolls
Sat: Out
Oh no! I hope Owen recovers quickly and the lice are contained and terminated rapidly!
This is what I hope to make this week, but not sure which nights yet. Some of the meals are frozen/ pre-prepared, which I’ve been saving for when I’m especially tired.
– Pasta + broccoli + Trader Joe’s chicken sausages
– Creamy Shrimp with Coconut Rice and veg stir fry
– Lentils and rice with peas and carrots
– Chicken corn chowder
– Blackened salmon with ????
– Polenta with Chili
I read this every week and never post. But I had to just because we ended up with a similar situation as you. So first off, I am soooo sorry you have had to deal with any of this. That is tough. I really hope you are able to get some rest and take care of yourself and the kiddos and everyone recovers quickly. Lice alone is insane! I have a recipe that was really effective on lice and can send you the information if you send me an email.
Menu for the week:
Sunday: Hot dogs, Mac n Cheese and Veggies (A little last minute throw together)
Monday: Enchiladas
Tuesday: Ballet Night- Take Out Burritos
Wednesday: Turkey Dinner with the fixins’ we didn’t cook this year and didn’t have leftovers so we are making our own.
Thursday: Baked Potato Night with lots of yummy toppings
Friday: Pita Pocket Sandwiches (filled with Turkey, Cheese, Lettuce and Tomatoes with a touch of ranch to make it extra tasty for my girls)
Okay good luck at your house. I hope everyone recovers quickly!
sun: slow-cooker moroccan chicken stew
mon: salmon tacos
tues: healthy chile rellenos
weds: brie and caramelized onion burgers
thurs: stir fry with potsticker
fri: out
sat: girls night potluck
Whoa…gonna try that Moroccan chicken. Sounds delish! Love, love, anything with ethnic flavors!
it’s totally delicious and smells AMAZING.
I might have to try that, too!
Please do!
Yikes! We had a lice scare once…but it was a false alarm. Here’s what we did… http://healthimpactnews.com/2012/natural-head-lice-treatment-with-coconut-oil-and-apple-cider-vinegar/ Hope it works…any way you fight them.
Sun- Fend for yourself…buffalo chicken salad for me.
Mon- White bean soup w hamhock and corn cakes.
Tues- Ground chicken spaghetti with veggie noodles, garlic bread and salad
Wed- BBQ chicken, corn on cob, potato salad and baked beans
Thur- Amish food Day… got any good traditional Amish recipes? I have an Amish obsession. Chicken pot pie(amish noodle), applesauce and friendship bread
Fri- Homemade wood fire grilled pizzas…bbq chicken, onion jam and pineapple w balsamic glaze and slaw and chicken thai peanut chicken with slaw and sriracha sauce
Sat- Chinese take out… kung pao chicken, yummo!
Sun- Crock pot roast, smashed potatoes, green beans and corn clover rolls
Veggie noodles??
Umm…at the grocery the brand is Luxury. They are called Hidden Veggie, it is 1 serving of veggies in the pasta. Made with carrot, sweet corn and squash pasta blend. Kinda sneaky chef’n!
thanks for the link, and jealous that ours wasn’t a false alarm, too!
Hope your week gets better:)
Sun: Chili and Cornbread (BF cooks)
Mon: Oven Fried Fish w/ “Luby’s” Tartar Sauce, PW’s Potato Gratin, and Roasted Cauliflower Steaks
Tues: Baked Ziti, Caesar with Bacon and Gouda
Wed: BLT’s, Veggie-Pasta Soup (BF cooks)
Thurs: Posole, Homemade Corn Tortillas
Fri: Work late
Sat: Work late
Mon: Pasta with brocollo romanesco and cheese, salad
Tue: Steak, sweet potato fries, salad
Wed: Baked potatoes with pesto and goat’s cheese, green beans
Thur: Pasta with tomato sauce, salad
Fri: Homemade pizza with the leftover tomato sauce
Sat: Pulled pork, spicy wedges, corn
Sun: Dinner at mum’s
Sunday: Steak, baked potato, green beans, bread
Monday: Breakfast for Dinner: Waffles?
Tuesday: Enchiladas, salad
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. Baked sweet and sour chicken (adding peppers), rice, pineapple
Thursday: Hubby “cooks”. Steak and potato soup in the crockpot, rolls from the freezer
Friday: Pizza, salad
Saturday: My best friend’s daughter’s birthday party…. Hubby and Boys are on their own. Lasagna from the freezer, breadsticks, salad
Hope things are back to normal soon. Cleaning out refrigerator, freezer and pantry this week.
S: Broiled haddock, rice pilaf & steamed broccoli
M: Sauteed chicken and apples with applejack brandy sauce, green beans
T: Mexican stuffed peppers
W: Chicken parmesan & ravioli’s
T: Bbg burger’s and oven fries
F: OUT
S: Going to secret Santa party and bringing Vanessa’s Asian meatballs
Also making: Coconut cupcakes and assorted bark.
Best wishes for speedy recoveries and sanities!
Week of December 2 to December 8
Sunday: Sandwiches on the train back from the city
Monday: Pasta with ground turkey meat sauce
Tuesday: Pork chops and potatoes and green beans
Wednesday: Chicken marsala
Thursday: Fending for ourselves; my night class
Friday: Tuna-rice-veggie bake with cheese
Saturday: Another Christmas party with amazing food
Hi. So sorry to hear about all the chaos currently going on at your home. My mom likes to tell the story of how she broke down in tears the one and only time my sister and I came home from school with lice. Apparently there was an epidemic at school, and apparently, my mom was scarred for life. It sounds like you are handling it much better than she did. Good luck with everything! Here’s our menu in no particular order:
Red beans and rice, salad
Succotash over brown rice, braised red cabbage
Egg, spinach, and cheddar casserole, grits, fruit
Quinoa, beans, greens, and cornbread
glad to hear I handled it better than someone else…but honestly I think I was too tired with owen to have any emotion at that point! 😉
M: Pumpkin, Sausage, & Sage Lasagna (I have been wanting to make this for a couple months–looking forward to it!)
T: Leftover “World’s Best Macaroni and Cheese” (made this last night–seriously the BEST) and roasted broccoli
W: Doctored-up TJ’s asparagus risotto
Th: Simple panzanella salad (LOVE this recipe.)
F: Dinner at friends’ house
Sa: Hubby’s Christmas party
Sunday: Amber’s Award-Worthy Chili (This is from my freezer-exchange club. Two of my friends and I started doing this a few months ago. We each make four dinners’-worth of two meals, keep two for our own freezers, and give one each to the other two participants. This way, we each get four dinners a month that we don’t have to cook (and have four meals frozen that we did make ourselves)! It’s SO awesome; especially if your friends are good cooks.)
Wanting to know how the lasagna turned out…sounds very interesting and delish! Do share if it worked out… Thanks!
… and I forgot to mention that I hope everyone is on the mend very, very soon!!
hope the week gets better !
Sunday – steak, baked potato, roasted brussels sprouts
Monday – tuna steak, french fries, yellow squash
tuesday – chicken breasts with green beans and pan fried potatoes
then…
wed- sunday in Toronto!
seeing Leonard Cohen and then a few nephews and a niece!
Been there, done that! And hated it! Hang in there.
Sunday – Hubby’s night to cook – Pot roast in the crockpot
Monday – Sausage and Potato soup – I’m excited about this recipe!
Tuesday – Creamy Chicken and Penne Pasta
Wednesday – Island pork loin and sticky coconut rice – from this website. Excited about this one too!
Thursday – Terriyaki shrimp and fried rice
Friday – first Christmas party of the season – appetizers for us, pizza for the kids probably.
Saturday – dinner out with family
Poor little guy! My 4-year-old son also came down with croup this week. He lost his voice for 3 days…that’s forever to a 4-year-old! All is well with us now & I’m hoping all is well for you soon also! 🙂
M: Hubby’s Dinner Night–Spicy BBQ Wings w/ jalapeno poppers & veg salad
T: Leftovers
W: Vegetable Lasagna w/ green salad & garlic-cheese bread
Th: Leftovers
F: Chicken Pitas w/ tzatziki sauce & couscous salad (cucumber, tomato, olive, feta, & garbanzo beans w/ lemon-olive oil vinaigrette)
Sa: Leftovers
Su: Slow Cooker Pork Loin Roast w/ tomato-mushrooms sauce over whole-wheat egg noodles
Sa:
glad he’s better now – can’t imagine a kid losing a voice!
So sorry to hear about the rough start of your week. Hoping things are getting better for you all!
Sunday – Chicken mushroom casserole, scallop potatoes, vegetable medley
Monday – Salmon burgers, spicy fries
Tuesday – Baked pork steaks, garlic noodles, green beans
Wednesday – Tuna sandwiches, coleslaw, chips
Thursday – Kielbasa, fried rice
Friday – Orzo soup, grilled cheese sandwich
Saturday – Leftovers
Sun Dinner at a friend’s house
Mon Salmon and acorn squash (with plenty of buttery sweetness)
Tues Pizza delivery (Son’s birthday)
Wed Black bean and cheese quesadillas
Thurs Caprese sandwiches
Fri Holiday dinner at husband’s work
Sat Black bean chili, guacamole and chips, quesadillas for the kids
I hope things improve, Jane!!
I can empathize about the croup. Poor Owen. Both my kids would get it with almost every cold in the winter. The cool mist humidifier is your friend but cool night air works fastest. It’ll be 4 days then back to normal. He will grow out of it. Hope your week gets better.
I’m letting my son plan the menu this week for his birthday.
Sat – sweet and sour chicken
Sun – general Janna’s chicken and fried rice
Mon – homemade pizza
Tues – tacos
Wed – winey chicken with noodles
Thurs – calzones
Fri – pancakes
can’t believe your kids get it all the time – that is no fun for you at all! or them! thanks for the tip!
Sunday: Salmon Salad (Dinner a Love Story)
Monday: Yogurt marinated grilled chicken & panzanella
Tuesday: Flat-iron steak & mashed potatoes, green beans
Wednesday: Roasted Shrimp & Broccoli, brown rice
Thursday: Rigatoni
Friday: out!
Saturday: Christmas open house
So sorry for your weekend! LIfe happens doens’t it? NO fun.
Sunday: Pioneer Woman Baked ziti, steamed artichokes, french bread
Monday: Chicken Mole, rice, broccoli
Tuesday: fish tacos…we cheat, we use frozen battered fish, my husand loves them, rice, cauliflower (I know that veggie doesn’t really go with the meal but it was on sale)
Wednesday: Leftover ziti
Thursday: Leftover mole..yay, with only three of us home now, we get leftovers
Fri and Sat: Out for Christmas parties.
Good luck with all the sickies! I have to say my head is totally itching after reading about it!
Tuesday – Curried Rice with Flatballs – a Swedish type of meatball that is oblong
Wednesday – Chili, Corn, and Capsicum Soup with Cheesy Bread
Thursday – Bacon and Broccoli with Tortellini
Friday – Fish Sticks and French Fries per husbands request
Saturday – Grilled Ham Sandwiches and Chops
Sunday – Meatballs with Boiled Potatoes and Gravy
Could you share a few of your favorite Swedish recipes…we love experimenting with different cultures and cuisines. I can work Sweden in to our homeschool lessson and then cook the food. Thanks! happy face!
here are some of my family’s favorite swedish recipes!
https://thisweekfordinner.com/2010/01/07/swedish-meatballs/
https://thisweekfordinner.com/2011/06/30/swedish-pancakes-pankakkor/
https://thisweekfordinner.com/2009/12/30/vetebrod-swedish-cardamom-bread/
I am so sorry that your family had a rough weekend. I am so thankful that neither of my kids had croup! Now, 7 and 17. My 17 year old told me that her friends think our family is “weird” because we have dinner together every night. She told me she was glad we do. Made my heart swell. So I guess I better collect recipes and keep up the weekly menus! Thank you for the help. SO glad I found this blog. I love to cook but hate to figure out WHAT to cook.
Julie
that is so sweet! you’re doing something right! 🙂
Sat – out
Sun – baked fish (Hake), bacon wrapped green beans, roast acorn squash
Mon – tortelloni w/ chicken sausage & roasted brussel sprouts
Tues – quiche lorraine
Wed – orange chicken over rice w/ broccoli
Thurs – leftover lasagna (from freezer)
Fri – veggie pizza / plain pizza
Oh NO! we had something similar. you can read about it in my “Extra Laundry Edition” post in ‘Normal Life’ on my site. And it does all seem to come at once! Ugh!!!!
Currently on medifast & finding it challenging to plan a good variety of lean & green meals
Sun – taco bake w/ lettuce, tomato & salsa
Mon – Italiano turkey burger w/ green beans
Tue – Asian lettuce wraps
Wed – spicy garlic lime shrimp (we’re trying shirataki noodles for the first time)
Thu – Mexican chicken spaghetti squash casserole
Fri – out to Tim Love’s Lonesome Dove
Sat – chicken parm w/ spaghetti squash
Anyone have any medifast-friendly lean & green meals to share?
Hi Angie, Can you please share your Mexican chicken spaghetti squash recipe? My family loves spaghetti squash & I’m always looking for new ways to cook it. 🙂
http://www.sandyskitchenadventures.com/2011/08/cheesy-mexican-or-italian-spaghetti.html?m=1
Jane – been there/done that – on all fronts, sadly.
Magic cure for lice: mayonnaise – thickly applied, shower cap on top, slept in overnight. Then when shampooing the next morning, remember to use some lemon juice to help cut through the slime. We tried it all – and this is what worked. FYI – this was when our kids were teensy, and at that stage in life when baths with lots of toys were considered a reward. We would up the ante on the funnest bath toys ever to get every last minute out of that cleansing shampoo!
hope things are on the upswing!
Monday: leftovers
Tuesday: spaghetti & Italian sausage [made with my homemade sauce from last week]
Wednesday: Cilantro Lime White Bean Soup
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: tofu fried rice
Saturday: Chili Lime Chicken Burgers
Sunday: frittata
Day 1: Nachos (chicken, black beans, corn, cilantro, salsa, cheese, and sour cream)
Day 2: Chicken Quesadillas, Watermelon
Day 3: Pasta Bake, Garlic Toast
Day 4: Black Bean and Kale Soup, Cornbread
Day 5: Leftover Bean and Kale Soup
Day 6: Take Out $5 Pizza, Salad
Day 7: Chicken Tacos
as always, thank you for all the menus – so wonderful!
and thank you for the tips, commiserations, well wishes, and happy thoughts…the week is still a little crazy, but nothing will ever beat sunday! I was in quite a state when I put my menu up! but things are getting better 🙂
Sun- fish sticks
Mon- chicken picatta
Tue- jambalaya
Wed- soup/salad
Thu- roast chicken
Fri- chicken wings
Sat- sloppy joes