One of the great things about moving back to San Diego is reuniting with my beloved book club. Originally there were 6 of us. Three of us moved away. And now 1 has moved back (me!). While we very much missed the 2 who were not there yesterday, reuniting with these women did my heart good. Despite planning our get-together with less than 24 hours notice, we were able to find a time to all meet AND put together an amazing spread of food. My body and soul were nourished yesterday. (And in case you are wondering, Unbroken was the book of choice this month. We all recommend it!)
Surprisingly, I pretty much followed my menu last week. Which means I actually have to think of new things to cook this week. Bummer!
MONDAY:
– Quiche (it’s been ages!)
TUESDAY:
– Chicken Burritos with Aunt Kathy’s Sweet Black Beans
WEDNESDAY:
– Hamburgers
– Carrot sticks and ranch dip, fresh fruit
THURSDAY:
– Leftovers
FRIDAY:
– I am heading to Big Traveling Potluck. I can’t wait!
– Lasagna for the family!
SATURDAY:
– I’ll be at BTP
– Nate will do leftover lasagna or takeout with the kids
SUNDAY:
– Waffles and fruit
As usual, your menus from last week were wonderful inspiration. It’s so easy to get into a meal planning rut, but seeing your menus snaps me out of it every time! I am so grateful to all who post your menus! Can’t wait to see your plans for this week!
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I just joined my first Book Club and I am very excited! We are reading The Great Gatsby first, then after our meeting we will go see the movie 🙂
Sunday– French Toast with maple sausage. I have been craving it since your post but waited for my hubby to be home before I made it!
Monday– Mexican Chicken Lasagna with chips
Tuesday– Steak Fingers with fried potatoes
Wednesday– Tilapia with Parmesan noodles
Thursday”” Meatloaf, which I have never blogged. May I will try a new one out
Friday– Kobayashi Maru with pork or maybe shrimp”¦
Saturday”” Homemade Pizzas, another one I have never blogged
fun book to kick off your book club with, and then seeing the movie – great idea! 🙂
The “Gourmet Book Club of San Diego” looks and sounds wonderful!
Sun: Shrimp & Pineapple Fried Rice (inspired by Gidget’s menu last week)
Mon: Chicken & Basil Stir Fry
Tue: Sausage Sandwiches, salad
Wed: BBQ grilled chicken, baked beans, veggies
Thu: Dill & egg salad sandwiches, tomato salad, & celery sticks
Fri: B-Day dinner for my Dad
Sat: Pasta, shrimp, & kale
I like that name for our club! 😉
sun: pork chops stuffed with andouille sausage, sweet potatoes, collard greens
mon: greek egg lemon chicken soup
tues: fish tacos
weds: salsa chicken bake
thurs: frontera chicken tacos, fiesta beans
fri: slow-cooker short ribs, korean cucumber slaw
sat: herb breaded tilapia, rice pilaf, roasted broccoli
Su: Hot Dogs/3-bean chili/grilled potato wedges
M: Stuffed Antipasto Sandwiches/heirloom tomato-cucumber salad
Tu: Crab-Stuffed Salmon/wild rice pilaf/leftover tomato-cucumber salad
W: Spaghetti w/ Marinara/salad/garlic breadsticks
Th: Chicken Adobo/steamed brown rice/stir-fry broccoli
F: Out to Pizza
Late baseball game night.
Sa: Dinner at the Campfire! Steak & Veg Kabobs/pasta salad/watermelon/S’mores
My 5-year-old has been begging to go tent camping and it’s supposed to be a beautiful weekend, so, we’re going camping.
have fun camping!
In your Book Club picture, I love that we can see you in the reflection. You got the whole group! We have both sets of grandparents in town at some point during the week. The menu is pretty flexible as a result.
Sunday: Out to Japanese restaurant at the beach
Monday-Thursday (in no particular order):
Pot roast in slow cooker
Chicken/hotdogs on the grill
Taco lettuce cups
Pasta with marinara
Friday – Saturday: Grandparents in town and we haven’t planned our dinners yet!
I noticed that after the fact, too! me huddled over the camera, how I am commonly found! 🙂
have fun with the grandparents!
Sunday chicken thighs with honey mustard sauce with rice and a veggie
Monday sour cream pancakes with bacon
Tues meatballs with brown gravy and noodles
Wed pasta with vegetables
Thur crazy day prob take out
Friday college visit out to eat
Sat homemade pizza
I love book club too! I’ll take your suggestion to our next meeting. May I recommend 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Couldn’t put it down.
That is one of my favorite books of all time!
I LOVED 11/22/63 – such a great book!!!
Sat – chicken tenders, baked sweet potatoes, broccoli
Sun – Stuffed shells, salad
Mon – White chicken chili in crock
Tues – Grilled pork chops, beans, roasted carrots
Wed – Tortelloni primavera
Thurs – Pineapple chicken salad pitas, home fries
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pineapple-chicken-salad-pitas-10000001611697/
Fri -homemade pizza
Sunday: Steak, mashed potatoes, arugula salad
Monday: Baked chicken fingers and fries, crudités
Tuesday: Grilled burgers, watermelon
Wednesday: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2012/04/chicken-florentine-pasta/
Thursday: take out
Friday: Teriyaki skirt steak and sesame noodles
Saturday: Scalloped potatoes, green salad
Can you provide a recipe for the teriyaki skirt steak and sesame noodles? I haven’t ventured in to asian food yet, but love it! Thanks.
We aren’t so organized to plan menus a week at a time, but here’s what we had for a recent Sunday dinner:
Quick Grilled Chicken
Grilled Asparagus
Grilled Cherry Tomatoes
Steamed Rice
Vella Chardonnay
Strawberry Shortcake
You can learn more at http://sundaydinnerfortwo.blogspot.com/2013/04/quick-grilled-chicken.html
Here for inspiration! 😉 Have to say that I Looooooooooved reading Unbroken. So amazing! Bought it for my dad, even. Glad you are able to reconnect with old friends. I love having the kind of friends that, even when we don’t live close, it’s as if we never left whenever we do get together. Such a blessing. Have a great week! 🙂
you hit the nail on the head…it really is amazing how some people in your life time and distance don’t seem to impact the relationship. such a blessing!
I have never been part of a book club, though I read lots of books. What do you all talk about?
My plan to eat out of the freezer is going well. There is still food there, though. I’ve put everything we are not going to eat this week into the upright freezer. I’m still amazed by how much food we will eat this week AND how much we still have. I’m not complaining, just commenting.
Lunch
Sunday: Eat out
Monday: Hummus (homemade), sliced veggies, leftovers, corn on the cob
Tuesday: Salad
Wednesday: French dip beef, creamed spinach, corn on the cob
Thursday: Salisbury Steak, cous cous salad
Friday: Beef Stroganoff, peas, steamed carrots
Saturday: (at a conference with the whole family)
Dinner:
Sunday: Toast, jam, cheese, tea
Monday: Sliced ham, green beans, carrot salad, potato salad
Tuesday: Spaghetti (sauce in freezer)
Wednesday: Ham salad/Salami sandwiches, sweet potato fries, corn on the cob
Thursday: Turkey Chili/cheese and jam sandwiches
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Salami sandwiches with grilled onions and sliced tomato, fresh fruit
our book club was small (just 6 people) but I’ve been part of open book clubs where anyone can show up. with the smaller group, one person picked the book and hosted at their home that month. we would always EAT and then go in a circle sharing our thoughts on the book – the hostess would kick off the discussion, then we’d take turns sharing, then we’d do an open discussion. for the larger book clubs I was in, we’d all agree on the book and decide together, then we’d get together and just talk about whatever people wanted to talk about…both related to the book and not! 🙂 I love book clubs, they are fun and I get more books read!
We read that one last year in our book club! It was amazing!
Sunday – Orange roughy, brown rice and peas
Monday – Pot roast with potatoes and carrots
Tuesday – Tacos, refried beans
Wednesday – Sirloin steak strips with gravy and peas over noodles
Thursday – Chicken quarters on the grill, corn on the cob
Friday – Leftovers
Saturday – Salmon, baked potatoes, veggie medley
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend!
Sun: Frozen pizza (I’m tired:)
Mon: Steak Ranchero, beans & rice (BF cooks)
Tues: Sole Piccata, veggie rice pilaf, caprese salad
Wed: Artichoke stuffed shells, asparagus with balsamic tomatoes ( Didn’t make this last week)
Thurs: Meatball subs, caesar salad
Fri: Bean & cheese tostadas w/ all the fixin’s
Sat: Out
Week of April 21 to April 27
Sunday: Greek lamb stew with orzo
Monday: Fish in tomato-based sauce
Tuesday: Bagels and omelet
Wednesday: Baked potatoes with broccoli and cheese
Thursday: Orange-glazed chicken, rice, and peas
Friday: Chinese food takeout
Saturday: Leftovers – I have a performance and husband has a convention
Your book club snacks look yummy! What did you all pull together?
Could you share your recipe for Greek lamb stew? Thanks!
From mademan.com:
Easy Lamb Stew.
Ingredients:
1 lb ground lamb
2 Tbs butter or olive oil
Half of one large, chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1-six oz can tomato paste
1 carrot, diced
1/4 c chopped green bell pepper
1 bay leaf
1 c water
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/3 c chopped parsley
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp lemon juice
In large saucepan, heat butter over medium heat. Add onions and saute for 10 minutes.
Add lamb and garlic. Stir the lamb to break up, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
Stir in carrots, bell pepper, bay leaf, cumin, salt, black pepper and parsley. Saute until carrots are soft. Add water and bring to a boil.
Turn heat to low and simmer, covered, about 30 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Stir in lemon juice and serve.
[Tamsin, I cooked orzo in chicken broth and stirred into the end results to combine/stretch the meal more…]
Read more: http://www.mademan.com/mm/5-easy-ground-lamb-recipes.html#ixzz2RJp1DeZh
let’s see, I provided homemade bread and jam, brown butter cookies and water. loretta brought plain yogurt, nuts and an amazing fruit salad. barbara did a sweet potato-apple-sausage baked dish and a quiche. jen brought bread, coffee, juice and donuts for the junior book clubbers! 🙂 I’m going to share a couple recipes at some point!
I forgot – loretta brought lavender honey to go on the fruit and yogurt. so fancy!
Thanks Sarah! I’ll have to give it a go soon.
In no particular order:
supper nachos
chicken pot pie, cole slaw
Chicken enchiladas, rice
cube steaks in crockpot (new recipe), mashed potatoes, peas
pizza quesadillas, broccoli
Sat: chicken cutlets, quinoa, brussel sprouts with almonds/raisins
Sun: turkey & portabella tacos, corn
Mon: chicken broccoli Alfredo, salad
Tues: vegetable quinoa chili
Wed: teriyaki turkey burgers, sweet potato fries
Thurs: leftover chili
Fri: grilled pizza
I’ve been such a flaky menu planner the last few weeks! Hopefully this week will be better. I cooked up two whole chickens on Friday and made a bunch of chicken soup for the freezer and enchiladas as well.
The Traveling Potluck looks like so much fun. Wish I had known about it! It’s only an hour away from us and I could have enjoyed had a rare Mommy day away with some fabulous people and food 🙂
Sunday
Chicken Enchiladas
Homemade Slow Cooker “Refried” Beans
Chips and Salsa
Monday
Baked Potato Bar
Steamed Broccoli
Cheese Sauce
Tuesday
Egg Rolls
Veggie Fried Rice
Wednesday
Something in the crock pot with stew beef…Ideas?
Thursday
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Green Beans
Garlic Bread
Friday
Leftover spaghetti, et al
Saturday
Leftovers
you’ll have to follow BTP so you can catch it next time around – it’s small, so it sells out fast!
I don’t know what to do! I made a menu on Thursday, went to the grocery, bought what I needed and now I can’t remember what I was going to make! All I know is it was a flank steak, some chicken breast and pork chops and something with Parmesan cheese…I had so much trouble coming up with my menu too so I searched all over pintreast and other sites, no telling where it all came from. On the bright side, we had such a fun weekend- surprise crawfish boil/birthday party for a friend, big fundraiser gumbo Cookoff at school and my nephews wedding. Guess that’s why my mind is a blank! Back to the drawing board.
I totally understand your predicament. once I write something down it’s like my brain expunges it from my head. if I lose the paper, I’m toast!
hey, can you list some of your favorite books, I need some ideas for my club. We read unbroken also…great. We just read Farm City, it was the book for all of Camarillo and the author came out and spoke. Everyone liked the book, it is about being an urban farmer. I also liked Swimming to Antarctica, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, The Thirteenth Tale, hmmm I will have to put on my thinking cap to think of more. Would love to hear other’s suggestions
Mon: Turkey, provolone, pesto panini with tomato soup, rhubarb crisp and ice cream for dessert
Tues: Tacos
Wed: Leftovers, somehow we have leftovers from somewhere….
Thurs: Pasta dish
Fri-Sun, no hubby so who knows.
I could list off books FOREVER. (ps…we did henreitta lacks at my last book club, so interesting! and I loved the thirteenth tale!)
here are a few quick suggestions, all books that I really loved and that were also book club books:
– The History of Love (I think this is my favorite book ever)
– Peace Like a River
– Gilead
– The Handmaid’s Tale
– Precious Bane
– 11/22/63
– The guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
– Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
– Refuge
– Crossing to Safety
– The Devil in the White City
– The Know-It-All
– Something Wicked This Way Comes
That should keep you busy for a while! 🙂
Thank you!!! Loved that potato peel society book!!
I recommend The Story of Beautiful Girl. A book that will stay with me forever!
I would love to join a book club, but for some reason reading fiction puts me to sleep! But I could read a book on nutrition or economics for hours (I don’t think I am going to find a book club for those kinds of books). Oh well. Here is my menu…
spaghetti and meatballs (didn’t get to it last week)
fish tacos
grilled cheese sandwiches – am I the only one that didn’t realize it was national grilled cheese month?
pan ravioli with spinach and tomatoes
pizza
that is so funny that fiction bored you! we have a sharp divide in our book club b/t the fiction and non-fiction loves. I personally LOVE fiction and have a hard time finishing any non-fiction books! we make sure that we mix it up half and half, which is good for all of us! 🙂
Sunday – Turkey burgers, sweet potato fries, corn on the cob, watermelon
Monday – out
Tuesday – Spaghetti bolognese
Wednesday – Hot dogs on the grill, or Enchiladas
Thursday – Trader Joe’s chicken tenders, not sure on sides yet.
Friday – Pizza night
Saturday – Chipotle!
Monday-Foil dinners
Tuesday-Wheatberry chili w/ some awesome zucchini cakes I got from Costco
Wednesday-Apricot chicken, brown rice and broccoli
Thursday-Black bean burgers, potato wedges, roasted asparagus
Friday-Pizza
Saturday-Eat out
Sunday-Baked Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal (From Two Peas and Their Pod and it’s amazing!) turkey sausage, eggs, toast
I finally have a working kitchen after a year of renovations so we’re celebrating with lots of baking and favourite recipes. If you’re stuck in a recipe rut may I suggest the Mexican Meatloaf featured on The Wednesday Chef recently, it is really really good!
Mon: Sorrel and asparagus risotto, chocolate cookies
Tue: Pulled pork and pepper tacos, broccoli slaw
Wed: Smitten Kitchen’s mushroom bourguinon, potato gratin
Thur: Tomato and chard spaghetti frittata, salad
Fri: Steak and chips, garlic mushrooms and roasted tomatoes
Sat: Slow roast pork belly with apples and leeks, grilled fennel and broccoli, garlic mash.
Sun: Dinner at mum’s. Baking 3 cakes for a charity bake sale on Monday.
yay for a working kitchen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats!
Sunday: pork ribs, baked sweet potatoes, green beans, cornbread, churro cheesecake bars
Monday: Puff puff pancake, fruit, bacon
Tuesday: citrus glazed tilapia, fruit, rice, salad
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. Burgers, fries, fruit salad, salad
Thursday: kids’ concert. hubby cooks. chicken fajitas, chips and guac
Friday: Pizza night, salad
Saturday: Beef stir fry, rice, eggrolls
Monday: Hawaiian Chicken [didn’t make last week]
Tuesday: kale fried rice [so good we’re making it again!!]
Wednesday: 1970s style tacos
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: Ben’s making me an early birthday dinner!
Saturday: out to eat for my birthday!! 🙂
Sunday: black beans & rice
What are 1970s style tacos, I have to ask?!
here’s the link! http://thepajamachef.com/2012/09/27/1970s-style-tacos/
I love the idea of a book club but I don’t know where to find the time to finish a book much less time to get together to discuss it! I’m hoping to get to that point someday 🙂
Sunday: We did 14-year-old daughter’s family birthday celebration so we grilled burgers and brats with baked beans, potato salad, grilled veggies, and ice cream cake.
Monday: Jambalaya with cornbread and maybe brussel sprouts since I need to use them.
Tuesday: Scallops or fish with a Mediterranean farro salad.
Wednesday: Husband and I are both traveling for work so grandparents are staying with the kids. I’ll make a few quiches for them since the kids have a crazy schedule with play rehearsal and track meets that day.
Thursday: Kids with grandparents ”” whatever grandma decides to make!
Friday: Pizza unless they have it on Thursday then I don’t know.
Saturday: Mushroom and shrimp noodle bowls.
Have a great week!
I’m with you. i would love to join a book club to but am worried instead of enjoying it it would be to much pressure to complete the book, say something intelligent about it, etc. one day !
I go through phases, where I finished every book every month to where I never finished a book any month! I would almost always still go, though. I just loved getting together, one of my few nights out each month! 🙂
oh, and, I used to feel the pressure to read the book, but I finally let that go and it made everything much more enjoyable. 🙂
I would love to be part of book club, I read a lot! So. We were away in DC for the weekend visiting our youngest son, who attends American University. Had a great visit and was a bit bummed about having to make dinner when we got home when eldest child, my daughter invited us fr dinner!
Sunday BBQ shredded chicken, wasabi cole slaw stuffed mini peppers
Monday. Lamb steaks, asparagus and rice
Tuesday salmon and salad
Wednesday chicken breasts and a vegetable
Thursday turkey chili
Friday. Out
Saturday leftovers
you should start one!
I thought about going to american university – DC would be a fun place to go to school! and yay for your daughter making you dinner! 🙂
Monday:Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti, Salad, and Hamburger Bun toast (lol we have an abundance)
Tuesday: Roasted Veggie Mac and Cheese & Salad *Normally we wouldn’t have pasta 2 nights in a row but Mondays meal is a roll over
Wednesday: Cobb Salad
Thursday: Beans and Cornbread
Friday: Catfish, Brocolli Slaw, and Fries
Saturday: Free Day (which means no plan but I still cook)
Sunday: Left Overs
This week I am trying out some grass fed beef from our local farmers market, so I’m excited about that. I’ve bought it at the store before but this is local. We just moved and we have been eating out WAY too much while getting settled in so I’m ready to get back to cooking.
yay for buying local meat – such a good impact on the environment!!!
the book club sounds like fun!
Here’s my gluten free menu for the week
Sunday: Potato soup in the crockpot
Monday: Pork tenderloin w mashed sweet pots
Tuesday: Grilled chicken ceasar salad
Wednesday: Apple Brie Quesadillas
Thursday: Mushroom encrusted turkey burgers – new recipe
Friday: Crunchy tacos
Saturday: I’m traveling so my BF will have tons of gluten filled fast food i’m sure 🙂
Monday: Pesto Cheese Pizza and Fresh Fruit
Tuesday: Breakfast for Dinner–Apple Oatmeal Pancakes and Fresh Fruit and Bacon
Wednesday: Crockpot Clam Chowder and Rolls
Thursday: Out To Eat
Friday: Baby’s Coming!!! My mom is planning the food for the next week, so break for me 🙂
Congrats on the new baby 🙂
Congrats! 🙂
HAPPY BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats on the baby! I’m executing #2 soon and getting ready to start stocking my freezer.
What a bad ipad autocorrect! That should have been “expecting” not executing! Yikes!
jen, that is one of the funniest autocorrects EVER. I can’t stop laughing…my 5yo keeps asking why I’m laughing. to even go more morbid, the stocking the freezer end to the sentence just makes it even funnier…
thanks for the ipad autocorrect! awesome! 🙂
Mon- Jambalaya, French bread and salad
Tues- Roast beast, smashed taters, green beans, cittern and copycat Popeye’s biscuit.
Wed- World Cuisine… English cottage pie and Scottish shortbread cookies
Thurs- NFL Draft Day…. Chicken wings and football food.
Fri- Shrimp Thai pizza and Margherita pizza
Sat- Crawfish Boil…. And shrimp.
Sun- Tamale pie, black beans and Mexican rice.
Sunday – Fish Tacos
Monday – Lasagne rolls, cucumber salad, garlic rolls
Tuesday – Roasted chicken and pasta salad
Wednesday – Mini Meat Loaves and Potatoes with Gravy
Thursday – Asian Pitas
Friday – Sausage Hoagies
Saturday – Pizza Out!
Sun. Chicken Caesar wraps
Mon. Teriyaki braised pork with carrots, onions and pineapple, brown rice barely pilaf
Tue. Breakfast sandwiches
Wed. Tomato soup & grilled cheese
Thu. Grilled steak tips, green beans, roast taters & bernaise sauce
Fri. Homemade pizza
Easy stuff cause hubs works late all week and toddler has been very needy and I’m very pregnant 🙂