So far, this summer feels like summer. The weather’s been warm, we’ve gone to the pool almost every day since the last day of school, and it’s just been plain fun. Oh, and we’ve eaten a lot of these.
I can’t believe it’s menu time again! This morning I was laying in bed thinking, “Ugh. I don’t want to plan a menu.” But then I realized no matter how much I don’t want to, we still have to eat, so I might as well. And that’s when I stopped hitting snooze. Good thing, I think it was my 7th snooze.
There are quite a few carry-over’s from last week. When you have guests in town, schedules tend to change pretty rapidly!
MONDAY:
– Orange chicken (the frozen kind from Costco) and rice
– Baby Broccoli
TUESDAY:
– Stuffed Shells (didn’t make these last week)
WEDNESDAY:
– BBQ night – Vegetarian Chickpea Burgers and Hot Dogs
– Watermelon, baked beans and more!
THURSDAY:
– Moosewood Pasta Primavera
FRIDAY:
– My sister’s last day in town…I think we have to eat out for the occasion!
SATURDAY:
– Leftovers
SUNDAY:
– Breakfast for dinner! I think Swedish Pancakes, if the weather isn’t too hot…Cate LOVES them and I actually haven’t written about them yet, so maybe it’s time!
Your turn! Please share your menu for the week! And eat an ice cream sandwich whenever you can!
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sun: mixed greens with grilled salmon, avocado, egg
mon: broccoli rabe and black olive pizza
tues: lightened shrimp po’boys
weds: chorizo, black bean & monterrey jack tacos (didn’t get to these last week)
thurs: lemon poppy chicken
fri: @ the cape for long weekend 🙂
How do you cook your baby broccoli?
so, I get a big sautee pan with a lid – put the baby brocolli in there with like 2 Tbsp. of water and steam on medium-high heat until they are bright green – then I dump off any water that is still in the pan, splash some olive oil over the broccoli, then sautee with the oil and salt and pepper for just a little bit. it’s scrumptious!
So…pasta primavera…I make a similar recipe, but roast the vegtables in the oven (425) with olive oil, kosher salt, and italian seasoning. Toss the roasted veggies with the bowtie pasta and add 1 cup of Parm. It’s so, so good!
it would be delish with roasted veggies! yum!
Monday: Chicken Pot Pie with buiscuit topping (I know “who eats chicken pot pie in the summer?”, well hubby has been requesting it)
Tuesday: Hot Dogs on homemade hotdog buns, chips and fruit salad
Wednesday: Homemade Pizza
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Spaghetti with tomato sauce (didn’t get to it last week)
Saturday: Steak and roasted potatoes
Sunday: at the inlaws
Have a great week everyone!
We do. Had that last week. A customer of mine requested it. I thought it was a bit odd for summer, but I like to comply with requests so we had it and it was soooooo good. Enjoy.
Sunday: Deluxe Cheeseburger Melt (Betty Crocker Website)
Monday: Leftovers
Tuesday: Mexicali turkey casserole (Taste of Home website)
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: fajitas
Friday: Enchilada chicken (Betty Crocker website)
Saturday: probably a skillet meal from our freezer stash but I’m hoping we go out!
I seem to be in a spicy mood this week.
Sunday-Grilled Santa Fe Burgers (Pennies on a Platter) and Sweet Potato Fries
Monday- Spicy Chicken Salad (Food Network Mag. J/A issue) with Creamy Jalapeno Ranch (Confections of a Foodie Bride)
Tuesday- Stir Fry
Wednesday- Spicy Beef and Black Bean Soft Tacos with Cucumber, Tomato and Lime Salsa (Kalyn’s Kitchen)
Thursday- Portabella, Sausage and Garlic Pizza
Friday- Chili Mac
Saturday- TBD…leftovers most likely
It started feeling like summer here when we picked up our CSA box this week. This ‘summer abundance’ they’ve been talking about for so long is finally here!
Saturday – salad, rosemary roast potatoes and mahi mahi
Sunday – we’re bringing egg salad sandwiches, brownies and chips to help family move
Monday – chickpea patties and a tzatziki sauce inspired coleslaw
Tuesday – Pearled couscous salad (grilled veggies with a miso yogurt sauce)
Wednesday – pesto pasta with summer squash
Thursday – leftovers
Friday – olive oil, rosemary, new potato and goat cheese flatbread
Tzatziki coleslaw sounds good, how do you make it?
That’s a good question, Tamsin. It’ll be a complete experiment! If it turns out ok, I’ll try to make note of what I did and reply here to let you know.
Sunday: Turkey burgers & steamed green beans. I’m going to use this recipe, it’s new for me. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/actually-delicious-turkey-burgers/detail.aspx
Monday: Oriental Chicken Salads
Tuesday: Stuffed Shells w/ asparagus. I’m going to use Jane’s recipe.
Wednesday: Mexican Stew
Thursday: Breakfast for dinner… I’m thinking a scramble & bagels w/ cream cheese.
Friday: Fajitas
Saturday: Date night
I made the chocolate chip pretzel bars this week for a dinner I went to–everyone loved them! And you were totally right about needing time to cool… I rushed that a little bit. I wouldn’t make that mistake again!
I’ve tried that turkey burger recipe (in fact we just had it this week) and it’s really delicious!
Where can I get the recipe for Chocolate chip pretzel bars??
here’s the link! https://thisweekfordinner.com/2011/06/17/chocolate-chip-pretzel-cookie-bars/
Sunday: Steak with Chimmichurri sauce, sweet potato fries, carrots, watermelon
Monday: Chicken Stir-fry with CSA onions, peppers, egg rolls, rice
Tuesday: Frittata with CSA vegies, berries
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. Homemade pizza night, salad
Thursday: Rehearsal Dinner for sister’s wedding
Friday: Sister’s Wedding
Saturday:
Sunday: Son’s Birthday. His choice.
Monday: Cousin’s Wedding/ 4th of July
We are going meat free this week!
Monday: Cincinnati Three Way Chili Spaghetti made with lentil chili and veggies
Tuesday: Chickpea tacos and kale chips
Wednesday: Salt and vinegar potato thins with green beans and homemade baked beans
Thursday: Vegan black bean sloppy joes and sweet potato fries
Friday: Zesty white bean burgers with corn on the cob
Saturday: Black bean enchiladas with roasted veggies
good job on the meat free – and it’s a great menu!
Sun: Couscous salad with garbanzo beans
Mon: Out
Tues: Stir fry with noodles and tofu
Wed: Turkey basmati rice pilaf with cucumber raita
Thur: Leftovers
Fri: (Stealing this from above!) Pizza with rosemary, potatoes and goat cheese
Sat: At my parents?
The couscous salad sounds interesting. How do you make it?
Mon: mac n’ cheese, fruit salad
Tues: chicken burgers from Costco, baked potatoes
Wed: mexican lasagna http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/mexican-lasagna-recipe/index.html
Thurs: sweet herb salmon http://www.publix.com/aprons/meals/MainDish/SimpleMeal.do?mealId=265&mealGroupId=1081
Fri: pesto pizza
Sat: egg salad sandwiches, chips, watermelon
Sun: out
SUN: Choo’s Chicken + Yellow Rice + Green Salad
MON: Breakfast Burritos + Smoothies
TUES: Lime Cilantro Quinoa Salad + Sweet Potato Fries
WEd: Lemon Chicken Oregano + Lemon Potatoes + Green Salad
THUR: BLT’s + Chips + Fruit
FRI: Homemade Pizza
Not sure what order I’m gonna make all this this week, but here goes:
Sunday: Penne w/ tomato sauce w/ground chicken sausage, mushrooms and peppers. Bread.
Monday: Barbeque chicken and black bean burritos.
Tuesday: Date night. Something the kids can eat with the sitter.
Wednesday: Enchilada pizza
Thursday: husband works late – Trader Joe’s or Costco frozen dinner
Friday: ditto to Thursday, or leftovers
Saturday: out, or bbq
PS – We love ice cream sandwiches in the summer. I need to go pick up a box or two.
or three. 🙂
sunday – ate out after a great day in Cape May, NJ!
monday – tacos
tuesday – salmon on the grill
wednesday – macaroni and cheese with salad
thursday – indian chicken with rice
friday – hot dogs and hamburgers then fireworks!
saturday – out
Ah summer! No excuses not to have ice cream.
Sat – General Janna’s Chicken with sugar snap peas & homemade fried rice
Sun – dinner at my mother-in-laws (I’m bringing salad and mushroom tart)
Mon – chicken fingers & couscous patties
Tues – tacos
Wed – rotisserie chicken & mashed potatoes
Thurs – leftovers
Fri – pancakes
I’m out of town for work this week. When discussing meals for the week, my husband shrugged and said, “How hard can making a menu be.” Oh no he didn’t!! Husband and kiddo are on their own!!!
Sunday: Zucchini Pancakes
Mon-Fri: Husband’s creation
Saturday: Out?
ha ha!
I got some great ideas from above. My menu with links to some recipes are on my site http://kitchenandkids.com
Sunday: Chicken Fried Rice
Monday: Cilantro Pesto Chicken, Cilantro Lime Rice and Grilled Corn
Tuesday: Asian Pork Chops, Sesame Asparagus, and Pad Thai
Wednesday: Ravioli Parma Rosa, salad and french bread
Thursday: Meatball subs and home fries
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Zucchinni
Bon Appetit’
Sun – grilled salmon with mango spinach salad
Mon – hot dogs and burgers with green salad and cut up veggies for kids
Tues – Thai chicken noodle salad and cut up fruit or fruit salad
Wed – taco night!
Thurs – chicken pot pie, green salad
Fri – dinner at Nana’s!
Sat – tropical veggie & shrimp kebabs, quinoa, & fruit
Monday-Pasta, rolls, broccoli
Tuesday-Sloppy joes, sweet potato fries, fruit
Wednesday-Mexicali casserole listed above from Taste of Home website (thanks for the link!)
Thursday-Slow cooker BBQ chicken sandwiches with corn on the cob
Friday-Homemade pizza
Saturday-Eat out for our 6th wedding anniversary!
Sunday-? staying with family
Sunday: BBQ with the extended family
Monday: Chicken curry with rice, mango
Tuesday: Lemon and basil pasta, green salad
Wednesday: Asparagus tart with hazelnut and thyme crust, salad, cherries
Thursday: Spicy lamb meatballs, cous cous and roasted summer veg
Friday: Baked haddock, herb crushed potatoes, green beans
Saturday: Risotto cake, tomato and green bean salad, ice cream sandwiches!
This week is gonna be crazy. I’ve got a plan, but it’s just barely a plan. So here’s the game plan in no particular order:
Mini turkey meatloaves, mashed potatoes, greenbeans
Swedish (turkey) meatballs, egg noodles, salad
Italian veggie pie (tofu), broccoli, salad
Slow cooked BBQ chicken sandwiches, pasta salad, sweet and sour coleslaw, strawberry lemonade icebox pie w/ fresh whipped cream
Saturday – Hot dogs and corn on the cob
Sunday – Pizza + italian salads (a copycat recipe from our fave restaurant)
Monday – More pizza, using the leftover dough
Tuesday – Tostadas
Wednesday – Lettuce Wraps
Thursday – Leftover wraps
Friday – Navajo tacos
Oh, Swedish Pancakes! I haven’t made those in AGES. They’re perfect for summer, though, with lovely fresh berries to squish over the top. Thanks for reminding me!
Sunday: Tarragon roasted turkey breast, wild rice, farmer’s market ratatouille
Monday: Parmesan chicken cutlets, caprese salad (yay for local tomatoes!), wilted spinach
Tuesday: Beet and corn panzanella, fresh fruit
Wednesday: “frog slime” meatballs (turkey and spinach), garlic-herb noodles, salad
Thursday: BLT pitas and assorted farmer’s market salad creations
Friday: Fend night
Saturday: Dinner with the folks!
Meal plans and some recipes can be found at: http://redroundorgreen.wordpress.com/meal-plans
Sunday – homemade pizza
Monday – grilled chicken, grilled summer squash, watermelon
Tuesday – quesadillas with leftover chicken, chips/salsa
Wednesday – brats on the grill, salad, grilled new potatoes
Thursday – leftovers
Friday – Thai fried rice with swiss chard, pot stickers
Saturday – pulled pork sandwiches, cole slaw, fresh fruit
Another week, and another new recipe!! I’ve always heard people talk about cincinatti chili, but chili over spaghetti noodles kinda creeped me out. Not sure what happened, but I came across a recipe and decided I just had to try it. Pretty dang good – even having leftovers for lunch today!
Sun – Cincinatti Chili
Mon – Hoisin Flank Steak w/ cucumber salad
Tue – Chicken Tacos w/ Mexican Rice
Wed – Homemade Pizza or Calzones
Thu – Vietnamese-spiced Pork Chops w/ rice
Fri – Dinner from the freezer
I love that you tried it – and actually liked it! I must admit, I’m hesitant myself. congrats for being adventurous!
It wasn’t like a Texas chili, which is what has always made me hesitant to try it. I believe it was a greek immigrant that originally created it – so there are some other great spices in the “chili”, like allspice, cocoa, and cinnamon. We had it “four-way”, with the spaghetti, cheese, onions and oyster crackers. Even the leftovers were good!
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beef/CincinnatiChili.htm
We are having the Costco orange chicken on Thursday. My whole family can agree on that meal! We are also having:
*Taco Salad with Cilantro Dressing and Warm Tortillas
*Homemade Buttermilk Chicken Tenders with Crash Hot Potatoes and Steamed Veggies
*Sausage and Pepper Sandwiches (peppers from our garden) with chips and carrot sticks.
The entire menu is here: http://www.savemoneylivejoyfully.com/2011/06/menu-for-week-june-26-july-2-2011.html
Monday – pizza for the girls, I’ll be at a Death by Chocolate event so that’ll be my dinner 🙂
Tuesday – chicken stir fry (didn’t have this last week)
Wednesday – spaghetti with artichokes and tomatoes
Thursday – leaving for the lake house!
This week is full of recipes that can be thrown together before baseball practice, before church, and after music lessons. Each and every day seem full in the evenings. Making it a priority to have dinner together seems difficult but it’s important to our family.
Mon: mini italian meatloaves, with steamed green beans, and fresh wheat bread
Tue: sandwiches & soup
Wed: Ham & Cheese quiche with a spinach salad
Thur: grilled veggie pasta
Fri: Chirken Salad sandwiches on croissants with fruit salad on the side
Sat: out of town baby shower celebration
Sun: Eat out or eat leftovers.
Have a great week!
We are at the end of the month and are cleaning out the freezer and pantry – my poor kids 🙂
Mon – Hot Dogs & Burgers
Tues – Breakfast (pancakes for kids) – Ham & Cheese Frittata for adults
Wed – Chicken on the grill with rice
Thurs – Pizza
Fri – ?? not sure yet – I know not good probably will end up out
Sat – out to eat
I agree that summer is in full swing. Making it hard for me to want to cook or make anything! There are 2 crock pot meals on my menu this week:
http://distanceindays.blogspot.com/2011/06/pre-july-meal-plan.html
this is what we have going on this week.
monday – chicken tostadas, i’m making salsa today
tuesday – goat cheese and herb frittata, salad
wednesday – lemony salmon with yogurt dill sauce, mozzarella and tomato salad
thursday – bbq chicken salad
friday – pizza
saturday – bbq with the family
sunday – eat out
sorry this reply has my current blog info. I have links to some of the recipes on there.
Sunday: apple gouda chicken sausage with golden succotash and corn bread
Meatless Monday: corn tortilla and egg scramble with black beans and watermelon
Tuesday: shrimp pad thai and roasted asian vegetable medley
Wednesday: flank steak tacos with radish cabbage slaw and beans
Thursday: leftovers
Friday: take out
Saturday:bbq dinner with friends
Dessert: peanut butter and chocolate oatmeal cereal bars
http://sweetflours.blogspot.com/2011/06/menu-33-sunday-june-26th.html
I’m new to cooking, so Jane’s advice and website is extremely helpful! I made Jane’s Lentil Soup recipe last week and my husband loved it!
Monday: Mexican Stuffed Shells http://www.food.com/recipe/mexican-stuffed-shells-oamc-57772
Tuesday: Spicy Orange Chicken (Jane’s)
Wednesday: Lentil Soup (Jane’s)
Thursday: Chicken Cutlets (hubby’s fav) and Caprese Panini’s
Friday: Veggie Chili
Saturday: Jane’s Pulled Chicken
Sunday: Grilled Salmon
so glad you guys loved the lentil soup! 🙂
and, actually, now that I think about it…that was one of the first real recipes I used when I was first learning to cook – it’s a good one! 🙂
I’m planning this week and part of next week all at once, because we leave for vacation next Wednesday (yay!):
Monday: Mesquite pork loin, baked potatoes, squash fritters
Tuesday: Broiled wahoo with bruschetta topping, pasta with zucchini and pesto
Wednesday: Turkey breast, wild rice, roasted broccoli, mushroom gravy
Thursday: Chicken with artichokes and angel hair pasta, caprese salad
Friday: Breakfast for dinner (or maybe quiche Lorraine?), fruit salad
Saturday: Whatever looks yummy at the farmer’s market that morning
Sunday: Bowtie lasagna, salad, garlic toast
Monday: Barbecue chicken, potato salad, coleslaw, cornbread
Tuesday: Pizza
We are scraping by this week at our house. Sorry husband! Good thing he loves to snack!
Monday: Appetizer meal: leftovers from book club
Tuesday: Italian beef sandwiches
Wednesday: Egg sandwiches on english muffins + turkey bacon
Thursday-Sunday: Completely up in the air!
Sunday–Book club
Monday–Cheesy Hamburger Helper, Corn, Beer Bread
Tuesday–Rotissere Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli
Wednesday–Ham and Veggie Scramble, Toast
Thursday–Shrimp Scampi, Marinara or Alfredo, Garlic Bread, Spinach Salad
Friday-Saturday–on the road
Sun – BBQ chicken, corn on cob, pasta salad
Mon – baked eggplant
http://www.lidiasitaly.com/recipes/detail/954
Tues – chickpea burgers, corn on the cob (got sick & didn’t make these last week)
wed – spaghetti & mb’s
Thurs – Country Salad
http://www.lidiasitaly.com/recipes/detail/412
Fri – homemade veggie pizza
Silly question about this Costco orange chicken I keep reading about….
is it in the freezer section?? I’m going to look for some this weekend.
not silly at all! yes, it’s in the freezer section. the same company that makes the orange chicken also makes teriyaki chicken and I think another flavor, too. should be pretty easy to find! 🙂