Nate has been buying mangoes at Costco lately and they have been so tasty, we can’t get enough. I just wish it didn’t take five minutes to cut up one mango! But, I must admit, it is worth the effort.
I am absolutely loving reading about all of your pregnancy cravings. I knew we’d get some good comments, it’s cracking me up…and making me feel much better about myself! And I can’t believe how many of us have craved McDonald’s cheeseburgers! What in the world?!
I soooo blew it on last week’s menu. I’m not even entirely sure what we ate. But it would have been yummy if I stuck to it, so I think I need to put a few of those items on for this week. I apologize for the repeats!
MONDAY:
– Tuscan Tomato Soup
– Yummy bread
TUESDAY:
– Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
– Guacamole and chips
WEDNESDAY:
– Leftovers (swim lesson night prevents any real cooking time)
THURSDAY:
– Real live honest-to-goodness hamburgers…Nate’s sick of me feeding him chickpea burgers. Stinker.
– Baked beans, watermelon
FRIDAY:
– Tacos (Jodie had this on her menu last week, we haven’t done a taco night in years…and it sounds really yummy to me right now!)
SATURDAY:
– Eat out
SUNDAY:
– Waffles
– Fresh fruit
Your turn to share your menu for the week! And…it’s not a holiday this weekend, so back to work people! No more slacking off! Get your menus up here! 😉
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!
We have weeks like that too. But, I don’t have the pregnancy excuse 🙂
This week we’re having:
Sunday-Grilled Steak Gyros with Rice Pilaf and Roasted Zucchini.
Monday-Roasted Sticky Chicken, Roasted Potatoes and Carrots.
Tuesday-Italian Chicken Pasta Salad, French Bread
Wednesday-BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad with Warm Tortillas
Thursday-Beef Tamales, Crock Pot Black Beans, Green Salad
Friday-Pizza and Salad
Saturday Leftovers
Recipes:
Crock Pot Black Beans: http://www.savemoneylivejoyfully.com/2011/05/if-you-make-one-recipe-this-weekmake.html
BBQ Ranch Ckn Salad: http://www.savemoneylivejoyfully.com/2011/05/cook-once-eat-twice-leftover-bbq.html
Hi there! love your blog 🙂
This week:
Monday- Whole wheat pasta with tomato cream sauce and italian dressing marinated chix
Tuesday- Huevos Rancheros
Wednesday- Marinated Grilled Chix and Pineapple Sandwich with a side of some veggie
Thursday- Marinated Pork Tenderloin and a veggie
Fri/Sat/Sun- headed to Maine, probably lots of grilling, pasta salads…perhaps a strawberry pie 🙂
awwww, thanks. 🙂
I don’t necessarily plan meals for a given day, I just make sure I have enough for the week.
This week’s meals: Taco Soup, Pancakes, Cheeseburger Pie, Sausage Balls, Savory Chicken Cups, Grilled Cheese, Pork and Mushroom Ragu.
Sunday – salmon on the grill, French fries, salad
Monday- chicken enchiladas
Tuesday- spaghetti with sausage
Wednesday- chicken on the grill and grilled veggies
Thursday – taking son to college orientation away Thursday and Friday
Saturday- some thing easy.
Sun: Trader Joe’s chicken sausages and Country Potatoes
Mon: Spinach roti and garbanzo bean dal
Tues: Pasta salad
Wed: Leftovers
Thur: Picnic in the park~ veggie empanadas and fruit salad
Fri: Taco night! Grilled chicken, spanish rice, guacamole
Sat: Baseball game: hotdogs it is!
Sunday – Farmer’s Market Summer Pasta, bread and salad, berry cobbler w/fro yo (family over for dinner).
Monday – Leftover pasta, or make a spaghetti sauce w/ leftover veggies (if we are pasta’d out I could also do a stir-fry w/ leftover veggies).
Tuesday – Soup and bread
Weds – Trader Joe’s since husband works late.
Thurs – “fancy” mac n cheese (packed w/ veggies)
Friday – Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Sat – Out
Let’s see, we’ve planned
Sun: burgers and sweet potatoe fries
Mon: BBQ chicken salad
Tues: grilled salmon and potatoes
Wed: Adobo pork and glazed carrots
Thurs: broccoli cheese soup
Fri: sping vegetable pasta
Sat: chicken fajitas
Also, can anyone tell me how to link a recipe without typing the whole url?? 🙂 Happy Sunday, all!
Same! Ive been trying to figure that out too!
it just takes a little code, but it’s easy!
sample:
The text that you want to appear goes here
if you want it to open in another window, do this:
The text that you want to appear goes here
oh crap. it hyperlinked! hmmmmm…..how do I SHOW you what to put without it hyperlinking?!?!?! maybe I’ll just do a quick post this week. that might be the easiest!
You type (without spaces) TYPE WHATEVER TEXT YOU WANT TO APPEAR HERE
The opens the phrase that will be hyperlinked and the closes it.
{mommy chic} design. style. kids. life.
Crap! Mine changed it to hyperlink as well! I even put in spaces! Smart HTML code…
Ok, one more time, use without the dashes _
TEXT TO APPEAR
Did that work?
Clearly not. Ok, I give up! 😉
ha ha! finley, you’re in the same boat as me!
I have a post all written up and published it today, but then the quote marks caused me trouble…my brother is fixing it for me tonight. EVENTUALLY we’ll be able to share this bit of knowledge! computers are too smart. it’s annoying.
Thank you for trying here – and Jane, I look forward to that post. 😉
Ok Janers, mango cutting lesson #1
Cut off ends. then, with your paring knife, cut a grid through the meat of the mango, but not through the skin. Then, scoop that goodness out with a SPOON beginning at the edge and working your way in throughout the grid. Lovely bite-size pieces in seconds!
Now you can eat about 5xs as many mangoes in as many minutes.
my mind is blown. why have I never thought of this approach before? it’s how we cut avocados, for heaven’s sake. trying this next time!!!!
I do the same thing for avocado. 🙂
I do this too! And when the sides are gone, I’m a usual culprit for attacking the pit with a paring knife…or my teeth! It is somewhat unfortunate that this method makes mangoes disappear so quickly!
My favorite way to cut an avocado is to cut it in half, use the blade of my knife to remove the pit, and then cut the halves in half. These avocado quarters peel quite nicely if the fruit is ripe…no wasted pieces of mush stuck inside the leathery skin!
I don’t get it, but it sounds like the way my mom does it! And my husband taught me how to cut an avocado the same way as Emily. My two favorites – wish I could have them both right now!!
{mommy chic} design. style. kids. life.
Here’s our plan…we’ll see if I stick to it:
Sunday: Homemade meatballs and sauce over wheat spaghetti
Monday: Smoked sausages and veggies on the grill, sweet potatoes
Tuesday: Leftovers
Wednesday: Honey Nut Chicken fingers, grilled veggies, Israeli couscous
Thursday: Leftovers or Chicken and Spinach burritos
Fri-Sat: Hubby’s out of town…cereal for me!
I watched a lot of Food Network last night…! Here is the line-up:
Sunday: Ribs & Blue Cheese cabbage slaw (Bobby Flay)
Monday: Burgers a la Pizzaiola (Giada)
Tues: Summer Garden Pasta (Barefoot Contessa)
Wed: Rigatoni w Rapid Ragu (Mad Hungry)
Thurs: Bahn Mi Wraps (Aarti Party)
Friday: out!
love your menu – totally made me laugh! all hail food network chefs – hopefully they all come through for you! 😉
Sunday – leftovers
Monday – homemade pizza, salad and chocolate chip cookies for a guest
Tuesday – Whatever I decide since I’m on my own
Wednesday – Tabbouleh, hummus and fresh pitas
Thursday – zucchini lasagna
Friday – bacon, potato and cheddar frittata
Saturday – who knows!
Do you have a good tabbouleh recipe? I would love to make my own!
Hi Bonnie! I made this last night for dinner tonight and tasted it. I really enjoyed the taste! We put in a cucumber because we’re swimming in them and used cherry tomatoes instead. I used a recipe from Cook’s Illustrated that you can find here.
This is what we are having this week. 🙂
So love reading all these menus.
Sunday- We had smoked sausage, and cabbage. ( we tried a new brand of smoked sausage. It was horrible. The dog go most of it!)
Monday- BBQ Country style ribs, French Fries, stewed
apples.
Tuesday- Grilled pork steaks, butter and herb potatoes, cucumber slices
Wednesday- Out
Thusday- Cheese burgers, chips and grapes
Friday- Not sure… it has to be fast.. and I can’t come up with an idea yet…
Sunday: General Tso’s Pork with rice (Bitten Word)
Monday: Veggie Stir Fry with any leftover rice
Tuesday: Slow Cooker Ribs
Wednesday: Quick bite before church
Thursday: Chicken Pot Pie filling (from freezer) over noodles
Friday: Pork Tenderloin on the grill with veggies
Saturday: Out.
Here’s my menu:
Sunday – Cottage Pie
Monday – Lime Chicken and Rice
Tuesday – Grilled hot dogs and brawts
Wednesday – Breakfast
Thursday – Crock pot BBQ ribs
Friday – Tacos
Saturday – Chicken Biscuit Bake
Here’s what we are having this week:
Sunday: Greek Pasta Bake (recipe coming later this week!)
Monday: Mexican Meatball Subs + corn and tomato relish (via valsocal.blogspot.com)
Tuesday: Subs again + corn and tomato relish
Wednesday: Hash Brown Quiche + Turkey Bacon + Fruit (via thelittlestcrafter.blogspot.com)
Thursday: Quiche again or leftovers
Friday-weekend: At the lake with friends! I’m taking snickerdoodles and heath bar blondies!
sun: indian feast (chicken korma, channa masala, brown basmati rice, homemade samosas, masala naan). YUM.
mon: rigatoni with eggplant and pine nut crunch
tues: greek turkey burgers with tzatziki sauce
weds: pan-fried chicken thighs, farro w/roasted veg
thurs: shrimp taco salad
fri: out
sat: ?
Real food after lots of take out.
Sunday-Arabic Crushed Lentil Soup (Tasty Kitchen), Toast, Carrot Sticks, Raspberries
Monday-Squash and Citrus Spaghetti, Garlic Bread, Green Salad with Caramelized Onion Vinaigrette, Raspberries
Tuesday-Leftover Pasta, Garlic Bread, Salad and Blackberries
Wednesday-Loaded Baked Potatoes, Sesame Green Beans, Pineapple
Thursday-BLT, Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Lime and Chive, Strawberries
Friday-Out or Something Frozen
I am really loving this blog. It has made it so much easier to meal plan!
Sunday: I didn’t get to the grocery store yet, so frozen pizza and cut up veggies from the garden
Monday: Vegetarian day! Vegetarian Chili Mac http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1588
Tuesday: Girls night for me, so I need a Crockpot meal. BBQ Chicken Sandwiches, so good! with cucumbers from the garden http://allrecipes.com/recipe/zesty-slow-cooker-chicken-barbecue/detail.aspx
Wednesday: Breakfast for dinner
Thursday: Tacos w/ mexican rice & zucchini from the garden
Friday: Meatballs & spaghetti
Saturday: out or leftovers
so glad the blog is proving helpful – that’s why it’s here! 🙂
First time to visit–love this post…and the comments. thanks for all the great ideas…I can see I need to come back here often! I am not one to “plan” menus, as I will just be trying daily to use up as much produce as our garden can provide! (tonight’s meal was a Squash/Roasted Tomato/Garbanzo Medley)
I’m jealous of your garden!
so glad you found and enjoy the site – “see” you around! 🙂
I too didn’t get to most of my menu last week. I’m blaming the 100 degree heat index in St. Louis. It really zaps you from doing anything.
Sunday- Fish Tacos
Monday- Sloppy Joes and Sweet Potato Fries
Tuesday- Chesse Tortellini with Bolognese Sauce (from a batch in the freezer), Garlic Bread and Salad
Wednesday- Roaster Herb Chicken (Pioneer Woman) and Marbled Stuffed Potatoes
Thursday- Grilled Summer Corn and Chipolte Chowdah and Salad
Friday- Chili Mac (didn’t make this from two weeks ago)
Saturday- Leftovers or Take Out?
I really think I need to try the homemade graham crackers from Pennies on a Platter this week too. Smores are sounding yummy.
when the weather gets hot (which luckily doesn’t happen all that often for us) it ALWAYS kills my weekly menu plans!
This is probably one of our more unhealthy weekly menu’s… but I try to redeem myself with veggies. 😉
Sunday – Beef Tostadas & Charro beans
Monday – Chili cheese burgers & sauteed zucchini
Tuesday – Pork chops & leftover sauteed zucchini (we have a LOT of zucchini)
Wednesday – Deli style roast beef sandwiches & bowtie pasta salad
Thursday – Homemade Pepperoni pizza & garden salad
Friday – Out
Saturday – Grilled sausage on a bun & roasted finger potatoes
you gotta live a little, right? 🙂
SUN: Jane’s Tuscan Tomato Soup (Just ate it for dinner and LOVE it. It’s so easy to make and it yields a good amount so I think I’m set for lunches for a couple days.)
MON: Mr. Jim’s Louisiana Barbecue Shrimp
TUE: Panzanella
WED: Either the leftover soup or waffles
THU: Fish Tacos
FRI: Homemade Pizza
SAT: I think I’ll try a recipe from the At Home in Provence cookbook I just got.
so glad you loved the soup – we’re making it tonight and I can’t wait!
Sun: Burgers & corn on the cob
Mon: Chicken things with rice, beans, and a green salad
Tue: Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Chimichurri sauce and Jello (because the kids have been begging for it)
Wed: Faux-tisserie chicken in the slow cooker with Mango Quinoa Salad
Thu: Shrimp Alfredo & a green salad (the lettuce in my garden is growing faster than we can eat it!)
Fri: Sausage, potato & egg breakfast skillet
Sat: Need to come up with a side dish to bring to a summer party at the park
I love all of the ideas. And … I am so enjoying have my menu planned for the week.
Sunday: Spicy Orange Chicken (Jane’s) and fried rice
Monday: Reuben sandwiches and homemade chips
Tuesday: Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops, smashed fried potatoes, and caprese salad
Wednesday: Santa Fe Chicken Quesadilas and cheesy salsa corn
Thursday: Memaw’s Lasagna and garlic bread
Friday: leftovers
Saturday: Tacos Vera Cruz, Spanish rice and avocado salad
Mon: Pasta with tomato and garlic sauce, salad, melon
Tue: White pizza with goat’s cheese and rosemary, salad
Wed: Herb and lemon griddled chicken,new potatos and french beans with roasted pepper sauce
Thur: Hubby’s away so I’m treating myself to take out, probably Japanese
Fri: Baked sea bass, ratatouille, yoghurt sorbet with peach sauce
Sat: Going surfing in North Devon so probably dinner at the pub
Sun: Dinner with mum, making peach and creme fraiche pie for dessert
Sunday: Stir-fried noodles with beef,spinach, mushrooms and peppers, eggrolls
Monday: Grill night! BBQ chicken, Fingerling potatoes, green beans
Tuesday: Carbonara, garlic bread, salad
Wednesday: Hubby cooks. Hotdogs, beans, fruit salad
Thursday: Hubby cooks. Fajitas, chips and salsa, melon
Friday: Pizza night!
Saturday: Pork chops with mushroom sauce, rice, green vegie
Of course, my menu is subject to change depending on what’s in my CSA basket this week!
We write our menu on a mini white board that’s stuck to the side of the fridge. This week my daughter says to me “didn’t we have grilled chicken last week?” The summer is like that for us, we take advantage of being able to grill when we can. Plus it’s too hot to cook inside.
Sat – teriyaki steak, baked potatoes & roasted veggies
Sun – grilled chicken, baked potatoes & corn on the cob
Mon – rotisserie chicken, couscous & garden salad
Tue – Janna’s chicken & rice pilaf
Wed – out for my company’s summer outing
Thur – leftovers
Fri – western sandwiches
we just got our grill back from some friends and I’m ecstatic to get back into grilling again – so great in the summer!
Mon – orange chicken w/ broccoli & pea pods over rice
Tues – penne primavera w/ shrimp & garlic scape pesto
Wed – grilled bbq pork chops, corn on the cob, salad
Thurs – beef burritos, corn
Fri – homemade pizzas
Sat – leftovers
My husband is out of town this week, so I’m loading up on fruits and veggies!
Sunday–Fruity chicken salad and crackers
Monday–Pulled pork sandwich, twice baked potato, peas
Tuesday–Veggie alfredo pasta
Wednesday–Cold chicken peanut noodle salad, potstickers, naan
Thursday–leftovers
Friday–going to STL–bringing dinner to a friend who just had a baby
Monday: Fake-fried fish, corn on cob, salad
Tuesday: Orange chicken (costco), rice, broccoli
Wednesday: Pork tacos, bean, chips & salsa
Thursday: Chicken spaghetti, green beans http://www.publix.com/aprons/meals/AllRecipes/SimpleMeal.do?mealId=3668&mealGroupId=1000
Friday: Take out
Saturday: Homemade pizza or leftovers
Sunday: Sandwiches
This week we’re working on clearing out the freezer. Not exactly sure what we’re going to have – but it’s all going to be freezer meals. I love that there’s a week I really don’t have to plan anything – just open the fridge and pull something out to thaw! It’s a nice break from slaving away in the kitchen when it’s 100+ degrees outside.
On top of starting my second summer class this week, our oven decided to nearly catch fire after one of the heating elements shorted out. So it is totally a sandwiches, soups, and frozen Amy’s enchiladas kind of week in our house until we have more time and decide what we want to do about the oven. Blerg.
I’ve heard those frozen Amy’s enchiladas are pretty darn good…
sorry about your oven – that’s crazy!
I don’t have a menu, but I will say that I love using frozen mangoes in my smoothies. When I used them fresh I felt like the drink turned out a little pulpy and unappetizing. When they’re frozen they blend up nice and smooth and delicious. This morning it was straw-peach-mango, and I want another one now.
a girl after my own heart – we have frozen so many mangoes over the last month I’m surprised they fit in the freezer. they are SO good in smoothies!!!!
strawberry peach mango sounds perfect. and I have frozen strawberries, peaches AND mangoes, so maybe that will be tomorrow’s breakfast. 🙂
Those mangoes look so juicy and delicious! A good healthy pregnancy craving. My last pregnancy all I wanted was pineapple and watermelon. I could not get enough of it.
Sunday: family dinner at the club
Monday: corn and asiago bread pudding with grilled sausages and roasted vegetables
Tuesday: lighter chicken salad with watermelon
Wednesday: chicken satay with roasted eggplant and basil
Thursday: bacon and egg muffins with honeydew
Friday: take out
Saturday: take out
Dessert: mocha latte ice cream and cream cheese brownies
http://sweetflours.blogspot.com/2011/07/menu-35-sunday-july-10th.html
Monday – Fish Sticks and Mashed Peas
Tuesday – Lasagna and Salad
Wednesday – Honey Soy Pork Chops and Bok Choy
Thursday – Mizithra Brown Butter Pasta and Salad
Friday – Pizza
Monday- linguini w/homemade pesto
Tuesday- grilled hot dogs and baked beans (didn’t get to this last week)
Wednesday- grilled pork chops w/cilantro sauce (didn’t get to this last week either)
Thursday- grilled chicken, grilled bread and grilled veggie- our once a week staple in summer
Friday- spaghetti w/apple sausage, peppers and onions
Saturday- cookout at my sister’s. She hasn’t told me yet what I’m bringing
Sunday- my niece’s 1st birthday party
Monday-Goulash
Tuesday-??? I like the Freezer surprise idea from above.
Wednesday-Enchilada Casserole with Spanish Rice
Thursday-Chicken Pot Pie
Friday-Pizza, Homemade Chocolate Cream Pie (I’ve kind of started baking a dessert on Friday’s, hoping it will last the weekend.)
I posted my menu plan on my website and am thrilled to say that I am making your Caprese Paninis for dinner one night. YUM!!
Here’s a link to my menu plan: (I hope that’s okay.)
http://www.couponsavinggame.com/2011/07/menu-plan-thursday.html