Greetings from Cape Cod! Nate’s family has been staying in Sandwich, MA every summer for the last 20 years, but this year they broke tradition and we are trying out life in Falmouth. The house is awesome and is right in town near the water. The Falmouth Road Race is also literally ending in our front yard this morning, so we have front row seats for all the fun! There are 12,800 runners in the race, plus all their friends and family! It’s astounding how many people are here and we are having a blast!
There is a company named Yasso at the race handing out samples of their frozen Greek yogurt bars. The bars are SO GOOD. Yasso is now available in grocery stores nationwide. You need to find them. Such a great healthy and delicious treat!
We haven’t planned the menu for the week yet, but we do know there will do a barbecue cookout one night and Asian Spinach Salad another night. Beyond that, who cares? We’re on vacation!
Even though I’m taking a break, I’m sure some of you are still on the ball! Please post your menu for the week!
Not sure what the week will hold. A person that I worked with closely died over the weekend, which means a week with calling hours and funerals.
The plan, however, includes burgers, garlic and rosemary pork tenderloin, tomatillo chicken quesadillas. Just no idea when it’s all going to happen.
Sigh.
Enjoy the cape. Friends of ours just came home from there. Traffic was a bear and it took them 9 hours for what is normally a 5-hour trip.
Sending good vibes your way!
lots of love and thoughts for you, jared!
This month for Sunday dinner:
August 4
Blueberry Muffins
Home Fries
Crispy Fried Bacon
Scrambled Eggs
Mimosa
For the story and recipes: http://sundaydinnerfortwo.blogspot.com/2013/08/main-course-blueberry-muffins.html
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August 10
Grilled Hot Dogs with homemade New England Style buns
Homemade potato chips
Steamed Fresh Sweet Corn
August 18
Camping
August 24
Orange-glazed pork chops revisited
Steamed white rice
Green beans with tomatoes
September 1
Grilled chicken
September 8
Pasta (with Carbonara or Bolognese sauce)
Some other things I’m thinking of trying:
Homemade sandwich bread
Breakfast pastries: doughnuts, morning glory muffins, beignets
Chocolate torte
French toast
Fish recipe from ATK Cooking for Two cookbook
Baltimore Pit Beef
Barbecued Country-Style Ribs
Homemade pasta
Teriyaki Chicken
A mix of fresh and freezer meals
Sunday: Lasagna (my first time ever making one).
Monday: Chicken and Dressing casserole (leftover from a crock pot dish. So good.)
Tuesday: Chicken spaghetti
Wednesday: Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs
Thursday: Beef Biscuits (my grandmother’s recipe)
Friday: Tamales and green chili
Saturday: Dinner out
I’m curious about the beef biscuits. Mind sharing the recipe?
I’m also interested. I remember a biscuit and and beef dish they served in my High School cafeteria and I wonder if this might be similar.
I love Yasso bars!
Here’s my meal plan for this week! http://www.livehalffullblog.com/2013/08/11/meal-plan-811-817/
Sunday – Pizza with leftover pulled pork and smoked gouda
Monday – Lamb biryani with leftover lamb and roasted squash
tuesday – salmon with french fries and salad
Wednesday – grilled chicken and potatoes
Thursday – leftovers
Friday – ordering in sushi!
Saturday – out for a wedding
Sunday: Crispy chicken thighs, bacon-wrapped asparagus, and cannolis
Monday: Sweet potato shepard’s pie
Tuesday: Chicken kebobs and CSA veggies
Wednesday: Dry rub ribs in slow cooker and more CSA veggies
Thursday: Chicken fried rice
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Out
Sun: Patio Daddio’s Mexican Roadside Chicken, Spanish Rice, & Borracho Beans
Mon: Dinner with parents
Tues: PW’s Spicy DP Pulled Pork Tacos w/ Gucamole & Leftover Borracho Beans
Wed: Out or BF cooks something
Thurs: Leftover Spicy DP Pulled Pork Sammies with Jalapeno Coleslaw, Chips, Assorted Pickles
Fri: Out
Sat: Cheese Stuffed Shells, Simple Spinach Salad
Monday- Fried fish
Tuesday- leftovers
Wednesday- Chicken Pot Pie
Thursday- Bean and cheese Burritos
Friday- Pork Chops
Saturday- Shrimp Lo Mein
Sunday- MLB
Sunday- Bacon, eggs, toast, fruit or veggie
Monday- Tacos w/parents
Tuesday- Pork tenderloin, couscous and fresh corn
Wednesday- Ramen burgers (this may or may not be incredible, just when I saw the pictures I knew I had to make one)
Thursday- Leftovers
Friday- Hawaiian haystacks
Saturday- Orange Herb Roast chicken with salad and potatoes
We are super excited to be eating a lot of produce out of our garden right now. Such success this year — we are seriously giddy over it.
Sunday: BBQ Greek Turkey Burgers with Greek Yogurt Sauce and Pickled Onions
Monday: Dungeness Crab Quiche (My husband filled our freezer with crab over the past few weeks, so we’re having it in a lot of things!), garden salad
Tuesday: Bean and rice burritos with fresh salsa from our overflow of tomatoes in the garden. Yay!
Wednesday: Leftovers
Thursday: Big salads (again, yay garden!) with grilled chicken
Friday: Pizza
Saturday: Grilled Ginger-Soy-Lime Albacore Tuna Medallions, brown rice, and garden salad
so jealous of your garden!!! I’m just beginning to think I’m not cut out for it!
Enjoy Falmouth! That’s where my family’s house is too (in the Heights area) and we go down as often as possible from Boston.
sun: pan-fried flounder
mon: cornmeal-crusted fish, dilly farro salad
tues: smoked salmon quiche, salad with goat cheese, apple, and walnuts
weds: mixed greens with salmon, avocado, and hard-boiled egg
thurs: out
fri: crispy shall”‹ot brie burgers wit”‹h bacon date aioli
sat: out
the house we rented was in the heights area – we were right across the street from central park by the BBC – we loved the area, such fun! you SHOULD go down as often as possible!
Monday – Eat Out
Tuesday – Rancho Chicken w/Tortillas, Salad, Watermelon
Wednesday – Pot Roast, Mashed Potatoes, Zucchini, Watermelon
Thursday – Tex Mex Chicken Salad, Tortilla Chips & Salsa
Friday – French Dip Sandwiches w/au jus, French Fries, Salad
Saturday – BBQ Beef Brisket, Cornbread, Coleslaw
Sunday – Chicken Tenderloins, Brown Rice, Zucchini Boats
Su: Whole-wheat penne w/ sausage & tomato sauce/salad/garlic wheat toast
M: l/o
Tu: fruit & nut chicken salad w/ whole-grain bread/broccoli salad/strawberries
W: make-your-own grilled pizza/salad bar/chocolate cake w/ lots & lots of sprinkles
1st day of kindergarten!
Th: ground beef tacos/beans & rice/mango chunks
F: egg rolls & pot stickers/sticky rice/edamame
Didn’t get to this last week
Sa: Ready-Set-Glow Night Run!
I’m running a 5k in temecula wine country w/ a bunch of friends. There’s a festival w/ music, dancing, food, & drinks after…can’t wait!!!
How did I miss your post this morning? Hmmm…I know. Coffee. 😀
S-Spaghetti Pizza with Italian Bread
M-Rootbeer Pork Loin
T-Pizza
W-Meximelt
T-Pork chops with IDK.
F-Fried Chicken with IDK.
S-Chicken Parmesan with IDK
Lol. A lot of IDK. My brain is fried. However, I finally finished my informative post on Monthly Grocery Budgeting!
http://chaoswithacurve.blogspot.com/2013/08/monthly-shopping-budget-part-2-we-are_11.html
now I know what IDK means! 😉
your monthly shopping is impressive!!!
Enjoy your vacation…only 3 more weeks till we head to the beach….Wahoo
Sunday – Delmonico steaks on the grill, seasoned curly fries
Monday – #1 Granddaughters Birthday = Pizza and cake & ice cream
Tuesday – Chicken alfredo with broccoli
Wednesday – Beef roast, potatoes, carrots (never got around to it last week)
Thursday – Shrimp and fries
Friday – Breaded chicken sandwiches, macaroni salad
Saturday – Leftovers
Hope you’re enjoying your vacation! We just got back from ours… so back to meal planning…
broccoli stuffed chicken with salad
mexican zucchini soup
either pan ravioli or baked ravioli
pizza
shrimp spaghetti
Sunday – Mexican stuffed shells, rice (also made biscuits and gravy for the first time ever this morning and they were delish!)
I’m really not sure what our days will bring this week, so here is just a list of what I plan to make (not sure which meals will end up on which days):
cashew chicken lettuce wraps
lasagna
spaghetti with meat sauce
Mon: Stuffed patty pan squash, green beans
Tue: Baked sweet potatoes with goat’s cheese and confit leeks, salad
Wed: Pizza and salad
Thur: Pasta with broccoli, chilli and garlic
Fri: Fasting
Sat: Homemade chicken nuggets, wedges, baked beans
Sun: Dinner at mum’s, taking apricot tart
Sun – Steak, squash,tomato,potato casserole (from Pinterest), Mashed Potato for my son
Mon – grilled chicken sandwiches (Dream Dinners), spaghetti squash pizza, corn
Tues -out
Wed – Sante Fe chicken pilaf, salad
Thurs – out
Fri – Arroz Con Pollo (dreamdinners)
Sat – TBD
Th: Beef with Snow Peas
F: Pasta Puttanesca with Broccoli
Sa: Dinner with Friends (wow!) homemade ravioli, duck, clafouti
Su: Chicken & Apple Sausage Stir Fried Rice
M: Burritos with Salad
T: Baked Fish with Rice & Broccoli
W: Cheesy Bacon Chicken with Salad
Sat – out
Sun – roast chicken in crockpot, roasted kohlrabi, corn
Mon – avo-chicken salad pitas, fruit
Tues – sausage, onion, pepper subs
Wed – taco pie
Thurs – out
Fri – out
Your mother in law sounds like such a wonderful woman…how blessed your kids are to have such a fun grandma!
Sunday-Coconut French Toast, Home Fries, Fresh Fruit
Monday-Ribs(from the Costco deli), Mashed Potatoes, Corn
Tuesday- Out with my 5 year old to the movies. Daddy and Junior will have leftovers, we’ll stop somewhere for dinner.
Wednesday-Beef Stew (America’s Test Kitchen), Buttermilk Biscuits
Thursday-Beef Stew, Buttermilk Biscuits
Friday-BLA’s (BLTs minus the tomatoes, with avocado instead), chips, fresh fruit
Saturday-Leftovers or simple fare
I read your comment to Pat and she was touched – she really IS fabulous, you are right on the money!
sorry i’m late to the party but will post anyway !
Sun – cauliflower pizza (pretty good)
Mon – spaghetti squash and meatballs (LOVED this)
Tues – mustard marsala chicken & broccoli
Wed – lasagna stuff portabellos & kale
Thurs – grilled cheese & veggies
Fri – OUT
Sat – OUT or salad
it’s never too late!
Sat: chicken, broccoli Alfredo
Sun: almond crusted chicken tenders, brussel sprouts with prosciutto and raisins, carrots, couscous
Mon: flatbread pizzas, salad
Tues: chicken enchilada stuffed zucchini
Wed: Greek salad with steak tips
Thurs: buffalo chicken, smashed potatoes, raw vegetables
Friday: hot dogs, sweet corn, salad