When we lived in San Diego previously, Nate would get The Viking chocolate cake from Extraordinary Desserts every year for my birthday. That’s right, an ENTIRE cake. It was decadent and thoughtful and something I looked forward to all year. Then…we moved away. Nate tried with all his might to find a cake in the Bay Area to take The Viking’s place, and, while we found some delicious cakes, nothing lived up to the legend of The Viking. I have to admit, this cake is one of the best things about moving back to San Diego…maybe even better than the weather! Nate got me the cake this week and it was just as good as we remembered! Layers of chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, chocolate pastry cream, ganache and a sweet-crunchy-praline-nutty coating on the outside, The Viking is the best chocolate cake ever. Yeah, I said it.
Enough cake talk. On to the menu! We were supposed to have pot roast tonight, but we made last-minute plans with some friends who are in from out of town, so we’ll have a nice Sunday dinner on a weeknight instead!
MONDAY:
– Pot roast
– Mashed potatoes, gravy and a veggie
TUESDAY:
– Barbecue Chicken Pizza
WEDNESDAY:
– Chicken Caesar Wraps
– Chips and fresh fruit
THURSDAY:
– Leftovers
FRIDAY:
– Quiche
SATURDAY:
– Eat out
SUNDAY:
– Lasagna
You know the drill – time to share your menus for the week. Thank you!
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Sounds like you had a decadent & delicious birthday!
Sun: Wegmans hoagies & chips while watching the Eagles/Broncho’s game
Mon: Baked cod, roasted butternut squash, green beans
Tue: Homemade chicken nuggets with dipping sauce, carrot sticks, sliced apples
Wed: Maple glazed salmon, mixed veggies
Thu: Pumpkin pasta sauce, whole wheat bow tie pasta, salad
Fri & Sat: Business Conference
it WAS delicious and decadent – perfect for me! 🙂
Sun: Cheeseburger macaroni, green beans, bread
Mon: Chicken Egg Noodle (in the crockpot), salad, bread
Tues: Tacos, chips/salsa
Wed: Roast, potatoes, carrots, (in the crockpot), rolls
Thurs: Chicken Tortilla Soup (in the crockpot)
Friday Pizza
Saturday: Eat out
Flipflops and Polkadots: http://valerielampkin.blogspot.com
chicken egg noodle – sounds tasty, would you mind sharing the recipe? love a good crockpot dish.
Sat – bison medalions, roasted eggplant & cherry tomato risotto
Sun – grilled chicken over arugula salad
Mon – black bean burgers, green beans, roasted acorn squash
http://www.forksoverknives.com/black-bean-burgers-3/
Tues – spinach tortelloni w/ chicken sausage and red peppers
Wed – butternut squash soup w/ fresh bread
https://thisweekfordinner.com/2009/10/13/butternut-squash-soup/
Thurs – shephards pie
Fri – homemade pizza
Monday: Blackened Tilapia Po Boy with Garlicky Green Onion Aioli and Coleslaw
Tuesday: dinner out
Wednesday: Tarragon Chicken Salad on lettuce with dinner rolls
Thursday: Baked Taquitos
Friday: out of town
Saturday: out of town
Sunday: Maple Dijon Chicken and Parmesan-Basil Rice Pilaf
Here’s my meal plan for the week!
http://www.livehalffullblog.com/2013/09/29/workout-recap-922-928-and-meal-plan-929-105/
Like always, we have a list of meals but I don’t designate a day since I never know if I’ll have time for something.
Rotini with Italian sausage, classico sauce, cottage cheese, mozzerella cheese (a kind of lazy/laid back lasagna pasta), garlic bread and salad
Roast with veggies, mashed potatoes, gravy.
Macaroni and cheese with ground beef, onions, tomatoes, sour cream, etc. (taco mac?)
Rice, black beans, fajita chicken, calico corn, cheese, sour cream, avocado, salsa (a burrito bowl)
Lasagna rollups, pasta sauce, salad, garlic bread
Breakfast for dinner – waffles, eggs, sausage
Leftovers
Dinners this week: (I have a goal of getting our 3 year old daughter to eat dinner this week. The past month or so, she’s been happy to go to bed instead of eating dinner. Here’s to hoping she will like some of these dinners!)
Sunday – Game day food. Nachos with lots of toppings (beans, tomatoes, guac, etc).
Monday – Homemade fish sticks with an herb dipping sauce and carrot slaw.
Tuesday РSpaghetti with veggie crumbles, saut̩ed garden greens, fresh bread.
Wednesday – Fried rice with veggie chicken.
Thursday – Breakfast for dinner (taking the easy way out, I know). Pancakes and eggs and bacon, with a fruit salad.
Friday – Slow cooker veggie chili with cornbread.
Saturday – Pasta with broccoli and walnuts.
Any tips for getting a picky 3 year old to eat dinner?
Have you tried soups? My picky eater loves soup and will eat almost anything in a soup. Breakfast for dinner is an easy way to sneak in vegs too…pumpkin pancakes, zucchini chocolate muffins, kale and/or spinach in smoothies. Also make-your-own pizzas. I just put lots of vegs in the pizza sauce. Hope this helps a bit. I understand your pain…dinner time is usually the hardest part of the day w/ my lil guy.
My “research” shows the more you can have him/her help with preparation, the more likely he/she will eat it! Tearing/spinning lettuce for salad, breading chicken/fish sticks, stirring batter, grating parmesan.
I second and third the make-your-own pizzas and pumpkin pancakes (see above reason). I found 2 or 3 veggies she’ll actually eat, and I make them all. the. time. I sneak veggie purees and flax in a lot of things too (burgers, mac-n-cheese, pancakes, cornbread, meatballs, you name it!!) Start small and increase over time while cackling “bwahahaha.”
I’ll say this, just keep letting her go to bed hungry. Eventually she will get it! My little one is finally trying things- she is 6 now. In my house you eat what we eat or you don’t get dinner (or dessert!). It took so long to break her though, she is a tough cookie! Nothing helped either not letting her pick the groceries not helping with prep NOTHING! And she always knew when I was being sneaky with veggies! We are getting there now she will eat most pasta and try the meat. I usually serve fruit instead of veggies and she will at least try it.
Toothpicks! When each of my kids went through their picky phases, I would just cut or roll the food small and stick a toothpick in it. I know it sounds silly, but they loved picking up the pieces with the toothpick. Still works on my picky 5-year-old when I need her to eat fruit.
Thanks everyone! Great ideas to try, plus I feel a little better.
love all the support and responses – you are all wonderful! 🙂
Monday – Meatloaf with Brown Sugar Glaze
Tuesday – Pork Loin with Rosemary, Balsamic Vinegar & Vanilla Fig Jam
Wednesday – Sausage & Pepper Pasta
Thursday – Pot Roast with Bacon, Garlic & Rosemary
Friday – out to dinner
Saturday – Chicken Stuffing Casserole
Sunday – Slow Cooker Chili
Wow, it’s been a long time since I commented, or meal planned for that matter. I’m trying very hard to get back on the wagon! Now that harvest is finally (almost) over and I can count on the hubbs being home for dinner, this will hopefully get more consistent!
Sunday: BLT Chicken Salad with warm Bacon Dressing for the adults. Chicken, Veggies, Mashed Potatoes for the kiddo
Monday: Salmon, Brussel Sprouts, Rice
Tuesday: Pizza, salad
Wednesday: CCD Teaching, eat with the HS kids
Thursday: Off to celebrate homecoming at my husbands college alma mater… CHILD FREE
Friday: Eating something wonderful without having to cut anything for anyone
Saturday: More eating of adult only food
Sunday: Spaghetti and sausages
what does your husband do? I’m so curious! what type of harvest is it? 🙂
Sunday – Baked haddock, corn on the cob, cukes and tomatoes
Monday – Leftovers
Tuesday – Chicken alfredo, salad
Wednesday – Taco Pie
Thursday – Ham, fried potatoes, green beans, applesauce
Friday – Leftovers
Saturday – Perch, baked potatoes, vegetable medley
Sunday – beef brisket chili & corn bread (made a double batch to freeze for another dinner)
Monday – parmesan crusted tilapia for the grown ups, fish sticks for the kiddos
Tuesday – Sausage & Rice Casserole (double batch to freeze)
Wednesday – crock pot bbq chicken
Thursday – breakfast for dinner
Friday – grilled flank steak
Saturday – date night!
Su: Homemade blueberry-white chocolate ice cream…yum!
We had tons of appetizers for charger vs cowboy football game(breaded mushrooms, soft pretzels, chili nachos) so we’re skipping dinner & going straight to dessert.
M: beer can chicken/garlicky red potatoes/green beans
Didn’t get to this last week…
Tu: chicken salad sliders/potato salad/fruit
W: slow- cooker Hawaiin pork/steamed brown jasmine rice/pineapple
Th: hubby out of town so its Mac n cheese/salad/fruit for me & my lil guy.
F: l/o or take-out
My mom, brother, & his new girlfriend are coming to visit… not sure when they’ll be here.
Sa: b-day dinner for bff’s hubby. I’m making braciole (Italian roast stuffed w/ breadcrumbs, cheese, & garlic)/pearl couscous pilaf/arugula salad
Su: ???
Not sure when fam is leaving…
Thanks to Marie for HI pork recipe last week! 🙂
You’re welcome! I hope you like it!
I want The Viking!!! I’ll settle for some Texas Chocolate Cake that’s staring at me 🙂
Sunday: Smothered Pork Chops over rice, oven roasted green beans and hot french rolls
Monday: Taco soup with the fixings (made and refrigerated on Saturday)
Tuesday: Fried rice and potstickers
Wednesday: Corn, Jalapeño, and Chicken quesadillas
Thursday: Loaded Baked Potatoes and salad
Friday: Going to get my favorite taco stand tacos
Saturday: BLTs with chips
Hope everyone has a great week. Can’t believe it’s already October.
that sounds like a good “settle” to me! 😉
Sat L- Leftovers
D- Hot Dogs; Onion Rings
Sun L- Stir-Fry
D- Chicken & Apple Chili; Hassleback Potatoes
Mon L- Brunch
D- Nibbles
Tues- MLB
Wed- Something Tex-Mexy
Thur- Tomato Steak
Fri- MLB
We have way too many leftovers right now.
Sunday: Picnic at the beach: cheese/turkey/crackers, apples, yogurt and cookies (nothing special culinarily, but the fact it’s at the beach is super-special!)
Monday: Pasta and orange carrots
Tuesday: Chicken, veggie and quinoa casserole
Wednesday: Pumpkin pancakes
Thursday: Italian Beef in the slow cooker
Friday: Leftovers
Saturday: Out
OMG! This last week was so crazy. In short my menu this week: nothing. I have no idea. Went to the grocery bought a pork tenderloin and some ground beef. Hopefully I can come up with something using those two meats. My little girl wants pizza and movie night Friday so I guess there is that. Ugh!
we all have those wonderful weeks! 😉
Sat: steak fajitas, 3 bean salad, green chopped salad
Sun: baked cod with buttery cracker topping, whole wheat pasta, spinach salad
Mon: leftover fajitas
Tues: BBQ chicken panini, Cesar salad
Wed: roast chicken, sweet potato fries, green beans
Thurs: chicken noodle soup, honey whole wheat bread, salad
Fri: pizza, raw vegetables
I hope you had an awesome birthday, Jane! But really, how could you not with a cake like that? Too bad I can’t get one mail ordered to Canada!
Monday: BBQ chicken, rice pilaf, roasted cauliflower
Tuesday: Crockpot Cheeseburger casserole, carrot & celery sticks
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: ATK/TWFD Chicken Pot Pie, salad
Friday: eat out
Saturday: Breaded Pork Cutlets with honey mustard sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans
Sunday: Veggie Spaghetti, garlic bread
someone else commented on here (I’m scrolling down to thank them!) that the owner of the shop has a cook book “extraordinary cakes’ by karen krasne – it’s in that book! if you feel adventurous you should look into it! (there are like twenty layers to prepare but it’s probably worth it!)
sun: 13-bean soup with chorizo, tomato salad
mon: broccoli cheddar stuffed chicken, rice, broccoli
tues: ATK/TWFD chicken pot pie, salad
weds: mini turkey meatloaves, mashed sweet potatoes, green beans
thurs: out
fri: roasted stuffed flank steak, roasted sweet potatoes, broccoli
sat: stuffed peppers, salad
Monday: Honey Soy Vegetable Stir Fry
Tuesday: Roast Vegetable soup (mainly squash and potatoes) with crusty bread
Wednesday: BBQ Pork Ribs & Coleslaw
Thursday: Dinner @ Inlaws
Friday: Steak and Chips
Saturday: eat out
Sunday: Probably eat out also
Mon: Tomato risotto
Tue: Potato and goat’s cheese pizza, salad
Wed: Merguez sausages roasted with veg and potatoes
Thur: Pasta with pepperonata and salad
Fri: Fish and chips, peas
Sat: Lamb curry with dumplings, spiced kale
Sun: Dinner at mum’s, taking dessert, ideally something with apples that isn’t pie or crumble.
Monday – Bacon wrapped stuffed pork loin with rice
Tuesday – Honey Pork Ramen
Wednesday – Curry and Rice
Thursday – Pot Pie Pasta Bake – My husband does not like pot pie but I love it so I am going to try to make the filling that stir in pasta and bake it, we will see how it goes!
Friday – BBQ pork sandwiches with potato salad
Saturday – Lemon Parsley Pork Chops, French Fries, and Gravy
Sunday – Leftover Stew
Hi, after coming back from vacation I’m trying to get back into the swing of things. Since I cannot eat gluten, i pretty much cook every single meal i eat so it was soooo nice to have someone else cooking for me on vacation (and doing the dishes!). I had a few mishaps and a few days of not feeling that great but all in all it was a good vaca. Now back to the kitchen (sigh…..)
Sunday – Tacos (with these horrible corn tortillas that totally fell apart!)
Monday – Tomato bisque soup in crockpot
Tuesday – Hot dogs & coleslaw
Wednesday – Asian lettuce wraps
Thursay – Leftover
Friday – Cheese, wine, and fruit
Saturday – OUT !
I’m so glad you enjoyed having someone else cook for you (even if it wasn’t perfect) – must have been wonderful!
oh yes…it was great to have someone else do it. i really took for granted the ease of just going out to eat or getting take out but not anymore. i try not to complain to much. I remind myself that i’m in control of my health and there are not many health issues that you can eradicate simply by avoiding a certain food group. for example, a cancer sufferer would love it if all they had to do was give up a food and they were “cured”. someone said that to me once and it changed my perspective. but alas i still whine a lot 🙂
hey, you know, sometimes you just gotta whine, keeps you sane! 😉
I think there is an Extraordinary Desserts cookbook that has the Viking Cake recipe in it. You are such an amazing cook, I would love to know if you tried to make the cake yourself if it came out as well!
lisa, you are an angel sent from above! I don’t know why I never thought to see if karen krasne had a cookbook. you were right and I bought the book as soon as I read your comment! sure enough, the recipe is in there. nate asked if I’m ever going to tackle it. he also suggested that it might not be a good thing that I have the power to make this cake in my hands…we seriously ate the 10 inch cake in one week no problem. scary! 😉
THANK YOU!
Sunday. Husband was finally home after a two week business trip. We celebrated with steak on the grill roasted zucchini and smashed potatoes!
Monday. Chorizo stuffed peppers and salad
Tuesday pumpkin Alfredo pasta and salad
Wednesday. Out to new restaurant in town !
Thursday eating any leftovers
Friday – Monday away for the weekend! Rock and roll hall of fame !
Hi Nancy. I’m from Ohio and still haven’t made it up to the HOF. Did you like it ? How long would you say the avg. person would want to spend there ? Its funny how they say you never explore your own hometown and in this case its true for me and the HOF.
Monday: Crock pot Chili (using a recipe to make it like Wendy’s)
Tuesday: Chili Cheese burritos (making use of leftovers!)
Wednesday: Egg salad sandwhiches
Thursday: Pierorgies and peas
Friday: Frozen Pizza
Saturday: Pulled Pork Buns and oven fries
Happy Birthday!!!
Mon – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, biscuits
Tues – Chicken potato casserole, broccoli
Wed – Beef Stroganoff, broccoli
Thurs – Spaghetti w/marinara, salad, garlic breadsticks
Fri – Football Homecoming Game – Eat at the game
Sat – Marching Band Competition – Eat at the competition
Sun – Crockpot Taco Soup
Have a great week!
thank you! 🙂
Sunday – Meatball subs with caesar salad and fruit
Monday – Broccoli Beef stir-fry with quinoa and edamame
Tuesday – Bring something home from a restaurant (I have some gift cards to use) or the grocery store pre-made dinners-to-go
Wednesday – Barbeque sandwiches with cole slaw
Thursday – pizza
Friday – Fish sticks, mac&cheese, carrots
Saturday – Grilled Mahi, baked potato, baked beans
S: Homemade big macs & oven fries
M: Chicken parm w/3 ingredient pasta sauce (in honor of Marcella Hazen), pasta & garlic bread
T: Chicken pot pie filling over biscuits
W: Grits topped with marsala mushrooms & sauteed spinach
T: Roasted pork tenderloin with cranberry maple balsamic sauce, mashed potatoes, green beans
F: Turkey apple panini’s w/carrot ginger soup
S: Out or takeout
what does a homemade big mac entail? I”m curious how you put them together!
Sunday- Italian chicken and rice
Monday- Potpie
Tuesday- Buffalo chicken soup
Wednesday- Chicken, broccoli and rice casserole
Thursday- Veggie stew
Friday- Yetos Superb Pumpkin and Goat Cheese soup
Saturday- Corned beef and cabbage rolls
Sun.- New Eng. Clam chowder and Sriracha Mango pulled chicken sandwiches
Mon. Shepard’s pie
Tues. Preschool Pot luck dinner
Wed. Macaroni and Broccoli and salad
Thurs. open face hot chicken sandwiches with sweet potatoes and string beans
Fri. Date night
Sat. Not sure yet
Oh man we live in Santee and I LOVE Extraordinary Desserts! AMAZING! Also, have you been to D Bar? (owned by Keegan Gerhard of Food Network fame) If not, you must go and order anything off the dessert menu, because it is also amazing! Anyway, what I’m trying to say is hope you had a wonderful birthday! Here’s my menu:
Monday-Italian style kebabs and mashed potatoes
Tuesday-Ravioli with green beans and bread
Wednesday-Pasta Fagioli soup and grilled cheese
Thursday-Sloppy joes, roasted squash and apples
Friday-Homemade pizza
Saturday-Eat out
Sunday-Crockpot roast and rolls
I haven’t been to D Bar but am excited there is one here – I need to get there!!!
I don’t think I’ve posted since school’s started. Things have been crazy but I think we’re finally settling into a routine ”” life with three busy teenagers is crazy!
Sunday: We had grilled steaks with avocado, radish and fresh corn salad and grilled asparagus.
Monday: Spaghetti and meatballs, garlic foccacia bread and sauteed zucchini.
Tuesday: Leftovers/take out. Two of the kids grab takeout in between marching band rehearsal and orchestra rehearsal. The rest of us typically grab leftovers.
Wednesday: Orange chicken, brown rice and roasted broccoli.
Thursday: Our local Wendy’s is debuting the new style of Wendy’s and the marching band members and family get to eat for free during the preview/test run night.
Friday: Turkey chipotle chili with the leftovers for chili cheese fries during football on Sunday.
Saturday: Shrimp noodle bowls.
I can only imagine what life with three teenagers would be like – owen has NOTHING on his schedule right now and our oldest is 8 and I already feel like life is insane! 😉
I’m a few days behind this week.
September 22
Baltimore Pit Beef
Cole Slaw
Sweet Corn
Apple Galette
http://sundaydinnerfortwo.blogspot.com/2013/10/summer-becomes-autumn-with-baltimore.html
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September 28
Corn chowder
Whole wheat sandwich bread
Apple Pie
October 6
Pan-fried pork chops with orange gastrique
October 13
On vacation
October 20
Eggs Benedict
Home Fries
October 27
Soup or stew
it’s never too late to post! 🙂
This week..
Sunday: roasted chicken, roasted yams, carrots, parsnips
Monday: loaded baked potatoes, big salad
Tuesday: chicken and dumpling soup
Wednesday: BBQ pork chops ( teriyaki style)’ rice, edamame, kale chips
Thursday: black bean chili, cornbread
Friday: pizza, broccoli
Dumplings recipe- it’s a staple to our fall/ winter nights.
4 cups flour
2 Cups milk
2 eggs
1 tsp salt & pepper
Mix well and use hot spoon to drop into boiling soup.
Soup-
Onion
Carrots
Celery
9 cups stock
Thyme
Handful of kale
Cooked chicken