Menu No. 115

Monday – Robyn’s Roast, brown rice
Tuesday -  Sloppy Joe Sliders, fruit salad, oven fries
Wednesday – Taco Bar! (Chicken or beef tacos with all of the topping options)
Thursday – Fajita Chicken Quesadillas
Friday – eat out
Saturday – let’s be honest.  We’ll probably eat out. 
Sunday – Chicken Piccata (I’ll make this version, although there’s a alternative version here.)

[Linking to Menu Plan Monday] 

Menu No. 114

Menus two weeks in a row - this has got to be some kind of record for me, right?

You may notice that the Slow Cooker Ragu was also on my menu for Sunday last week.  Sunday morning came and I pulled out everything for the ragu and THEN realized that we had no egg noodles.  So I pushed that dinner to today and we had whole wheat waffles instead YUM!

I must say that I'm looking forward to having that ragu again.  We tried it a few weeks ago and we all loved it (kids included!)  Here's what we're having for the rest of the week:


Monday – Slow Cooker Ragu over egg noodles
Tuesday – Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables, Baguette
Wednesday – Vegetable Beef and Barley Soup, rolls
Thursday – Chicken and Black Bean burritos, salsa
Friday – eat out
Saturday – xmas party
Sunday – Robyn’s roast, rice, corn

Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables

Menu No. 113

Confession:  I’m not doing such a great job with posting my menus lately.  However, I have a new tool that will help me keep on top of things.  More on that later.  Now here’s what we’re feasting on this week:

Monday – Lime Chicken Soft Tacos (& homemade salsa)
Tuesday – Skillet Baked Ziti, french bread, roasted carrots
Wednesday – BBQ Chicken Salad (w/ a yummy BBQ Vinaigrette)
Thursday – BBQ Club Sandwiches, + leftovers
Friday – eat out
Saturday – eat out (Christmas par-tay!)
Sunday – Slow Cooker Ragu over egg noodles, green beans

This week’s treat:  Jingle Bell Cookie Pizza

Need more dinner ideas?  Check out Menu Plan Monday over at orgjunkie

Menu No. 112

 

Monday – hamburgers, carrot sticks, peaches

Tuesday – spaghetti with a chunky pomodoro sauce, green beans, bruschetta

Wednesday – mozzarella/tomato/basil pesto panini

Thursday – vegetarian chili & skillet cornbread

Friday – eat out

Saturday – yo-yo dinner

Sunday – beef stew, rolls

 

 

Menu No. 111

Monday – grilled pizzas, green salad

Tuesday - grilled chicken, roasted carrots/potatoes/corn

Wednesday – Lemon Fusilli, bruschetta

Thursday – gyros with tzatziki sauce

Friday – eat out

Saturday – Panzanella & Sweet Corn Puree

Sunday – Swiss Steak (slow cooker), fruit salad

Sweet Corn Puree

Menu No. 110

This is a photo of some grilled flat bread I made last week. It has nothing to do with this week’s menu. I added the photo because I know there are some of you who don’t read a thing I write – you’re only here for the photos. It’s okay, I know who you are (Gavan.)

For the rest of you, here is our menu:

Monday - gyros with tzatziki sauce

Tuesday – grilled chicken fajitas (quesadillas for the kids)

Wednesday – grilled pizzas

Thursday – salmon w/ basil butter, corn on the cob

Friday – eat out

Saturday – Mozzarella, basil & tomato panini

Sunday – grilled teriyaki chicken & vegetables w/ rice

Now that I’m looking at our food for the week, I’m realizing that we will be grilling almost every night this week. I really have no desire to stand in a hot kitchen, over a hot stove. I really wanted to make some wheat bread this week, but that’s not going to happen. Anyone else grilling like crazy lately?

Menu No. 108

Monday – Pizza (finally tried Kelly’s recipe…yummy!)

Tuesday – Lentil Soup & Skillet Cornbread

Wednesday – Veggie Enchiladas, green salad

Thursday – eat out

Friday – Chicken Tacos

Saturday – Sloppy Lentils (sounds weird, I know)

Sunday – Turkey, potatoes/gravy, green beans

 

 

Need more menu ideas?  Check out Menu Plan Monday at orgjunkie.com

Menu No. 107

Monday – BBQ Beef Sandwiches (using leftover roast from yesterday)

Tuesday – Cub Scout / Boy Scout Dinner

Wednesday – Stuffed Peppers, spinach salad w/ creamy apple dressing

Thursday – eat out

Friday – pizza (using Kelly’s crust recipe – yay!)

Saturday – Black Bean Burritos

Sunday – Papas Con Juevos

 

 

Need more menu and meal ideas?  Check out Orgjunkie.com

Menu No. 106

Monday – Habitant Pea Soup, wheat bread

Tuesday – Pizza (testing a new crust recipe)

Wednesday – Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry

Thursday – Almond-Stuffed Chicken, couscous, green beans

Friday – black bean burritos, salsa, fruit

Saturday – eat out

Sunday – slow cooker roast & potatoes

 

 

Need more recipe & menu ideas?  Check out Menu Plan Monday!

Menu No. 105

Monday - Beef Stew, fruit salad
Tuesday - Thin Crust Pizzas, spinach salad
Wednesday - SW Burritos
Thursday - Lentil Soup, Bread
Friday - eat out
Saturday - Mom's Potato Soup, fruit salad
Sunday - something in the crockpot. Suggestions, anyone??


Need more menu ideas? Check out a huge list of links over at orgjunkie.com!

Menu Week 104

The information for our Virtual Cookie Exchange & giveaway will be posted later today...

First things first though - this week's menu:


Monday - Shepherd's Pie (using up some leftovers)
Tuesday - leftovers
Wednesday - Honey Hoisin Chicken (crockpot)
Thursday - Homemade Veggie Pizza
Friday - eat out
Saturday - Breakfast for Dinner! Whole Wheat Pancakes, Strawberry Smoothies
Sunday - Baked Salmon, Pear & Pecan Salad



Need more menu ideas? Check out Menu Plan Monday over at orgjunkie.com!

Menu Week 103

Monday - Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables
Tuesday - Tortilla Soup & Quesadillas
Wednesday - Southwest Wraps
Thursday - Beef Stroganoff, Rice & Buttery Lemon Broccolini
Friday - eat out
Saturday - yet to be decided
Sunday - French Toast & Buttermilk Syrup


Need more menu ideas? Check out Menu Plan Monday over at orgjunkie.com

Menu Week 102

Sooo...... I've been absent for a few weeks. Every couple of months this little blog of mine has to take a back seat to real life. Hope no one minds. That's just how it is though, right?

Here's our menu for this week. (I'm going easy on myself - we have a lot going on.)

Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables

Monday - Tacos, Chips & Salsa
Tuesday - BBQ Chicken over rice
Wednesday - Potato Soup, wheat rolls
Thursday - Sweet & Sour Chicken, rice, Egg Drop Soup
Friday - eat out
Saturday - Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables

Menu Week 100 & A Giveaway

This is my 100th blogged menu! One hundred menus? Are you kidding me? That's a lot of dinners to figure out. I wanted to celebrate this event with a giveaway and as I was deciding what to include in the giveaway, I received an email that helped me make up my mind! For now, all I'm posting is my weekly menu. Check back tomorrow for the giveaway details!


Monday - Chicken Cordon Bleu Strata
Tuesday - Cuban Chicken Salad (you have to scroll down a bit for the recipe)
Wednesday - Beef Bourguingnonne
Thursday - Panzanella & Sweet Corn Puree
Friday - eat out
Saturday - roasted vegetable pizzas (testing out a new crust recipe this week)
Sunday - Creamy Vegetable Soup & rolls

Creamy Vegetable Soup

Need more menu ideas? Check out Menu Plan Monday @ orgjunkie.com

Menu Week 99

Monday - Beef Pot Roast with Maple Sweet Potatoes
Tuesday - Artichoke & Sun Dried Tomato Chicken
Wednesday - Chicken Burritos
Thursday - Chicken Cordon Bleu Strata
Friday - SuperMac
Saturday - eat out
Sunday - panini & roasted garden veggies

This week's treat: Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce












Need more menu ideas? Check out Menu Plan Monday

Menu Week 98

Monday - Leftovers (stuffed shells, made with the manicotti recipe)
Tuesday - East Meets West Burgers & Aloha Coleslaw
Wednesday - grilled veggie fajitas, chips & salsa
Thursday - Mustard Chicken with Soy, Ginger and Garlic Glaze
Friday - eat out
Saturday - Hawaiian Beef Teriyaki Skewers, grilled pineapple
Sunday - Fried Rice & Ginger Pork Potstickers


This week's treat? Mmmm - I think some Chocolate No-Bakes!

Need more menu ideas? Check out Menu Plan Monday

Menu Week 96

First the important stuff...

Monday - grilled chicken, lemon fusilli & some crusty bread
Tuesday - grilled meatball kabobs, corn on the cob & potato wedges
Wednesday - cobb salads
Thursday - hawaiian beef terriyaki skewers, grilled pineapple
Friday - eat out
Saturday - mushroom & ricotta raviolis w/ pesto sauce
Sunday - french toast, buttermilk syrup



You may have noticed that I haven't been very faithful about posting menus EVERY week. I do always make a menu, but on busy weeks my menu looks like this:



This is last week's hand-scribbled list of meal ideas. I shop for this list and then each night, depending on what else we have going on, I whip up one of the listed meals. Super busy nights call for either a yo-yo dinner, or a quick trip to some fast-food place. At the end of the week any meals that weren't made get carried over to next week (like last week's Lemon Fusilli and Cobb Salads.)

Hopefully once school starts our schedule will ease up and I'll have enough time to menu plan AND cook well!

Menu Week 95

Monday - Cedar Plank Salmon and Roasted Corn Relish
Tuesday - BBQ Chicken Sandwiches & corn on the cob
Wednesday - Fresh Pasta Primavera
Thursday - Grilled Chicken & Chickpea Salad
Friday - eat out
Saturday - Tostadas
Sunday - French Toast w/ Buttermilk Syrup


This week's treat: Oatmeal Cookie-Peach Cobbler (We had it last week and it was so good we'll be having it again this week!)

Menu Week 93

Monday - Hawaiian Beef Teriyaki skewers, grilled carrots, green salad
Tuesday - Cilantro Lime Chicken Wraps (recipe coming this week - I promise!)
Wednesday - Super Mac (a DoM Jr Favorite)
Thursday - Bacon Wrapped Hamburgers, Disappearing Salad
Friday - eat out
Saturday - Grilled Pesto Salmon & veggies
Sunday - BBQ Club Sandwiches & green salad w/ balsamic vinaigrette



This week's treat: Fresh Strawberry Sorbet

Menu Week 92

Busy, busy, busy. What a crazy couple of weeks! I'm hoping now that our schedule is not so full, that I'll be able to do more cooking. Our weather is supposed to be beautiful this week, so bring on the grill!


Monday - Spaghetti & Meatballs and Rustic Pan Bread
Tuesday - Hawaiian Beef Teriyaki, grilled pineapple & rice
Wednesday - Paninis of some kind...maybe with chicken and Pesto?
Thursday - Spanish Spice Rubbed Chicken, fruit salad
Friday - eat out
Saturday - Happy 4th of July! Bring on the BBQ
Sunday - BBQ Chicken Pizza


This week's treat: Fireworks cupcakes for Saturday




Need more menu ideas? Check out Menu Plan Monday