Menu 8/12/2011

Menu wins a post on the blog again this week.

Dinners
Orange chicken
Strawberry salmon
Crock pot cabbage rolls (didn't get to these last week)

Lime chicken fajitas

Veggie burgers - whole foods p. 66 & p. 154
Will be trying my hand at making soy milk in preparation for the veggie burgers - p. 153
Chili p. 109
Refried beans -p109
Hummus p. 109

I'm winging the rest.  Even though I had a plan for lunch and breakfast last week I only semi followed it.  Plus I'd like to get grocery shopping done soon.  :)

menu

Well, I'm back from vacation and trying to get a menu and grocery list put together quickly.  I know I haven't posted a menu in ages.  I've been keeping them in a calendar.  However, it was one of those school year calendars, and it is out of pages, so back to the blog I go.  Funny how since I'm posting this on the blog, I'm actually checking out other blogs for meal ideas.  When I write it down I tend to look in cookbooks more.


Breakfast Ideas
Homemade granola
Waffles and/or muffins using waffle mix
omelets
crepes (try with waffle mix - I haven't attempted this yet.)  Use berries and/or make berry/agave syrup for topping
English muffins (try with whole wheat and agave)
mini german pancakes
french toast

Dinners -many coming to you from Mel and Mel's kitchen cafe.  LOVE that site - and have I mentioned that if you comment, she always seems to comment back.  So nice.  Anyway, got multiple things that I'd love to try from there.
Turkey burgers with romaine and carrot slaw
Mango and black bean quinoa salad
one-pot southwest chicken and rice

And a new one from recipe shoebox
Spinach lasagna rolls

And some 5 stars from here
Crock pot cabbage rolls
3 bean chili



lunches
left overs, quesadillas, peach and black bean soup
tuna salad, cucumber sandwiches with chickpea salad (but make it white bean salad)

Other things to try

zucchini chocolate cake with orange glaze HC p. 20

menu 2/24/2011

I did a poor job of following my lunch, snack, breakfast menu last week, so here goes again.




Fri
B- mini breakfast quiches
L - Cottage cheese and pineapple, baby carrots, crackers and peanut butter
D - Pizza
Snack - yogurt
Make Pitas

Sat
B-French toast
L-Egg salad pitas, Microwaved summer squash, vanilla pudding 
D- Orange chicken wraps (S&D p. 37)
S - almonds and carrots


Sun
B- Cereal w/fruit
L - Chicken/spinach salad w/feta, orange
D- Salmon with Ron's Maple-grapefruit sauce, mushroom rice and broccoli (SR p. 106) - use other fish.
S- bean dip with salsa, baby carrots

Mon
B -Blender wheat pancakes (Bosch book p. 7)
L-Tuna melt with grapes and celery
D-Spinach and cheese ravioli
S-green smoothie

Tuesday -
B-  baked oatmeal ?
L-Nachos with red peppers, black beans, cheese - pineapple
D- Chicken spezzatino (Everyday Italian p. 173 - soup)

Wednesday - Tavio's birthday
B-
L-
D-


Thursday
B-
L-Asian chicken salad with wheat crackers
D-Crock pot cabbage rolls

menu 2/17/11

OK, making a good menu again this week - I must eat more fruits and veggies - and not just in green smoothies.

Fri
B- Grapefruit, toast with cream cheese, (or stuffed french toast if I get fancy)
L - Cottage cheese and pineapple, baby carrots, crackers and peanut butter
D - Nachos with left over pork from the other day)
Snack - yogurt
Make Pitas

Sat
B-Waffle w/yogurt and strawberries
L-Egg salad pitas, Microwaved summer squash, vanilla pudding 
D- Chicken broccoli and smoked mozzarella
S - almonds and carrots


Sun
B- Cereal w/fruit
L - Chicken/spinach salad w/feta, orange
D- Frisco Melt (p. 104-105)
S- bean dip with salsa, baby carrots

Mon
B -Breakfast pizzas
L-Tuna melt with grapes and celery
D-Ham and Broccoli rolls
S-green smoothie

Tuesday -Benjamin's Birthday
B- ?? donuts? baked oatmeal ?
L-Nachos with red peppers, black beans, cheese - pineapple
D- Karley's pork

Wednesday
B-
L-Asian chicken salad with wheat crackers
D-Fillet o fish (p. 80-81)

menu 2/10/2010

Haven't posted a menu in ages, I've been writing everything in my calendar, but I have a lot of recipes online this week and posting links is just easier than writing it all down.

Breakfast
coconut baked oatmeal with pepper nut topping
lime zucchini muffins


Dinner

Parmesan drumsticks and sweet potato fries
Fillet o fish sandwiches (p. 80)
Slow cooker tomato basil soup with frisco melt sandwiches (TOH p. 104)
Chicken broccoli and smoked mozzarella
3 bean chili
pizza
pork chalupas

menu 12/2 2010

Debated starting some Christmas cooking this week, but DH will be out of town, so we are going to keep it easy. - Reasonably so anyway - a couple of Sandi Richards recipes - love her book they are always pretty simple to prepare and tasty.

Breakfast
cream cheese danish
rice pudding - rizogalo (try the new brown rice)
french toast

Lunch
Peach black bean soup

Dinner
Split pea soup - using this recipe but modifying to include a ham hock and probably diced ham
Chicken tortilla soup (PB 9/07 p. 87)
Tomato cranberry pork chops with rice and greek salad (SR -- p. 118)
Traditional pot roast (FN p. 170)
Gingered beef with egg noodles and snap peas (SR p. 94)
Tuna steaks with green onions and orange butter (BC 9/09 p. 50)
Tex-mex chicken with corn muffins and salad (SR p. 92)

Thanksgiving menu

Thanksgiving Menu

Brined turkey by Alton Brown
Apple pie ??
rolls
Cheddar mashed potatoes HC p. 34
Cranberry salad
Fabulous green beans
slow cooker sausage stuffing
Golden Pumpkin pie (King Arthur p. 471-472)

Plan - Make rolls, pies, and cranberry salad Wed.  Rest on Thursday

Other Days this week

Thai Tilapia with Peanut Sauce BC 9/09 - p 20
Mini Turkey pot pies PB 9/07 p. 46 - but use more mom's insides and left over turkey
Taco Macaroni Supper Skillet PB 9/01 p. 26
Ham with left over Thanksgiving sides
Paninnis - Rubens -

Lunch -
Orzo and Tuna Salad bc 9/09 p. 64

Menu 11/18/2010

I think I'm only taking my menu through Tuesday next week.  I'm not ready to plan my whole Thanksgiving today, but I still need to do my grocery shopping for basic things, so I'm going to get my menu done through Tuesday and call it good.  I'll get the rest of the week and Thanksgiving done early next week.

Breakfasts
Banana bread pudding (SC R p. 94)
Grandma Betty's Cornflake & cheese pudding (SC R p. 97)
Strawberry-vanilla breakfast cookies (SC R p. 102)
Lemon Ricotta pancakes

Dinner
Speedy Mexican skillet (PB 9/01 p. 19)
Scandinavian beans (FX f p. 206)
Quesadilla pie (PB 9/07 p. 31)
Treasure stuffed shells (SC r p. 169) but add some flavor to the tomato sauce
Sneaky sliders (SC R p. 141)

menu 11/11/2010

I'm tempted not to post my menu because I have it written in a calendar right now, and I'm behind a couple of posts.  However, about the time I do that, I'll lose my calendar and not know what I have planned.

Breakfasts - same as last week - I didn't make them.  Boo me.

Dinner

Brown jug soup. (Fix and Forget p. 46)
Chinese pot roast (f & f p. 101)  Green rice casserole (f & f p. 227)
Sour cream and onion burgers (BC 9/09, p. 40)  Look for a foccacia recipe
Pizza
Italian sausage mashed potato pie (PB 9/07 p. 28)  mozzerella zucchini (Jami cookes it up.
Chili grilled Halibut with black bean salsa PB 0/00 p. 8 - look for spanish rice recipe
Chicken with oregano peach sauce (BC 9/09 p. 36)

Menu 11/3/2010

Woo hoo, menu planning done for almost the whole month of November.  What a good day.  Just posting this week's menu for now though.

Breakfasts

Cranberry Orange bagels (HC p.28)
Cinnamon pumpkin baked donuts
Cottage cheese and egg muffins
Overnight blueberry french toast




Dinners

Peachy chicken salad (8/9 HC p. 26)
chicken corn soup (fix f p. 46)
steak san morco (fix f p. 80) with orange glazed carrots (fix f p. 222)
Southwest spinach stratta (8/9 HC p. 36)
Spaghetti with multigrain bread in a jar
Beef and cabbage pitas (PB 9/02 p. 17)
Cod Espana (PB 9/00 p. 6)

Menu 10/27/2010

I'm actually starting early on my menu this week.  Yea!

Breakfast
Pumpkin pancakes with cinnamon brown butter TOH p. 101
Pumpkin filled crescent rolls TOH p. 100
Chocolate chip banana belgian waffles TOH p. 108


Dinner
candy corn pizza 
Jack-o-lantern sloppy joe pie (pb 01 p. 58 or pb 06, p. 30)
Dinner in a pumkin (from Karley)
Potato crusted snapper with orange maple veggie ribbons (S&D p. 22)
Lemon Chicken (from Karley)
Pesto chicken with sweet potato (slow cooker)
Herb crusted pork loin (Test kitchen p. 179)

Menu 10/20/2010

Breakfasts to try
Baked oatmeal
Cranberry orange bagels (HC p. 28)
Carrot Cake pancakes

Dinners
sweet and savory chicken sausage and apple pizza TOH p. 115, + regular pizza
Slow cooker chicken enchilada chili with cheddar cheese tortillas
Pasta fagioli Serve with Cesar Salad
Stuffed potato pancakes with green beans
Chinese BBQ pork (American Test Kitchen book.  P 182) with stir fry veggies
Kidney bean and tuna salad, serve on lettuce.  Top with chow mein noodles?  Serve with everything bread.
German style beef roast (S&D p. 17)  with feta zucchini pancakes

Menu 10/14/2010

Breakfasts

http://recipeshoebox.blogspot.com/2009/07/sugar-free-peanut-butter-and-jelly.html

http://www.multiplydelicious.com/thefood/2010/08/doughnut-muffins%20/

pumpkin granola

dinner
Lemon herb roast chicken with pan gravy TOH p.44-green beans
Simple sweet pork chops HC p. 56 with confetti rice
Inside out stuffed cabbage S&D p. 11
Panini chicken S&D p. 24 with potato wedges
German style roast (slow cooker) S&D p. 16 with cheddar mashed potatoes (HC p. 34) & sweet potato biscuits (HC p. 35)
Slow cooker coconut red beans and rice

Menu 10/6/2010

Dinner

Chicken Balsamico with Yukon Gold potatoes (SC p. 106 - add carrots)
Chile Relleno Pork Tenderloin with Ranchero Sauce (SC p. 266) Serve with rice and corn - maybe the mexican rice
Spaghetti
Pizza
Cranburgers with sweet potato fries TOH p. 59
barbecue meatballs S&D last month9 p. 19

Breakfast
Pumpkin bagels
Pumpkin granola

Menu 9/30/2010

Breakfast
chunky Monkey pancakes
buttermilk pecan waffles with buttermilk syrup
Wheat berry muffins

Dinner
Chicken tomatillo tostadas
lemon ginger potstickers
baked fish with cheese sauce (p. 61toh), salad
Rainbow bean soup mix (p. 8 soup in a jar book), corn bread
pork chops with herb pesto (p. 57 hc). zucchini pancakes (p. 54)
Taco soup, Jello with fruit
spaghetti, broccoli

menu 9/22/2010

Oops.  This has been done for 2 days but not published.  Just went to find it and found that out.

I got 4 new cookbooks at the library yesterday and didn't end up picking anything from them.  One was Gourmet today.  I'd seen it on another blog which said it was great.  I wasn't impressed - a bit too gourmet for me at first glance.  The other was a book on beans.  I read though a good bit of info then remembered my sister's recipe for crock pot refried beans and decided to try that instead.  The other 2 are desserts and ice cream.  I will pick something from there.  :)

Dinners
Crock pot refried beans (Karley's book)
Coconut fingers with Panera broccoli cheddar soup (Karley's book)
6 cheese spinach crespelles
Sloppy joes, green beans (Sat - mom @ RS broadcast)
ham and sweet potato hash
Taco soup - old reliable recipe
Tandoori chicken and naan
Mongolian beef


Breakfast
strawberry mozzarella french toast, or the HG french toast with jam and spreadable swiss


Desserts
Lemon meringue tartlets (p. 128)
caramel pecan ice cream (p.40 -ic)
strawberry dream ice cream (p. 46, ic)
banana split ice cream (p. 51, ic)
boysenberry buttermilk sherbet (p. 52 -ic - but use loganberry)

menu 9/15/2010

Dinners

left from last week
Italian sausage dinner (sd p. 18) slow cooker

New for this week
Chicken alfredo (Kraft fall 08 p. 32) with salad
Bruschetta pizza
Chicken mango rice salad
Taco casserole
slow cook cranberry roast
tuna casserole (mom's recipe)

Breakfasts
lemon ricotta pancakes
oven baked wild rice pancakes with blueberries

Lunch
peach black bean soup
snack lunch
1/2 sandwich with yogurt/granola
Chicken salad wraps

Menu 9/8/2010

Pardon the Spanish on the menu this week.  I get a Kraft food and family magazine in the mail in Spanish (used to come in English and Spanish - English went away, but Spanish still arrives.  Both are free so I'm not complaining.)  Anyway, recipes from there aren't getting translated until they get blogged.


Left from last week
orange barley chicken p. 51 (HC)

New this week:
pollo asado con pasta cremosa de pimiento rojo (kraft p. 51) - use cheddar or mozzarella
tilapia asada con mayonesa al chimichurri (kraft p 57) -
Italian sausage dinner (sd p. 18)  slow cooker
southwestern bean chowder p. 34 (HC)
Pizza
Asian lettuce wrap


Dessert
makeover raspberry ice cream (HC p. 20)

Menu 9/2/2010

Just going with some recipes for dinner and some for lunch like last week.  That worked well for a busy school week.  I do have some more time consuming this week though.

Dinner
Asian pork tenderloin (HC p. 45)  + Sesame snap peas on p. 46
Red curry carrot soup (TOH p. 70)
Savory spiral stuffed rolls  Start early to let bread rise
Mexican rice salad - Sub 1/3 oil for water.  Start early - chills for 1 hour
Louisiana red beans and rice (slow cooker)  TOH p. 60
Orange barley chicken (hc p. 51)
Hot dogs (or possibly for lunch with ribs for dinner.)

Breakfast
Caramel apple stratta (S&D p. 59) - never got to it and I still have all the ingredients

Menu 8/26/10

I somehow am still behind in my catch up from vacation and my Simple and Delicious magazine has some complete meals listed, so I'm actually being lazy and using 3 complete meals from there.  I'm actually kind of excited.  Each includes the meal, veggie, and dessert.  What more could you want.  The kids will be excited for dessert.  :)  Great surprise for the first week of school.

Menu 1 -Chicken Marinara (do my own thing - slow cooker recipe - add chicken top with mozzarella), Italian Bread salad, lemon ice (p. 24)
Menu 2 -Cider pork chops, asparagus with mushrooms, broiled blueberry dessert (p. 25)
Menu 3 - Taco soup, Jalapeno avocado salad, cinnamon graham sundaes (p. 28)653
Ham and corn chowder (S&D p. 48)  make breadsticks or mufifns
Plum-good pork chops (S&D p. 30) has broccoli slaw salad
baked strawberry salmon (S&D p. 37)  serve with fabulous green beans
Pizza - try super thin crust + bacon chicken club pizza (S&D p. 51)

Breakfast
abc melt (english muffin, apple, canadian bacon, cheese) S&D p. 45)
Nutty maple muffins (S&D p. 45 - use sugar free syurp and ff sour cream)
Caramel apple stratta (S&D p. 59)

Lunch
Crunchy tuna salad (S&D p. 49)