What's Cooking - Sept 24

I am cooking and even more do planning what I am cooking.

Monday - leftovers for Miss K and I as S had a meeting
Tuesday - Orange Chicken Leg Quarters - it is a new Crockpot recipe.
Wednesday - dinner out -- it is our anniversary and I am not cooking
Thursday - Beef 'n peppers another crockpot recipe
Friday - leftovers for Miss K and I as S has language class

One of the things that I bought this summer was the Fix-it and Forget-it Cookbook. I was also recently blessed with a 220 to 110 power converter for my kitchen so I can use the crockpot in the kitchen and not the office. Except today it is in the office because I need an adapter for the plug.

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Menu 6/11

We leave in just two weeks to spend some time visiting family. So that means time to inventory and eat some of the food that we have around here.

Monday - refried beans burritos. I decided to use some of the pinto beans we have around here and make my own.

Tuesday - oven BBQ chicken which I will do in the crock-pot with mashed potatoes, green beans, salad and even dessert. We are having company so that is the reason for the full meal.

Wednesday - stir-fry beef with broccoli

Thursday - Indian food with our friends at the local restaurant. I think this time we are planning to meet them instead of the many times that we just run into them there.

Friday - scalloped potatoes and ham which I found in the freezer

Menu 5/14

I am excited about this week's menu. Maybe because I feel like things just work together.

Monday - Salmon, wild rice, and asparagus

Tuesday - Taco salad

Wednesday - Stuffed cabbage (uses the leftover wild rice) and Greek salad

Thursday - Chile con corne pie (uses some of the corn leftover from taco salad)

Friday - leftovers

Saturday - hike to the peak

It is getting hot here and so time to eat salad meals except my local grocery store didn't have lettuce today. I am heading downtown tomorrow and again on Thursday so hopefully I can find some lettuce.

Menu 5/7

What do you want to eat? What do we have in the house? Those seem to be the questions. Let's see.

Monday - baked zita, salad, and bread - Need to make my sauce
Tuesday - Brocolli chicken casserole - brocolli was just $2.3 a head, I have some chicken and lots of bread crumbs
Wednesday - leftovers. I will be out all day
Thursday - Greek - I want to make kabobs again. I have had Greek on the menu and each week it seems to get pushed
Friday - leftovers - S is out that evening so it is time for leftovers.
Saturday - day trip so we will just eat out

Menu 4/30

Another week, another menu. One of the things that I did this week was do a quick inventory and look at what we have and see what I can use up. I tried to plan each meal to include at least one item that we already have.

Monday -Noodle Stir-fry

Tuesday - Lemon Asparagus Pasta

Wednesday - Pork Chops

Thursday - East Indian Lentils with Spinach

Friday - Greek night

Saturday - baked ziti

Menu 4/23

I was so proud of myself. I sat down last week and planned a great week of meals. You know there is a "but" in that statement. It happened Monday as I was cooking dinner. I ran out of gas. We ended up at the Indian restaurant in our town.

Monday
Indian Restaurant

Tuesday
Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Wednesday
Carrot soup with tomato cheese pie

Thursday
Lentils & Rice taco style

Friday
leftovers

Saturday
hmm either Greek night which was moved from Thursday or maybe a hike so we will skip that.

Menu 4/16

What are we eating this week?
That is a good question. One that I do hope to answer prior to the end of the week and hopefully before 5:30 each day. I need a plan.

Monday
Indian restaurant - we just got home from traveling and had no food in the house
Tuesday
Big huge salad using Island China's copycat dressing
Miss K had a hard boiled egg, veggie and cheese
Wednesday
Out with friends - these are friends that live in town but we rarely see
Thursday
Out with friends - these are our new friends who are moving here and so this is our chance to get together
Friday
leftovers or whatever Miss K and I can find around the house as Bo has his Friday night fellowship
Saturday
I can't think that far ahead. I don't know what we will be doing. I might go to the Scrapbook Day or we might go hiking. We might see our new friends again. I might cook or we might go out.

Now I do have a plan for the week and we will be eating.

Menu 4/2 to 4/7

I sat down and planned my menu on paper and then drew arrows all around the paper as I moved things around because of various changes in our week.

Monday
Asian style beef stew which I made for lunch as Bo was not going to be home for dinner and we didn't have leftovers. I don't like cooking my big meal at lunchtime.

Tuesday
Thai meal out with friends

Wednesday
We have a lunch appointment and so for dinner we are going to have something easy
Lemon Asparagus with bow-tie pasta

Thurday
Chicken with potato casserole Need to make some sides and dessert as we are having company

Friday
Chicken stir-fry - I want to make a stir-fry once a week. My gas canister is the biggest one which tells me that cooking western uses more gas so I am going to try something new more Asian cooking

Menu week of March 26

I wrote the menu on Friday and ended up changing things around.

Monday - pizza with the leftover sauce from meatball sandwiches and fresh mushrooms instead of canned since I had those that needed to be eaten.

Tuesday - Chili con corn - I have the tomato sauce leftover from making the spaghetti sauce and everything else.

Wednesday - might be leftovers as I am going for tea with a friend in the afternoon. It is a buffet from 3:30 to 6:00

Thursday - Chicken and pineapple over rice

Friday - Asian beef stew only because we have not had beef for a while and this is one of our favorite beef dishes

Weekly Menu 3/19

We have been eating this week. I am getting back into posting my menu and doing a bit more planning.

Monday - Chicken with peanut sauce and couscous - it was yummy
Tuesday - pork chops, noodles and asparagus
Wednesday - meatball sandwiches
Thursday - enchilada chicken casserole - I am going to use up all the bags of corn chips that we have
Friday - Chili Con corne casserole

This week's meals didn't leave much in leftovers so lunch has to be created. We had quiche and then a few other things that we could find around here.

Menu 2/19

This week is a holiday week and we have company so the menu is a bit flexible depending on what we are doing.

Sunday
Baked Ziti

Monday
Hoppin' Johns which is black beans on rice with lots of toppings eaten with corn chips

Tuesday
BBQ on the beach

Wednesday
Greek Night

Thursday
Lentil & Barley stew

Friday
planning to go out for the day, so we will eat out

Saturday
hmmm need to think of something

Menu 2/11

Sunday
Breakfast - banana bread and fruit
Lunch - out
Dinner - Russian Borscht soup

Monday
Breakfast - oatmeal
Lunch - leftovers
Dinner - Spinach & lentils

Tuesday
Breakfast - eggs
Lunch leftovers
Dinner - Asian Beef Stew

Wednesday
Breakfast - pancakes
Lunch - leftovers
Dinner - Enchiladas Bo's birthday meal

Thursday
Breakfast - bagels
Lunch - out for the birthday celebration
Dinner - Black-eye pean Miso soup

Friday
Breakfast - eggs
Lunch - leftovers
Dinner - baked ziti

Saturday
Breakfast - bagels & Fruit
Lunch - leftovers
Dinner - Kababs Aunt Bec's birthday celebration

The birthday person gets to pick the meal within reason. Bo wanted enchiladas which is his favorite and one of those that I don't make that often.

That is what we are eating this week. Now I need to put my grocery list together and also start thinking about next week as the stores will be closed the beginning of the week (I think).

Menu 2/5

Monday:
Breakfast - eggs
Lunch - leftovers
Dinner - Skillet Casselot

Tuesday
Breakfast - bagels, fruit, and yogurt
Lunch - leftovers
Dinner - Vegetable Curry

Wednesday
Breakfast - oatmeal
Lunch - leftovers
Dinner - Baked chicken with apples (a new recipe)

Thursday
Breakfast - pancakes
Lunch - picnic or eat out (Bo's day off this week and we are going for a junk ride)
Dinner - Salmon (that is called bless your husband as it one of his favorite things)

Friday
Breakfast - oatmeal
Lunch -- hmmm, guessing we won't have leftovers, probably split pea soup
Dinner - stuffed cabbage

I added breakfast to the menu this week so I don't have to think what we will have. We don't eat cereal mainly because I don't like it. Okay, I like it the sugary stuff that isn't good for you so instead we don't eat it.

Menu 1/29

We have been eating this week but I forgot to post my menu.

Monday - leftovers which we had plenty of
Tuesday - Chicken broccili casserole
Wednesday - Chili Con corn pie
Thursday - Spinach Pie aka Spanokopita. I found a recipe and found phyllo. This is one of my husband's favorite things to eat and so I am blessing him by making this.
Friday - Just Miss K and I so it will be leftovers or mac 'n cheese
Saturday - Lentil something probably a new recipe for Lentils & Spinach Indian style
Sunday - Pizza

Menu Week of 1/22

I know I am a bit late in posting the menu this week. It was one of those weeks that I just had a hard time thinking of what we were going to eat.

Monday - leftovers and whatever we can find
Tuesday - Three Bean soup
Wednesday - Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Thursday - Lemon Chicken
Friday - probably out
Saturday - hmm, friends visiting so we will make something here because we can't go out 2 nights in a row

Meals Week of 1/15

Monday - Spaghetti Broccili - On Mondays I need a quick easy meal as Bo goes downtown for men's Bible study and has to leave around 5:45.
Tuesday - Ham slices, baked sweet potatoes, and asparagus
Wednesday Sausage and barley soup
Thursday - Beef with snap peas
Friday - Lentils & Rice taco style tacos (If our company comes then I will add some shredded chicken)

Menu Week of 1/8

Monday - Pasta with Pesto
Tuesday - leftover Haystack
Wednesday - Chicken taco soup
Thursday - out for Chinese food
Friday - invited out for dinner

Meals Week of 1/1

Sunday, 12/31 Hoppin' Johns

Monday, 1/1 Pork & Sauerkraut

Tuesday, 1/2 Risotto

Wednesday, 1/3 Carrot Soup with bean dip & chips

Thursday, 1/4 Asian style beef stew

Friday, 1/5 Dinner with friends

Saturday, 1/6 Lentils & Rice Taco Style

Meals Week of 12/18

Monday
Lunch - ham sandwiches
Dinner - leftovers

Tuesday
Lunch - ham sandwiches or split pea soup
Dinner - Christmas party

Wednesday
Lunch - out
Dinner - baked ziti

Thursday
Lunch - out with Miss M
Dinner - leftovers

Friday
Lunch - Bean soup
Dinner - Beef fajitias

Saturday
Lunch -
Dinner - pizza