Heather says:
Would you look at that, it’s Monday again.
- Monday – Cottage pie (it’s like shepherds, only with beef), roasted broccoli
- Tuesday – Shredded pork tacos, black beans, guacamole
- Wednesday – Cabbage and leek soup, toasted cheese sandwiches
- Thursday – C.O.R.N.
- Friday – Blackened salmon, roasted green beans, cornbread, herbed & buttered parsnips
- Saturday – Third time’s the charm, right? – Taco Pizza
- Sunday – On the road again, just can’t wait . . .
CORN = Clean out refrigerator night.
Next week’s menu should be a lot of fun. My children and I are heading to Florida with my foodie friend, Heidi. Between joint efforts in the kitchen and a teenage clean up crew, it’s going to take a lot of self-control to not go nuts.
Tell me, what’s on your menu this week? Feel free to share or link in the comments.
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Let's see if I can actually cook this week without giving in to my laziness about cooking. Fortunately, the Eating Out Envelope is nearly empty.
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How do you roast broccoli? It sounds so good and even easy but I have not heard of roasting it.
Thank You!
Cut it into florets, medium size (you can peel and chop the stems and use them too). Heat oven to 375-400. Toss the broccoli with some olive oil, spread it out on a pan and salt and pepper it, and roast for 15-20 minutes (keep checking it). You can roast cauliflower this same way and it is DELICIOUS.
Monday – Pad Thai (I hope – never cooked with chinese cabbage before, so it'll be "a la me" – my own wee twist on things)
Tuesday – Lasagne
Wednesday – Sweet and Sour Chicken a la me
Thursday – Fresh Pasta
Friday – Chicken Curry a la me
Saturday – Lasagne
Sunday – Fresh Pasta
Monday – Salmon with Pesto, buttered noodles, & green veg of some variety.
Tuesday – Couscous with Chickpeas, Tomatoes, & Zucchini
Wednesday – Shepherd's Pie
Thursday – Potato Corn Chowder
Friday – going out to eat
Saturday – Turkey Chili w/ cornbread
Sunday – Roast Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans
Monday-Tuscan Chicken over Rice
Tuesday-Corned Beef and Cabbage
Wednesday-Crockpot Meatloaf, Mashed Potato, Corn
Thursday-Pasta Bolognese, Green Beans, Garlic Bread
Friday- Ham and Bean Soup, Yeast Rolls
Saturday- Steak, Mac and Cheese, Peas
Sunday- Calico Beans, Cornbread
Hi Heather: would you mind sharing your recipe for ham and bean soup? It sounds yummy and perfect for the rainy days we're supposed to be having all week in LA.
Monday – Guinness Stew and biscuits
Tuesday – Wild rice stuffing and celery root puree
Wednesday – WW spaghetti with pork bolognese
Thursday – Leftovers
Friday – Kids choice, probably McDonald's or other such blahness
Saturday – Butternut squash curry
Sunday – Dinner at my parents' house
Another oddly eerie heavily foggy morn here in Central Indiana…Happy Monday
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Monday I'm doing "fried" baked pork steaks (bigger-thinner than pork chops)–probably mashed potatoes-not sure what other sides as of right now…still havn't gotten to planning my menus–really want to….just gotta do it……..
Well now I'm confused. I thought that shepherd's pie was beef. All this time I was wrong!
Now that its time to go work on dinner, I've managed to finish the menu!
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Hello Heather and group! I truly hope that I am not out of place to ask for some advice. I am about to go thro surgery for cancer and Doc says I wont be able to much for 2-3 weeks. I always cook from scratch and I am looking for some "t.v." dinner ideas. I have done the meatloaf and mash, turkey and mash, soup, spagetti and I am not in the mood for the sameold when I come home this time. Does anyone have any ideas for something new that I can make to serve 1, I dont have a problem with bulk cooking. It just needs to be freezer and micro friendly. Thank you so much! If Heather doesnt want this to clog up her group, with her permission of course, my e-mail is purpleangel3686@yahoo.com Thank you Heather if you allow this!
Of course it's ok. I'm very sorry you're having to go through this.
I've had some success, lately, with Stuffed Bell Pepper soup.. very rich and cooks down, over low temp, for hours, in a stock pot.. thickens like chili. I put it in pint freezer jars and microwave it to heat, after its thawed. http://familyhugzrecipes.withaz.net/?p=128
I, also, just recently, froze chili mac, without cheese. After it thawed, I stirred in shredded cheese and microwaved it.
I don't, usually, microwave, but I have a bad back, and I've been cheating, lately.
Good luck with your surgery. ~Heidi
That cabbage and leek soup sounds very intriguing, Heather. Would love to see the recipe.
My husband is British. We usually have either Cottage Pie or Shepherd's Pie once a week. (Sometimes difficult to find ground lamb locally here in Moncks Corner.) The leftovers are wonderful for lunch the next day. This week it will be a Cottage Pie.
I recently learned how to make Cornish Pasties (at my husband's request – he misses them!) http://bit.ly/8xYKRs and I have a question. The recipe uses rutabaga (called "Swede" in the UK) which I do not care for but it's essential to a Cornish Pastie. Q: Can whole [or raw, diced] rutabaga be frozen? Never having cooked with rutabaga before, I know nothing about them.
If I can get down to Publix and buy some lamb chops, I want to try what is called a Lancashire Hotpot which is basically lamb chops (2 per person), sliced onion, sliced potatoes, and salt & pepper layered in a heavy, cast-iron/enamel covered casserole (and a coffee cup, oops I mean tea cup, of water) and baked for 2 hours.
We don't get home from work until 5:10pm but sometimes I'll prepare a casserole ahead of time and my best friend 2 doors down (who works from home) will come down mid-afternoon, take it out of the fridge, and pop it into the oven for me.
In honor of all the rain we are supposed to get in Phoenix this week….the menu has a lot of good 'ole comfort foods that serve up well with the sound of rain on the roof (rain is such a novelty in the dessert!)
Monday: Macaroni and Cheese with Vegetable Side and Baked Apples
Tuesday: Grilled Cheese with Chicken Noodle Soup
Wednesday: Pulled Pork Barbecue (in the crock pot) with homemade hush puppies
Thursday: Homemade Vegetable Soup with Beef Broth Base, Egg Noodles
Friday: Breakfast for Dinner: Blueberry Muffins, Pancakes, Srrawberries, Bacon, Eggs and Grits (we sneak flax seed into the breaded items…shhhhh, don't tell the kids!)
Saturday: Tacos with spanish rice, refried beans (rain will be over Friday night…..probably for months!)
Sunday: Spaghetti with fresh bread