Weekly Menu: February 14-20th
14. Feb, 2010 
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Doesn’t it seem like we’re always thinking about something having to do with the kitchen? Cooking, doing the dishes, emptying the dishwasher, grocery shopping. I swear, I feel like 25% of my time is spent thinking about that one room of my house. Why is that? Anyway, I feel totally unprepared to do the menu this week. I’m kind of tired of thinking about it. Mommy/wife burnout! But since I hate eating takeout and leftovers, I’d rather think about it and have “real” food. However, I’m not at all hungry right now and it’s quite hard to think about food when you’re not even a teeny bit hungry!
Sunday: Today for V-day we had grilled steak, steamed shrimp and Pioneer Woman’s crash potatoes (with dried herbs instead of fresh because my rosemary bush is under several feet of snow).
Monday: leftovers
Tuesday: spaghetti and meatballs (you might notice we have spaghetti a lot. It’s my and Brianna’s favorite meal)
Wednesday: Roast chicken w/bread
Thursday: Chicken bog
Friday: Parent’s Night Out free babysitting at the YMCA. Date night! (rescheduled from last week due to snow. Bleh)
Saturday: I’m leaving this open. It seems like I often don’t do what I plan on Saturdays so I may stop planning for Saturday.
How about you, what’s on your menu?
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I thought about menus for the week, because it really has been easier not having to think what to cook.
Tonight, we had spaghetti. (Used the last of the gluten-free noodles.) (We did Mardi Gras parades, not Valentine’s, so no V-day dinner.)
Mon: Parmesan chicken fingers w/mashed potatoes
Tues: Pork chops
Weds: Mediterranean beef ragout (I’ve been trying to fix this for a while)
Thurs: Chicken something
Fri: Sweet & sour bratwurst
Sat: There’s a Scout thing to go to-I think we’ll either eat out, or have take-out.
I want to know what chicken bog is.
Here’s what I’m doing. Dragged out some old recipes.
Mon: Friendship Bread, Meaty Macaroni Bake
Tues: States Inn Casserole, Baked Tomato Oregano
Wed: Indian Nite: Daal, Quinoa, Paneer Bhurji
Thurs: Indian Nite: Pav Bhaji, Methi Khakra
Fri: Leftovers
Sat: Crusty Potato Wedges, Asparagus Casserole, Couscous
Gail, chicken bog is a southern dish. I’d never heard of it until I met my husband. It combines rice, sausage, chicken, butter and cream soups into a thick rice dish that you eat with a healthy topping of hot sauce. Kind of like a jambalaya but opposite of that. My recipe is from my MIL, and it was very confusing when I first made it because it was so imprecise. When I make it this week, I’ll make sure I’ve got the proportions right and then share it here on the blog.
sunday – shrimp scampi
dirty rice
green beans
tangelos
cheesecake sopapilla
white wine
monday – minestrone soup with bacon
buttery cheddar herb biscuits
spinach salad with kiwi
tuesday – meatloaf
mashed potatos
cauliflower in cheese sauce
apple
ice cream with homemade hot fudge
wednesday – garlic and herb (laughing cow cheese), spinach and crimini stuffed chicken
mixed veggies (green beans, carrots, yellow carrots and red peppers)
pears
thursday – leftovers
friday – mahi-mahi
rice stuffed bell peppers
grapes
diet soda cake
saturday – goulash
corn
bing cherries
apple juice
sunday – french dip and spicy mustard
spagetti squash with parmesan cheese
strawberries and cream
Wow, Dawn, I’m a little jealous of dinners at your house. Okay, a LOT jealous!
it sounds a bit nicer than it is. nothing takes more than 20 minutes prep time.
it is usually very easy to throw together.
I just want to know how you convinced your Y to do free parents night outs…Ours charges like $15/kid, and with 2, its about the same as hiring someone.
Anywho.
Sunday-(V-day + hubby’s birthday) Grilled steaks (hubby did it..in 4 inches of snow…and they were divine), baked sweet potatoes, salad, homemade thin-mint filled chocolate birthday cake
Monday-leftovers
Tuesday-Something in the crock pot. Probably chicken soup, but I’ll figure it out tonight before bed.
Wednesday-Kids choice, so probably hot dogs or frozen chicken nuggets
Thursday-Beef enchiladas (I want to experiment with corn & black beans in the filling).
Friday-We’ll decide when we get there. Depends on weather, friends, and the temperament of the kids.
Kristi– it’s something they started about 2 years ago for members of the Y. They do it once a month, second Friday, from 6-9pm. And they don’t do it in the summer. They also offer a mom’s afternoon out service twice a month, same deal but from like 12-2 or something. I don’t use that, since B is at daycare, but I would have loved to have access to it when she was home with me!
I want to eat at Dawn’s house. Nutritious, all the right food group, and delicious!! WOW!
Sunday was: Shrimp cakes, Salmon cakes and Cheddar cheese puffs–soooo easy to make, I couldn’t believe it!
Monday: Croque-monsieurs, bistro style
Tuesday: Chicken and brocolli tagliatelle, with garlic cream sauce
Wednesday: Rolled bacon/onion/cheese burgers
Thursday: Asian chicken and rice soup
Friday: Fettucini Alfredo (although, knowing the bf, he’ll want to order in and that’ll end up being Saturday night’s dinner but that’s all right)