Scheri's Week of 6/30

I can't believe it is already July! I know everyone is crazy busy with vacationing, but we are actually going to be home almost all month! YAY!!! That hasn't happened for a while, so I'm excited. We have a fun menu this week. A few repeats, but goodies. Here we go:

Monday:
Green salad w/ tomatoes & red bell peppers
Spicy Carrot & Dhal soup

Tuesday:
Grilled stuffed bell peppers - Cook 1 cup wild rice. Meanwhile, saute carrots, zucchini, onion, and garlic. Add the cooked rice. Mix in some feta cheese (I like the sundried tomato variety). Stuff mixture into red bell peppers and cook on grill until pepper is soft.

Wednesday:
Dinner is up in the air. I think Harsha might meet me somewhere. I have a hair appt at 2:30 (the cut was last week and the color this week) and he has a meeting at 6:30, so there won't be much time... Regardless, we'll plan on eating out.

Thursday:
Balsamic Bean Dip w/ pita bread & veggies (For the recipe - I use 1tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp sun dried tomato pesto and about 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar)
Gazpacho (For this recipe, I use spicy V8 and use chili sauce rather than hot pepper sauce)

Friday:
Veggie Burgers w/ grilled onion, guac, lettuce & tomato
Grilled Corn on the cob
Grilled Veggies: sweet potatoes, red bell peppers, carrots & zucchini. I cook them on foil on the grill w/ a tomato sauce - Spicy V8, Chili sauce, soy, garlic & ginger

Saturday:
Ella's princess slumber party! We'll be making a variety of finger sandwiches:
Cucumber Mint Tea Sandwiches
Carrot Raisin Tea Sandwiches
Banana Honey Tea Sandwiches (bananas, honey, squeeze lemon juice on sweet bread - probably raisin)
Pineapple Tea Sandwiches
Blueberry Scones
Devonshire Cream
Variety of fruits & veggies
And of course, the tea.

And for dessert, the girls will be having chocolate fondue with cheesecake, pound cake, pineapple, banana, strawberry, and whatever other fruit I can think up :-) It is going to be a blast!!!

Jenn's Menu Week of 6/23

We do not have a great menu planned for the week. I hope to have a nice menu planned next week - Guy is home for the week and we have guests coming on Wednesday!!

Monday: taking Guy's dad out for his birthday

Tuesday: hamburgers, corn, salad

Wednesday: picnic dinner at park - probably chicken pasta salad

Thursday: spaghetti and salad

Friday: Guy and I going out

Saturday: Birthday party dinner
- Hamb/brats/hot dogs
- baked beans
- fruit salad
- potato salad
- some other salad???


Sunday:
- pork tenderloin
- bodatious broccolli salad
- leftover baked beans/tator tots

Scheri's week of 6/23

I am finally getting back into the swing of things around the house. So far, our summer is busier than ever! I don't have any new recipes planned for the week. I'm so excited to have lots of fresh tomatoes again! I think we'll be eating tomatoes with everything on the menu.

Monday:
Chips & salsa
Gazpacho dip
Black bean & corn enchiladas

Tuesday:
Salad w/ blue cheese, tomatoes, red bell peppers, potatoes & avocado
Grilled corn

Wednesday:
Lettuce Wraps
Wild rice w/ veggies & nuts

Thursday:
Pasta w/ veggies and pesto

Friday:
Going out to eat before heading up to Georgetown

Jenn's Weekly Menu 6/16

We are finally back from our wonderful vacations! It's going to be an easy cooking week. Here's my menu....

Monday:
BLT (turkey bacon) sandwiches w/basil aioli spread
Salad w/cucumbers, garbanzo beans and cheese

Basil Aioli: 1/2 cup reduced fat mayonnaise, 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil, 1 small garlic clove minced, 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Tuesday:
Chicken caesar salad

Wednesday:
Spaghetti w/garlic bread

Thursday:
Cheese and red pepper quesadillas
Scheri's Sante Fe Salad (chopped romaine w/ black beans, corn, tomatoes, diced chilies)

Friday:
Out to Amanda's Fonda w/family

Saturday:
Grilled BBQ ribs
Grilled corn on the cob
Ranch potatoes (marinate chopped red potatoes in olive oil and dry ranch dressing packet and cook in oven on cookie sheet at 400 for about 30 minutes)

Sunday:
Movie night w/pizza

Scheri's Week 6/16

Scheri's Week of 6/2

I'm not very inspired this week. We had no food in the house last night, so we had pancakes, fruit and hash browns for dinner. The kids loved it, so no complaints. I just haven't had any great ideas... I did go grocery shopping this morning and bought a ton of food, so hopefully this week looks better than I feel about it... I do have a huge craving for salads, so there will be lots of those!

Monday:
Baked potatoes w/ cheese, sour cream & salsa
Salad (lettuce w/ green beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, garbanzo beans, blue cheese)

Tuesday:
Margaritas (yes, we are planning drinks in middle of the week!)
Cheese & Black bean Quesadillas
Sante Fe Salad (chopped romaine w/ black beans, corn, tomatoes, diced chilies)

Wednesday:
Grilled Zucchini, Carrots & potatoes w/ butter & garlic
Bean Salad
Veggie Burgers (we buy the GardenBurger brand)

Thursday:
Mixed bean curry w/ Basmati rice
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 med onion, diced
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- .5 tsp minced ginger
- 3 cups beans (I'll use .5 c lentils, garbanzo beans & great northern)
- 2 diced tomatoes
- 1.5 cups broth
- 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp coriander, 1/8 tsp cayenne, .5 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp garam masala

Cook onions, garlic & ginger in oil until tender. Add beans, tomatoes & broth. Cook until lentils are soft, then add the spices.

Friday:
Lasagne
French Bread
Salad