Jenn's Menu for the holidays

We have family and out of town friends coming for the holidays next week so I've planned out until the 2nd when they leave to try to make cooking easier :). It should be lots of fun!!!

Monday (12/22) -
Chicken pot pie

Tuesday (12/23) -
Lamb and feta rolls w/Cucumber-mint-yogurt sauce (from Rachel Ray's 365: no repeats)

Wednesday (12/24) - Christmas Eve - guests start to arrive!
Heading to Mom and Dad's for Christmas Eve through Christmas dinner
Brisket, potatoes, ranch style beans (my dish)

Thursday (12/25) - Christmas!
Eggs benedict, Mimosas
Turkey, etc. (Thanksgiving dinner - I'm making sweet potato casserole, chex mix and drinks)

Friday (12/26) - more guests!
Balsamic pork tenderloin
Roasted ratatouille vegetables
Tortellini with spinach-walnut pesto
- from Rachel Ray's 365: No Repeats Cookbook

Saturday (12/27) -
Dinner out!

Sunday (12/28) -
Ham
Cheesy potatoes (red pot, cheddar cheese, sour cream, milk, gr onions)
Napa Cabbage Salad
Rolls

Monday (12/29) -
Hamburgers
Homemade potato fries/chips
Baked asparagus w/balsamic butter sauce

Tuesday (12/30)
We head to go skiing for 2 days so pizza for grandma and the kids

Wednesday (12/31) - NYE (more guests!)
Lasagna Bolognese (my mom's famous recipe which I can scan if anyone wants it)
Caesar salad
Garlic bread

Thursday (1/1) - NY Day (will probably have my family over as well so lots of guests now :)!)
Uptown down-home chili (another Rachel Ray - this is fabulous!!)
Guacamole / salsa / chips
Turkey / cream cheese / lettuce roll-ups
Appetizer size quiches (I will cheat here and buy this at Sam's)

Whew....lots of fun but I'll need some rest after this! Guests are leaving on the 2nd :( and I don't have dinners planned past NY's day. Probably leftovers and pizza :).

Scheri's Week of 12/14

I've been feeling so uninspired, which results in us eating out way too much! This week, the goal is to eat all our meals at home - no eating out! I am going to try :-)

Here is what I have planned:

Monday:
Pasta w/ veggies, basil, olive oi, and mozzarella
Salad

Tuesday:
Vegetable soup in the crockpot (we have an afternoon activity, which will leave us crimped at dinner making time)
Rolls

Wednesday:
Lettuce Wraps
Vegetable stir fry

Thursday:
Potato & Bean Enchilada (new recipe - I won't fry the tortillas. I'll probably use black beans, because we like them more. I'm excited to see how they turn out.)
Avocado Pico Dip & chips

Friday:
Black Bean and Quinoa Chili (crockpot).

Saturday:
Parmesan & Spinach Risotto
Steamed veggies
Salad

Sunday:
Coconut curry (one of Harsha's yummy dishes).

Jenn's week of 12/14

It's going to be a cold week so I tried to make some "comfort food" yet easy dinners. I wanted to make some soups but I made so much last week that my kids are "souped out".

Monday -
Ravioli
Caesar Salad
Garlic bread

Tuesday -
Black bean tacos
mexican slaw

Wednesday -
Garlic Cheese Pizza
Salad

Thursday -
Pot roast w/carrots, potatoes, mushrooms

Friday -
Baked ziti
Caprese salad

Saturday -
Santa, dinner and sleigh ride!!

Sunday -
leftovers or pizza

Jenn's Week of 12/8

We were out of town through Tuesday night so I never posted our menu!

Wednesday - homemade chicken noodle soup (just classic recipe w/celery, carrot, egg noodles, chicken, parsley)

Thursday - simple recipe again w/ground turkey, tomatoes, corn, carrots, northern beans and seasonings

Friday - ravioli w/red sauce, caesar salad, garlic bread

Saturday - taco salad at mexican fiesta party

Sunday - pizza

Scheri's Week of 12/7

I can't believe I'm halfway through the week already. I had a Christmas dinner to attend last night, so there was no need for me to cook. This is what we are looking at for the rest of the week:

Wednesday:
Black Bean Tamales
Guacamole & Salsa
Sante Fe Salad

Thursday:
Lentil & Pasta Soup

Friday:
Wild Rice w/ veggies & feta

Saturday:
Baked Ziti
Caprese Salad

Sunday:
Indian food night - I think I'll make a vegetable curry and give Harsha the night off from cooking.

Scheri's Week of 12/1

I almost forgot to post my menu this week, ach! Here we go:

Monday:
Sweet & Sour stir fry w/ rice (sauce is ginger, garlic, soy, srirachi, pineapple juice, lime and honey)

Tuesday:
Black bean tacos
Salad

Wednesday:
Spinach Lasagne
Garlic Bread

Thursday:
Butternut Squash Soup (1.5 squash, onion, garlic, .5c lentils, salt, pepper, broth, milk, pinch of cayenne - blend)
Green Salad
Multigrain rolls

Friday:
Penne w/ pesto & veggies
More salad :-)

Sat thru Mon - Harsha will be cooking solo w/ the kids. They'll have a blast and eat too much butter :-)

Jenn's Menu Week of 11/30

Sunday -
Tortellini Soup:
1. Saute in olive oil - 1 large onion, 1 chopped gr pepper, 8 gloves garlic
2. After sauteed - add in 5cans broth, 2 cans stewed tomatoes, 2 tbsp dried basil
3. Also saute - 1 lb italian sausage (I use turkey sausage) and add to soup
4. Add - 1 bag spinach leaves
5. Add to taste - 1-3 boullion cubes, salt, pepper, tabasco
6. Just before serving add: 1 lb cheese tortellini and cook until tender
7. Top w/parmesean cheese

Monday - Chicken pot pie

Tuesday - Black bean burrito bake

Wednesday - kraut burgers, corn

Thursday - noodles, broccoli

Friday - Pasta!!
- Spaghetti w/red sauce (in olive oil cook garlic and onion 5 min...add carrots, mush and bell pepper for 10 min...increase heat to high and add 2 lbs tom chopped w/their juice, fresh basil, season'g...simmer, reduce to medium for 15min until thickened)
- garlic bread
- caesar salad

Saturday - out of town through Tuesday (Mom's menu)
- pizza

Sunday -
- hamburger stroganoff, veggie

Monday -
- Chicken, salad, potatoes

Tuesday -
- Brats, noodles, veggie