Jenn's Week of 4/13

Guy is gone all week but his dad is living with us right now so trying to find some decent recipes for the week.

Monday:
Herbed stuffed chicken breasts, baked sweet potatoes, broccoli and cheese

Tuesday:
Kraut burgers / grilled corn on the cob / warm potato and goat cheese salad

Wednesday:
Chicken pot pie

Thursday:
Homemade pizza (kids to decide toppings)

Friday:
Out?

Saturday:
Turkey brats, homemade potato fries, salad

Sunday:
Pork tenderloin, fresh green beans/tom/fresh mozz salad, garlic bread

Scheri's week of 4/13

We have another busy week ahead of us. I had a few extra minutes this morning, so I found some new recipes that I will be trying out this week. I just hope I really have the time to get to them! Here goes:

Monday:
Black bean tacos w/ left over avocado pico from Saturday
Spanish rice
Chips & Salsa

Tuesday:
Succotash of fresh corn, lima beans, and tomatoes (I'm going to use edamame instead of lima beans)
Baked Potatoes
Green Salad w/ strawberries & almonds (the kids love this)

Wednesday:
Greek Salad Pita Sandwiches
Bean Salad

Thursday:
Couscous
Moroccan stew

Friday:
Penne & veggies w/ pesto sauce
Spinach salad w/ mandarin oranges & almonds (again, the kids love the salads w/ fruit)

Saturday:
Black Bean and Tomato Quinoa

Sunday:
Harsha's Indian food night

Scheri's week of 4/6

I can't believe Easter is almost here! Happy Easter everyone!!!

Monday:
Vegetable Soup
Green Salad

Tuesday:
Lettuce Wraps (I'm going to make a big batch for lunch w/ a friend so we have some for dinner too)
Peanut Pad Thai Veggies & Rice noodles (didn't fit this in last week)

Wednesday:
Greek Pasta w/ Tomatoes and White Beans (based on the comments, I will use fresh tomatoes and make my own sauce w/ garlic, basil, and oregano)

Thursday:
Couscous & Feta Stuffed Peppers

Friday:
Indian food - We have friends coming to dinner and haven't had a chance to finalize the menu... Two of them have wheat allergies, so I need to spend extra time researching the menu

Saturday:
Chips & Salsas
Pitcher of Margaritas
Avocado Pico Salad - greens topped w/ avocado, tomatoes, peppers, corn & black beans

Sunday:
Easter w/ friends

Jenn's Week of April 6

Guy is home this week so I'm trying some fun, new recipes! Also, loved the portabello hamburgers from last week's menu!

Monday:
Cilantro-lime chicken with avocado salsa (cooking light recipe April but couldn't find online) / cubed and baked sweet potatoes (using this recipe for sauce/glaze)

Tuesday:
Salmon with maple-lemon glaze, ranch potato wedges, fresh green beans w/almonds

Wednesday:
Asparagus, green onion and goat cheese Quiche / salad

Thursday:
Hoisin flank steak with asian cucumber salad / whole wheat baked pita bread

Friday:
Sausage-stuffed manicotti / caesar salad

Saturday:
Kraut burgers / corn / warm potato and goat cheese salad

Sunday:
Easter at parents

Scheri's week of 3/30

I'm struggling to come up with a menu this week, so nothing new here. I did buy a bunch of Mexican Grey Squash that I'll be cooking up this week, but that is the extent of my creativity! I'll get back into the swing of things next week and get some new recipes on the menu.

Monday:
Black Bean Soup w/ Rice & salsa
Sauteed Mexican Grey Squash

Tuesday:
Risotto
Steamed Veggies
Salad

Wednesday:
Peanut Pad Thai noodles & veggies

Thursday:
Veggie Stir fry (didn't get to this one last week)

Friday:
Mac n Chs Casserole bake

Saturday:
out of town

Sunday:
Indian Food night - Harsha found a great blog that has inspired him to cook more fun Indian food :-)

Jenn's Week of 3/30

It's almost April so I'm getting inspired by some grilling recipes and more warm weather cooking -yea!!

Sunday - smoked turkey legs w/cajun rub (will use leftovers for ench), grilled stuff portabello mushrooms, corn and tomato salad

Monday - Smoked turkey ench (kind of making up a recipe: blk beans, salsa verde, lowfat cheese, roasted peppers, lowfat sour cream, whole wheat tortillas), mex salad w/corn, lettuce, blk beans

Tuesday - portabello cheeseburgers, sweet potato fries

Wednesday - Baked pasta w/turkey sausage, salad

Thursday - Pork tenderloin, mediterranean stuffed tomatoes

Fri - Turkey brats, tators, corn

Sat - Caprese salad, garlic bread

Sun - Hamburgers, edamame salad, sliced baked potatoes

Jenn's Menu Week of 3/23

So, I ran to the store to grab a few things today and decided to quickly plan a menu and get all my groceries. The menu is therefore simple but we'll be out and about a lot this week with Spring Break and I want it easy.

Monday -
Grilled Chicken, Rice, Salad

Tuesday -
Sloppy joes, corn, tator tots

Wednesday -
Out to dinner

Thursday -
Almond stuffed Chicken (this has been on my menu but I still haven't made it)
Edamame Salad
Garlic Bread

Friday -
Fish, asparagus, rice or black beans

Saturday -
Guy and I skiing so we'll bring pizza home

Sunday -
maybe spaghetti or something easy on the grill