weekly menu-

A&JNelson

sunday- spaghetti & meatballs

monday- pulled pork sandwiches, grilled corn on the cob, and spaghetti slaw

tuesday- chicken tequila burgers, black beans and a salad

wednesday- cinnamon spice rubbed salmon, garlic quinoa, and veggies

thursday- tacos, beans & rice

and the rest is unknown... 

MLvK

I refuse to menu plan this week. 

A&JNelson

MLvK:

I refuse to menu plan this week. 

I did the same at 39 weeks. i wasnt even wanting to cook

slwprincess

MLvK:

I refuse to menu plan this week. 

Awww come on now, a marathon cooking session might just do the trick!

JoJoEspana

Michelle, take a cue from GTJess and spend a few hundred dollars on groceries - that's sure to send you into labor!!

Ours this week...

Sun - lentil, rice, and chorizo salad 

Mon - summer squash enchiladas

Tues - deciding between spicy eggplant fritters w/caprese salad, or eggplant parm

Wed - oven-fried chicken, whatever veggies we get in our CSA - I'm thinking corn and okra pudding plus tomato cucumber salad

Thurs - farro w/roasted beets, butternut squash, and honey-thyme dressing

Fri - we're going to a bday party so we'll either eat sandwiches beforehand or grab something

Sat - gumbo w/corn muffins

keg

Can I ask a crazy question?  How the heck do you ladies have time to cook such fabulous sounding dinners?  By the time I get home from work, I have 15 minutes or so to throw something together, often holding on to a girl.  If it's a day I don't work, it's even more complicated trying to keep DDs out of trouble and cook at the same time! 

soon2b3

Mine is much less glamorous (always is though) :-)

Sun - homemade pizza and salad

Mon - baked chicken thighs, rice and broccoli

Tues - grilled salmon and grilled veggies (eggplant, sweet potato and zuchinni)

Wed - our night to eat out

Thurs - not sure yet...something w/ pasta

Fri - taco night

Sat - not sure yet, thinking homemade veggie soup

soon2b3

Ok, recipes needed please:

chicken tequila burgers

cinnamon spice rubbed salmon, garlic quinoa

summer squash enchiladas

spicy eggplant fritters

farro w/roasted beets, butternut squash, and honey-thyme dressing

TIA! :-) 

What the heck is Farro and what does it taste like?

MrsL1022

Sounds great you're hired! 

A&JNelson

soon2b3:

Ok, recipes needed please:

chicken tequila burgers

cinnamon spice rubbed salmon, garlic quinoa

 

Chicken Tequila burgers 

Cinnamon spice rubbed salmon- (sometimes do it with pork loin too)

Rub:

1/2  teaspoon  salt

1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin

1/2  teaspoon  ground coriander

1/4  teaspoon  paprika

1/8  teaspoon  ground cinnamon

1/8  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper

I grease 9x13 pan with olive oil and preheat oven to 400F

Then rub spice mix over salmon, cook for 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily.

Garlic quinoa

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 cup quinoa, rinsed well and drained

2 cups water or broth

Dash of salt and pepper

Saute onion in olive oil for 2-3 minutes; add garlic and continue cooking for another 30 seconds or so. Add quinoa, water and salt to pan. bring to boil then reduce heat then cover and simmer 15 minutes until liquid is absorbed.

 

 

K&P414

Caprese pasta w/ garlic bread

teriyaki turkey burgers and sweet potato fries

Pork tenderloin, fried green tomatoes w/ fresh mozzarella and balsamic glaze

Spaghetti @ church Wednesday night

and I'm leaving for a girls beach trip on Thursday but I think I"m going to make a baked ziti before I go so they'll have something for dinner.

K&P414

keg:

Can I ask a crazy question?  How the heck do you ladies have time to cook such fabulous sounding dinners?  By the time I get home from work, I have 15 minutes or so to throw something together, often holding on to a girl.  If it's a day I don't work, it's even more complicated trying to keep DDs out of trouble and cook at the same time! 

Some of my meals take longer to prepare but most of them are pretty quick. 

Caprese Pasta is so yum and super quick.  Boil pasta.  sautee chopped onion for about 2 mins, toss in a litte minced garlic and a can of diced tomatoes.  Pinch of sugar, salt and pepper.  After it's cooked down (less than 5 mins) pour in a little cream or ff half and half and turn off the heat. Add drained pasta and toss w/ shredded basil and fresh mozzarella.

For the turkey burgers I made the patties up earlier in the day (ground turkey, teriyaki sauce, breadcrumbs and an egg) and they took less than 15 minutes to grill.  I smashed up an avocado for the topping.  The sweet potato fries did roast for about 30 minutes. 

 

MLvK

K&P414:

keg:

Can I ask a crazy question?  How the heck do you ladies have time to cook such fabulous sounding dinners?  By the time I get home from work, I have 15 minutes or so to throw something together, often holding on to a girl.  If it's a day I don't work, it's even more complicated trying to keep DDs out of trouble and cook at the same time! 

Some of my meals take longer to prepare but most of them are pretty quick. 

Caprese Pasta is so yum and super quick.  Boil pasta.  sautee chopped onion for about 2 mins, toss in a litte minced garlic and a can of diced tomatoes.  Pinch of sugar, salt and pepper.  After it's cooked down (less than 5 mins) pour in a little cream or ff half and half and turn off the heat. Add drained pasta and toss w/ shredded basil and fresh mozzarella.

For the turkey burgers I made the patties up earlier in the day (ground turkey, teriyaki sauce, breadcrumbs and an egg) and they took less than 15 minutes to grill.  I smashed up an avocado for the topping.  The sweet potato fries did roast for about 30 minutes. 

 

There is also a lot to be said for us stay at home moms who have all day to do any prep work we need to do.  I take advantage of naptimes to do any chopping so all I have to do is throw stuff in the pan when I cook.  

Also, cooking got exponentially easier once my daughter discovered Yo Gabba Gabba.    

JoJoEspana

soon2b3:

Ok, recipes needed please:

chicken tequila burgers

cinnamon spice rubbed salmon, garlic quinoa

summer squash enchiladas

spicy eggplant fritters

farro w/roasted beets, butternut squash, and honey-thyme dressing

TIA! :-) 

What the heck is Farro and what does it taste like?

summer squash enchiladas  I made these last night and they were soooo good!!  I kind of loosely went off of this version, but took ideas from my favorite chicken enchiladas too. 

spicy eggplant fritters - I'm probably making them tonight - its a recipe out of one of my cookbooks.  So if they are good, I'll type the recipe out.  basically you roast the eggplant whole, then scoop out the flesh and mix it with some seasoning, egg, etc and pan fry them.

Beets, butternut squash, and farro - I was just going to fly by the seat of my pants and roast the veggies then toss them with the farro w/some herbs and a honey-thyme dressing.  Farro is a grain.. I have actually never had it, but I saw some at Whole Foods last week and decided to try it.  Supposedly it has a nutty flavor, and is chewy on the inside and crispy on the outside.  I'll let you know how it turns out!