WFD?

UMwife

We used to do this weekly on this board, and I don't know what happened...but we stopped. Anyway, jut looking to bring it back (mostly for selfish reasons - haha) because I need some new dinner ideas/recipes and I'm sure there are others who might be able to relate. 

And hopefully this will get the boards moving a little. So...the big question...what's for dinner? Or what do you have planned for the rest of the week? 

VandRicky

I have a big pot of minestrone on the stove right now. Veggies are on sale at Publix this week (super cheap) so I planned meals around that. Tomorrow is ratatouille with veal over rice.

LizC78

Here was my plan for the week:

Sunday- baked turkey, steamed new potatoes w/green beans & cornbread 

Monday- ropa veija over white rice, plaintains (but I did start it on Sunday night-I slow cooked it overnight)

Tuesday- meatloaf, mashed potatoes & corn

Wednesday- grilled chicken (marinated in mojo) yellow rice, steamed aspargus.

Thursday- pizza & garlic bread

Friday - OUT 

I usually make my menus on Saturday or Sunday..

rach312

I can't remember the order I did it this week but I made...

 Mini meatballs with ziti and steamed veggies

 Crock pot whole chicken with carrots, celery, onions and potatoes with a side of couscous

Mustard chicken with baked potatoes and steamed mixed veggies

Stir fry in peanut sauce with brown rice. 

UMwife

So apparently it's a bad idea to ask WFD before you've had lunch! LOL All of the meals sound delicious and made me really hungry. 

And Liz...dinner at Casa H is al thanks to you tonight. i just took some flank steak out. We're bringing a little Miami up here and having some ropa vieja. Que rico!  

cocojack10

I was so good last year at planning inners ahead of time... now not so much!  Lately, there is always something so we haven't been eating at home.  I do miss home cooked meals though... eating out gets old!  I want to get back into crockpot meals, as those would be awesome to prepare when I'm home w/ the boys.

UMwife

cocojack10:

I was so good last year at planning inners ahead of time... now not so much!  Lately, there is always something so we haven't been eating at home.  I do miss home cooked meals though... eating out gets old!  I want to get back into crockpot meals, as those would be awesome to prepare when I'm home w/ the boys.

I've been going back and forth between getting a crockpot. I think it would be a huge time saver for dinner and would eliminate the last minute thrown together ideas I've ben coming up with lately. But DH is a little worried about the safety factor of just leaving it plugged in all day especially if we're not home or leaving it on while I take Carley out for a walk. WDYT? 

LizC78

Jackie, dont worry, I think we all go through waves.  There are some weeks when I am dead on.. Others I am soo far out in left field and always scrambling for dinner.  For me it is best if I plan it out, if not I would eat out all the time.  Its just too hard to think of something once you get home at 5ish..

Yay, Im glad I inspired.. I loooove ropa vieja.

cocojack10

UMwife:

cocojack10:

I was so good last year at planning inners ahead of time... now not so much!  Lately, there is always something so we haven't been eating at home.  I do miss home cooked meals though... eating out gets old!  I want to get back into crockpot meals, as those would be awesome to prepare when I'm home w/ the boys.

I've been going back and forth between getting a crockpot. I think it would be a huge time saver for dinner and would eliminate the last minute thrown together ideas I've ben coming up with lately. But DH is a little worried about the safety factor of just leaving it plugged in all day especially if we're not home or leaving it on while I take Carley out for a walk. WDYT? 

I had the same concern at first.  I got it, but then it sat in the box for almost a yr.  Then I was home one wkday and decided to try it out... since I knew I was going to be home all day.  I saw how it worked... and really it did nothing but get hot all day!  LOL  And the smell when you get home, is so yummy.  I figured, there are so many people in this world that have them, and you really don't hear of any fires or whatever that they must be safe.  I usually make sure to place it over my ceramic cooktop, just to not overheat the granite... not that it is necessary, but just personal preference.   GO FOR IT!

UMwife

Thanks Jackie

I wouldn't even know where to start. Any recs on a good crockpot? Oh, and a crockpot recipe book, too. Now I just need to convince DH that they're perfectly ok to use and the house is going to burn down. :P 

cocojack10

I got mine at Costco, and it is a larger one.  What I like about mine is that it switches to "warm" once the food is cooked.  It brought a good size recipe book, which I started off using.  Then bought a random crockpot recipe book at TJMaxx... nothing extraordinary. 

This blog has decent recipes too!

UMwife

Awesome! Thanks, Jackie