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This Weeks Dinners

twister22twister22 member
edited August 2013 in Blended Families
Let's hear 'em!

Also, if I want to link the recipe but use the recipe title instead of the url, how do I do that? Thanks :).
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Re: This Weeks Dinners

  • twister22twister22 member
    Sunday - We're going to a friends' pool party, and they will be grilling out. We are, however, bringing a Chocolate Hershey Creme Pie as a dessert. Yum.
    Monday - Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
    Tuesday - DH & I are going over to a friends' for dinner, and the kids will be with my parents.
    Wednesday - Chicken BBQ "Pitzas" (Pita Pizza)
    Thursday - Nachos with homemade salsa and home queso blanco cheese dip
    Friday - Garlic Pesto Chicken w/ Tomato Cream Penne
    Saturday - Stuffed Salmon
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  • SimpleJaneSimpleJane member
    Ugh, I'm so bad. I need to go grocery shopping. The kids get back from vacation with XH tomorrow and I haven't planned meals at all. I have chicken in the freezer, but thats about it.

    Tonight- J and I are having baked pork chops, peas and pearl onions, and rice
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  • IlumineIlumine member
    Sunday - DH is making baby back ribs, corn on the cob and baked potato medley. 
    Monday - Penne in homemade Vodka Sauce (I have been known to make men cry with my sauces)
    Tuesday - no idea, 
    Wednesday - Baked Coconut Chicken with steamed broccoli
    Thursday - Tacos
    Friday - Homemade Fire Roasted Tomato Soup 
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  • mccall0113mccall0113 member
    I envy you all.  I fly by the seat of my pants most nights!
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  • IlumineIlumine member
    mccall0113 said:
    I envy you all.  I fly by the seat of my pants most nights!
    This is born out of necessity.  I will always over spend if I do not keep my shopping down to 1 or 2 times a week.  I
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  • twister22twister22 member
    mccall0113 said:
    I envy you all.  I fly by the seat of my pants most nights!
    I plan out my meals, and then go shopping for 3 nights at a time, that way if something comes up (i.e. lots of left overs, eating out, invited to family/friends last minute) then I can just push the meals back a night and not have leftover stuff. Too often I would go to the grocery and buy tons of stuff, and then end up having to throw out the majority of the produce and sometimes even meat. Also, when I plan out meals we tend to eat healthier, eat out less, save money, and eat as a family.
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  • twister22twister22 member
    @andrea99 how do you link your recipe word to the recipe url? Also, I pinned the recipes you linked last week and this week :).
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  • twister22twister22 member
    Thank you @andrea99!  :D
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  • Lavender PLavender P member
    Ilumine said:
    Sunday - DH is making baby back ribs, corn on the cob and baked potato medley. 
    Monday - Penne in homemade Vodka Sauce (I have been known to make men cry with my sauces)
    Tuesday - no idea, 
    Wednesday - Baked Coconut Chicken with steamed broccoli
    Thursday - Tacos
    Friday - Homemade Fire Roasted Tomato Soup 

    I NEED to know how to make a man cry with a homemade Vodka sauce. What is your secret??! Our meal plan this week: Monday: leftovers Tuesday: Tilapia, grilled asparagus and brown rice Wednesday: Sante Fe stuffed peppers Thursday: Lemon pepper Shrimp over pasta Friday: tortilla encrusted pork tenderloin Saturday: go out Sunday: homemade Lasagna
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  • ambrvanambrvan member
    I'm not sure when they'll get eaten... but I stole Illumine's advice and bought a big thing of chicken breasts today and put a couple of breasts in different freezer bags with different marinades. Totally psyched to see how this makes dinner flow.

    I have BBQ chicken, sweet n sour chicken, and something I made up that I labeled sweet n tangy chicken (spicy mustard, honey, and allspice... we'll see how that one turns out)

    I don't have nights planned yet because my cheesy broccoli didn't go over so well tonight and now I am trying to find some kick azz vegetable ideas for kids... I do want them to enjoy their vegetables.

    But I think tomorrow we'll have the BBQ chicken with mac n cheese and mashed potatoes.
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  • agibbyagibby member

    I am terrible at planning ahead, though I keep telling DH we should sit down and do that, it would sure make life easier since we both work full time outside the home.

    Tonight we are having ribs in the crockpot that DH smoked on the grill yesterday.

    I did though tell my 11 y/o DS that once a month he can start planning and making a dinner. I remember doing that at his age and took such pride in it! If he does pretty good, I'll move him up to twice a month :)

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  • IlumineIlumine member
    Lavender P said:
    Ilumine said:
    Sunday - DH is making baby back ribs, corn on the cob and baked potato medley. 
    Monday - Penne in homemade Vodka Sauce (I have been known to make men cry with my sauces)
    Tuesday - no idea, 
    Wednesday - Baked Coconut Chicken with steamed broccoli
    Thursday - Tacos
    Friday - Homemade Fire Roasted Tomato Soup 

    I NEED to know how to make a man cry with a homemade Vodka sauce. What is your secret??! Our meal plan this week: Monday: leftovers Tuesday: Tilapia, grilled asparagus and brown rice Wednesday: Sante Fe stuffed peppers Thursday: Lemon pepper Shrimp over pasta Friday: tortilla encrusted pork tenderloin Saturday: go out Sunday: homemade Lasagna
    It is THAT good.  My DH is a "home cook" that works very hard at cooking (some would say he becomes a weekend martyr, but that is for another post).  

    He has never been able to master Italian sauces.  I taught him a couple of tricks, especially for his red sauces because I thought they were not good.  

    I have not and will not give him my Vodka sauce recipe.  He "cried" at the fact that he will be denied the an amazing recipe for his repetoir.  
    :)
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  • IlumineIlumine member
    ambrvan said:
    I'm not sure when they'll get eaten... but I stole Illumine's advice and bought a big thing of chicken breasts today and put a couple of breasts in different freezer bags with different marinades. Totally psyched to see how this makes dinner flow. I have BBQ chicken, sweet n sour chicken, and something I made up that I labeled sweet n tangy chicken (spicy mustard, honey, and allspice... we'll see how that one turns out) I don't have nights planned yet because my cheesy broccoli didn't go over so well tonight and now I am trying to find some kick azz vegetable ideas for kids... I do want them to enjoy their vegetables. But I think tomorrow we'll have the BBQ chicken with mac n cheese and mashed potatoes.
    I cannot wait until I get some space in the freezers (yep plural).  DH bought a buttload of shrimp right off the boat.  He has 20 quart size jars of frozen shrimps (with all heads and appendages still attached) taking over my space.  

    I totally am ok with the circle of life.  I am totally ok getting fresh food.  I am NOT ok plucking 20+ heads, shells, sets of legs AND deveining (because eew) to get to my ingredient.  

    So, right now, I am down to just one small shelf for my chicken/casseroles.  
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