Weekly Dinner Menu 7/27/14

BlueBirdMB

We're going to be gone Tuesday-Friday on vacation!  YAY!  I'm soooooooo excited.  I haven't had time off since Christmas and I'm ready to decompress! 

Sunday: Grilled pesto shrimp

Monday: Leftover Tuscan sausage soup

Tuesday-Friday: vacation

Saturday: I have 10 people over for lunch.  I'm making tuna deviled eggs; salad with apples, pecans, dried cherries, and maple dijon vinaigrette; mushroom and scallion frittata.  Plus I'm making an apricot sour punch.  I'm excited about that, but I probably won't be cooking that night for dinner.  Hubby will have to take care of that. 

ChristyDM82

Pathetic, but it's a plan:

Mon- out to Bob Evans
Tues- One pot zucchini pasta  (I'm omitting the mushrooms) 
Wed- Pierogies with caramelized onions (done in the slowcooker)
Thurs- Slowcooker French onion soup w/a turkey sandwich for H
Fri- cheese, crackers, grapes, apple slices, carrots
Sat- Frozen pizza

chrisnjay05212010

@ChristyDM82- it works for me!!! hope you are feeling well!

@BlueBirdMB- Enjoy your vacation!!!!!!

Sun- We went out for a little date night!!!
Tonight- Honey Teriakyi Salmon with wild rice and broccoli
Tues- Ranch chicken with Mashed Potato puffs
Wed- Pasta with homemade pesto sauce
Thurs- Crunchy Onion Chicken with sesame noodles and carrots or edamame
Fri- i usually hit the grocery store after work and pick up something quick to give myself the night off

ChristyDM82

@chrisnjay05212010, thank you! I actually have a horrible cold on top of being pregnant! Ugh. I'm really hoping once I hit second trimester, I have more energy to cook. Plus, I want to make a bunch of freezer meals for after baby, so I'm going to have a lot to cook!

bpphoto785

Sat: swordfish, couscous & asparagus 

Sun: tandoori-style chicken, curried chick peas w/ spinach, yellow jasmine rice & naan

Mon: braised chicken w/ artichokes, spinach & rice

Tues: crockpot ribs w/ mac & cheese & green beans 

Wed: chicken stir-fry 

Thurs: skillet lasagna 

Fri: out

chrisnjay05212010

ChristyDM82 said:

@chrisnjay05212010, thank you! I actually have a horrible cold on top of being pregnant! Ugh. I'm really hoping once I hit second trimester, I have more energy to cook. Plus, I want to make a bunch of freezer meals for after baby, so I'm going to have a lot to cook!

oh no!!! hopefully that passes soon and you are resting!

BlueBirdMB

ChristyDM82 said:

@chrisnjay05212010, thank you! I actually have a horrible cold on top of being pregnant! Ugh. I'm really hoping once I hit second trimester, I have more energy to cook. Plus, I want to make a bunch of freezer meals for after baby, so I'm going to have a lot to cook!

I hope you feel better!  I'm terrified of being pregnant.  Women in my family are notoriously ill during all 9 months months.  Cooking before baby sounds like a great plan, so I hope you're well enough to do it.

GABride2010

@ChristyDM82 Will you share your slow cooker Pierogie recipe? DH and I love pierogies, and I'm intrigued by making them in a slow cooker

Monday -We ate Japanese out

Tuesday -Making Mac n cheese with goat cheese and cheddar

Wednesday -Chinese Stir Fry with noodles

Thursday -Halibut (not sure how I'm going to prepare it yet!)

Friday -Cube steak with green beans and red potatoes

I can't wait to be pregnant!! I have had baby fever for 3.5 years now, and I can't wait to start TTC. DH hasn't been ready (not sure if he is now or not), but we will still wait close to another 6-12 months before TTC...so the wait continues!

chrisnjay05212010

GABride2010 said:

@ChristyDM82 Will you share your slow cooker Pierogie recipe? DH and I love pierogies, and I'm intrigued by making them in a slow cooker

Monday -We ate Japanese out

Tuesday -Making Mac n cheese with goat cheese and cheddar

Wednesday -Chinese Stir Fry with noodles

Thursday -Halibut (not sure how I'm going to prepare it yet!)

Friday -Cube steak with green beans and red potatoes

I can't wait to be pregnant!! I have had baby fever for 3.5 years now, and I can't wait to start TTC. DH hasn't been ready (not sure if he is now or not), but we will still wait close to another 6-12 months before TTC...so the wait continues!

@GABride2010- do you have a recipe for the cube steak?  I'm always interested to pick it up at the store for a change but dont know what to do with it.

ChristyDM82

@GABride2010

Sorry I was misleading! Just the caramelized onions are done in the slowcooker! Sorry to disappoint.

Here's the link for doing the onions if you are interested. 

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-caramelize-onions-in-the-slow-cooker-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-193413

GABride2010

@ChristyDM82 No worries! Those onions look amazing. I can't wait to try this recipe out!

@chrisnjay05212010 I don't have a recipe exactly...We dredge our cube steak in seasoned flour (salt, pepper, garlic) and pan fry it until it is done. We eat it with mushroom brown gravy, but you could also use a white gravy if you like. We also have some kind of veggie and starch with it.