Please help me plan some dinners!

KissyfaceKate

Going grocery shopping tonight. We are trying to eat at home and save $$. I enjoy cooking and am fairly good at it. We both ( due to several outside circumstances) have gotten lazy. 

Im also in a rut, making the same 5 things on repeat.

 

Im looking to crockpot at least 1-2 times. Don't mind more intricate recipes for days I'm home or weekends. 

Fridays are meatless right now for lent but I like the idea of 2 meatless dinners!!  

You ladies always impress me with your recipes. I stink

At planning and things generally get thrown away after I buy for one recipe them remainder rots. 

Dh likes pork, I don't love it but  trying to expand so of you have something yummy and easy ill try it!

Basically I'll try anything once. And I need tips on reusing and not letting things go to waste.  I also wouldn't mind leftovers or extra meals to freeze. 

 Heck while we're at it any easy breakfast that is grab n go. Or fun filling lunches I can make ahead for dh that don't require reheating?!

 

Tjanks for reading my all over the place post. My insomnia is bad tonight so I'm trying to make the most of it!! 

 

Oh and I'm allergic to coconut. 

I also bake as stress relief so anything new and interesting toss that on too!!

 

This board is my favorite to lurk on and hopefully once I'm focused I can contribute some things back to you lovely ladies!! 

26summer

I have a fairly large crock-pot tag in my blog.

Here is my Meatless Monday tag as well.

philandclaire

1st post in my blog (link below) has a lot of cheap pantry meals you can make linked within it.  2nd post in my blog has a seriously awesome meat recipe to be made in the crockpot.  The meat is so versatile that you can make it early in the week and then turn it in to multiple meals later.

lovethebeach16

I have a quick, vegetarian and crock pot categories in my blog. <-- link

When ever I run out of crock pot meal ideas I look on this blog. crockpot365.blogspot.com 

Since you like baking, what about making something baked that you can take for breakfast each morning? I make muffins, granola, fruited breads, etc. 

melbride2005

You can browse my blog (link below) for ideas...I have several crockpot recipes and a lot of dishes that reuse leftovers or ingredients (I HATE waste!).  I have a lot of breakfast and baked goods on there, too.

Monisestablished2012

DH loves pastas and pitas stuffed with cold cut type fillers(tomatoes, sandwich meat, lettuce, sprouts, etc..) we also like baked tilapia and its quick to make in the oven. We like the birds eye meals for two and our favorite is the garlic chicken which just needs to be heated on the stove with a splash of water. My cousins wife is a vegetarian/vegan and she cooks regular meals but substitutes the meat with tofu or tvp(textured vegetable protein).

allioops414

I don't have a blog, but here are some new things I've made recently and loved:

Lemon Garlic Linguine and Shrimp

Pasta Fagioli (I subbed white beans and added an 8 oz can of tomato sauce FYI)

Chicken with Leeks and Sundried Tomatoes

I get lots of ideas from the Blog Updates post each day, so spend a little time browsing around. 

PS I LOVE your siggy pic

Magdala9

http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/minestrone-soup-2908

This freezes beautifully.  Courgette is a British name for Zucchini. 

I will make it with these

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/cheese-pennies-recipe

I keep batches of both in my freezer for a day that I don't want to cook.   King Arthur's Baking Book is a favorite cookbook.

misscastle

My favorite slow-cooker recipe is these spicy ribs in tomato sauce. Bonus points that country-style pork ribs are super-cheap. 

http://cookingwithcrouton.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/spicy-boneless-pork-ribs-in-tomato-sauce/

Pot roast is always a good slow-cooker meal:

http://cookingwithcrouton.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/hello-world/

This is a yummy vegetarian-style dish, but you could add bacon or chicken or what have you to it:

http://cookingwithcrouton.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/autumn-vegetable-orzo/ 

Akhollywood85

I have some really good crock pot meals under my crock pot tag, my favorite is the Crockpot Asian pork with mushrooms.

Here is my vegetarian tag too, the Tortellini Primavera was amazing.

I just started to bake consistently, my favorite so far is the Chocolate Wasted Cake, so here is my dessert tag.

shannon5176

Maybe a day late for this trip, but I love this website:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/03/recipe-index.html

She even has a crockpot section.  I made Crock Pot Kalua Pig earlier this week and served it over brown rice with a veggie.  It turned out wonderful.  Also love the Crock Pot Asian Pork with Mushrooms.  I've made the minestrone and the turkey meatballs to go in it (extra protein) several times.  Every recipe of hers that I have tried has been DELICIOUS and they are focused on being healthy which is a bonus.