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Bonus: what is your guilty pleasure meal? (at home, not out)
Vellichor: The strange wistfulness of used bookstores
Re: Menu Monday
Tuesday - Tacos
Wednesday - leftovers from the weekend
Thursday -Sunday - H is on his own, I am out of town for my baby shower
Tuesday : enchilada chicken stew in the crockpot
Wednesday : gluten free sweet and sour chicken with broccoli and salad
Thursday : spaghetti squash and crockpot meatballs and salad
Friday : fish something, I haven't been inspire by what yet, with whatever seasonal veggie looks good at the grocery store today!
Bonus: I don't know how guilty it is, but we do a rice pasta chicken noodle soup pretty regularly. Mostly when I'm too tired to cook because my husband makes it. So I guess the guilty part for me is that when I don't feel like cooking I just tell him I'm in the mood for soup and then I take a bath!
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
"I don't much care where –"
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Monday - homemade pizza
Tuesday - turkey chili
Wednesday - http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/01/asian-turkey-meatballs-with-lime-sesame.html - trying for the first time, will serve with spaghetti squash
Thursday - Sante Fe Chicken bowls - also skinnytaste
Friday - gumbo
guilty pleasure meal - we just ate this on Saturday, too. We go to the cheese store and get a variety, serve with baguette, crackers, grilled sausage, spiced nuts, olives, grilled vegetables. I love meals that are many small plates.
Mon- Spinach lasagna
Tues- Black bean soup w/bread
Wed- Chicken teriyaki casserole
Thurs- Breakfast burritos
Fri- Frozen pizza
Sat- Chicken enchilada quinoa casserole
M - Pan-fried brussels sprouts with kale and egg, brats on the grill
T - Thai salad
W - Cauliflower curry
R - Bibimbap, sesame chicken
Bonus - Probably leftover pie for breakfast. If it's fruit pie I can usually convince myself that it's healthy. I love party-style appetizers, it's my favorite to eat cheese/crackers or veggies/dip for meals.
T: Spaghetti and meatballs
W: quesadillas of some kind and black bean soup
Th: cheddar bacon ranch chicken pasta
F: leftovers?
Guilty meal would probably be fettuchini Alfredo
MONDAY- Loaded Baked Potato Soup
TUESDAY- Pasta with Chicken
WEDNESDAY- Homemade Pizza
THURSDAY- One Pot Cheeseburger Casserole
FRIDAY - Ugly Chicken Dinner
SATURDAY - Mustard Chops & Garlic Noodles
SUNDAY - Smoked Sausage, Green Beans & Potato (Crockpot)
my read shelf:
Tuesday: Chicken & broccoli over rice
Wednesday: Beef and bean enchilada soup
Thursday: Baked spaghetti
Friday: either pizza night or a fish fry at our church
Guilty pleasure meal would probably be pizza. I could eat pizza every night of the week.
My Crockpot Blog
DS born 2.28.13 at 31w1d
Tuesday - Quick pasta & salad. Busy night
Wednesday - Slow cooker pork and horseradish potatoes that we never made weeks ago
Thursday - Inlaw dinner for DH's birthday - Slow Cooker BBQ Beer Chicken Sandwiches, Baked Beans and Cole Slaw
Friday - Dinner for DH's birthday - Slow Cooker Lasagna, Cucumber/Cilantro Salad, Garlic Knots
Saturday - St. Patrick's Day dinner at church
BONUS: Guilty pleasure - bunch of finger foods/appetizers. Stuff that's really not good for you. We call it football food because we usually do it on Sundays when we're home during football season.
Books read in 2010: 153
Books read in 2011: 160
Books read in 2012: 134
Books read in 2013: 110
Books read in 2014: 151
Books read in 2015: 153
Books read in 2016: 31
Monday: Grilled citrus chicken with citrus cole slaw (with oranges from our yard!)
Tuesday: Chicken Fajitas
Wednesday: Steak stir fry
Thursday: Lemon Pepper Tilapia, oven fries and broccoli
Friday: probably frozen pizza
Bonus: Baked Mozzarella and Ricotta pasta shells - there is so much cheese in those things it is RIDIC. They're sooo good though! Basically any guilty pleasure meal in this house involves lots and lots of cheese.
52 Books in 2014??


My sweet babies:




Mon - Black bean fajitas
Tues- Keilbasa, potato and cabbage skillet
Wed - Takeout
Thurs - Leftovers or something from the freezer
Fri - Out!
Kate's Recipe Box || Relatively Bookish
Tues: Spaghetti and meatballs
Wed: Cuban Marinaded Chicken, brown rice, broccoli
Thurs: Spicy Sausage with peppers over rice
Fri: Beer Burgers on the grill
Gluten Free Mac & Cheese
Kosher salt
1 pound gluten-free pasta shells
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound grated sharp cheddar cheese, grated
16 ounces cottage cheese
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, finely grated
16 ounces sour cream
cracked black pepper
1 cup gluten-free breadcrumbs
3 tablespoons fine-chopped fresh parsley
3 tablespoons butter, melted
Preparing to bake. Preheat the oven to 350°. Find a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish in the pantry. Spray it with cooking oil. Cooking the pasta. Put 2 quarts of water and about 1 tablespoon of kosher salt (enough to make the water taste like the ocean) to boil on high heat. When the water is at a rolling boil, add the gluten-free pasta. Stir for the first few moments, occasionally, to ensure it does not stick. Cook until the pasta is al dente, or starting to turn tender but still quite firm. The timing will depend on the kind of pasta you bought. For the quinoa pasta we used, this was about 7 minutes. Drain the pasta immediately and pour a touch of olive oil over the pasta and toss. Set aside. Making the casserole. Mix the cheddar cheese, cottage cheese, and Parmesan cheese together, along with the sour cream, in a large bowl. Dump the pasta in to the cheese mixture and toss it to coat. Taste, then add salt and pepper to season to your taste. Transfer it all to the oiled casserole dish. Topping the casserole. Mix the gluten-free breadcrumbs, parsley, and butter. Sprinkle them evenly over the top of the casserole. Slide the casserole dish into the oven. Bake until the shells and cheese are bubbly and the crumbs are golden brown, about 35 minutes. Serve immediately. Yum. Feeds 8.
Tues- Yumm Bowls
Wed- ?
Thurs-?
Fri- ?
I'm not planned out for this week.
my read shelf:
(I left out the bacon.)
I'll admit it was just okay, however, I grew up on my aunt's homemade pierogis and now ones from my cousin's restaurant so...I may be hard to please.
It was easy to make though!
Books read in 2010: 153
Books read in 2011: 160
Books read in 2012: 134
Books read in 2013: 110
Books read in 2014: 151
Books read in 2015: 153
Books read in 2016: 31
Books read in 2010: 153
Books read in 2011: 160
Books read in 2012: 134
Books read in 2013: 110
Books read in 2014: 151
Books read in 2015: 153
Books read in 2016: 31
Wednesday: Chinese Walnut Chicken over Rice Noodles, Ginger-Orange Apple Salad
Thursday: Hamburger Steaks with Mushroom Gravy, Rice, Broccoli
Friday: Vegetarian Denver Omelettes, Crumpet Bread
Saturday: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Tomato Soup
Sunday: Butter-Baked Chicken, Baked Sweet Potatoes, Cherry Devil-icious Cake with Cocoa/Cherry Whipped Cream
Guilty Pleasure Meal:
when I'm really not feeling like cooking anything but need to eat something: noodles with butter & parmesan cheese
when I'm in serious need of comfort food from childhood: bog standard fish sticks with frozen bake-at-home french fries and Jell-O
when I'm feeling a bit more adventurous and up to prepping a bit more: crock-pot chicken & dumplings made with rotisserie chicken, refridgerated biscuits, and 2 (not 1, but 2!) cans of Cream of Chicken soup
when I'm feeling really indulgent: Carbonnade a la Flamande, mashed potatoes, and Kentucky Butter Cake (pound cake with a butter rum sauce)