Menu Monday - Plus bonus poll for those that don't meal plan, so get in here

sfgiantsjo · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household?

2) Your most common meal?

3) Who does the dishes?

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal?

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that?

Now, for the meal planners...What's for dinner this week?

SnShne322 · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? I do 90% of the cooking.

2) Your most common meal? Mushroom Risotto. All 3 of us love it, which is rare in a meal.

3) Who does the dishes? Either one of us. No set person.

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? Something frozen or that comes in a box. Sometimes it's just snacks.

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? We used to be the main course only people, but we're trying to do more meals with Wes to get more veggies, etc. in.

julie37619 · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? Me

2) Your most common meal? Anything fast

3) Who does the dishes? Me

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? Goat cheese and crackers

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? Usually just a main course

booneybear · March 2015

Yesterday - Chicken and Sweet Potato Enchiladas

Monday - Baked Honey Marinated Cod

Tuesday - Gnocchi with Zucchini Ribbons and Parsley Brown Butter

Wednesday - Breakfast burgers with maple aioli

Thursday - Mexican Twist Stuffed Peppers

Friday - Leftovers

Read2Me · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? I do lunches and dinner, DH takes care of breakfast

2) Your most common meal? we've been on a burrito bowl kick lately

3) Who does the dishes? DH and I love him all the more for it!

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? pasta with whatever veggies we have in the fridge

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? typically just a main course, somedays we will serve a salad or bread with the meal

Now, for the meal planners...What's for dinner this week?

S- eggplant skillet bake

M- black bean burgers, tator tots, and Mexican corn

T- tofu stir fry

W- brinner (pancakes, eggs and hashbrowns)

T- pasta with broccoli, sun dried tomatoes, and pine nuts

F- miso soup

S- veggie burrito bowls

dmlk413 · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? Typically I do but right now, mostly my husband. He works evenings so he cooks dinner before he leaves for work.

2) Your most common meal? hamburgers

3) Who does the dishes? Me...always me.

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? cereal

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? We typically have a side with a meal but I need to work on adding more veggies/salad type sides.

Sunday-hot dogs and veggies
Monday-Biscuits and Gravy
Tuesday-Korean Beef Bowls
Wednesday-something with MIL
Thursday-Leftovers
Friday-Out

SnShne322 · March 2015

dmlk413 said:
1) Who cooks in your household? Typically I do but right now, mostly my husband. He works evenings so he cooks dinner before he leaves for work.
2) Your most common meal? hamburgers
3) Who does the dishes? Me...always me.
4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? cereal
5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? We typically have a side with a meal but I need to work on adding more veggies/salad type sides.

Sunday-hot dogs and veggies
Monday-Biscuits and Gravy
Tuesday-Korean Beef Bowls
Wednesday-something with MIL
Thursday-Leftovers
Friday-Out

This reminds me. Anyone care to share their favorite biscuits and gravy recipe? I love them, but I've never attempted making it.

sonore32 · March 2015

sfgiantsjo said:
1) Who cooks in your household? Umm...I guess both, but really neither. We haven't made a dinner more complicated than a sandwich, pizza (frozen) or pasta in probably over 9 months. I plan on that changing once our doctorates are complete!
2) Your most common meal? Pasta or Pizza
3) Who does the dishes? Both but we are lazy and they do often pile up before we attack the ktichen
4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? Bowl of cereal or poptarts, mainly fast breakfast type foods
5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? Normally just a main course although back when I used to make a real dinner then they normally would have a side or two

Now, for the meal planners...What's for dinner this week?

sfgiantsjo · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? I am always the cook.

2) Your most common meal? Spaghetti and garlic bread - pretty much once a week. It's easy and everyone loves it.

3) Who does the dishes? My husband, or my brother in law (he lives with us). Although, I do dishes as I cook because I cannot stand dirty dishes in the sink for even 5 minutes. I am very OCD about it. I freak the F out, TBH.

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? Cereal or toast.

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? We always have sides. Growing up, we usually had salad, main course, sides, and dessert, so I just can't kick the habit. We usually have a main course, a starch, and a veggie. Thankfully, I don't need the dessert part included with every meal.

Monday: Black Pepper Sausages that I didn't end up having last week

Tuesday: N/A Wine night

Wednesday: Braised Beef Ragu and Polenta, brocccoli

Thursday: Sauteed Chicken with Mustard Herb Sauce, Mushroom and Pecorino Orzo, and Asparagus

Friday: Spaghetti with homemade sauce, garlic bread

CeeCeeSugaPie · March 2015

sfgiantsjo said:
1) Who cooks in your household? Both of us, but mostly me.

2) Your most common meal? Probably spaghetti or tacos

3) Who does the dishes? Me, but DS likes to "help". He's 4.

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? Grilled Ham & Cheese with Tomato Soup

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? Full meals. Gotta eat those veggies

Now, for the meal planners...What's for dinner this week?

Monday: Pork Tenderloin with roasted Redskin potatoes and balsalmic-glazed carrots.

Tuesday: Baked Spaghetti & Salad

Wednesday: Leftover eaten as quickly as possible before T-Ball

Thursday: Grilled Smoked Sausages, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Veggies

Friday: Maybe Brinner, not sure yet.

CeeCeeSugaPie · March 2015

SnShne322 said:

This reminds me. Anyone care to share their favorite biscuits and gravy recipe? I love them, but I've never attempted making it.

This is a favorite of mine as well. I just used canned biscuits, so no recipe for those. For the gravy I just brown some Jimmy Dean's regular ground sausage (the kind in the tube shape) in a frying pan. Once browned, I slowly sprinkle flour on top until coated. I don't usually measure it, but I am guessing it is about 1/2 Cup. Once coated, I slowly pour in whole milk, stirring it the whole time. Again, I don't measure, but you could add 1/2 cup at a time until it is the consistency you like. It will thicken as all the flour gets incorporated. Oh, and some pepper to taste.

RiverPlate · March 2015

sfgiantsjo said:
1) Who cooks in your household? I'm in charge from Monday morning through Friday lunch, and husband is in charge Friday dinner through Sunday dinner. We pretty much eat out all the time on the weekends.

sfgiantsjo said:

2) Your most common meal? Tacos.

3) Who does the dishes? The dishwasher. Who loads/unloads the dishwasher? Me.

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? The lentil soup that they sell at Costco in a bag of 4 soups that you cook for 60s in the microwave. Done and done.

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? Always have a salad, a main course, a starch (pasta, rice, or some kind of potato) and sometimes a vegetable. The only cooked non-potato vegetable my kids will willingly eat is edamame so the vegetable is usually just an exercise in trying "new" foods. I'm told I shouldn't overly worry because my kids are huge salad eaters, but it bugs me that they refuse just about everything.

Today: swordfish on the grill
order depends on how I feel and if I remember to thaw it:
Tacos
Chicken perhaps marinated in Italian dressing
Breaded tilapia

Now, for the meal planners...What's for dinner this week?

dmlk413 · March 2015

SnShne322 said:

dmlk413 said:
1) Who cooks in your household? Typically I do but right now, mostly my husband. He works evenings so he cooks dinner before he leaves for work.
2) Your most common meal? hamburgers
3) Who does the dishes? Me...always me.
4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? cereal
5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? We typically have a side with a meal but I need to work on adding more veggies/salad type sides.

Sunday-hot dogs and veggies
Monday-Biscuits and Gravy
Tuesday-Korean Beef Bowls
Wednesday-something with MIL
Thursday-Leftovers
Friday-Out

This reminds me. Anyone care to share their favorite biscuits and gravy recipe? I love them, but I've never attempted making it.

I do it the lazy way. I used canned biscuits, jimmy dean maple sausage and pioneer brand country sausage gravy mix. It's a quick and easy meal.

Menrandes · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? I do, unless it's grilling

2) Your most common meal? Stew

3) Who does the dishes? I do

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? I end up grazing on cheese and fruit and deli meat.

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? It varies. If it is an all in one main dish with veggies, then I pair it with a salad. If it's stew, then that's usually all we have. But if the main dish is a just a meat, the I pair it with veggies.

My menu this week...

Monday : sweet potato chips nachos

Tuesday : Enchilada chicken stew

Wednesday: brussels sprouts with apple and bacon and sausage

Thursday : whole lemon chicken in the crock pot with asparagus

Friday : sweet potato lo mein

sassypants527 · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? Exclusively me, and I am OK with that

2) Your most common meal? Something with either chicken, shrimp, salmon, or tuna.

3) Who does the dishes? DH (Woot!). Share and share alike. I cook, he cleans.

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? Pasta and jarred sauce if need be, but that's rare. Or we order pizza.

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? I'm a big fan of one pot-type meals when I can get veggies, meat, and carbs all in one (Ok, so the rice cooker makes two pots, but still), but that doesn't always work. For the most part we have full meals. I feel like a cheater when I make something like shrimp and grits without a veggie of some sort. I've been known to add veggies to recipes that don't call for them, esp. if I am making some variety of Asian food.

oliversbear · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? -- I do. DH will cook maybe once every 4-5 months

2) Your most common meal? -- I vary my meals often, so I don't really have too many repeats, but in the 4 years I've lived with DH, I think I've repeated these the most: smothered green beans & potatoes, Macaroni Mickey Mousse, beans & rice, and huevos rancheros

3) Who does the dishes? -- we do them together, we do not have a dishwasher so we alternate who washes and who dries & puts away

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? -- egg drop soup & frozen spring rolls, or pancakes

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? -- I plan complete meals, though most of those are casserole or one dish meals, with everything all in one. I rarely plan meals with side dishes.

Now, for the meal planners...What's for dinner this week?
Tuesday: leftover mushroom ragout over polenta
Wednesday: French Bread Pizzas
Thursday: Red Bean Burgers, Corn on the Cob
Friday: Fluffy Oat Bran Pancakes with Cherry Syrup
Saturday: Baked Ziti, America's Favorite Batter Bread
Sunday: Easter Dinner at IL's, I'm bringing a Kentucky Butter Cake for dessert
Monday: Spaghetti Jaffles, Yogurt Fluff

jennbean79 · March 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? DH does pretty much all the cooking

2) Your most common meal? Right now I'd say spaghetti & meatballs

3) Who does the dishes? Since DH does most of the cooking, I try to do most of the dishes

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? Eggs

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? We try to always have a veggie side.

Now, for the meal planners...What's for dinner this week?

Monday: Stroganoff

Tuesday: Shredded pork burrito bowls

Wednesday: Whole chicken in the crockpot

Thursday: Spaghetti and meatballs

Friday: leftovers or out

RevJen · April 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? My husband

2) Your most common meal? We rarely eat the same thing twice. When we do, it's usually either shake 'n' bake pork chops or chicken.

3) Who does the dishes? Right now, it's Hubs.

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? I scrounge whatever is in the fridge if it's just me.

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? full meal with sides.

abs05 · April 2015

1) Who cooks in your household? Me, almost exclusively. This is by choice. DH will cook if I ask him to and he likes to grill.

2) Your most common meal? Chicken something with two sides

3) Who does the dishes? DH, almost exclusively, not by choice, lol.

4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? Pasta.

5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? We have full meals. We eat the leftovers for lunch.

I'm usually a meal planner but this week we are winging it completely since we just got back from Las Vegas.

kelshaws1311 · April 2015

sfgiantsjo said:
1) Who cooks in your household? 60% me, 40% hubs
2) Your most common meal? some chicken dish
3) Who does the dishes?mostly hubs I can't stand to even load the dishwasher..ugh
4) What is your go to "I don't have time for this but need nourishment of some sort" meal? kettle popcorn
5) Do you typically have full meals with sides, etc., or do you have a main course and leave it at that? pretty easy sides typically like mac n cheese, corn, or green beans etc.

Now, for the meal planners...What's for dinner this week?

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